1979 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
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The 1979 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 20th running of the Bathurst 1000
touring car
race. It was held on September 30, 1979 at the Mount Panorama Circuit
just outside Bathurst
. The race was open to cars eligible to the locally developed CAMS
Group C
touring car regulations with four engine capacity based classes.
Peter Brock
and Jim Richards won their second successive Bathurst 1000 driving a Holden Dealer Team
A9X SS Hatchback Torana. In the most dominant performance in the races history, Brock, starting from pole position, got a perfect start and from that point the 05 MHDT Torana was never headed. Brock and Richards won the race by a record six laps, easily beating the old winning margin of 2 laps set in 1975 with Brock claiming the lap record of 2:21.1 on the last lap of the 6.172km long circuit. Brock later claimed that he just wanted to show how good the Torana was even after 1000km of hard racing. It was Brock's fourth and Richards second win. Brock's win put him equal on most wins with Harry Firth
, Bob Jane
and his longtime rival Allan Moffat
. Toranas swept the podium with Peter Janson and Larry Perkins
finishing second ahead of Ralph Radburn and John Smith.
For cars over 3000cc, or three litres of engine capacity, the class featured the V8 Holden Torana
s, Ford Falcon
s and a pair of Chevrolet Camaros, making their Bathurst debut. Class A cars would fill the first eight positions in the outright results, all of the Holden Toranas. Mirroring the outright result, Brock and Richards took an eight lap victory over the similar Torana of Janson and Perkins. Smith and Radburn were two laps further behind.
(13B powered rotaries were rated as 2.292 litres capacity) which raced alongside its predecessor, the Mazda RX-3
and against Ford Capri
s, a BMW 3.0Si
and a largely unmodified Volvo 242GT
entered as a publicity exercise by veteran journalist-racer David McKay
. Mechanical issues struck this class more than most, with the class winning car finishing in 13th outright, 26 laps behind Brock and Richards. That car was the Mazda RX-3 of Barry Lee and John Gates. Second in class was the Ford Capri of Peter Hopwood and Alan Cant, nine laps behind Lee and Gates. Third in class, finishing on the same lap as Hopwood/Cant was the Mazda RX-3 of Stephen Stockdale and John Duggan. The Volvo of McKay and Spencer Martin finished a creditable fourth in class, just a lap behind second and third.
The under two litre class saw a mix Alfa Romeo Alfetta
s, Ford Escort RS2000
s, Toyota Celica
s and Triumph Dolomite
s. Class C outperformed Class B with the Toyota Delaer Team Toyota Celica of Peter Williamson and Mike Quinn winning the class and finishing ninth outright and 17 laps behind Brock and Richards. The Brian Foley Alfa Romeo entered Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV of Phil McDonnell and British sportscar legend Derek Bell
finished tenth outright, a lap behind the Celica. Frank Porter and Tony Niovanni were three laps further back in third in another Alfetta.
s, but also included a 1.6 litre Ford Escort
, a Toyota Corolla
, and a VW Golf
. Isuzu Geminis dominated, filling the top three positions. Garry Leggatt and David Seldon won the class, finishing 21st outright, 36 laps down. Bernie McClure and David Langman's Gemini was second in class, a lap behind the winners with the Gemini of Jim Faneco and Gary Rowe two laps further behind. Eight laps behind was the first non-Gemini, the Ford Escort of Bob Holden
and David Earle.
Bathurst 1000
The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...
touring car
Touring car
A touring car, or tourer, is an open car seating five or more. Touring cars may have two or four doors. Often, the belt line is lowered in the front doors to give the car a more sportive character. They were often fitted with a folding roof and side curtains. Engines on early models were either in...
race. It was held on September 30, 1979 at the Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...
just outside Bathurst
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
. The race was open to cars eligible to the locally developed CAMS
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
Group C
Group C (Australia)
In relation to Australian motorsport, Group C refers to either of two sets of regulations devised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport for use in Australian touring car racing from 1965 to 1984...
touring car regulations with four engine capacity based classes.
Peter Brock
Peter Brock
Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...
and Jim Richards won their second successive Bathurst 1000 driving a Holden Dealer Team
Holden Dealer Team
The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s...
