# 1975 Sandown 250

The 1975 Sandown 250 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 14 September 1975. Race distance was 130 laps of the 3.11km circuit, totalling 403.8km (250.9mi). It was the tenth running of the race which would become the "Sandown 500" and was Round 2 of the 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
The race was won by Peter Brock driving a Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34.

## Classes

Car competed in four classes:
* 3001 c.c. and over
* 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c.
* 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c.
* Up to 1300 c.c.

## Results

| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Class pos. | Laps |
| 1 | Peter Brock | 05 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Gown-Hindhaugh Eng. Dev. | 3001 c.c. and over | 1 | 130 |
| 2 | Bob Morris | 11 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Ron Hodgson-Endrust Racing Team | 3001 c.c. and over | 2 | 130 |
| 3 | John Pollard, Bryan Thomson | 6 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Garry and Warren Smith | 3001 c.c. and over | 3 | 128 |
| 4 | Rod McRae, Russ McRae | 23 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Dustings of Burwood | 3001 c.c. and over | 4 | 128 |
| 5 | John Stoopman | 7 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | J. Stoopman | 3001 c.c. and over | 5 | 125 |
| 6 | Bernie McClure, Brian Reed | 19 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Bendigo Motor Co. | 3001 c.c. and over | 6 | 121 |
| 7 | Colin Bond | 2 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | 3001 c.c. and over | 7 | 120 |
| 8 | Nick Louis | 30 | Mazda RX-3 | Mazda Dealers Victoria | 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c | 1 | 120 |
| 9 | Craig Bradtke | 34 | Mazda RX-3 | Rotary Rebuild | 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c | 2 | 120 |
| 10 | Barry Seton | 28 | Ford Capri GT 3000 | B. Benson | 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c | 3 | 119 |
| 11 | Jim Murcott, Rod Stevens | 41 | Ford Escort RS2000 | Brian Wood Ford | 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. | 1 | 119 |
| 12 | Geoff Perry | 32 | Datsun 260Z 2+2 | John Roxburgh Motors | 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c | 4 | 118 |
| 13 | Bob Holden | 43 | Ford Escort RS2000 | Bob Holden - Shell Racing | 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. | 2 | 116 |
| 14 | Michael Stillwell, Geoff Brabham | 36 | Ford Escort RS2000 | B. S. Stillwell Ford | 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. | 3 | 115 |
| 15 | Don Holland | 33 | Mazda RX-3 | Penrith Mazda Centre P/L | 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c | 5 | 113 |
| 16 | Gary Cooke | 47 | Mazda RX-3 | Dave Montgomery Motors | 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. | 4 | 113 |
| 17 | Peter Lander | 58 | Morris Cooper S | P. Lander | Up to 1300 c.c. | 1 | 113 |
| 18 | Max McGinley | 59 | Honda Civic | Astoria Honda - Bentleigh | Up to 1300 c.c. | 2 | 113 |
| 19 | Ray Molloy | 56 | Morris Clubman GT | Ray Molloy Motors, Preston | Up to 1300 c.c. | 3 | 112 |
| 20 | Ross Wemyss | 26 | Mercedes-Benz 280E | Hobson White Motors P/L | 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c | 6 | 110 |
| 21 | John Lord | 54 | Morris Cooper S | Lordco Australia Pty Ltd | Up to 1300 c.c. | 4 | 109 |
| 22 | Ian Wells | 85 | Honda Civic | I. Wells | Up to 1300 c.c. | 5 | 108 |
| 23 | Bill Evans | 61 | Datsun 120Y | Datsun Racing Team | Up to 1300 c.c. | 6 | 107 |
| 24 | David Crowther | 62 | Alfa Romeo GT Junior | Freds Treads Pty Ltd | Up to 1300 c.c. | 7 | 104 |
| 25 | John Ainsley | 75 | Mazda 1300 | James Mason Motors | Up to 1300 c.c. | 8 | 104 |
| 26 | Philip George | 31 | Datsun 240K | James Mason Motors | 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c | 7 | |
| DNF | Frank Porter | 49 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | Clemens Sporting Car Services | 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. | | 95 |
| DNF | Ray Gulson | 42 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | R. Gulson | 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. | | 86 |
| DNF | J Laing-Peach, G Moore | 37 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Ron Hodgson-Endrust Racing Team | 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. | | 79 |
| DNF | Allan Grice | 12 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Craven Mild Racing | 3001 c.c. and over | | 70 |
| DNF | Wayne Renfrey | 38 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | Gil Gordon Alfa - Geelong | 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. | | 70 |
| DNF | Bob Forbes, Wayne Negus | 16 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | B. Forbes Automotive | 3001 c.c. and over | | 68 |
| DNF | Lynn Brown | | Mazda RX-3 | James Mason Motors | 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c | | 67 |
| DNF | David Clement | 35 | Mazda RX-3 | Eurocars Pty Ltd | 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. | | 64 |
| DNF | Graeme Blanchard | 9 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Graeme Blanchard Holden | 3001 c.c. and over | | 55 |
| DNF | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | M. Carter | 3001 c.c. and over | | 18 |
| DNF | Fred Gibson | 46 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | Alfa Romeo Dealers Aust. | 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. | | 52 |
| DNF | Geoff Wade | 60 | Ford Escort GT 1300 | Peter Mac's Towing | Up to 1300 c.c. | | 45 |
| DNF | Robin Dudfield | 55 | Alfa Romeo GT Junior | Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Aust. | Up to 1300 c.c. | | 39 |
| DNF | Terry Wade | 65 | Morris Cooper S | Mini Bits | Up to 1300 c.c. | | 36 |
| DNF | Geoff Newton | 29 | Ford Capri GT 3000 | G. Newton | 2001c.c. to 3000 c.c | | 31 |
| DNF | Roger Bonhomme | 73 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | Up to 1300 c.c. | | 31 |
| DNF | Stuart Saker | 22 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | S. C. Saker | 3001 c.c. and over | | 30 |
| DNF | Allan Moffat | 25 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | Allan Moffat Racing | 3001 c.c. and over | | 26 |
| DNF | David Geddes | 21 | Chrysler Valiant Charger | D. Geddes | 3001 c.c. and over | | 25 |
| DNF | Caroline O'Shanesy | 70 | Morris Cooper S | C. O'Shanesy | Up to 1300 c.c. | | 18 |
| DNF | Jim Keogh | 4 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | | 3001 c.c. and over | | 12 |
| DNF | Paul Bernasconi | 40 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | Alfa Romeo Dealers Aust. | 1301 c.c. to 2000 c.c. | | 12 |
| DNF | Ron Dickson | 8 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | M. Wright Motors | 3001 c.c. and over | | 6 |
| DNF | Ken Harrison | 69 | Ford Escort GT 1300 | Ken Harrison Shell Racing | Up to 1300 c.c. | | 5 |
| DNF | Peter Janson | 17 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Masseys Holden | 3001 c.c. and over | | 1 |