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1996 Tickford 500

The 1996 Tickford 500 was an endurance motor race for 5.0 Litre Touring Cars complying with CAMS Group 3A regulations. The event was held at the Sandown International Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 8 September 1996. Race distance was 161 laps of the 3.1 km circuit, a total of 499 km. It was the 31st running of the Sandown touring car endurance race. 25,000 spectators attended the race.

The race was won by Craig Lowndes and Greg Murphy driving a Holden VR Commodore.

Results

Race statistics

  • Pole position: Craig Lowndes, 1:12.9694
  • Starters: 22
  • Race time of winning car: 3h 25m 50.1828s
  • Winning margin: 1.5144s
  • Fastest lap: Craig Lowndes, 1:12.9941 (new lap record)

See also

1996 Australian Touring Car season

References

Further reading

  • Redemption, Tickford Sandown 500, The Great Race 1996, Chevron Publishing Group, pages 46 to 55

External links