1975 Australian Touring Car Championship


The 1975 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars. The championship began at Symmons Plains and ended at Lakeside after seven rounds. It was the 16th Australian Touring Car Championship.
The Championship was won by Colin Bond driving a Holden Torana.
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. 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 the best performance by a woman in Australian Touring Car Championship history.

Drivers

The following drivers competed in the 1975 Australian Touring Car Championship.
EntrantNoCarDriver
Gown-Hindhaugh1Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Peter Brock
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team2Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Colin Bond
Ron Dickson3Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Ron Dickson
Bob Forbes4Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Bob Forbes
Don Holland6Mazda RX-3Don Holland
Citizen Watches7Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Bob Morris
Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia8Alfa Romeo 2000 GTVChristine Gibson
Allan Moffat Racing9Ford XB Falcon GT HardtopAllan Moffat
Dustings of Burwood9Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Rod McRae
Craven Mild10Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Allan Grice
Lakis Manticas11Mazda RX-3Lakis Manticas
Bob Jane12Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Bob Jane
Bob Jane12Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Frank Gardner
Gene Cooke13Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Gene Cook
Shell/Bob Holden Motors14Ford Escort MkI Twin CamBob Holden
Charlie O'Brien15Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Charlie O'Brien
John Stoopman16Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1John Stoopman
Stuart Saker17Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Stuart Saker
Shell/Motorcraft18Ford XB Falcon GT HardtopMurray Carter
John English19Ford Escort MkI Twin CamJohn English
Roadways20Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Garth Wigston
Kevin Kennedy21Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Kevin Kennedy
Rotary Rebuild22Mazda RX-3Craig Bradtke
Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia24Alfa Romeo 2000 GTVJohn French
Barry Sheales Holden27Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Kelvin Gough
Retell Ford Mentone28Ford XB Falcon GT HardtopRay Allford
Bernie Haehnle30Mazda RX-3Bernie Haehnle
Barry Seton31Ford Capri V6Barry Seton
Lawrie Nelson32Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49Lawrie Nelson
Murray Coote37Datsun 1200Murray Coote
Leichhardt Auto Port39Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Phil Arnull
Rod Morris40Fiat 128 CoupeRod Morris
Tony Mulvihill41Mazda RX-3Tony Mulvihill
Ray Gulson42Alfa Romeo 2000 GTVRay Gulson
Peter Brown44Alfa Romeo 2000 GTVPeter Brown
Jim Keogh45Ford XB Falcon GT HardtopJim Keogh
Bob Anderson46Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Bob Anderson
Shell/Bob Holden Motors48Ford Escort MkI Twin CamLyndon Arnel
Brian Ovenden49Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49Brian Ovenden
Barry Nelson50Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Barry Nelson
John Wharton51Mazda RX-3John Wharton
Norm Gown52Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Norm Gown
Ian Wells53Honda CivicIan Wells
Dick Johnson55Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Dick Johnson
Bernie McClure58Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Bernie McClure
Milton Leslight61Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Milton Leslight
Tony Watts64Morris Cooper STony Watts
Ian White65Ford Escort MkI Twin CamIan White
John Duggan66Mazda RX-3John Duggan
Peter Williamson70BMW 2002tiiPeter Williamson
Alan Welling71Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Alan Welling
Colin Campbell72Ford Escort MkI Twin CamColin Campbell
Brian Power73Datsun 1200Brian Power
Graeme Adams74Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Graeme Adams
Robert Armstrong75Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Robert Armstrong
Jack Thompson76Mini ClubmanJack Thompson
Neville Bridges77Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Neville Bridges
Wayne Mahnken79Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Wayne Mahnken
Graeme Blanchard81Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Graeme Blanchard
Keith Shaw88Honda CivicKeith Shaw
Tom Heffernan89Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Tom Heffernan
Ian Shields90Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Ian Shields
Peter LeFrancke92Toyota CorollaPeter LeFrancke
Terry Daly93Ford Escort MkI Twin CamTerry Daly
John Pooley94Volkswagen Passat TSJohn Pooley
Warren Scott95Toyota CorollaWarren Scott
Roamer Watches Australia97Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Ray Kaleda
Harry Stephenson98Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Harry Stephenson
Barry Nixon-Smith99Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Barry Nixon-Smith
Russell Worthington100Mazda RX-2Russell Worthington
Chris Beards101Toyota CorollaChris Beards
David Caswell102Honda CivicDavid Caswell
Eric Olsen103Ford Escort MkI Twin CamEric Olsen
Graham Parsons125Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Graham Parsons

Calendar

The 1975 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over a seven-round series with one race per round.

Classes

Cars competed in two classes:
Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each class at each round. Bonus points were awarded on a 4–3–2–1 basis for the first four outright positions at each round.

Championship results