# 1995 Sandown ATCC round

The 1995 Sandown ATCC round was the opening round of the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 3 to 5 February at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. It consisted of two 28-lap races and the "Dash for Cash" - a 3-lap sprint for the fastest 10 qualifiers, starting positions for the "dash" were drawn at random. Pole was taken by John Bowe and the overall round was won by Larry Perkins.

## Background

In pre-season testing, defending champion Mark Skaife sustained injuries which forced him out of the opening round. Gibson Motorsport made no effort to replace Skaife for this round, instead leaving Jim Richards as the sole Gibson Motorsport competitor on the grid for the weekend.

## Race results
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 1:12.810 |
| 2 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 1:13.110 |
| 3 | 30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 1:13.270 |
| 4 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 1:13.410 |
| 5 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 1:13.590 |
| 6 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 1:13.650 |
| 7 | 35 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 1:13.660 |
| 8 | 2 | Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 1:13.900 |
| 9 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 1:13.930 |
| 10 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 1:13.980 |
| 11 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | Longhurst Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 1:14.460 |
| 12 | 12 | Greg Crick | Perkins Engineering | Holden VP Commodore | 1:15.180 |
| 13 | 6 | Allan Grice | Pinnacle Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 1:15.310 |
| 14 | 47 | John Trimbole | Daily Planet Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 1:15.490 |
| 15 | 3 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 1:15.780 |
| 16 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 1:16.100 |
| 17 | 49 | David Attard | Alcair Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 1:16.390 |
| 18 | 38 | Mark Poole | James Rosenberg Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 1:16.390 |
| 19 | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Challenge Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 1:16.420 |
| 20 | 34 | Claude Giorgi | Claude Giorgi | Ford EB Falcon | 1:20.570 |
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### Dash for Cash

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Grid |
| 1 | 2 | Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 35 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | 3 | 6 |

### Race 1

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | 28 | 41min 22.719sec | 4 |
| 2 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | 28 | + 12.634 s | 5 |
| 3 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | 28 | + 15.636 s | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | 28 | + 28.171 s | 8 |
| 5 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | 28 | + 29.970 s | 1 |
| 6 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | Longhurst Racing | 28 | + 43.006 s | 11 |
| 7 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 28 | + 56.566 s | 2 |
| 8 | 38 | Mark Poole | James Rosenberg Racing | 28 | 1:22.516 s | 18 |
| 9 | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Challenge Motorsport | 27 | + 1 lap | 19 |
| 10 | 30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 3 |
| 11 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 9 |
| 12 | 12 | Greg Crick | Perkins Engineering | 27 | + 1 lap | 12 |
| 13 | 35 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 7 |
| 14 | 47 | John Trimbole | Daily Planet Racing | 26 | + 2 laps | 14 |
| 15 | 49 | David Attard | Alcair Racing | 26 | + 2 laps | 26 |
| 16 | 34 | Claude Giorgi | Claude Giorgi Racing | 25 | + 3 laps | 20 |
| 17 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | 24 | + 4 laps | 16 |
| Ret | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | 11 | Steering | 6 |
| Ret | 6 | Allan Grice | Pinnacle Motorsport | 10 | Accident | 13 |
| Ret | 3 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | 6 | Accident | 15 |
| Fastest lap: Larry Perkins (Perkins Engineering) - 1:25.799 |||||||
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### Race 2

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | 28 | 39min 20.270sec | 5 |
| 2 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | 28 | + 6.915 s | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | 28 | + 25.841 | 2 |
| 4 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 28 | + 36.168 s | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | 28 | + 47.291 s | 11 |
| 6 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | 28 | + 59.146 s | 18 |
| 7 | 12 | Greg Crick | Perkins Engineering | 28 | + 1:01.474 s | 12 |
| 8 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | 28 | + 1:03.167 s | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | 28 | + 1:10.916 s | 4 |
| 10 | 6 | Allan Grice | Pinnacle Motorsport | 28 | + 1:22.753 s | 19 |
| 11 | 3 | Steve Reed | Lansvale Racing Team | 27 | + 1 lap | 20 |
| 12 | 35 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 13 |
| 13 | 49 | David Attard | Alcair Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 15 |
| 14 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | Longhurst Racing | 27 | + 1 lap | 6 |
| 15 | 47 | John Trimbole | Daily Planet Racing | 26 | + 2 laps | 14 |
| 16 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | 26 | + 2 laps | 17 |
| 17 | 38 | Mark Poole | James Rosenberg Racing | 25 | + 3 laps | 8 |
| 18 | 34 | Claude Giorgi | Claude Giorgi Racing | 23 | + 5 laps | 16 |
| Ret | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Challenge Motorsport | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| Ret | 30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 0 | Accident | 10 |
| Fastest lap: Tomas Mezera (Holden Racing Team) - 1:21.563 |||||||
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## Championship standings after the event

* After Round 1 of 10. Only the top five positions are included.

### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Larry Perkins | 37 |
| 2 | Wayne Gardner | 30 |
| 3 | John Bowe | 30 |
| 4 | Peter Brock | 20 |
| 5 | Dick Johnson | 18 |