Wellington 500
The Wellington 500 was a 500 km street race for touring cars which took place at Wellington City in Wellington, New Zealand. The race was first proposed in 1984 and first took place a year later with a different layout from that to the original proposal.
The race went through four different types of touring cars classes from Group A to Supertouring then the category now known as V8 Supercar. There would not be another race after 1996 due to political reasons, despite being a popular event for both drivers and spectators. In 2004, there were plans to revive the race as a V8 Supercar event, to feed on its high popularity in New Zealand with many popular New Zealand drivers competing in that series in Australia. As the roads where the circuit used to be have now been demolished to make way for a museum and other buildings, it would have to be run on a new course. There will be a new proposal in 2006 with a new layout.
Both of the 2006 Proposals were revoked through the Resorce Management Act.
In late 2005 there was yet another proposal to run the race for the 2007 Season of the V8 Supercar. It was proposed to run around the Westpac Stadium. Using the main Highways.
Winners List
| Year | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Michel Delcourt/Robbie Francevic | Volvo 240 turbo |
| 1986 | Peter Brock/Allan Moffat | Holden Commodore |
| 1987 | Peter Brock/Allan Moffat | Holden Commodore |
| 1988 | Emanuele Pirro/Roberto Ravaglia | BMW M3 |
| 1989 | Emanuele Pirro/Roberto Ravaglia | BMW M3 |
| 1990 | Emanuele Pirro/Johnny Cecotto | BMW M3 |
| 1991 | Emanuele Pirro/Joachim Winkelhock | BMW M3 |
| 1992 | Tony Longhurst/Paul Morris | BMW M3 |
| 1993 | Owen Evans/Bruno Eichmann | Porsche 911 |
| 1994 (race 1) | Tim Harvey | BMW 318i |
| 1994 (race 2) | Joachim Winkelhock | BMW 318i |
| 1996 | John Bowe | Ford Falcon |