A9X SS Hatchback Torana. In the most dominant performance in the races history, Brock, starting from pole position, got a perfect start and from that point the 05 MHDT Torana was never headed. Brock and Richards won the race by a record six laps, easily beating the old winning margin of 2 laps set in 1975 with Brock claiming the lap record of 2:21.1 on the last lap of the 6.172km long circuit. Brock later claimed that he just wanted to show how good the Torana was even after 1000km of hard racing. It was Brock's fourth and Richards second win. Brock's win put him equal on most wins with Harry Firth
Harry Firth
Harry L. Firth is an Australian former racing driver and team manager. Firth was a leading race and rally driver during the 1950s and 1960s and continued as an influential team manager well into the 1970s...
, Bob Jane
Bob Jane
Robert "Bob" Jane is an Australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers,...
and his longtime rival Allan Moffat
Allan Moffat
Allan George Moffat, OBE is an Australian racing driver known for his four wins in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000...
. Toranas swept the podium with Peter Janson and Larry Perkins
Larry Perkins
Larry Clifton Perkins is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.-Career:...
finishing second ahead of Ralph Radburn and John Smith.
Class A
Holden Torana
The Holden Torana is a car which was produced by General Motors–Holden's , the Australian subsidiary of General Motors from 1967 to 1980. The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly". The first Torana appeared in 1967 and was a four-cylinder compact vehicle that had its origins in the...
s, Ford Falcon
Ford Falcon (Australia)
The Ford Falcon is a full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960. Each model from the XA series of 1972 onward has been designed, developed and built in Australia and/or New Zealand, following the phasing out of the American Falcon of 1960–71 which had been re-engineered...
s and a pair of Chevrolet Camaros, making their Bathurst debut. Class A cars would fill the first eight positions in the outright results, all of the Holden Toranas. Mirroring the outright result, Brock and Richards took an eight lap victory over the similar Torana of Janson and Perkins. Smith and Radburn were two laps further behind.
Class B
The under three litre class saw the debut of the Mazda RX-7Mazda RX-7
Series 1 is commonly referred to as the "SA22C" from the first alphanumerics of the vehicle identification number. This series of RX-7 had exposed steel bumpers and a high-mounted indentation-located license plate, called by Werner Buhrer of Road & Track magazine a "Baroque depression."In 1980...
(13B powered rotaries were rated as 2.292 litres capacity) which raced alongside its predecessor, the Mazda RX-3
Mazda RX-3
The Mazda RX-3 is an automobile sold in the 1970s. It was intended to be smaller and sportier than its brother, the RX-2/Capella Rotary. In 1972 all rotary engines had their die-cast rotor housing coated with a new process: The new Transplant Coating Process featured sprayed-on steel which is...
and against Ford Capri
Ford Capri
Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three different automobile models. The Ford Consul Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Britain between 1961 and 1964. The Ford Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Europe from 1969 to 1986...
s, a BMW 3.0Si
BMW New Six
The BMW New Six is a line of six-cylinder luxury cars produced by the German automaker BMW from 1968 to 1977. The series was introduced as a response to the Mercedes-Benz-dominated large luxury car class and was very important in establishing BMW's reputation as a maker of sporting, luxury sedans....
and a largely unmodified Volvo 242GT
Volvo 200 series
The Volvo 200 series is a range of large family cars , produced by Volvo from 1974 to 1993, with more than 2.8 million units sold worldwide. The 200 series was essentially an updated version of the 140; both were designed by Jan Wilsgaard. It shared the same body, but included a number of...
entered as a publicity exercise by veteran journalist-racer David McKay
David McKay (journalist)
David McKay was an Australian journalist and prominent motoring identity.While most well known as a journalist, specifically as a motoring writer, McKay was also a prominent figure in motor racing as both a driver and a race team owner...
. Mechanical issues struck this class more than most, with the class winning car finishing in 13th outright, 26 laps behind Brock and Richards. That car was the Mazda RX-3 of Barry Lee and John Gates. Second in class was the Ford Capri of Peter Hopwood and Alan Cant, nine laps behind Lee and Gates. Third in class, finishing on the same lap as Hopwood/Cant was the Mazda RX-3 of Stephen Stockdale and John Duggan. The Volvo of McKay and Spencer Martin finished a creditable fourth in class, just a lap behind second and third.
Class C
Alfa Romeo Alfetta
Alfa Romeo GTV redirects here. For 916 series GTV see Alfa Romeo GTV & SpiderThe Alfa Romeo Alfetta is an Italian rear-wheel drive executive saloon car and fastback coupé produced from 1972 until 1987 by Alfa Romeo...
s, Ford Escort RS2000
Ford Escort (European)
The Mark I Ford Escort was introduced in the United Kingdom at the end of 1967, making its show debut at Brussels Motor Show in January 1968. It replaced the successful long running Anglia. The car was presented in continental Europe as a product of Ford's European operation...
s, Toyota Celica
Toyota Celica
The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....
s and Triumph Dolomite
Triumph Dolomite
The Triumph Dolomite was a popular small saloon car produced by the Triumph Motor Company division of the British Leyland Corporation in Canley, Coventry between October 1972 and August 1980.-History:...
s. Class C outperformed Class B with the Toyota Delaer Team Toyota Celica of Peter Williamson and Mike Quinn winning the class and finishing ninth outright and 17 laps behind Brock and Richards. The Brian Foley Alfa Romeo entered Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV of Phil McDonnell and British sportscar legend Derek Bell
Derek Bell (auto racer)
Derek Reginald Bell MBE is a former racing driver from England who was extremely successful in sportscar racing, winning five times at Le Mans. He also raced in Formula One for the Ferrari, McLaren, Surtees and Tecno teams...
finished tenth outright, a lap behind the Celica. Frank Porter and Tony Niovanni were three laps further back in third in another Alfetta.
Class D
The final class had an upper limit of 1600cc capacity and was dominated by Holden GeminiIsuzu Gemini
General Motors sought a replacement for their world car T-body Kadett / Gemini, and this time, instead of building one design on several continents, they decided to build a world car in one location and export it to several continents...
s, but also included a 1.6 litre Ford Escort
Ford Escort (European)
The Mark I Ford Escort was introduced in the United Kingdom at the end of 1967, making its show debut at Brussels Motor Show in January 1968. It replaced the successful long running Anglia. The car was presented in continental Europe as a product of Ford's European operation...
, a Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla
The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...
, and a VW Golf
Volkswagen Golf
The Volkswagen Golf is a small family car manufactured by Volkswagen since 1974 and marketed worldwide across six generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada , and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico .The...
. Isuzu Geminis dominated, filling the top three positions. Garry Leggatt and David Seldon won the class, finishing 21st outright, 36 laps down. Bernie McClure and David Langman's Gemini was second in class, a lap behind the winners with the Gemini of Jim Faneco and Gary Rowe two laps further behind. Eight laps behind was the first non-Gemini, the Ford Escort of Bob Holden
Bob Holden (racing driver)
Robin John Holden born December 1, 1932, is an Australian racing driver. Holden raced small-engined touring cars throughout his career, racing Peugeots in the early 1960s, establishing a reputation for himself which saw him become a regular part of BMC Australias racing program for Minis which...
and David Earle.
