1975 Australian Touring Car Championship
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The 1975 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars.[1] The championship began at Symmons Plains and ended at Lakeside after seven rounds.[2] It was the 16th Australian Touring Car Championship.
The 1975 championship was one of the most controversial in the history of the title with series leader Allan Grice disqualified from the fifth round at Surfers Paradise for a technical infringement. He continued racing under appeal, but the penalty was upheld and Grice lost all points gained from the final three rounds.[2] Reigning champion Peter Brock parted company with the Holden Dealer Team before the series began and raced in a privately funded Holden Torana during the season. Colin Bond, driving a Holden Torana for the Marlboro Holden Dealer Team took victory at the opening round at Symmons Plains Raceway, and end of season wins at Adelaide International Raceway and Lakeside International Raceway saw Bond move past Grice and Bob Morris on points to win the championship. 2000cc class competitor Christine Gibson, driving a factory supported Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV, led the series mid-season after taking four class wins, but had disqualification problems of her own and Bond regained the points advantage by season's end. Gibson's effort however remains to this day (2012) the best performance by a woman in Australian Touring Car Championship history.
Drivers
The following drivers competed in the 1975 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Driver [2] | Car | No. | Entrant [3][4] |
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Peter Brock | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 1 | Gown - Hindhaugh |
Colin Bond | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 2 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team |
Frank Gardner | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 7 | Bob Jane Racing |
Bob Jane | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 7 | |
Bob Morris | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 7 | Ron Hodgson Motors |
Christine Gibson | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 8 | Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia |
Allan Moffat | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | 9 | Allan Moffat Racing |
Allan Grice | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 10 12 |
Craven Mild Racing |
Gene Cook | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 13 | Gene Cook |
Bob Holden | Escort Mk.I Twin Cam Ford Escort Mk.I RS2000 |
13 | Bob Holden Motors - Shell Racing |
Murray Carter | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | 18 | Murray Carter |
Graham Parsons | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 125 | Graham Parsons |
Graeme Adams | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | ||
Ray Allford | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | Retell Ford Mentone | |
Rod Anderson | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | ||
Lyndon Arnel | Escort Mk.I Twin Cam | Bob Holden Motors - Shell Racing | |
Phillip Arnull | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Leichhardt Auto Port | |
Graham Blanchard | Torana LH L34 | Graeme Blanchard Holden | |
Craig Bradtke | Mazda RX-3 | Rotary Rebuild | |
Neville Bridges | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | ||
Peter Brown | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | ||
Bob Forbes | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | ||
John French | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia | |
Kel Gough | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Barry Sheales Holden | |
Ray Gulson | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | Ray Gulson | |
Tom Heffernan | Holden Torana GTR | ||
Dick Johnson | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | ||
Ray Kaleda | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Roamer Watches Australia | |
Kevin Kennedy | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | ||
Peter Lefrancke | Toyota Corolla | ||
Lakis Manticas | Mazda RX-3 | ||
Bernie McClure | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Bernie McClure | |
Rod McRae | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Dustings of Burwood | |
Rod Morris | Fiat 128 Coupe | ||
Lawrie Nelson | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49 | Lawrie Nelson | |
Barry Nixon-Smith | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | ||
Charlie O'Brien | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | CL O'Brien | |
Eric Olsen | Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam | ||
Brian Ovenden | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49 | Brian Ovenden | |
Brian Power | Datsun 1200 | ||
Stuart Saker | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Stuart Saker Racing | |
Keith Shaw | Honda Civic | ||
Ian Shields | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | ||
John Stoopman | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | John Stoopman | |
Alan Welling | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | ||
John Wharton | Mazda RX-3 | ||
Ian White | Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam | ||
Garth Wigston | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Roadways Pty Ltd | |
Peter Williamson | BMW 2002ti | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd | |
Russell Worthington | Mazda RX-2 | ||
Calendar
The 1975 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over a seven round series with one race per round.[2]
Rd.[2] | Circuit [2] | Location / State | Winner [2] | Car | Team | |
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1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | Colin Bond | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | |
2 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Allan Grice | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Craven Mild Racing | |
3 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Bob Morris | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Ron Hodgson Motors | |
4 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Allan Grice | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Craven Mild Racing | |
5 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Bob Morris | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Ron Hodgson Motors | |
6 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | cancelled | |||
7 | Adelaide International Raceway | Virginia, South Australia | Colin Bond | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | |
8 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Colin Bond | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team |
Classes
Cars competed in two classes:[1]
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six positions in each class at each round.[3] Bonus points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis for the first four outright positions at each round.[3]
Championship results
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1975 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84 to 89
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Touring Car Champs, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 38 to 55
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday June 8, 1975
- ↑ Calder Raceway supplement and official program, Reprinted from "The Sun", Thursday, March 13, 1975
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Graham Howard, Stewart Wilson, David Geenhalgh, The official history - Australian Touring Car Championship - 50 Years, 2011, page 159
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