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The 1990 Nissan Sydney 500 was motor race held on 10 November 1990 at Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The race, which was open to Group 3A Touring Cars, was the final round of both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. Held over a distance of 500 kilometers, it was the first touring car event to be held at Eastern Creek Raceway.

The race was won by Larry Perkins and Tomas Mezera driving a Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV.

Divisional structure

Cars competed in three engine capacity divisions.

Division 1

Division 1, for cars of 3001cc and Over engine capacity, featured the turbocharged Ford Sierras, Nissan Skylines and Toyota Supras and V8 Holden Commodores.

Division 2

Division 2, for cars of 1601 to 3000cc engine capacity, was composed of BMW M3s, a BMW 323i and a Mercedes-Benz 190E.

Division 3

Division 3, for cars of Up to 1600cc engine capacity, included various models of Toyota Corolla and Toyota Sprinter.

Official results

Race results as follows:

Pos.	Div.	No.	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Qual. Pos.
1	1	11	Perkins Engineering	Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	125	2
2	1	35	Peter Jackson Racing	Glenn Seton Colin Bond	Ford Sierra RS500	125	4
3	1	05	Mobil 1 Racing	Peter Brock Andrew Miedecke	Ford Sierra RS500	124	6
4	1	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	Gary Brabham David Brabham	Ford Sierra RS500	123	7
5	1	30	Peter Jackson Racing	George Fury Drew Price	Ford Sierra RS500	123	9
6	1	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst Alan Jones	Ford Sierra RS500	123	3
7	1	28	Playscape Racing	Kevin Waldock Andrew Bagnall	Ford Sierra RS500	123	12
8	1	33	Pro-Duct Motorsport	Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	122	16
9	1	4	Lansvale Racing Team	Steve Reed Trevor Ashby	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	122	11
10	1	6	Mobil 1 Racing	Charlie O'Brien David Parsons	Ford Sierra RS500	121	10
11	1	12	Ray Lintott	Ray Lintott Terry Shiel	Ford Sierra RS500	121	13
12	1	26	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garry Rogers Paul Fordham	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	121	14
13	1	27	Terry Finnigan	Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	120	15
14	1	42	Lusty Engineering	John Lusty Bernie Stack	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	119	20
15	2	51	Phil Ward Racing	Phil Ward John Goss	Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16	118	23
16	2	54	Bryce Racing	Brett Riley Craig Baird	BMW M3	117	26
17	1	2	Alf Grant	Alf Grant Tim Grant	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	117	24
18	1	45	Lester Smerdon	Lester Smerdon Graham Jonsson	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	116	25
19	3	71	Toyota Team Australia	John Faulkner John Smith Neal Bates	Toyota Corolla FX-GT	115	28
20	2	53	Brian Bolwell Racing	Brian Bolwell Mike Twigden	BMW 323i	111	29
21	3	78	Phoenix Motorsport	Geoff Full David Ratcliff	Toyota Sprinter	111	30
22	1	32	Hersonne Engineering	Laurie Donaher Marc Ducquet	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A	109	34
23	3	76	Peter Verheyen	Peter Verheyen John Vernon	Toyota Sprinter	109	36
24	3	72	David Sala	David Sala Richard Vorst	Toyota Corolla	106	32
DNF	1	17	Shell Ultra-Hi Racing	Dick Johnson John Bowe	Ford Sierra RS500	123	5
DNF	2	52	M3 Motorsport	Peter Doulman John Cotter	BMW M3	109	22
DNF	3	75	Bob Holden Motors	Dennis Rogers Garry Jones	Toyota Corolla	75	31
DNF	1	21	Bob Forbes Racing	Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	64	8
DNF	1	19	Caltex CXT Racing	Ken Mathews John Mathews	Ford Sierra RS500	64	27
DNF	1	22	Lusty Engineering	Graham Lusty Ken Lusty	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	52	21
DNF	1	1	Nissan Motorsport Australia	Jim Richards Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R	51	1
DNF	1	29	Wayne Park	Wayne Park John English	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	49	19
DNF	3	74	Bob Holden Motors	Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch	Toyota Corolla	44	33
DNF	1	46	Garry Willmington Performance	Garry Willmington John Bourke	Toyota Supra Turbo	24	18
DNF	1	23	Beaurepaires Racing	Chris Lambden Des Wall	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	18	17
DNF	3	73	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden Mike Conway	Toyota Sprinter	8	35
DNS	1	40		John Leeson Gary Cooke	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A	-	-

Statistics

• Pole Position - #1 Jim Richards - Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R - 1:35.26
• Fastest Lap - #11 Larry Perkins - Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV - 1:37.84 (new lap record)
• Winners' average speed - 140.61 km/h

References

1. ^ 1990 Championship Results, Nissan Sydney 500, Australian Motor Racing Year 1990/91, page 281
2. Conditions for Australian Titles, The Australian Manufacturers' Championship, 1990 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 172 to 173
3. Exciting Creek Debut, Australian Motor Racing Year 1990/91, pages 232 to 235
4. Exciting Creek Debut, Australian Motor Racing Year 1990/91, pages 232 to 235 makes reference to Division 2 and Division 3 competitors
5. ^ 1990 Tooheys 1000 TV Guide, Modern Motor, October 1990, pages 66 & 67 specifies the three Divisions used in the Tooheys 1000, which was also a round of both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
6. Clarke, Andrew (December 1990). "Worker's Compensation". Racing Car News. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing Group: 44–48.
7. John Evans, LP: What a gas!, Australian Auto Action, 16 November 1990, pages 12 to 15
8. ^ Nissan 500, touringcarracing.net, as archived at web.archive.org

See also

1990 Australian Touring Car season

• 1990 in Australian motorsport
• Motorsport at Eastern Creek Raceway