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Hardie-Ferodo 1000 Bathurst 1978

Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Australia

Date: 1/10/1978
Track length: 6.172 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: 63
Starters: 63
Finishers: 31

Pole position: Brock in 2.20,006
Fastest lap: Moffat in 2.22,0

Distance: 1006 km, 163 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Fine
Ruleset: CAMS Group C
Car info:

Holden Torana A9Xs took the top two places last Sunday week in the Hardie Ferodo 1000, Australia's premier race for "production" saloons. After holding second place during the early stages, Australia's Peter Brock and New Zealand's Jim Richards went on to dominate the long-distance endurance race around the daunting, four-mile Mount Panorama circuit at Bathurst. At the finish, their Torana was over a lap clear of the similar car shared by Allan Grice and John Leffler, Murray Carter and Graeme Lawrence were the first Ford crew home, bringing their Falcon into third place three laps behind the winners.

The Europeans in the race were right out of luck. The Ford Falcon of Jacky Ickx and Allan Moffat caught fire during a refuelling stop after Moffat had led from lap three until lap 33. The conflagration damaged the car's brakes, sending Ickx up an escape road on his first lap after the change-over, and 50 miles later the Belgian retired the car with low oil pressure. Henri Pescarolo, sharing a car with John Goss, suffered many problems, not least a blocked fuel line. Derek Bell crashed as early as lap four when the steering failed on a Torana he would have shared with Dieter Quester, had it lasted longer. In another Torana, owned and driven by Bob Morris, John Fitzpatrick at least had the glory of the opening two laps; he then dropped back to run a consistent third until his car's camshaft broke.

Class A, B and C

Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc) Engine
Type Group Distance,
time Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks

1 1 05 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LX A9X Peter Brock, AUS
Jim Richards, NZ
5044 V8 Class A 163 laps, 6:45.53,9 HH1 2.20,006

2 2 6 Craven Mild Racing
Holden Torana LX A9X Allan Grice, AUS
John Leffler, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 162 HH7 2.25,950

3 3 18 Brian Wood Ford
Ford Falcon XC Murray Carter, AUS
Graeme Lawrence, NZ
5760 V8 Class A 160 31 2.50,9

4 4
Holden Torana LX A9X Gary Cooke, AUS
Doug Chivas, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 158 27 2.39,0

5 5 17 Bryan Byrt Ford
Ford Falcon XC Dick Johnson, AUS
Vern Schuppan, AUS
5760 V8 Class A 153 HH6 2.25,632

6 6 8
Holden Torana LX A9X Jack Brabham, AUS
Brian Muir, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 153 HH8 2.25,988

7 7
Holden Torana LX A9X Warren Cullen, AUS
Johnnie Walker, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 152 13 2.27,5

8 8
Holden Torana LX A9X Barry Seton, AUS
Don Smith, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 152 15 2.28,3

9 1 32 Brian Wood Ford
Ford Escort II RS 2000 Rod Stevens, AUS
Bill Evans, AUS
1993 L4 Class C 149 38 2.55,5

10 1 Masterton Homes Pty Ltd
Ford Capri 3000 Phil Lucas, AUS
Steve Masterton, AUS
2993 V6 Class B 149 40 2.56,1

11 2 70 Peter Williamson Toyota
Toyota Celica Peter Williamson, AUS
Mike Quinn, AUS
1968 L4 Class C 149 36 2.54,7

12 2
Mazda Savanna RX-3 Terry Shiel, AUS
Ross Burbidge, AUS
2292 eq. R2 Class B 148 37 2.55,4

13 3
Ford Capri 3000 Terry Daly, AUS
Eric Boord, AUS
2993 V6 Class B 148 30 2.50,0

14 4 37
Ford Capri 3000 Peter Hopwood, AUS
Jim Davidson, AUS
2993 V6 Class B 147 35 2.54,6

15 5 33
Ford Capri 3000 Don Holland, AUS
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
2993 V6 Class B 145 29 2.48,4

16 3
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Ray Gulson, AUS
Paul Gulson, AUS
1962 L4 Class B 143 55 3.03,6

17 6 38
Mazda Savanna RX-3 Barry Jones, AUS
Brian Potts, AUS
2292 eq. R2 Class B 142 63 no time

18 4
Ford Escort II RS 2000 Ian Messner, AUS
Bill Stanley, AUS
1993 L4 Class C 142 52 3.01,0

19 9 25 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LX A9X John Harvey, AUS
Charlie O'Brien, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 139 11 2.22,9

20 7
Mazda Savanna RX-3 John Duggan, AUS
Brian Wheeler, AUS
2292 eq. R2 Class B 137 45 2.59,1

