# 1990 Australian Endurance Championship

The 1990 Australian Endurance Championship was the seventh running of the Australian Endurance Championship. It began on 9 September 1990 at Sandown Raceway and ended on 3 November at the Eastern Creek Raceway after three rounds. The championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group 3A Touring Cars.

## Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship. The series consisted of three rounds with one race per round.
| Team | Manufacturer | Car model | No | Driver |
| Nissan Motorsport Australia | Nissan | Skyline R32 GT-R | 1 | Jim Richards Mark Skaife |
| Alf Grant Racing | Nissan | Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 2 | Alf Grant Tim Grant |
| Search for a Champion | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 3 | Rick Bates Peter Gazzard |
| Lansvale Racing Team | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 4 | Trevor Ashby Steve Reed |
| Mobil 1 Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 05 | Peter Brock David Parsons Andrew Miedecke Andy Rouse |
| Mobil 1 Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 6 | Peter Brock Charlie O'Brien Andrew Miedecke David Parsons |
| Holden Racing Team | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 7 | Brad Jones Neil Crompton |
| Holden Racing Team | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 16 | Win Percy Allan Grice Neil Crompton |
| Caltex CXT Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 8 | Colin Bond Graeme Crosby |
| Caltex CXT Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 19 | Ken Mathews John Mathews |
| Allan Moffat Enterprises | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 9 | Klaus Niedzwiedz Gregg Hansford Pierre Dieudonné |
| Allan Moffat Enterprises | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 10 | Klaus Niedzwiedz Frank Biela Pierre Dieudonné |
| Perkins Engineering | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 11 | Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera |
| John Holmes Motorsport | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 12 | Ray Lintott Garry Rush Terry Shiel |
| Bob Forbes Racing | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 13 | Kevin Bartlett Russell Ingall Rohan Onslow |
| Bob Forbes Racing | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 21 | Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow |
| Murray Carter | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 14 | Murray Carter Matt Wacker |
| Toyota Team Australia | Toyota | Supra Turbo A | 15 | John Smith Drew Price Peter McKay Mark Poole |
| Toyota Team Australia | Toyota | Corolla FX-GT | 70 | Peter McKay Paul Stokell John Faulkner Mike Dowson |
| Toyota Team Australia | Toyota | Corolla FX-GT | 71 | John Faulkner Neal Bates John Smith |
| Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 17 | Dick Johnson John Bowe |
| Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 18 | Jeff Allam Paul Radisich John Bowe |
| Bob Jones | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 19 | Bob Jones Heather Spurle |
| Benson & Hedges Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 20 | Alan Jones Denny Hulme Gary Brabham David Brabham |
| Benson & Hedges Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 25 | Tony Longhurst Mark McLaughlin Alan Jones |
| Lusty Engineering | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 22 | Graham Lusty Peter Janson |
| Lusty Engineering | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 42 | John Lusty Bernie Stack |
| Chris Lambden | Nissan | Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 23 | Chris Lambden Greg Crick Des Wall |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 26 | Garry Rogers Graham Moore Paul Fordham |
| Terry Finnigan | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 27 | Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds |
| Playscape Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 28 | Kevin Waldock Mike Preston Andrew Bagnall |
| Playscape Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 38 | Andrew Bagnall Robbie Francevic |
| Wayne Douglass Racing | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 29 | Wayne Park John English |
| Glenn Seton Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 30 | George Fury Drew Price David Sears |
| Glenn Seton Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 35 | Glenn Seton George Fury Drew Price Colin Bond |
| Laurie Donaher | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A | 32 | Laurie Donaher Mark Ducquet |
| Pro-Duct Motorsport | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 33 | Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart |
| Ray Gulson | BMW | 635 CSi | 34 | Ray Gulson Graham Gulson |
| Ian Carrig | BMW | 635CSi | 36 | Ian Clark Ian Carrig Peter Hudson |
| Brian Callaghan | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 37 | Brian Callaghan Barry Graham |
| Brian Callaghan | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A | 43 | Brian Callaghan Jr John Gerwald Jason Bargwanna |
| Everlast Battery Services | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 39 | Bill O'Brien Brian Sampson |
| Mark Petch Racing | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 40 | Gianfranco Brancatelli Robb Gravett |
| Mulvihill Motorsport | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 41 | Tony Mulvihill Glenn McIntyre Dave Barrow |
| Paul Trevathan | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A | 44 | Paul Trevathan Andrew McDowell |
| Lester Smerdon | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 45 | Lester Smerdon Graham Jonsson |
| Garry Willmington Performance | Toyota | Supra Turbo | 46 | Garry Willmington Bryan Thomson John Bourke |
| Phil Ward Racing | Mercedes-Benz | 190E | 51 | Phil Ward John Goss |
| M3 Motorsport | BMW | M3 | 52 | Peter Doulman John Cotter |
| Mike Twigden | BMW | 323i | 53 | Mike Twigden Brian Bolwell David Pullen |
| Bryce Racing | BMW | M3 | 54 | Brett Riley Craig Baird |
| David Sala | Toyota | Corolla | 72 | David Sala Richard Vorst |
| Bob Holden Motors | Toyota | Sprinter AE86 | 73 | Bob Holden Mike Conway |
| Bob Holden Motors | Toyota | Corolla | 74 | Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch |
| Bob Holden Motors | Toyota | Corolla | 75 | Dennis Rogers Llynden Reithmuller Garry Rogers |
| Peter Verheyen | Toyota | Sprinter AE86 | 76 | Peter Verheyen Ron Searle Russell Becker John Vernon |
| Speedtech Motorsport | Toyota | Sprinter AE86 | 78 | Geoff Full David Ratcliff |
| Daryl Hendrick | Holden | Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 86 | Daryl Hendrick Joe Sommariva |

