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1995 Sandown ATCC round

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Date
  
3–5 February 1995

Weather
  
Rain

28 laps
  
88.2 km

Location
  
Melbourne, Victoria

Distance
  
28 laps

1995 Sandown ATCC round

Venue
  
Sandown International Raceway

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.

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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.

Championship standings after the event

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

    1995 Sandown ATCC round Wikipedia