1989 .05 – 500
# 1989 .05 – 500

The 1989 .05 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 10 September 1989 over 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit, a total distance of 499 km. It was the 24th "Sandown 500". The race was sponsored by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation with the race name referencing the blood alcohol limit for driving on Victorian roads.

The race was won by Jim Richards and Mark Skaife driving a Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R for Nissan Motor Sport. It was the last race in Australia for six time "Sandown 500" winner and defending race winner Allan Moffat who retired at the end of 1989.

## Classes

Cars competed in three classes:

* Class A: 2501cc & over
* Class B: 1601cc-2500cc
* Class C: under 1600cc

## Top Ten Shootout

The Top Ten Shootout, which determined the final grid order of the fastest ten cars from Qualifying, was run on a wet track. As a result, times were between 5 and 12 seconds slower than the drivers qualifying times.

| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | TTS | Qual |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pole | 17 | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:20.61 | 1:15.22 |
| 2 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:21.15 | 1:16.17 |
| 3 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:23.59 | 1:15.27 |
| 4 | 6 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:23.84 | 1:16.23 |
| 5 | 2 | Nissan Motor Sport | Jim Richards | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 1:24.29 | 1:16.25 |
| 6 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:25.07 | 1:16.82 |
| 7 | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Alan Jones | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:25.42 | 1:16.25 |
| 8 | 3 | Nissan Motor Sport | George Fury | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 1:27.38 | 1:17.06 |
| 9 | 105 | Mobil 1 Racing | Brad Jones | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:28.75 | 1:17.26 |
| 10 | 18 | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Jeff Allam | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:29.57 | 1:17.23 |

## Official results

| Position | Class | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A | 2 | Nissan Motor Sport | Jim Richards Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 161 |
| 2 | A | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy Larry Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 160 |
| 3 | A | 3 | Nissan Motor Sport | George Fury Graeme Bowkett | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 160 |
| 4 | A | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton John Goss | Ford Sierra RS500 | 159 |
| 5 | A | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson John Bowe | Ford Sierra RS500 | 159 |
| 6 | A | 7 | Holden Racing Team | Neil Crompton Steve Harrington | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 155 |
| 7 | A | 105 | Mobil 1 Racing | Brad Jones Mark Larkham Peter Brock | Ford Sierra RS500 | 155 |
| 8 | A | 6 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke Charlie O'Brien | Ford Sierra RS500 | 154 |
| 9 | A | 86 | Gemspares | Darryl Hendrick John White | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 148 |
| 10 | C | 32 | Toyota Team Australia | John Faulkner Peter McKay | Toyota Corolla | 143 |
| 11 | C | 33 | Toyota Team Australia | Michael Dowson Neal Bates | Toyota Corolla | 142 |
| 12 | A | 22 | Lusty Engineering P/L | Graham Lusty Alfredo Costanzo | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 136 |
| 13 | B | 50 | W. R. Bryce | Brett Riley Ludwig Finauer | BMW M3 | 134 |
| 14 | C | 78 | Team Maddison Racing | Geoff Full Michael Adcock | Toyota Corolla | 133 |
| 15 | C | 39 | David Sala | Richard Vorst David Sala | Toyota Corolla | 130 |
| 16 | A | 45 | Clive Smith | Clive Smith Paul Trevethan | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 128 |
| 17 | A | 14 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter John Mann | Ford Sierra RS500 | 122 |
| DNF | A | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Jeff Allam Tony Noske | Ford Sierra RS500 | 111 |
| NC | C | 51 | Bob Holden Motors | Dennis Rogers Mark Ducquet Kevin O'Neill | Toyota Sprinter | 105 |
| NC | C | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden Tim Hall | Toyota Corolla | 98 |
| NC | A | 36 | P. J. Hudson | Ian Carrig Ian Clark Peter Hudson | BMW 635 CSi | 95 |
| DNF | A | 23 | Beaurepaires | Chris Lambden Greg Crick | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 90 |
| DNF | A | 55 | Playscape Racing Australia | Kevin Waldock Bryan Thomson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 87 |
| DNF | A | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Alan Jones Denny Hulme | Ford Sierra RS500 | 87 |
| DNF | A | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst Neville Crichton | Ford Sierra RS500 | 87 |
| DNF | A | 28 | Joe Sommariva | Joe Sommariva Warren McKellar | BMW 635 CSi | 75 |
| DNF | A | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock Paul Radisich | Ford Sierra RS500 | 61 |
| DNF | A | 24 | Jagparts Racing | Gerald Kay Alf Grant | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 53 |
| DNF | A | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Allan Moffat Gregg Hansford | Ford Sierra RS500 | 12 |
| DNF | A | 19 | Caltex CXT Race Team | Colin Bond Garry Rogers Ken Mathews | Ford Sierra RS500 | 2 |
