1988_Tooheys_1000

1988 Tooheys 1000

The 1988 Tooheys 1000 was the 29th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on October 2, 1988 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst.

Class structure

The race was held for cars eligible for International Group A touring car regulations for three engine capacity classes.

Class A

For Group A cars of over 2500cc engine capacity, it featured the turbocharged Ford Sierras, Nissan Skylines and Mitsubishi Starions, the V8 Holden Commodores and a BMW 635CSi.

Class B

For Group A cars of over 1601-2500cc engine capacity, it was composed of BMW M3s and a Mercedes-Benz 190E.

Class C

For Group A cars of under 1600cc engine capacity, it was composed exclusively of various models of Toyota Corolla.

Top ten run-off

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car	Time
Pole	9	Allan Moffat Enterprises	Klaus Niedzwiedz	Ford Sierra RS500	2:18.24
2	25	Tony Longhurst Racing	Tony Longhurst	Ford Sierra RS500	2:18.51
3	28	Dick Johnson Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra RS500	2:18.95
4	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra RS500	2:19.22
5	6	Miedecke Motorsport	Steve Soper	Ford Sierra RS500	2:19.60
6	4	Caltex CXT Racing	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra RS500	2:20.33
7	8	Miedecke Motorsport	Pierre Dieudonné	Ford Sierra RS500	2:20.71
8	21	Team CMS Sweden	Christer Simonssen	Ford Sierra RS500	2:21.82
9	10	Holden Special Vehicles	Larry Perkins	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	2:22.47
10	15	Gibson Motor Sport	Glenn Seton	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	2:22.72
11	2	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Allan Grice	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	2:22.87
12	56	Advantage Racing	Peter Brock	BMW M3	2:25.11

