# 1990 Tooheys 1000

The 1990 Tooheys 1000 was a motor race held on 30 September 1990 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. The event was open to cars eligible under CAMS Group 3A regulations, commonly known as Group A Touring Cars, with three engine capacity classes. It was the 31st running of the "Bathurst 1000".
The race, which was Round 2 of both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, resulted in an upset victory for British driver Win Percy and 1986 Bathurst 1000 winner Allan Grice in a Holden Racing Team entered Holden Commodore over the Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra of Jeff Allam and Paul Radisich and the Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore of Larry Perkins and Tomas Mezera.
The race marked the first Bathurst 1000 victory for the Holden Racing Team and the team's first race win since Larry Perkins won the Group A support race at the Australian Grand Prix in November 1988.

## Class structure

Cars competed in three divisions as follows:

### Division 1: 3001cc and Over

Division 1 featured the turbocharged Ford Sierras, Nissan Skylines and Toyota Supras, the V8 Holden Commodores and a BMW 635CSi.

### Division 2: 1601 to 3000cc

Division 2 was composed of BMW M3s, a BMW 323i and a Mercedes-Benz 190E.

### Division 3: Up to 1600cc

Division 3 was composed exclusively of various models of Toyota Corolla.

## Tooheys Top Ten

| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | TTT | Qual |
| Pole | 10 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Klaus Niedzwiedz | Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:13.94 | 2:15.00 |
| 2 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:14.17 | 2:14.26 |
| 3 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:14.71 | 2:14.72 |
| 4 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:15.77 | 2:14.44 |
| 5 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:16.01 | 2:13.84 |
| 6 | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Allan Grice | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 2:16.17 | 2:15.62 |
| 7 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Larry Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 2:17.03 | 2:14.82 |
| 8 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Gregg Hansford | Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:17.97 | 2:15.20 |
| 9 | 40 | Mark Petch Motorsport | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Ford Sierra RS500 | 2:23.05 | 2:15.32 |
| 10 | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Alan Jones | Ford Sierra RS500 | 3:21.93 | 2:13.84 |
* After being fastest qualifier by almost half a second, and breaking George Fury's 1984 Hardies Heroes record time of 2:13.85 in the process (by just 0.01 seconds), and with his B&H Sierra the fastest car on Conrod Straight at over 290 km/h (180 mph), Tony Longhurst made a mistake in the shootout and lost over two seconds while teammate Alan Jones suffered gearbox problems on his shootout lap and did not record a competitive time. * Klaus Niedzwiedz, who was only 7th after official qualifying, improved his time by over a second to win his second Top Ten for Allan Moffat Racing after also winning the "for money only" shootout in 1988. * The Gibson Motorsport Nissan Skyline GT-R of Jim Richards and Mark Skaife, which was expected to take pole, failed to make the Top Ten, being only 0.04 behind the 10th placed Holden Racing Team Commodore of eventual race winners Win Percy and Allan Grice at the end of Friday's qualifying. During the final qualifying session, Richards reportedly matched Longhurst's top speed on Conrod. * 1990 was the fifth and last time that Allan Grice was the fastest of the Holden Commodore runners in the Top Ten. Previously he had led the Holden charge in 1982 (pole), 1985 (4th), 1986 (2nd) and 1987 (7th). * V8 Holdens were back in the runoff after missing out in 1989, with the Larry Perkins / Tomas Mezera car, and the Percy/Grice HRT car qualifying over 4 seconds faster than the Commodores had managed 12 months earlier.

