The 1988 Enzed Sandown 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown International Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 11 September 1988 over 129 laps of the 3.9 km circuit, a total distance of 503 km. This was the last time that the 3.9 km International configuration of the Sandown circuit was used for Australian touring car racing. The race was the 23rd running of the "Sandown enduro".
Class structure
The race was contested in three displacement classes: • Class A: Outright • Class B: 2001 cc to 3000 cc • Class C: Up to 2000 cc ==Results==
Results
Qualifying Grid positions were determined by three 30 minute qualifying sessions. The first ten positions were: Race Note: Car 13 was still running at the finish of the race but had not completed 75% of the race winners' distance. ==Statistics==
Statistics
• Pole Position - #17 Dick Johnson - 1:46.94 • Winners' race time: 4 hrs 4 mins 11.24 sec • Fastest Lap - #17 John Bowe - 1:47.65 (lap 81 - new lap record) ==Race name==
Race name
Sources differ in referring to the race as either the Enzed Sandown 500 or simply as the Enzed 500. The former is used in the Official Program and in the Provisional Results and has been used here. ==See also==