Official results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Qual Pos
1	A	25	Tony Longhurst Racing	Tony Longhurst Tomas Mezera	Ford Sierra RS500	161	3
2	A	18	Dick Johnson Racing	John Smith Dick Johnson John Bowe Alfredo Costanzo	Ford Sierra RS500	160	12
3	A	4	Caltex CXT Racing	Colin Bond Alan Jones	Ford Sierra RS500	158	6
4	B	53	Gould Motorsport	Peter Janson Trevor Crowe	BMW M3	156	36
5	A	44	Caltex CXT Racing	Bruce Stewart John Giddings	Ford Sierra RS500	155	28
6	A	37	Brain Callaghan	Brian Callaghan Barry Graham	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	152	20
7	A	46	Sunliner Campmobiles	Steve Harrington Tony Hunter	Holden VK Commodore SSGroupA	151	33
8	A	24	Gerald Kay	Gerald Kay Geoff Munday	Holden VK Commodore SSGroupA	150	38
9	C	71	Toyota Dealer Team	Drew Price John Faulkner	Toyota Corolla	146	41
10	A	31	Ralliart Australia	Brad Jones Terry Shiel	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	145	27
11	C	73	Toyota Dealer Team	Brett Riley Peter McKay	Toyota Corolla	145	42
12	C	74	Bryan Bate	Andrew Maher Bryan Bate Dave Barrow	Toyota Corolla	145	42
13	A	23	Chris Lambden	Chris Lambden Kerry Baily	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	141	35
14	A	21	Bob Forbes Motorsport	Kevin Bartlett John Harvey	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	140	22
15	A	2	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Allan Grice Win Percy	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	139	11
16	C	72	Toyota Dealer Team	Mike Freeman Mike Oliver	Toyota Corolla	133	44
17	C	78	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden Jim Faneco Damon Beck	Toyota Sprinter	128	45
18	A	48	Alcair Airconditioning	Bob Tindal Wayne Park	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	127	32
19	B	55	Bryce Racing	Paul Radisich Ludwig Finauer	BMW M3	113	19
DNF	A	22	Lusty Engineering	Graham Lusty John Lusty	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	141	34
DNF	A	10	Holden Special Vehicles	Denny Hulme Larry Perkins Tom Walkinshaw	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	137	8
DNF	A	39	Lansvale Racing Team	Steve Reed Trevor Ashby	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	135	26
DNF	A	9	Allan Moffat Enterprises	Allan Moffat Klaus Niedzwiedz Gregg Hansford	Ford Sierra RS500	129	4
DNF	A	41	Mulvihill Motorsport	Tony Mulvihill Geoff Leeds	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	118	31
DNF	C	75	Belgrave 2-Way Radio Services	David Ratcliff Mike Mortimer	Toyota Sprinter	118	48
DNF	A	45	Mark Petch	Robbie Francevic Armin Hahne	Ford Sierra RS500	103	14
DNF	A	6	Miedecke Motorsport	Andrew Miedecke Steve Soper	Ford Sierra RS500	102	5
DNF	A	50	Garry Willmington Performance	Garry Willmington John Leeson	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	101	30
DNF	B	54	Sax Racing	John Sax John Sorenson Kayne Scott	BMW M3	100	40
DNF	B	56	Advantage Racing	Peter Brock Neil Crompton Jim Richards	BMW M3	89	16
DNF	C	76	Bob Holden Motors	Dennis Rogers Garry Jones	Toyota Sprinter	89	47
DNF	A	16	Ralliart Australia	Gary Scott Akihiko Nakaya	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	88	15
DNF	C	77	Marc Ducquet	Marc Ducquet Brian Selby	Toyota Sprinter	85	46
DNF	A	19	Terry Finnigan	Terry Finnigan Ken Mathews	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	84	23
DNF	A	26	Formula 1 Investments	Graham Moore Tony Noske	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	79	21
DNF	B	57	Advantage Racing	Jim Richards David Parsons Neil Crompton	BMW M3	68	24
DNF	A	36	Bill O'Brien	Bill O'Brien Brian Sampson	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	66	25
DNF	A	33	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garry Rogers John Andretti	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	37	18
DNF	B	51	Phil Ward Racing	Phil Ward David Clement	Mercedes-Benz 190E	27	39
DNF	A	28	Dick Johnson Racing	John Bowe Robb Gravett Neville Crichton	Ford Sierra RS500	26	2
DNF	A	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Dick Johnson John Bowe	Ford Sierra RS500	22	1
DNF	A	14	Murray Carter	Murray Carter Steve Masterton	Ford Sierra RS500	22	37
DNF	A	30	Gibson Motor Sport	George Fury Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	17	9
DNF	A	8	Miedecke Motorsport	Andrew Bagnall Pierre Dieudonné	Ford Sierra RS500	9	7
DNF	A	3	Yellow Pages Racing	Jim Keogh Peter McLeod	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	7	29
DNF	A	21	Team CMS Sweden	Ulf Granberg Ian Tulloch Christer Simonssen	Ford Sierra RS500	6	10
DNF	A	20	Holden Special Vehicles	Tom Walkinshaw Jeff Allam	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV	5	13
DNF	A	15	Gibson Motor Sport	Glenn Seton Anders Olofsson	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	0	17
DNQ	A	11	Ray Gulson	Ray Gulson Graham Gulson	BMW 635CSi
DNQ	A	47	Alf Grant	Alf Grant Craig Kinmoth	Holden VK Commodore SSGroupA
DNQ	A	38	Grellis Marketing	Ray Ellis Bruce Williams	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA
DNQ	A	48	Tony Kavich	Tony Kavich Ken Davison	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA
DNQ	A	29	Scotty Taylor	Alan Taylor Kevin Kennedy	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo
DNS	A	40	Holden Special Vehicles	Larry Perkins Tom Walkinshaw	Holden VL Commodore SSGroupA SV

Italics indicate driver practiced in the car but did not race.

Statistics

Pole Position - #17 Dick Johnson - 2:16.46
Fastest Lap - #25 Tony Longhurst - 2:19.06 (new lap record)
Average Speed - 142km/h

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