## Results and standings
### Race calendar

The 1990 Australian Endurance Championship consisted of three rounds.
| Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner(s) | Car | Team | Report |
| 1 | Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 9 September | Glenn Seton George Fury | Ford Sierra RS500 | Glenn Seton Racing | Report |
| 2 | Tooheys 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 30 September | Win Percy Allan Grice | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | Holden Racing Team | Report |
| 3 | Nissan Sydney 500 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 10 November | Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | Perkins Engineering | Report |

### Drivers Championship

Points were awarded 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 based on the top ten race positions.
| Pos | Driver | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Pts |
| 1 | Glenn Seton | 1st | Ret | 2nd | 35 |
| 2 | Larry Perkins | Ret | 3rd | 1st | 32 |
| 2 | Tomas Mezera | Ret | 3rd | 1st | 32 |
| 2 | Peter Brock | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 32 |
| 5 | George Fury | 1st | Ret | 5th | 28 |
| 6 | Kevin Waldock | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 22 |
| 6 | Andrew Miedecke | 4th | 11th | 3rd | 22 |
| 8 | Win Percy | Ret | 1st | | 20 |
| 8 | Allan Grice | | 1st | | 20 |
| 10 | Mike Preston | 3rd | 6th | | 18 |
| 11 | Charlie O'Brien | 2nd | 11th | 10th | 16 |
| 11 | Drew Price | 5th | Ret | 5th | 16 |
| 13 | Jeff Allam | Ret | 2nd | | 15 |
| 13 | Paul Radisich | Ret | 2nd | | 15 |
| 13 | Colin Bond | | Ret | 2nd | 15 |
| 16 | David Parsons | 4th | 11th | 10th | 11 |
| 17 | Andy Rouse | | 4th | | 10 |
| 17 | Gary Brabham | | | 4th | 10 |
| 17 | David Brabham | | | 4th | 10 |
| 20 | John Smith | 5th | Ret | 19th | 8 |
| 20 | Neil Crompton | Ret | 5th | | 8 |
| 20 | Brad Jones | | 5th | | 8 |
| 20 | Andrew Bagnall | Ret | 7th | 7th | 8 |
| 24 | Garry Willington | 6th | 20th | Ret | 6 |
| 24 | Bryan Thomson | 6th | 20th | | 6 |
| 24 | Tony Longhurst | | Ret | 6th | 6 |
| 24 | Alan Jones | | Ret | 6th | 6 |
| 28 | Paul Trevathan | 7th | 23rd | | 4 |
| 28 | Andrew McDowell | 7th | 23rd | | 4 |
| 28 | Robbie Francevic | Ret | 7th | | 4 |
| 28 | Chris Lambden | 9th | 9th | Ret | 4 |
| 28 | Greg Crick | 9th | 9th | | 4 |
| 33 | Bob Pearson | | 15th | 8th | 3 |
| 33 | Bruce Stewart | | 15th | 8th | 3 |
| 33 | Geoff Full | 8th | 22nd | 21st | 3 |
| 33 | David Ratcliff | 8th | 22nd | 21st | 3 |
| 33 | Bill O'Brien | | 8th | | 3 |
| 33 | Brian Sampson | | 8th | | 3 |
| 39 | Trevor Ashby | | Ret | 9th | 2 |
| 39 | Steve Reed | | Ret | 9th | 2 |
| 41 | Bob Jones | 10th | 26th | | 1 |
| 41 | Heather Spurle | 10th | 26th | | 1 |
| 41 | Klaus Niedzwiedz | Ret | 10th | | 1 |
| 41 | Frank Biela | | 10th | | 1 |
| 41 | Pierre Dieudonné | | 10th | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |