1978 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
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The 1978 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 19th running of the Bathurst 1000
touring car
race. It was held on October 1, 1978 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 three engine capacity based classes.
The race was won by Peter Brock
, his third win, and Sports Sedan
racer Jim Richards, his first. The pair drove a Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana
to a single lap victory over another Torana, that of Allan Grice
and Formula 5000
driver John Leffler
. Third was the first of the Ford Falcon
s, that of veteran Murray Carter
and New Zealand open wheel great Graeme Lawrence
. Richards became the first New Zealander to win the race and it was the Holden Dealer Team
s third win.
s and Ford Falcon
s.
, and BMW 3.0Si
.
The Up to 2000cc class saw a mix of Alfa Romeo Alfetta
and GTV 2000
, Ford Escort RS2000
, Holden Gemini
, Toyota Celica
, Triumph Dolomite
and VW Golf
.
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 October 1, 1978 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 three engine capacity based classes.
The race was won by 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...
, his third win, and Sports Sedan
Australian Sports Sedan Championship
The Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars complying with Australian Sports Sedan regulations...
racer Jim Richards, his first. The pair drove 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...
Holden Torana
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...
to a single lap victory over another Torana, that of 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...
and Formula 5000
Formula 5000
Formula 5000 was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula...
driver John Leffler
John Leffler
John Leffler is a former Australian racing driver. Leffler is best known for driving open-wheelers and winning the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1976.Leffler drove Morris Coopers for many years in the 1960s...
. Third was the first of the 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, that of veteran 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...
and New Zealand open wheel great Graeme Lawrence
Graeme 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....
. Richards became the first New Zealander to win the race and it was the 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...
s third win.
Class A
The 3001 - 6000cc class consisted entirely of V8 Holden ToranaHolden 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 and 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.
Class B
The 2001 – 3000cc class featured Mazda RX3, Ford CapriFord 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...
, and 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....
.
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...
and GTV 2000
Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce)
The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977. They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car....
, 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...
, Holden Gemini
Isuzu 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...
, 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"....
, 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:...
and 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...
.
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 | 2:20.006 |
| 2 | 2 | Moffat Ford Dealers | 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... |
2:20.871 |
| 3 | 1 | Moffat Ford Dealers |  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... |
2:21.597 |
| 4 | 7 | Ron Hodgson / Channel 7 Racing Team | Bob Morris |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 2:21.766 |
| 5 | 27 | Ron Hodgson / Channel 7 Racing Team |  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... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 2:24.602 |
| 6 | 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... |
2:25.632 |
| 7 | 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 | 2:25.950 |
| 8 | 8 | Jack Brabham Holdings Pty Ltd | Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name.... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4 Door | 2:25.988 |
| 9 | 20 | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | Garth Wigston |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 2:26.144 |
| 10 | 32 | 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... |
John French John 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... |
2:30.244 |
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 | 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... John LefflerJohn Leffler John Leffler is a former Australian racing driver. Leffler is best known for driving open-wheelers and winning the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1976.Leffler drove Morris Coopers for many years in the 1960s... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 162 | 7 | |
| 3 | 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 Falcon XC 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... |
160 | 31 | |
| 4 | A | 11 | Citizens Watches Australia Pty Ltd | Gary Cooke Doug Chivas Doug Chivas Doug Chivas was an Australian rally and racing car driver. Chivas drove the first Lotus Mark 6 in Australia in the early 1950s winning many races.... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4 Door | 158 | 27 | |