Hardies Heroes
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 05 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden Dealer Team The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s... |
 Peter BrockPeter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 2:20.500 |
| 2 | 7 | Ron Hodgson Racing | Bob Morris |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 2:23.466 |
| 3 | 6 | Craven Mild Racing | Allan Grice Allan Grice Allan Maxwell Grice OAM , known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 , and as a privateer driver of a Holden in the Australian Touring Car Championship.Grice also had a successful second... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 2:23.539 |
| 4 | 25 | Moffat Ford Dealer Team |  Allan MoffatAllan Moffat Allan George Moffat, OBE is an Australian racing driver known for his four wins in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000... |
Ford XC Falcon Cobra Ford Falcon Cobra The Cobra was a limited edition of the Ford Falcon released by Ford Australia in 1978. It was based on the XC Hardtop .-History:In 1978, Ford Australia unveiled plans for an all-new Falcon, dubbed the XD, that would be released in 1979... |
2:24.270 |
| 5 | 21 | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | Charlie O'Brien Charlie O'Brien (racing driver) This article is about the Australian racing driver. For other people, see Charles O'Brien.Charles Lindsay O'Brien is a former Australian race car driver. From 1976 to 2003, he held the record for being the youngest winner of an Australian Touring Car Championship round.-Career results:-References:... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 2:24.579 |
| 6 | 34 | Greater Pacific Finance Coy Garry Rogers Motorsport Garry Rogers Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team presently competing in V8 Supercar.-The early years:Garry Rogers Motorsport has its origins in Garry Rogers' own exploits in Sports Sedans during the late 1960s and the 1970s. In the mid-1970s Rogers got more serious, running a BDA Escort... |
Garry Rogers |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 2:25.918 |
| 7 | 15 | Cadbury Schweppes | Larry Perkins Larry Perkins Larry Clifton Perkins is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.-Career:... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 2:26.212 |
| 8 | 11 | Citizen Watches Aust. P/L | Gary Cooke |
Holden LX Torana SLR 5000 A9X Sedan | 2:27.043 |
| 9 | 17 | Bryan Byrt Ford Dick Johnson Racing Dick Johnson Racing is Australia's oldest operating motor racing team. Founded by Dick Johnson, the team has won seven Australian Touring Car Championship titles and has taken three victories in Australia's hallmark race, the Bathurst 1000... |
Dick Johnson |
Ford XC Falcon Cobra Ford Falcon Cobra The Cobra was a limited edition of the Ford Falcon released by Ford Australia in 1978. It was based on the XC Hardtop .-History:In 1978, Ford Australia unveiled plans for an all-new Falcon, dubbed the XD, that would be released in 1979... |
2:27.655 |
| 10 | 4 | Thompson Ford | Colin Bond Colin Bond Colin John Bond is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team... |
Ford XC Falcon Cobra Ford Falcon Cobra The Cobra was a limited edition of the Ford Falcon released by Ford Australia in 1978. It was based on the XC Hardtop .-History:In 1978, Ford Australia unveiled plans for an all-new Falcon, dubbed the XD, that would be released in 1979... |
2:30.018 |
Results
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
Shootout Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 05 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden Dealer Team The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s... |
Peter Brock Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...  Jim Richards |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 163 | 1 | |
| 2 | A | 15 | Cadbury Schweppes | Peter Janson Larry Perkins Larry Perkins Larry Clifton Perkins is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.-Career:... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 157 | 7 | |
| 3 | A | 14 | Ralph Radburn | Ralph Radburn John Smith |
Holden LX Torana SLR 5000 A9X Sedan | 155 | 17 | |