## Official results

| Pos | Division | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos |
| 1 | 1 | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy Allan Grice | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 161 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Jeff Allam Paul Radisich | Ford Sierra RS500 | 161 | 13 | |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 161 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock Andy Rouse | Ford Sierra RS500 | 160 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | Holden Racing Team | Brad Jones Neil Crompton | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 159 | 16 | |
| 6 | 1 | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock Mike Preston | Ford Sierra RS500 | 159 | 18 | |
| 7 | 1 | 38 | Gullivers Travels Inc. | Andrew Bagnall Robbie Francevic | Ford Sierra RS500 | 155 | 17 | |
| 8 | 1 | 39 | Everlast Battery Service | Bill O'Brien Brian Sampson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 153 | 31 | |
| 9 | 1 | 23 | Chris Lambden | Chris Lambden Greg Crick | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 151 | 25 | |
| 10 | 1 | 10 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Klaus Niedzwiedz Frank Biela Pierre Dieudonné | Ford Sierra RS500 | 151 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Mobil 1 Racing | Andrew Miedecke Charlie O'Brien David Parsons | Ford Sierra RS500 | 149 | 14 | |
| 12 | 2 | 51 | Phil Ward Racing | Phil Ward John Goss | Mercedes-Benz 190E | 148 | 38 | |
| 13 | 1 | 21 | Bob Forbes Racing | Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 148 | 21 | |
| 14 | 2 | 52 | M3 Motorsport | Peter Doulman John Cotter | BMW M3 | 147 | 47 | |
| 15 | 1 | 33 | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 147 | 32 | |
| 16 | 1 | 34 | Ray Gulson | Ray Gulson Graham Gulson | BMW 635 CSi | 147 | 43 | |
| 17 | 1 | 13 | Bob Forbes Motorsport | Kevin Bartlett Russell Ingall Rohan Onslow | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 146 | 24 | |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | Nissan Motorsport Australia | Jim Richards Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 146 | 11 | |
| 19 | 1 | 12 | Ray Lintott | Ray Lintott Gary Rush Terry Shiel | Ford Sierra RS500 | 143 | 19 | |
| 20 | 1 | 46 | Garry Willmington Performance | Garry Willmington Bryan Thomson | Toyota Supra Turbo | 143 | 40 | |
| 21 | 1 | 43 | Brian Callaghan | Jason Bargwanna Brian Callaghan Jr John Gerwald | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 143 | 41 | |
| 22 | 3 | 78 | Phoenix Motorsport | Geoff Full David Ratcliff | Toyota Sprinter | 142 | 49 | |
| 23 | 1 | 44 | Paul Trevathan | Paul Trevathan Andrew McDowell | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 138 | 45 | |
| 24 | 2 | 53 | Brian Bolwell Racing | Brian Bolwell David Pullen | BMW 323i | 137 | 55 | |
| 25 | 3 | 72 | David Sala | David Sala Richard Vorst | Toyota Corolla | 134 | 54 | |
| 26 | 1 | 19 | Car Trek Racing | Bob Jones Heather Spurle | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 133 | 42 | |
| 27 | 3 | 70 | Toyota Team Australia | Paul Stokell Mike Dowson John Faulkner | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 130 | 48 | |
| DNF | 1 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Gregg Hansford Pierre Dieudonné Klaus Niedzwiedz | Ford Sierra RS500 | 138 | 8 | 8 |
| DNF | 1 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | George Fury Drew Price David Sears | Ford Sierra RS500 | 125 | 12 | |
| DNF | 1 | 37 | Brian Callaghan | Brian Callaghan Barry Graham | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 120 | 23 | |
| DNF | 1 | 40 | Mark Petch Motorsport | Gianfranco Brancatelli Robb Gravett | Ford Sierra RS500 | 118 | 9 | 9 |
| NC | 1 | 14 | Netcomm Australia | Murray Carter Matt Wacker | Ford Sierra RS500 | 116 | 28 | |
| DNF | 1 | 15 | Toyota Team Australia | John Smith Peter McKay Mark Poole | Toyota Supra Turbo A | 112 | 30 | |
| DNF | 3 | 76 | Peter Verheyen | Peter Verheyen Ron Searle Russell Becker | Toyota Sprinter | 109 | 50 | |
| DNF | 3 | 73 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden Mike Conway Garry Jones | Toyota Sprinter | 101 | 53 | |
| DNF | 1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson John Bowe | Ford Sierra RS500 | 94 | 3 | 2 |
| DNF | 1 | 22 | Lusty Engineering | Graham Lusty Peter Janson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 83 | 33 | |
| NC | 1 | 45 | Lester Smerdon | Lester Smerdon Warren Jonsson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 83 | 37 | |
| DNF | 2 | 54 | Bryce Racing | Brett Riley Craig Baird | BMW M3 | 82 | 34 | |
| DNF | 1 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton Drew Price David Sears | Ford Sierra RS500 | 77 | 4 | 4 |
| DNF | 1 | 4 | Lansvale Smash Repairs | Steve Reed Trevor Ashby | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 76 | 20 | |
| DNF | 1 | 42 | Lusty Engineering | John Lusty Bernie Stack | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 66 | 27 | |
| DNF | 1 | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Alan Jones Denny Hulme Mark McLaughlin | Ford Sierra RS500 | 65 | 2 | 10 |
| DNF | 1 | 2 | Alf Grant | Alf Grant Tim Grant | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 65 | 36 | |
| DNF | 1 | 32 | Hersonne Engineering | Laurie Donaher Marc Ducquet | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 64 | 44 | |
| DNF | 3 | 75 | Bob Holden Motors | Dennis Rogers Garry Jones Llynden Riethmuller | Toyota Corolla | 60 | 52 | |
| DNF | 3 | 71 | Toyota Team Australia | John Faulkner Neal Bates | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 59 | 46 | |
| DNF | 1 | 3 | Search for a Champion | Peter Gazzard Rick Bates | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 57 | 35 | |
| DNF | 1 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst Mark McLaughlin Alan Jones | Ford Sierra RS500 | 53 | 1 | 5 |
| DNF | 1 | 29 | Alcair Air Conditioning | Wayne Park John English | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 51 | 29 | |
| DNF | 1 | 8 | Caltex CXT Racing Team | Colin Bond Graeme Crosby | Ford Sierra RS500 | 44 | 15 | |
| DNF | 1 | 27 | Terry Finnigan | Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 37 | 26 | |
| DSQ | 1 | 41 | Tony Mulvihill | Tony Muvihill Glenn McIntyre Dave Barrow | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 18 | 39 | |
| DNF | 1 | 26 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Graham Moore Garry Rogers | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 0 | 22 | |
| DNS | 3 | 74 | Alexander Rotary | Keith McCulloch Phil Alexander | Toyota Corolla | | 51 | |

## Statistics

* Provisional Pole Position - #25 Tony Longhurst - 2:13.84
* Pole Position - #10 Klaus Niedzwiedz - 2:13.94
* Fastest Lap - #1 Mark Skaife - 2:15.46 (165.12 km/h) - Lap 98 (new lap record)
* Race time of winning car - 6:40:52.64
* Race average of winning car - 149.72 km/h