21 8
Mazda Savanna RX-3 Arthur Hardwick, AUS
Greg McCombie, AUS
2292 eq. R2 Class B 136 34 2.53,9

22 10 10
Holden Torana LX A9X Bob Forbes, AUS
Kevin Bartlett, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 136 12 2.27,3

23 11
Ford Falcon XC Garry Willmington, AUS
Jeff Barnes, AUS
5760 V8 Class A 136 23 2.36,2

24 12
Holden Torana LX A9X Graham Ryan, AUS
Phillip Arnull, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 135 20 2.31,5

25 5
Triumph Dolomite Sprint Terry Wade, AUS
John Myers, AUS
1998 L4 Class C 134 47 2.59,7

26 6
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Peter Brown, AUS
Graham Ritter, AUS
1962 L4 Class B 133 41 2.58,0

27 9
Mazda Savanna RX-3 Nick Louis, AUS
Stephen Stockdale, AUS
2292 eq. R2 Class B 132 43 2.58,6

28 7
Ford Escort II RS 2000 Bruce Hodgson, AUS
Dave Morrow, AUS
1993 L4 Class C 130 46 2.59,5

29 8
Toyota Celica Jeff Harris, AUS
Doug Clark, AUS
1968 L4 Class C 128 58 3.07,6

30 13 Rod Donovan Ford
Ford Falcon XC Rod Donovan, AUS
Craig McAllister, AUS
5760 V8 Class A 136 23 2.36,2

31 9
Ford Escort II RS 2000 Ian Sonneman, AUS
John English, AUS
1993 L4 Class C 121 50 3.00,3

DNF
Holden Torana LX A9X Ralph Radburn, AUS
Robyn Hamilton, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 148 21 2.31,7 Electrics

DNF
Ford Capri 3000 Sue Ransom, AUS
Bill Brown, AUS
2993 V6 Class B 144 33 2.52,6 Tire

NC
Ford Falcon XC Leo Leonard, NZ
Gary Sprague, AUS
5760 V8 Class A 119 18 2.30,7 Insufficient laps

DNF
Holden Torana LX A9X Garth Wigston, AUS
Wayne Negus, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 118 HH9 2.26,144 Engine

DNF
Ford Escort II RS 2000 Rod Morris, AUS
Terry Finnigan, AUS
1993 L4 Class C 115 56 3.04,7 Axle

DNF Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd
Holden Torana LX A9X Peter Janson, NZ
Phil Brock, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 110 14 2.27,6 Engine

NC
Holden Gemini Allan Gough, AUS
Kelvin Gough, AUS
1584 L4 Class C 109 59 3.10,7 Insufficient laps

DNF 14 Thomson Ford
Ford Falcon XC Ron Dickson, AUS
John McCormack, AUS
5760 V8 Class A 100 16 2.29,0 Distributor

DNF
Triumph Dolomite Sprint Paul Berthier, AUS
Dick Johnson, AUS
1998 L4 Class C 95 49 3.00,1 Gearbox

DNF
Ford Escort II RS 2000 Bob Holden, AUS
Lyndon Arnel, AUS
1993 L4 Class C 93 48 2.59,7 Transmission

DNF
Holden Torana LX A9X Tim Slako, AUS
Colin Hall, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 92 26 2.38,2

NC
Ford Capri 3000 Alan Cant, AUS
Bruce Stewart, AUS
2993 V6 Class B 91 61 no time Insufficient laps

NC
Ford Falcon XC Rusty French, AUS
Graham Moore, AUS
5760 V8 Class A 90 25 2.37,3 Insufficient laps

NC
Ford Escort II RS 2000 Greville Arnel, AUS
Greg Toepfer, AUS
1993 L4 Class C 89 51 3.00,4 Insufficient laps

DNF 39
Mazda Savanna RX-3 David Clement, AUS
Barry Lee, AUS
2292 eq. R2 Class B 82 44 2.59,0 Engine

DNF 1 Moffat Ford Dealers
Ford Falcon XC Allan Moffat, CDN
Jacky Ickx, B
5760 V8 Class A 81 HH3 2.21,597 Engine

DNF
Ford Falcon XC Jim Keogh, AUS
Grant Walker, AUS
5760 V8 Class A 74 19 2.31,5 Engine

DNF 7 Ron Hodgson Racing
Holden Torana LX A9X Bob Morris, AUS
John Fitzpatrick, GB
5044 V8 Class A 73 HH4 2.21,766 Engine

DNF Scotty Taylor Holden
Holden Torana LX A9X Alan "Scotty" Taylor, AUS
Kevin Kennedy, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 68 22 2.32,3

