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.

1974 Australian Touring Car Championship
Previous:	1973	Next:	1975

Drivers

The following drivers competed in the 1974 Australian Touring Car Championship.

Sponsor	No	Cars	Driver
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	1	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Colin Bond
Zupps Holden Dealer Team	2	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Dick Johnson
Phil Waters	4	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	Phil Waters
Allan Grice	4	Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000	Allan Grice
McLeod Ford/2UW	5	Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop	John Goss
Fred Gibson	6	Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop	Fred Gibson
Bob Jane	7	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Bob Jane
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	8	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000	Peter Brock
Rod McRae	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
Jim Hunter	12	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Jim Hunter
Bryan Byrt Ford	13	Ford Escort GT1600	Bob Holden
John English	14	Ford Escort GT1600	John English
John Stoopman	15	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	John Stoopman
Graeme Blanchard	16	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Graeme Blanchard
Ron Hodgson Motors	17	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Bob Morris
Shell	18	Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop	Murray Carter
Gordon Dickson	19	Holden HQ Monaro GTS350	Gordon Dickson
Tony Niovanni	20	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Tony Niovanni
Kevin Kennedy	21	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Kevin Kennedy
Don Holland	24	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Don Holland
Graham Parsons	25	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Graham Parsons
Mel Mollison	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
Bernie Haehnle	30	Mazda RX-3	Bernie Haehnle
Lawrie Nelson	32	Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49	Lawrie Nelson
Brut/Motorcraft/BP	33	Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop	Allan Moffat
Ken Loughan	34	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Ken Loughan
Russ McRae	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
Tim Smith	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	43	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	John French
George Garth	44	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	George Garth
Lyndon Arnel	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 Seton	55	Ford Escort GT1600	Barry Seton
Ron Dickson	58	Holden HQ Monaro GTS350	Ron Dickson
Geoff Wade	62	Ford Escort GT1600	Geoff Wade
Roger Bonhomme	63	Holden LC Torana GTR	Roger Bonhomme
Tony Watts	64	Morris Cooper S	Tony Watts
David Clement	66	Morris Cooper S	David Clement
Geoff Perry	69	Mazda RX-3	Geoff Perry
Roger Mahoney	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 LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Tom Heffernan
Keith Shaw	88	Honda Civic	Keith Shaw
Dean Smith	90	Ford Escort GT1600	Dean Smith
Ray Harrison	91	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Ray Harrison
Phil Brude	92	Morris Cooper S	Phil Brude
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

Two litre class competitors

Calendar

The 1974 Australian Touring Car Championship consisted of seven rounds.[1]

Rd.	Race Title	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner	Team
1	Symmons Plains	Symmons Plains Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	4 March	Peter Brock	Holden Dealer Team
2	Calder	Calder Park Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	17 March	Peter Brock	Holden Dealer Team
3	Sandown	Sandown International Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	7 April	Allan Moffat	Allan Moffat Racing
4	Amaroo Park	Amaroo Park	Sydney, New South Wales	14 April	Peter Brock	Holden Dealer Team
5	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	28 April	Ray Gulson	Canberra Speed Shop
5	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	28 April	Allan Moffat	Allan Moffat Racing
6	Surfers Paradise	Surfers Paradise International Raceway	Surfers Paradise, Queensland	19 May	Peter Brock	Holden Dealer Team
7	Adelaide	Adelaide International Raceway	Adelaide, South Australia	9 June	Peter Brock	Holden Dealer Team

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
5	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
10	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
	Graeme 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	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	Excluded (EX)

Two litre class competitors

Round 5 consisted of two separate races, one for over 3 litre cars and one for under 3 litre cars.

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References

V8 Central website

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