The 1974 Australian Touring Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Group C Touring Cars. [1] Authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title, [1] it was the 15th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship. The championship 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 Holden Dealer Team in a Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 and a Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000.
The following drivers contested the championship.
Entrant | No. | Car | Driver |
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Holden Dealer Team [2] | 1 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Colin Bond |
Holden Dealer Team [3] | 2 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Dick Johnson |
Holden Dealer Team [4] | 2 [4] 6 [3] 8 [5] | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 | Peter Brock |
Phil Waters | 4 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | Phil Waters |
Allan Grice | 4 | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 | Allan Grice |
McLeod Ford [2] | 5 | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | John Goss |
Road & Track Auto Services [2] | 6 | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | Fred Gibson |
Bob Jane Racing [4] | 7 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Bob Jane |
Dustings of Burwood [4] | 9 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Rod McRae |
Bob Forbes | 10 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Bob Forbes |
Gary Cooke | 11 | Mazda RX-3 | Gary Cooke |
Norman G. Booth Pty. Ltd. [2] | 12 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Jim Hunter |
Bryan Byrt Ford | 13 | Ford Escort GT1600 | Bob Holden |
Peak Performance P/L [3] | 14 | Ford Escort GT1600 | John English |
John Stoopman | 15 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | John Stoopman |
Insul Fluf Home Insulation [5] | 16 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Graeme Blanchard |
Ron Hodgson Motors | 17 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Bob Morris |
Murray Carter Motors [4] | 18 | Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | Murray Carter |
Muirs Mtrs. Ashfield [3] | 19 | Holden HQ Monaro GTS350 | Ron Dickson |
Peter Robinson Motors [6] | 20 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Tony Niovanni |
Kevin Kennedy | 21 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Kevin Kennedy |
D. Holland Motors [2] | 24 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Don Holland |
Graham Parsons | 25 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Graham Parsons |
Mulgrave Mazda [4] | 26 | Mazda RX-3 | Mel Mollison |
Richard Purtell | 27 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Richard Purtell |
Neil West | 28 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Neil West |
Ray Gulson | 29 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | Ray Gulson |
M. McGinley [6] | 29 | Honda Civic | Gordon Dickson |
W. A. Fisher (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. [2] | 30 | Mazda RX-3 | Bernie Haehnle |
Lawrie Nelson | 32 | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 | Lawrie Nelson |
Allan Moffat Racing [6] | 33 | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | Allan Moffat |
Ken Loughan | 34 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Ken Loughan |
McRaes of Hastings [4] | 35 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Russ McRae |
Matthew Phillip | 36 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Matthew Phillip |
Alan Cant | 37 | Ford Escort GT1600 | Alan Cant |
Alan Taylor | 38 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Alan Taylor |
B & D Autos [7] | 39 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Tim Smith |
Graham Ryan | 41 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Graham Ryan |
Robert Bride | 42 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Robert Bride |
John French Pty. Ltd. [4] | 43 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | John French |
George Garth | 44 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | George Garth |
R. J. Holden [3] | 45 | Ford Escort GT1600 | Lyndon Arnel |
Keith Henry | 49 | Morris Cooper S | Keith Henry |
Brian Ovenden | 50 | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 | Brian Ovenden |
John Wharton | 51 | Mazda RX-3 | John Wharton |
Cam Richardson | 52 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Cam Richardson |
Barry Benson [4] | 55 | Ford Escort GT1600 | Barry Seton |
Ron Dickson | 58 | Holden HQ Monaro GTS350 | Ron Dickson |
Peter Mac's Towing [6] | 62 | Ford Escort GT1600 | Geoff Wade |
Roger Bonhomme | 63 | Holden LC Torana GTR | Roger Bonhomme |
A. C. R. Watts / Coca-Cola Bottlers [7] | 64 | Morris Cooper S | Tony Watts |
David Clement | 66 | Morris Cooper S | David Clement |
Geoff Perry | 69 | Mazda RX-3 | Geoff Perry |
R. D. Mahoney [6] | 74 | Ford Escort GT1600 | Roger Mahoney |
John Millyard | 80 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | John Millyard |
John Gifford | 81 | Morris Cooper S | John Gifford |
John Lewis | 82 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | John Lewis |
Milton Leslight | 85 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Milton Leslight |
Tom Heffernan | 86 | Holden Torana GTR | Tom Heffernan |
Keith Shaw | 88 | Honda Civic | Keith Shaw |
Dean Smith | 90 | Ford Escort GT1600 | Dean Smith |
A. F. & M. Beninca P/L [6] | 91 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | Ray Harrison |
P. A. Buda [3] | 92 | Morris Cooper S | Phil Buda |
Graeme Adams | 94 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Graeme Adams |
Peter LeFrancke | 95 | Toyota Corolla | Peter LeFrancke |
Dennis Martin | 96 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Dennis Martin |
Tony Farrell | 99 | Mazda RX-3 | Tony Farrell |
The championship was contested over seven rounds. [8]
Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner | Team | Report |
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1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 4 March | Peter Brock | Holden Dealer Team | ||
2 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 17 March | Peter Brock | Holden Dealer Team | ||
3 | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 7 April | Allan Moffat | Allan Moffat Racing | ||
4 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 14 April | Peter Brock | Holden Dealer Team | ||
5 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 28 April | Ray Gulson | Canberra Speed Shop | ||
Allan Moffat | Allan Moffat Racing | ||||||
6 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 19 May | Peter Brock | Holden Dealer Team | ||
7 | Datsun Trophy [5] | Adelaide International Raceway | Adelaide, South Australia | 9 June | Peter Brock | Holden Dealer Team |
Cars were classified into one of two displacement classes: [1]
Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six place-getters in each class and on a 4-3-2-1 basis for the first four place-getters outright, irrespective of class. [1]
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