DNF
Ford Falcon XC John Goss, AUS
Henri Pescarolo, F
5760 V8 Class A 67 28 2.48,4

DNF
Ford Capri 3000 Ray Farrar, AUS
Gerry Wittenden, AUS
2993 V6 Class B 66 62 no time Engine

DNF
Mazda Savanna RX-3 Dean Gall, AUS
Allan Bryant, AUS
2292 eq. R2 Class B 61 54 3.03,2 Engine

DNF 2 Moffat Ford Dealers
Ford Falcon XC Colin Bond, AUS
Fred Gibson, AUS
5760 V8 Class A 59 HH2 2.20,871 Engine

DNF 34 Bryan Byrt Ford
Ford Falcon XC John French, AUS
Warwick Brown, AUS
5760 V8 Class A 57 HH10 2.30,244 Distributor

DNF 53 Lennox Motors
VW Golf Chris Heyer, AUS
Rüdiger Dahlhäuser, D
1588 L4 Class C 35 60 3.16,5 Throttle

DNF
Ford Capri 3000 Cam Worner, AUS
Geoff Leeds, AUS
2993 V6 Class B 29 32 2.51,9 Accident

DNF
Holden Torana LX A9X Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, AUS
Garry Rogers, AUS
5044 V8 Class A 29 17 2.29,5 Engine

DNF
BMW 3.0 Si Jim Hunter, AUS
Barry Lake, AUS
2985 L6 Class B 27 53 3.01,1 Engine

DNF
BMW 3.0 Si Phil McDonnell, AUS
Lynn Brown, AUS
2985 L6 Class B 21 39 2.55,7 Engine

DNF 72
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Alf Grant, AUS
Geoff Russell, AUS
1962 L4 Class C 21 57 3.06,0 Rocker

DNF 27 Ron Hodgson Racing
Holden Torana LX A9X Derek Bell, GB
Dieter Quester, A
5044 V8 Class A 5 HH5 2.24,602 Accident

DNF
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Patrick Nève, B
Gary Leggatt, AUS
1962 L4 Class C 3 42 2.58,2 Oil filter