| 4 | A | 6 | Craven Mild Racing | Allan Grice Allan Grice Allan Maxwell Grice OAM , known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 , and as a privateer driver of a Holden in the Australian Touring Car Championship.Grice also had a successful second... Alfredo CostanzoAlfredo Costanzo Alfredo Costanzo is a retired Australian racing driver.The Italian-Australian was Australia's foremost domestic open wheeler driver in the late 70s and early 80s, proving equally adapt at winning races in the powerful Formula 5000 class as much as the nimble Formula Pacific cars that replaced them... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 154 | 3 | |
| 5 | A | 34 | Greater Pacific Finance Coy Garry Rogers Motorsport Garry Rogers Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team presently competing in V8 Supercar.-The early years:Garry Rogers Motorsport has its origins in Garry Rogers' own exploits in Sports Sedans during the late 1960s and the 1970s. In the mid-1970s Rogers got more serious, running a BDA Escort... |
Garry Rogers Fred Giessler |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 152 | 6 | |
| 6 | A | 15 | Scotty Taylor Holden | Alan Taylor Kevin Kennedy |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 151 | 15 | |
| 7 | A | 8 | Unipart Australia | Barry Seton Barry Seton Barry Seton , , is an Australian racing driver. He won the Bathurst 500 in 1965 with co-driver Midge Bosworth driving a Ford Cortina GT500. He has competed in the Bathurst 500 22 times, competing every year from 1963 to 1984, and completing the race in fifteen of those... Don Smith |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 148 | 16 | |
| 8 | A | 21 | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | Charlie O'Brien Charlie O'Brien (racing driver) This article is about the Australian racing driver. For other people, see Charles O'Brien.Charles Lindsay O'Brien is a former Australian race car driver. From 1976 to 2003, he held the record for being the youngest winner of an Australian Touring Car Championship round.-Career results:-References:... Garth Wigston |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 147 | 5 | |
| 9 | C | 66 | Peter Williamson P/L | Peter Williamson Mike Quinn |
Toyota Celica | 146 | 33 | |
| 10 | C | 58 | Brian Foley P/L | Phil McDonnell Derek BellDerek Bell (auto racer) Derek Reginald Bell MBE is a former racing driver from England who was extremely successful in sportscar racing, winning five times at Le Mans. He also raced in Formula One for the Ferrari, McLaren, Surtees and Tecno teams... |
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | 145 | 27 | |
| 11 | C | 59 | Beninca Motors | Frank Porter Tony Niovanni |
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | 142 | 39 | |
| 12 | C | 64 | Ray Gulson | Ray Gulson Paul Gulson |
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 140 | 37 | |
| 13 | B | 48 | Barry Lee | Barry Lee John Gates |
Mazda RX-3 Mazda RX-3 The Mazda RX-3 is an automobile sold in the 1970s. It was intended to be smaller and sportier than its brother, the RX-2/Capella Rotary. In 1972 all rotary engines had their die-cast rotor housing coated with a new process: The new Transplant Coating Process featured sprayed-on steel which is... |
139 | 29 | |
| 14 | A | 12 | Rusty French Racing | Jim Keogh John Mann |
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop Ford XC Falcon The Ford XC Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1976 and 1979. It was a facelift of the XB Falcon, itself an upgrade of the XA Falcon which had entered production in 1972... |
138 | 22 | |
| 15 | C | 65 | Lockyer Wreckers | Walter Scott Peter Walton |
Toyota Celica | 133 | 30 | |
| 16 | B | 46 | Fury Ford P/L | Terry Daly Eric Boord |
Ford Capri Mk.II | 133 | 30 | |
| 17 | A | 24 | Re-Car Racing | Alan Browne Brian Sampson Brian Sampson (racing driver) Brian Sampson is a retired Australian racing driver.Sampson had a long career throughout the 60s and 70s, which he still continues as a hobby... |
Holden LX Torana SLR 5000 A9X Sedan | 133 | 15 | |
| 18 | B | 41 | Jag Racing P/L | Peter Hopwood Alan Cant |
Ford Capri Mk.II | 130 | 32 | |
| 19 | B | 39 | Stephen Stockdale | Stephen Stockdale John Duggan |
Mazda RX-3 Mazda RX-3 The Mazda RX-3 is an automobile sold in the 1970s. It was intended to be smaller and sportier than its brother, the RX-2/Capella Rotary. In 1972 all rotary engines had their die-cast rotor housing coated with a new process: The new Transplant Coating Process featured sprayed-on steel which is... |
130 | 31 | |
| 20 | B | 44 | Scuderia Veloce P/L Scuderia Veloce Scuderia Veloce was an Australian motor racing team founded by journalist racer David McKay that competed in many motor racing categories in the 1960s. The team is regarded as the first professional motor racing operation in Australia.... |
