1990 Sandown 500
The 1990 Sandown 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars. The event was held at Sandown Park on 9 September 1990. The race distance was 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit, totaling 499 km.
The race was Round 1 of the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and Round 1 of the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
Divisions
Cars competed in three Divisions.- Division 1 :
- Division 2 :
- Division 3 : Under 1600cc
Results
Top 10 Qualifiers
Although no official Top 10 run off was held during qualifying for the Sandown 500, the top 10 qualifiers were:| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Qual |
| 1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing |  Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.24 |
| 2 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.31 |
| 3 | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.57 |
| 4 | 16 | Holden Racing Team |  Win Percy | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:15.80 |
| 5 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises |  Klaus Niedzwiedz | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.41 |
| 6 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.43 |
| 7 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Jeff Allam | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.44 |
| 8 | 6 | Mobil 1 Racing | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:16.59 |
| 9 | 23 | Beaurepaires Motorsport | Chris Lambden | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 1:17.01 |
| 10 | 11 | Perkins Motorsport | Larry Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:17.44 |
Race
27 cars qualified for the race and 25 started.Note:
- NC = Not classified
- DNF = Did not finish
- DNS = Did not start
Statistics
- Pole Position - #17, Dick Johnson , 1:15.22
- Fastest Lap - #17, Dick Johnson , 1:16.21