List of Ford Falcon GT victories

This list of Ford Falcon GT motorsport victories includes the Australian Touring Car Championship. From 1965 to 1972 the ATCC was open to Group C Improved Production Touring Cars and to Group C Touring Cars from 1973. From 1969 to 1972, Group E Series Production Touring Cars were also eligible to compete for the ATCC.

The Australian Manufacturers' Championship was open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars in 1971 and 1972 and then to Group C Touring Cars from 1973.

The "Bathurst 500" endurance races were open to production sedans up to and including 1971 and to Group E Series Production Touring Cars in 1972. Subsequent "Bathurst 1000" races were open to Group C Touring Cars.

Race and rally victories
A "race replica" of the Ford XR Falcon GT driven by Harry Firth and Fred Gibson to win the 1967 Gallaher 500
A "race replica" of the Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop driven by Allan Moffat and Ian Geoghegan to win the 1973 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
A "race replica" of the Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop driven by John Goss and Kevin Bartlett to win the 1974 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
Year Date Event Circuit Winner Car
1967 1 October Gallaher 500 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst Harry Firth
Fred Gibson		 XR GT
1968 24 November - 18 December London–Sydney Marathon Not applicable Team Prize
3rd Ian Vaughan
6th Bruce Hodgson
8th Harry Firth		 XT GT
1969 5 January Rothmans 12 Hour Classic Surfers Paradise International Raceway Bill Gates, Jim Bertram XT GT
14 September Datsun Three Hour Sandown Park Allan Moffat
John French		 XW GT-HO
1970 4 October Hardie-Ferodo 500 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst Allan Moffat XW GT-HO Phase II
1 November Rothmans 250 Production Classic Surfers Paradise International Raceway Allan Moffat XW GT-HO Phase II
1971 12 April Rothmans 3 Hour
AMC Round 1		 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst Allan Moffat XW GT-HO Phase II
4 October Hardie-Ferodo 500 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst Allan Moffat XY GT-HO Phase III
7 November Rothmans 250
AMC Round 5		 Surfers Paradise International Raceway Allan Moffat XY GT-HO Phase III
1972
3 April ATCC Round 3 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst Ian Geoghegan XY GT-HO Phase III
10 September Sandown 250
AMC Round 2		 Sandown Park John Goss XY GT-HO Phase III
21 October Phillip Island 500K
AMC Round 4		 Phillip Island Allan Moffat XY GT-HO Phase III
26 November Chesterfield 300

AMC Round 5

 Surfers Paradise International Raceway Allan Moffat XY GT-HO Phase III
1973 5 March ATCC Round 1 Symmons Plains Raceway Allan Moffat XY GT-HO Phase III
18 March ATCC Round 2 Calder Raceway Allan Moffat XY GT-HO Phase III
15 April ATCC Round 3 Sandown Park Allan Moffat XY GT-HO Phase III
6 May ATCC Round 4 Wanneroo Park Allan Moffat XY GT-HO Phase III
24 June ATCC Round 7 Oran Park Raceway Allan Moffat XY GT-HO Phase III
26 August Chesterfield 250
AMC Round 1		 Adelaide International Raceway Fred Gibson XA GT Hardtop
30 September Hardie-Ferodo 1000
AMC Round 3		 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst Allan Moffat
Ian Geoghegan		 XA GT Hardtop
1974 7 April ATCC Round 3 Sandown Park Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
28 April ATCC Round 5 Oran Park Raceway Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
8 September Sandown 250
AMC Round 2		 Sandown Park Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
6 October Hardie-Ferodo 1000
AMC Round 3		 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst John Goss
Kevin Bartlett		 XA GT Hardtop
1975 8 September Rothmans 300
AMC Round 4		 Surfers Paradise International Raceway Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
1976 17 March ATCC Round 2 Calder Raceway Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
28 March ATCC Round 3 Oran Park Raceway Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
6 June ATCC Round 6 Adelaide International Raceway Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
1977 7 March ATCC Round 1 Symmons Plains Raceway Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
20 March ATCC Round 2 Calder Raceway Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
27 March ATCC Round 3 Oran Park Raceway Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
10 April ATCC Round 4 Amaroo Park Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
17 April ATCC Round 5 Sandown Park Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
5 June ATCC Round 6 Adelaide International Raceway Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop

Championship and series victories
Year Championship / series Winner Car
1970 Tasman Touring Series Allan Moffat
Ford Motor Company of Australia		 XW GT-HO Phase I
Grace Brothers - Toby Lee Series Fred Gibson [1] XW GT-HO Phase I
1971 Grace Brothers - Toby Lee Series Fred Gibson [2] XW GT-HO Phase II
1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Ford Australia XY GT-HO Phase III
South Pacific Touring Series John Goss
McLeod Ford		 XY GT-HO Phase III
1973 Australian Touring Car Championship Allan Moffat XY GT-HO Phase III
1976 Australian Touring Car Championship Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop
1977 Australian Touring Car Championship Allan Moffat XB GT Hardtop (Note 1)

Note 1: Moffat drove a Ford XC Falcon GS 500 Hardtop in Rounds 8, 9 and 10 of the 1977 Australian Touring Car Championship

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References
  1. Stewart Wilson, "Triumph of the Superoo", The History of the Falcon GT, page 19
  2. Stewart Wilson, "That was a very good year", The History of the Falcon GT, page 26
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