Spencer Martin David McKay David McKay (journalist) David McKay was an Australian journalist and prominent motoring identity.While most well known as a journalist, specifically as a motoring writer, McKay was also a prominent figure in motor racing as both a driver and a race team owner... |
Volvo 242 GT Volvo 200 series The Volvo 200 series is a range of large family cars , produced by Volvo from 1974 to 1993, with more than 2.8 million units sold worldwide. The 200 series was essentially an updated version of the 140; both were designed by Jan Wilsgaard. It shared the same body, but included a number of... |
129 | 47 | |
| 21 | D | 70 | Garry Leggatt | Garry Leggatt David Seldon |
Isuzu Gemini | 129 | 43 | |
| 22 | D | 71 | Rejon Industries P/L | Bernie McClure David Langman |
Holden Gemini | 128 | 52 | |
| 23 | D | 75 | Victoria Police MSC | Jim Faneco Gary Rowe |
Holden Gemini | 126 | 48 | |
| 24 | D | 74 | Modulaire Air Conditioning | Ken Price Ian Wells |
Holden Gemini | 124 | 55 | |
| 25 | C | 56 | Jagparts | Terry Wade Gerald Kay |
Triumph Dolomite Sprint | 120 | 40 | |
| 26 | D | 68 | Bob Holden | Bob Holden Bob Holden (racing driver) Robin John Holden born December 1, 1932, is an Australian racing driver. Holden raced small-engined touring cars throughout his career, racing Peugeots in the early 1960s, establishing a reputation for himself which saw him become a regular part of BMC Australias racing program for Minis which... David Earle |
Ford Escort Mk.II 1.6 | 116 | 61 | |
| 27 | C | 62 | Jagparts | Martin Power Martin Power Martin Power is an English professional boxer who fights in the bantamweight division. He is a former British champion and has twice competed for the Commonwealth title.-Early Professional Career:... Peter Kuebler |
Triumph Dolomite Sprint | 114 | 46 | |
| 28 | D | 73 | Lennox Motors | Chris Heyer Peter Lander |
Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen Golf Mk1 In May 1974, Volkswagen presented the first-generation Golf as a modern front-wheel-drive, hatchback replacement for the Volkswagen Beetle.-History:... |
111 | 49 | |
| DNF | A | 25 | Allan Moffat Racing | Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat, OBE is an Australian racing driver known for his four wins in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000... John FitzpatrickJohn Fitzpatrick (racing driver) thumb|upright=0.7|John Fitzpatrick in 1972John Fitzpatrick is a former British racing driver, winning many titles throughout his career. He still works within motorsport as a consultant doing corporate events and driver management... |
Ford Falcon XC Cobra Ford Falcon Cobra The Cobra was a limited edition of the Ford Falcon released by Ford Australia in 1978. It was based on the XC Hardtop .-History:In 1978, Ford Australia unveiled plans for an all-new Falcon, dubbed the XD, that would be released in 1979... |
136 | 4 | |
| DNF | B | 52 | Masterton Homes Pty Ltd | Steve Masterton Phil Lucas |
Ford Capri Mk.II | 130 | 28 | |
| DNF | A | 32 | King George Tavern | Fred Gibson Fred Gibson (motor racing) Fred Gibson is a former Australian racing driver and race team owner.-Competitor:After a career that began in small production sports cars, first an MGA, and later the first Lotus Elan to run in Australian competition , Gibson quickly moved up into the touring car ranks... Joe Moore |
Holden LX Torana SLR 5000 A9X Sedan | 125 | 18 | |
| DNF | A | 3 | John Goss Racing P/L | John Goss John Goss (race driver) John Goss is the only Australian racing driver to win Australia's two most prestigious races, the Bathurst 1000 , and the Australian Grand Prix .-Early career:...  Henri PescaroloHenri Pescarolo Henri Pescarolo is a former racing driver from France. He participated in 64 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 22 September 1968. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of 12 championship points... |
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop Ford XC Falcon The Ford XC Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1976 and 1979. It was a facelift of the XB Falcon, itself an upgrade of the XA Falcon which had entered production in 1972... |
118 | 58 | |
| DNF | A | 13 | TJ Slako | Tim Slako Colin Hall |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 111 | 19 | |
| DNF | B | 47 | Barry Jones | Barry Jones Terry Finnigan |
Mazda RX-3 Mazda RX-3 The Mazda RX-3 is an automobile sold in the 1970s. It was intended to be smaller and sportier than its brother, the RX-2/Capella Rotary. In 1972 all rotary engines had their die-cast rotor housing coated with a new process: The new Transplant Coating Process featured sprayed-on steel which is... |