| 5 | 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 Vern Schuppan Vern Schuppan Vernon "Vern" Schuppan is a racing driver from Whyalla, South Australia. Schuppan drove in various categories, participating in Formula One, the Indianapolis 500 and most successfully in sports car racing.-Formula One:... |
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... |
153 | 6 | |
| 6 | A | 8 | Jack Brabham Holdings Pty Ltd | Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name.... Brian Muir |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4 Door | 153 | 8 | |
| 7 | A | 23 | Settlement Road Motor Wreckers | Warren Cullen Johnnie Walker Johnnie Walker (racing driver) Johnnie Walker is a former Australian racing driver. Born in Adelaide, he first raced Holden FE's in the 1960s. After competing in the Australian Formula 2 Championship he graduated to Formula 5000 where he drove an Elfin and a Matich A50 before switching to the Lola marque in late 1973.Walker... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 152 | 13 | |
| 8 | A | 33 | Amco Pty Ltd | 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 | 152 | 15 | |
| 9 | C | 69 | Brian Wood Ford | Rod Stevens Bill Evans |
Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.I | 149 | 38 | |
| 10 | B | 52 | Amco Pty Ltd | Steve Masterton Phil Lucas |
Ford Capri Mk.I | 149 | 40 | |
| 11 | C | 70 | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd | Peter Williamson Mike Quinn |
Toyota Celica | 149 | 36 | |
| 12 | B | 41 | B&J Tyre Co Pty Ltd | Terry Shiel Ross Burbidge |
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... |
148 | 37 | |
| 13 | B | 42 | Fury Ford Pty Ltd | Terry Daly Eric Boord |
Ford Capri Mk.I | 148 | 30 | |
| 14 | B | 37 | Shell Sport | Peter Hopwood Jim Davidson |
Ford Capri Mk.II | 147 | 35 | |
| 15 | B | 35 | Amco Pty Ltd | Don Holland Lawrie Nelson |
Ford Capri Mk.II | 145 | 29 | |
| 16 | C | 62 | Greater Pacific Finance Co | Ray Gulson Paul Gulson |
Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 | 143 | 55 | |
| 17 | B | 48 | James Mason Pty Ltd | Barry Jones Brian Potts |
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... |
142 | 63 | |
| 18 | C | 57 | Thomson Ford | Bill Stanley Ian Messner |
Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II | 142 | 52 | |
| 19 | A | 15 | 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 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 | 139 | 11 | |
| 20 | B | 51 | JD Duggan | John Duggan Brian Wheeler |
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... |
137 | 45 | |
| 21 | B | 36 | Arthur Hardwick | Arthur Hardwick Greg McCombie |
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... |
136 | 34 | |
| 22 | A | 10 | Garry & Warren Smith Pty Ltd | Bob Forbes Kevin Bartlett Kevin Bartlett (race driver) Kevin Bartlett , often known by his nickname "KB", is an Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the CAMS Gold Star in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000. Bartlett was named in Wheels magazine's annual yearbook in 2004 as one of Australia's 50... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 136 | 12 | |
| 23 | A | 29 | Garry Willmington | Garry Willmington Jeff Barnes |
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... |
136 | 23 | |
| 24 | A | 19 | Bonds Coates Patons | Graham Ryan Phillip Arnull |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 135 | 20 | |
| 25 | C | 73 | B&G Myers Leyland | Terry Wade John Myers |
Triumph Dolomite Sprint | 134 | 47 | |
| 26 | C | 60 | Peter Brown | Peter Brown Graham Ritter |
Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 | 133 | 41 | |
| 27 | B | 43 | Gough Motors Mazda | Nick Louis Stephen Stockdale |
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... |
132 | 43 | |
| 28 | C | 54 | Bruce T Hodgson | Bruce Hodgson Dave Morrow |
Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II | 130 | 46 | |
| 29 | C | 66 | Brian Hilton Toyota | Jeff Harris Doug Clark |
Toyota Celica | 128 | 58 | |
| 30 | A | 28 | Rod Donovan | Rod Donovan Craig McAllister |
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... |
125 | 24 | |
| 31 | C | 61 | Consolidated Pneumatic Tools Co (Aust) Pty Ltd | Ian Sonneman John English |
Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.I | 121 | 50 | |
| DNF | A | 26 | Craven Mild Racing | Ralph Radburn Robyn Hamilton |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4 Door | 148 | 21 | |
| DNF | B | 49 | ABE Copiers Pty Ltd | Sue Ransom Bill Brown |
Ford Capri Mk.I | 144 | 33 | |
| DNF | A | 31 | Norm G Smith Racing | Leo Leonard Gary Sprague |
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... |
119 | 18 | |
| DNF | A | 20 | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | Garth Wigston Wayne Negus |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 118 | 9 | |
| DNF | C | 65 | LR Morris | Rod Morris Terry Finnigan |
Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II | 115 | 56 | |
| DNF | A | 9 | ReCar Racing / Cadbury - Schweppes | Peter Janson Phil Brock |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 110 | 14 | |
| DNF | C | 59 | Kevin Dennis Motors (Sunshine) Pty Ltd | Allan Gough Kel Gough |
Holden Gemini | 109 | 59 | |
| DNF | A | 14 | Thomson Ford | Ron Dickson 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.... |
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... |
100 | 16 | |
| DNF | C | 56 | Paul-Francois Berthier | Paul Berthier Bob Wootton |
