When did the Hardie Ferodo start?
1965 was the last year of the Armstrong 500, renamed the Gallaher 500 for the next two years. The Gallaher 500 changed its major sponsor and therefore its name in 1968 to the Hardie-Ferodo 500. With this race Holden introduced its new weapon to target Ford’s Falcon GT, which won the previous year’s race, the Monaro.
Who won Bathurst 1980?
Peter Brock
Peter Brock and Jim Richards won their third consecutive Bathurst 1000 debuting the Holden Commodore for the Holden Dealer Team. In taking a one lap win over Peter Janson and Larry Perkins, Brock won his fifth Bathurst 1000, breaking the record for most wins in the history of the race.
Who has won the most Bathurst 1000 races?
Peter Brock is undisputedly the only King of the Mountain with an unsurpassed 9 wins at the Bathurst 1000. Peter Brock was also part of the team who won the Bathurst 24 Hour in 2003.
When was the first V8 Supercar race?
1997Supercars Championship / First event date
What caused the 1981 Bathurst crash?
Race. The race was stopped on lap 122 because of a multiple-car incident that blocked the track at McPhillamy Park Corner. The accident began with a collision between the Ford Falcons of Bob Morris and Christine Gibson.
Who won the 1983 Bathurst 1000?
the race for the under 3 litre class was won by Australian Driver Allan “ACE” Cant and co driver and team owner NZ born Les Grose in the #64 wideline windows ford capri.
Who won Bathurst 1987?
The 1987 race was provisionally won by the Ford-supported Eggenberger Motorsport team, with Steve Soper and Pierre Dieudonné taking the chequered flag in their Ford Sierra RS500, two laps ahead of teammates Klaus Ludwig and Klaus Niedzwiedz.
Who won 1983 Bathurst?
Who holds the fastest lap record at Bathurst?
Scott McLaughlin
While these are the qualifying and race lap records, Scott McLaughlin actually holds the fastest official Supercars lap time at Mount Panorama. He set a 2:03.4813s lap aboard the #17 DJR Team Penske Mustang in Practice 5 on Saturday of the 2019 event. McLaughlin went even quicker in the Top 10 Shootout (2m03.
When was Peter Brock’s last Bathurst race?
2004
Peter Brock’s final Bathurst 1000 in 2004 Peter Brock’s final Bathurst 1000 came in 2004, when he teamed up with Jason Plato in a VY Commodore for the Holden Racing Team. It was something of a non-event for the nine-time champion, who didn’t actually get to drive in the race.
Who won Bathurst in 1988?
The 1988 race, under the first time sponsorship of Tooheys Brewery, was won by Tony Longhurst and Tomas Mezera driving a Ford Sierra RS500.
Who won Bathurst in 1989?
It was held on 1 October 1989 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, Australia. The race was held for cars eligible under International Group A touring car regulations with three engine capacity classes. The race was won by the Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra of Dick Johnson and John Bowe.