106 | 26 | |
| DNF | A | 33 | Tony Packard Holden | Bob Skelton Don Holland |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 105 | 44 | |
| DNF | B | 50 | Capri Components | Lawrie Nelson Tony Farrell |
Ford Capri Mk.III | 105 | 53 | |
| DNF | C | 55 | Graham Mein | Graham Mein Geoff Russell |
Ford Escort Mk.II RS2000 | 105 | 41 | |
| DNF | A | 7 | Ron Hodgson Racing | Bob Morris Dieter QuesterDieter Quester Dieter Quester is an active touring car racing driver from Austria. Dieter has participated in 53 24-Hour Races. He competed in a single Formula One race in which he finished ninth.... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 95 | 2 | |
| DNF | A | 29 | Garry Willmington Performance | Garry Willmington John Wright |
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop Ford XC Falcon The Ford XC Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1976 and 1979. It was a facelift of the XB Falcon, itself an upgrade of the XA Falcon which had entered production in 1972... |
95 | 24 | |
| DNF | A | 18 | Brian Wood Ford | Murray Carter Murray Carter Murray Carter is an Australian racing driver. For many years a stalwart of the Australian Touring Car Championship Carter has had one of the longest racing careers of any driver in Australian history, continuing to race into his late 70s.-Racing history:One of a generation of racing drivers that... Graeme LawrenceGraeme Lawrence Graeme Lawrence is a former race car driver from New Zealand.Lawrence was the first New Zealander to win a race in the Tasman Series, in 1970. Although he won only the one race that year, he was Tasman Series champion, driving Chris Amon's old Ferrari 246T.... |
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop Ford XC Falcon The Ford XC Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1976 and 1979. It was a facelift of the XB Falcon, itself an upgrade of the XA Falcon which had entered production in 1972... |
74 | 14 | |
| DNF | B | 40 | Ross Burbidge | Terry Shiel Ross Burbidge |
Mazda RX-7 | 72 | 36 | |
| DNF | B | 43 | Unipart Australia | Lakis Manticas Geoff Leeds |
Ford Capri Mk.II | 69 | 34 | |
| DNF | A | 9 | Nine Network Nine Network The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia... Racing Team |
John McCormack John McCormack (racing driver) John McCormack is a former Australian racing driver. Originally from Tasmania McCormack became one of the leading Formula 5000 racers in Australia during the 1970s.... Bob Forbes |
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 62 | 60 | |
| DNF | A | 30 | Everlast Battery Service | Bill O'Brien Ray Winter |
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop Ford XC Falcon The Ford XC Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1976 and 1979. It was a facelift of the XB Falcon, itself an upgrade of the XA Falcon which had entered production in 1972... |
62 | 21 | |
| DNF | A | 26 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden Dealer Team The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s... |
John Harvey Ron Harrop |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 57 | 11 | |
| DNF | A | 11 | Citizen Watches Aust. P/L | Gary Cooke Warwick Brown Warwick Brown Warwick Brown is a former racing driver from Australia.Brown participated in a single Formula One Grand Prix, on 10 October 1976. He drove a Williams-Wolf at the US GP and finished 14th.... |
Holden LX Torana SLR 5000 A9X Sedan | 57 | 8 | |
| DNF | D | 69 | Victoria Police MSC | Mal Smith Mal Owen |
Holden Gemini Holden Gemini The Holden Gemini is a compact car that was built and sold by General Motors-Holden's from 1975 to 1986. It was derived from the Japanese Isuzu Gemini, one of the many cars based on the GM T-car platform.- TX :... |
51 | 56 | |
| DNF | C | 61 | Brian Hilton Toyota | Graeme Bailey Graeme Bailey Graeme Alfred Bailey , was an Australian racing driver, best known as co-winner of the 1986 Bathurst 1000.... Doug Clark |
Toyota Celica | 46 | 35 | |
| DNF | D | 77 | Peter Williamson P/L | Mark Thatcher Mark Thatcher Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet is the son of Sir Denis Thatcher and Baroness Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister, and twin brother of Carol Thatcher...  Kiyoshi Misaki |
Toyota Corolla Levin | 41 | 54 | |
| DNF | A | 35 | B Parsons / T Rabold | Barry Parsons Tom Rabold |