Triumph Dolomite Sprint | 95 | 49 | |
| DNF | C | 63 | Bob Holden / Shell Sport | 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... Lyndon Arnel |
Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II | 93 | 48 | |
| DNF | A | 34 | Tim Slako | Tim Slako Colin Hall |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 92 | 26 | |
| DNF | B | 50 | ATP Australia Pty Ltd | Alan Cant Bruce Stewart |
Ford Capri Mk.I | 91 | 61 | |
| DNF | A | 4 | John Goss Pty Ltd | 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... |
90 | 25 | |
| DNF | C | 64 | Bob Holden / Shell Sport | Greville Arnel Greg Toepfer |
Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II | 89 | 51 | |
| DNF | B | 39 | Citizens Watches Australia Pty Ltd | Barry Lee David Clement |
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... |
82 | 44 | |
| DNF | A | 1 | Moffat Ford Dealers | 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...  Jacky IckxJacky Ickx Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx is a Belgian former racing driver who achieved 25 podium finishes in Formula One and six wins in the 24 hours of Le Mans.- Racing career :... |
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... |
81 | 3 | |
| DNF | A | 24 | Hendersons Federal Spring Works / Shell Sport | Jim Keogh Grant Walker |
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 | 19 | |
| DNF | A | 7 | Ron Hodgson / Channel 7 Racing Team | Bob Morris Bob Morris (motor racing) Robert Morris is an Australian former racing driver. Morris was one of the leading touring car drivers during the 1970s and continued racing until 1984. Morris won Australia's premier Touring car race, the Bathurst 1000 in 1976. He also won the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1979... 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... |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 73 | 4 | |
| DNF | A | 13 | Scotty Taylor Holden | Alan "Scotty" Taylor Kevin Kennedy |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 68 | 22 | |
| DNF | A | 3 | John Goss Pty Ltd | John Goss 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... |
67 | 28 | |
| DNF | B | 46 | Brian Wood Ford | Ray Farrar Gerry Wittenden |
Ford Capri Mk.I | 66 | 62 | |
| DNF | B | 47 | Selby's Steering & Suspension Service Pty Ltd | Dean Gall Allan Bryant |
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... |
61 | 54 | |
| DNF | A | 2 | Moffat Ford Dealers | 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... Fred GibsonFred 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... |
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... |
59 | 2 | |
| DNF | A | 32 | 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... |
John French John 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... Warwick BrownWarwick 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.... |
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... |
57 | 10 | |
| DNF | C | 53 | Lennox Motors | Chris Heyer Rudi Dahlhauser |
Volkswagen Golf GTi 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:... |
35 | 60 | |
| DNF | B | 44 | Geoff Leeds | Cam Worner Geoff Leeds |
Ford Capri Mk.I | 29 | 32 | |
| DNF | A | 12 | Bob Jane T-Marts 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... |
Ian Geoghegan Ian Geoghegan Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. Geoghegan was one of the iconic characters of the 1960s and 1970s Australian motor racing scene... Garry Rogers |
Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | 29 | 17 | |
| DNF | B | 45 | Robert Darley | Jim Hunter Barry Lake |
BMW 530i BMW E12 The BMW E12 BMW 5-Series was made between 1972 and 1981. The E12 was the first series to bear the 5 Series name: the '5' denoting BMW's fifth 'New Class' platform. Designed as a replacement for the popular BMW New Class mid-size sedan, the E12 5-Series models were smaller than the large BMW E3... |
27 | 53 | |
| DNF | B | 40 | Phil McDonell | Phil McDonnell Lynn Brown |
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.... |
21 | 39 | |
| DNF | C | 72 | Alf Grant | Alf Grant Geoff Russell |
Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 | 21 | 57 | |
| DNF | A | 27 | Ron Hodgson Racing | 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...  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 | 5 | 5 | |
| DNF | C | 71 | Brian Foley Pty Ltd | Garry Leggatt Patrick Nève Patrick Nève Patrick Marie Ghislain Pierre Simon Stanislas Nève de Mévergnies is a former racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 14 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 16 May 1976. He scored no championship points.... |
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | 3 | 42 | |
| DNS | A | 30 | Everlast Battery Service | Bill O'Brien Ray Winter |
Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop Ford XB Falcon The Ford XB Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1973 and 1976 and was built exclusively in Australia. It bore minor cosmetic differences to the preceding model, the XA, aimed at giving the car a more muscular stance... |
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| DNS | C | 74 | Rejon Industries Pty Ltd | Bernie McClure David Langman |
Holden Gemini Isuzu 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... |
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Statistics
- Pole Position - #05 Peter Brock - 2:20.006
- Fastest Lap - #1 Allan Moffat - 2:22.0 (lap record)
- Average Speed - 149 km/h