The 1982 Castrol 400 was an endurance race for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Sandown Raceway circuit in Victoria on 12 September 1982 over 109 laps, totalling 337.9 km. The field was divided into four classes according to engine capacity: Class A : Up to 1600 cc Class B : 1601 – 2000 cc Class C : 2001 – 3000 cc Class D : 3001 – 6000 cc There were 52 starters in the event, which was the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship and the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes.
Allan Moffat's win in his Peter Stuyvesant International Mazda RX-7 was the first outright win by a car from a Japanese manufacturer in the annual Sandown endurance race.
Results
Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Laps 1 Allan Moffat 43 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International D 109 2 Allan Grice 4 Holden VH Commodore SS Re-Car Racing D 109 3 Dick Johnson 17 Ford XE Falcon Palmer Tube Mills D 108 4 John Harvey Gary Scott 25 Holden Commodore VH SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D 108 5 Terry Shiel 37 Mazda RX-7 Eurocars Mazda D 107 6 Charlie O'Brien Clive Benson-Brown 11 Holden VC Commodore Sound Wave Discos D 106 7 Garry Rogers Ron Wanless 16 Holden VH Commodore SS Re-Car Racing D 106 8 Fred Gibson 56 Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan C 106 9 Greg Toepfer Ken Matthews 19 Holden VH Commodore SS Citizen Watches D 105 10 Jim Richards 31 BMW 635 CSi JPS Team BMW D 105 11 John Goss 10 Jaguar XJS John Goss Racing D 104 12 Peter Janson 3 Holden VH Commodore SS Cadbury Schweppes D 103 13 Bill O'Brien Brian Sampson 36 Ford XD Falcon Everlast Batteries Service D 103 14 Peter McLeod Peter Dane 40 Mazda RX-7 Strongbow Racing Team D 103 15 John French Alf Grant 23 Ford XD Falcon Alf Grant Racing D 102 16 John Duggan 34 Mazda RX-7 John Duggan D 101 17 Steve Harrington Garth Wigston 21 Holden VH Commodore SS Roadways Racing D 98 18 Graeme Bailey Steve Land 61 Toyota Celica Chickadee Chicken B 98 19 Gerry Burges 33 Mazda RX-7 Gerry Burges D 97 20 Peter Beninca Joe Beninca 66 Alfa Romeo GTV Beninca Motors B 96 21 James Myhill John Bundy 49 Mazda RX-3 J. Myhill C 95 22 Jim Faneco Allan Gough 68 Isuzu Gemini ZZ Country Dealer Team A 94 23 Ian Burrell Rob Shute 76 Mitsubishi Colt Eastside Mitsubishi A 94 24 Peter Boston 74 Isuzu Gemini PF50 P. Boston A 93 25 Ian Wells 97 Mitsubishi Lancer I. Wells A 91 26 Martin Power 59 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Jag Parts B 91 27 Brian Winsall 87 Isuzu Gemini 1.6 Litre Touring Car Association A 90 28 Tony Mulvihill 64 Ford Escort Bob Holden Motors B 80 29 Lester Smerdon 83 Isuzu Gemini PF50 L. Smerdon A 75 Other starters included the following: DNF Steve Masterton 2 Ford XE Falcon Masterton Homes P/L D DNF Peter Brock 05 Holden VH Commodore SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D DNF Bob Morris 7 Ford XE Falcon Alan Jones D DNF Colin Bond Kevin Bartlett 9 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Nine Network Racing Team D DNF David Parsons 13 Holden VH Commodore SS Cadbury Schweppes D DNF Murray Carter 18 Ford XE Falcon Murray Carter John Sands Racing D DNF Warren Cullen 22 Holden VH Commodore SS Cullen Automotive Industries D DNF Alan Jones 27 Mazda RX-7 Alan Jones D DNF Allan Taylor Kevin Kennedy 32 Holden VC Commodore Scotty Taylor Racing D DNF Bernie Stack Keith Poole 38 Holden VC Commodore Gawler Body Works D DNF Gregg Hansford Lucio Cesario 42 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International D NC John Craft Barry Seton 52 Ford Capri Hulcraft Autos C DNF George Fury 55 Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan Motor Company C DNF Bob Holden 63 Ford Escort Bob Holden Motors B DNF Alexandra Surplice Doug Clark 71 Toyota Corolla Levin A. Surplice A DNF Craig Bellman 78 Isuzu Gemini C. Bellman A DNF Arthur Abrahams 90 Ford Escort B
References
Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1982 Racing Car News, September 1982 The Age, Monday, 13 September 1982 The Australian Racing History of Ford © 1989 The Official Racing History of Holden © 1988
See also 1982 Castrol 400 – full race