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop Ford XC Falcon The Ford XC Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1976 and 1979. It was a facelift of the XB Falcon, itself an upgrade of the XA Falcon which had entered production in 1972... |
38 | 63 | |
| DNF | A | 22 | Settlement Road Motor Wreckers | Warren Cullen Graham McRae Graham McRae Graham McRae is a former racing driver from New Zealand.McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 30 | 13 | |
| DNF | A | 36 | Brian Wood Ford | Rod Stevens Bill Evans |
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop Ford XC Falcon The Ford XC Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1976 and 1979. It was a facelift of the XB Falcon, itself an upgrade of the XA Falcon which had entered production in 1972... |
24 | 25 | |
| DNF | C | 54 | Roger Cartwright | Roger Cartwright Greg Toepfer |
Ford Escort Mk.II RS2000 | 24 | 62 | |
| DNF | A | 17 | Bryan Byrt Ford Dick Johnson Racing Dick Johnson Racing is Australia's oldest operating motor racing team. Founded by Dick Johnson, the team has won seven Australian Touring Car Championship titles and has taken three victories in Australia's hallmark race, the Bathurst 1000... |
Dick Johnson Gary Scott |
Ford XC Falcon Cobra Ford Falcon Cobra The Cobra was a limited edition of the Ford Falcon released by Ford Australia in 1978. It was based on the XC Hardtop .-History:In 1978, Ford Australia unveiled plans for an all-new Falcon, dubbed the XD, that would be released in 1979... |
24 | 9 | |
| DNF | A | 4 | Thompson Ford | Colin Bond Colin Bond Colin John Bond is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team... John FrenchJohn French (racing driver) John French is a retired Australian racing driver.French had a long career throughout the 60s and 70s and the early 80s. He won the 1962 Australian GT Championship driving a Centaur-Waggott and in 1969 French paired with Allan Moffat to win the Sandown Three Hour race in a Ford Falcon GTHO... |
Ford XC Falcon Cobra Ford Falcon Cobra The Cobra was a limited edition of the Ford Falcon released by Ford Australia in 1978. It was based on the XC Hardtop .-History:In 1978, Ford Australia unveiled plans for an all-new Falcon, dubbed the XD, that would be released in 1979... |
23 | 10 | |
| DNF | C | 60 | Bill Stanley | Bill Stanley Ian Messner |
Ford Escort Mk.II RS2000 | 23 | 45 | |
| DNF | A | 27 | Denmac Ford P/L | Ron Wanless Leo Leonard |
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop Ford XC Falcon The Ford XC Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1976 and 1979. It was a facelift of the XB Falcon, itself an upgrade of the XA Falcon which had entered production in 1972... |
21 | 12 | |
| DNF | A | 2 | AWA-Thorn Consumer Products | Ron Dickson Dick Barbour |
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 16 | 59 | |
| DNF | B | 45 | Precinct Performance P/L | Dean Gall Allan Bryant |
Mazda RX-7 | 16 | 57 | |
| DNF | A | 10 | Rusty French Racing | Rusty French Graham Moore |
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop Ford XC Falcon The Ford XC Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1976 and 1979. It was a facelift of the XB Falcon, itself an upgrade of the XA Falcon which had entered production in 1972... |
9 | 23 | |
| DSQ | B | 42 | Brian Boyd | Lynn Brown Brian Boyd |
BMW 3.0Si BMW New Six The BMW New Six is a line of six-cylinder luxury cars produced by the German automaker BMW from 1968 to 1977. The series was introduced as a response to the Mercedes-Benz-dominated large luxury car class and was very important in establishing BMW's reputation as a maker of sporting, luxury sedans.... |
138 | 38 | |
| DSQ | D | 76 | Re-Car Racing | Allan Gough Kel Gough |
Holden Gemini Holden Gemini The Holden Gemini is a compact car that was built and sold by General Motors-Holden's from 1975 to 1986. It was derived from the Japanese Isuzu Gemini, one of the many cars based on the GM T-car platform.- TX :... |
135 | 42 | |
| DNS | C | 53 | Ken Harrison | Ken Harrison Ray Cutchie |
Ford Escort Mk.II RS2000 | 51 | ||
| DNS | D | Lennox Motors | Peter Lander Paul Bernasconi |
Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen Golf Mk1 In May 1974, Volkswagen presented the first-generation Golf as a modern front-wheel-drive, hatchback replacement for the Volkswagen Beetle.-History:... |
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Statistics
- Pole Position - #05 Peter Brock - 2:20.500
- Fastest Lap - #05 Peter Brock - 2:21.1 (lap record)
- Average Speed - 152 km/h