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.^[1]

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.

Cars competed in three classes:^[2]

• Class A: 2501cc & over^[2]
• Class B: 1601cc-2500cc^[2]
• Class C: under 1600cc^[2]

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.

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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[2]	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[2]	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

Close

• Pole Position - #17 Dick Johnson - 1:20.61
• Fastest Lap - #6 Andrew Miedecke - 1:17.02

1989 Australian Touring Car season