1974 Australian Touring Car Championship
The 1974 Australian Touring Car Championship was the 15th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship. It began at Symmons Plains on 4 March 1974 and ended at Adelaide International Raceway on 9 June after eight rounds. The championship was won by Peter Brock, driving for the Marlboro Holden Dealer Team in a Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 and a Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000.
Drivers
The following drivers competed in the 1974 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Three litre class competitors
Calendar
The 1974 Australian Touring Car Championship consisted of seven rounds.[2]
Drivers Championship
Points were awarded 4-3-2-1 for the first four race positions, and then 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top 6 of each class.
| Pos |
Driver |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Pts |
| 1 |
Peter Brock |
1st(13) |
1st(13) |
3rd(6) |
1st(13) |
|
2nd(9) |
1st(13) |
1st(13) |
80 |
| 2 |
Bob Morris |
|
2nd(9) |
4th(4) |
2nd(9) |
|
3rd(6) |
2nd(9) |
2nd(9) |
46 |
| 3 |
Allan Moffat |
2nd(9) |
4th(4) |
1st(13) |
9th |
|
1st(13) |
|
|
39 |
| 4 |
Bob Holden |
|
11th(4) |
8th(9) |
10th(9) |
2nd(6) |
|
Ret |
(6) |
34 |
| 5 |
Murray Carter |
|
3rd(6) |
2nd(9) |
7th |
|
4th(4) |
4th(4) |
3rd(6) |
29 |
| Ray Gulson |
|
|
|
(2) |
1st(9) |
|
8th(9) |
11th(9) |
29 |
| 7 |
Mel Mollison |
9th(6) |
(2) |
10th(4) |
(3) |
6th(1) |
|
(4) |
(4) |
24 |
| 8 |
Roger Mahoney |
8th(9) |
|
(3) |
|
|
|
|
(3) |
15 |
| 9 |
Barry Seton |
|
10th(6) |
(1) |
(6) |
Ret |
|
|
|
13 |
| 10 |
John French |
|
9th(9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
| Ray Harrison |
|
(3) |
9th(6) |
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
| 12 |
Tony Niovanni |
|
5th(2) |
5th(2) |
|
|
|
|
4th(4) |
8 |
| 13 |
Tim Smith |
3rd(6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
| Colin Bond |
|
|
|
3rd(6) |
|
|
|
|
6 |
| Dick Johnson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3rd(6) |
|
6 |
| Don Holland |
|
8th |
|
4th(4) |
|
5th(2) |
|
|
6 |
| John English |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6) |
|
6 |
| Alan Cant |
|
|
|
(4) |
5th(2) |
|
|
|
6 |
| 19 |
Graham Parsons |
4th(4) |
12th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
| Rod McRae |
|
6th(1) |
6th(1) |
|
|
|
|
5th(2) |
4 |
| Tony Watts |
(4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
| Bernie Haehnle |
|
|
|
|
3rd(4) |
|
|
|
4 |
| 22 |
John Gifford |
(3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
| Roger Bonhomme |
|
|
|
|
4th(3) |
|
|
|
3 |
| Lyndon Arnel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3) |
|
3 |
| 25 |
Bob Jane |
5th(2) |
Ret |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Jim Hunter |
|
|
|
5th(2) |
|
8th |
|
|
2 |
| George Adams |
|
|
|
|
|
7th |
5th(2) |
|
2 |
| Bob Forbes |
|
|
|
6th(1) |
|
|
6th(1) |
|
2 |
| Geoff Wade |
|
|
(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Tom Heffernan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2) |
|
2 |
| 31 |
Richard Purtell |
6th(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Fred Gibson |
|
|
|
DNS |
|
6th(1) |
|
|
1 |
| Graham Blanchard |
7th |
7th |
|
|
|
|
|
6th(1) |
1 |
| Phil Brude |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
1 |
| Pos |
Driver |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Pts |
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Finished, in points |
| Blue |
Finished, no points |
| Not classified (NC) |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) |
| Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank |
Did not participate |
| Excluded (EX) |
|
Three litre class competitors
- Round 5 consisted of two different races, one for the open class and one for the under 3 litre class.
References