Class A, B and C
Pos	Pos in class	#	Team / Entrant Car- Engine	Drivers, Nationality	Engine vol. (cc)	Engine Type	Group	Distance, time	Qualifying position	Qualifying time	Fastest lap	Reason out, remarks
1	1	05	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana LX A9X	Peter Brock, AUS Jim Richards, NZ	5044	V8	Class A	163 laps, 6:45.53,9	HH1	2.20,006
2	2	6	Craven Mild Racing Holden Torana LX A9X	Allan Grice, AUS John Leffler, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	162	HH7	2.25,950
3	3	18	Brian Wood Ford Ford Falcon XC	Murray Carter, AUS Graeme Lawrence, NZ	5760	V8	Class A	160	31	2.50,9
4	4		Holden Torana LX A9X	Gary Cooke, AUS Doug Chivas, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	158	27	2.39,0
5	5	17	Bryan Byrt Ford Ford Falcon XC	Dick Johnson, AUS Vern Schuppan, AUS	5760	V8	Class A	153	HH6	2.25,632
6	6	8	Holden Torana LX A9X	Jack Brabham, AUS Brian Muir, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	153	HH8	2.25,988
7	7		Holden Torana LX A9X	Warren Cullen, AUS Johnnie Walker, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	152	13	2.27,5
8	8		Holden Torana LX A9X	Barry Seton, AUS Don Smith, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	152	15	2.28,3
9	1	32	Brian Wood Ford Ford Escort II RS 2000	Rod Stevens, AUS Bill Evans, AUS	1993	L4	Class C	149	38	2.55,5
10	1		Masterton Homes Pty Ltd Ford Capri 3000	Phil Lucas, AUS Steve Masterton, AUS	2993	V6	Class B	149	40	2.56,1
11	2	70	Peter Williamson Toyota Toyota Celica	Peter Williamson, AUS Mike Quinn, AUS	1968	L4	Class C	149	36	2.54,7
12	2		Mazda Savanna RX-3	Terry Shiel, AUS Ross Burbidge, AUS	2292 eq.	R2	Class B	148	37	2.55,4
13	3		Ford Capri 3000	Terry Daly, AUS Eric Boord, AUS	2993	V6	Class B	148	30	2.50,0
14	4	37	Ford Capri 3000	Peter Hopwood, AUS Jim Davidson, AUS	2993	V6	Class B	147	35	2.54,6
15	5	33	Ford Capri 3000	Don Holland, AUS Lawrie Nelson, AUS	2993	V6	Class B	145	29	2.48,4
16	3		Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Ray Gulson, AUS Paul Gulson, AUS	1962	L4	Class B	143	55	3.03,6
17	6	38	Mazda Savanna RX-3	Barry Jones, AUS Brian Potts, AUS	2292 eq.	R2	Class B	142	63	no time
18	4		Ford Escort II RS 2000	Ian Messner, AUS Bill Stanley, AUS	1993	L4	Class C	142	52	3.01,0
19	9	25	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana LX A9X	John Harvey, AUS Charlie O'Brien, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	139	11	2.22,9
20	7		Mazda Savanna RX-3	John Duggan, AUS Brian Wheeler, AUS	2292 eq.	R2	Class B	137	45	2.59,1
21	8		Mazda Savanna RX-3	Arthur Hardwick, AUS Greg McCombie, AUS	2292 eq.	R2	Class B	136	34	2.53,9
22	10	10	Holden Torana LX A9X	Bob Forbes, AUS Kevin Bartlett, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	136	12	2.27,3
23	11		Ford Falcon XC	Garry Willmington, AUS Jeff Barnes, AUS	5760	V8	Class A	136	23	2.36,2
24	12		Holden Torana LX A9X	Graham Ryan, AUS Phillip Arnull, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	135	20	2.31,5
25	5		Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Terry Wade, AUS John Myers, AUS	1998	L4	Class C	134	47	2.59,7
26	6		Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Peter Brown, AUS Graham Ritter, AUS	1962	L4	Class B	133	41	2.58,0
27	9		Mazda Savanna RX-3	Nick Louis, AUS Stephen Stockdale, AUS	2292 eq.	R2	Class B	132	43	2.58,6
28	7		Ford Escort II RS 2000	Bruce Hodgson, AUS Dave Morrow, AUS	1993	L4	Class C	130	46	2.59,5
29	8		Toyota Celica	Jeff Harris, AUS Doug Clark, AUS	1968	L4	Class C	128	58	3.07,6
30	13		Rod Donovan Ford Ford Falcon XC	Rod Donovan, AUS Craig McAllister, AUS	5760	V8	Class A	136	23	2.36,2
31	9		Ford Escort II RS 2000	Ian Sonneman, AUS John English, AUS	1993	L4	Class C	121	50	3.00,3
DNF			Holden Torana LX A9X	Ralph Radburn, AUS Robyn Hamilton, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	148	21	2.31,7		Electrics
DNF			Ford Capri 3000	Sue Ransom, AUS Bill Brown, AUS	2993	V6	Class B	144	33	2.52,6		Tire
NC			Ford Falcon XC	Leo Leonard, NZ Gary Sprague, AUS	5760	V8	Class A	119	18	2.30,7		Insufficient laps
DNF			Holden Torana LX A9X	Garth Wigston, AUS Wayne Negus, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	118	HH9	2.26,144		Engine
DNF			Ford Escort II RS 2000	Rod Morris, AUS Terry Finnigan, AUS	1993	L4	Class C	115	56	3.04,7		Axle
DNF			Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd Holden Torana LX A9X	Peter Janson, NZ Phil Brock, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	110	14	2.27,6		Engine
NC			Holden Gemini	Allan Gough, AUS Kelvin Gough, AUS	1584	L4	Class C	109	59	3.10,7		Insufficient laps
DNF		14	Thomson Ford Ford Falcon XC	Ron Dickson, AUS John McCormack, AUS	5760	V8	Class A	100	16	2.29,0		Distributor
DNF			Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Paul Berthier, AUS Dick Johnson, AUS	1998	L4	Class C	95	49	3.00,1		Gearbox
DNF			Ford Escort II RS 2000	Bob Holden, AUS Lyndon Arnel, AUS	1993	L4	Class C	93	48	2.59,7		Transmission
DNF			Holden Torana LX A9X	Tim Slako, AUS Colin Hall, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	92	26	2.38,2
NC			Ford Capri 3000	Alan Cant, AUS Bruce Stewart, AUS	2993	V6	Class B	91	61	no time		Insufficient laps
NC			Ford Falcon XC	Rusty French, AUS Graham Moore, AUS	5760	V8	Class A	90	25	2.37,3		Insufficient laps
NC			Ford Escort II RS 2000	Greville Arnel, AUS Greg Toepfer, AUS	1993	L4	Class C	89	51	3.00,4		Insufficient laps
DNF		39	Mazda Savanna RX-3	David Clement, AUS Barry Lee, AUS	2292 eq.	R2	Class B	82	44	2.59,0		Engine
DNF		1	Moffat Ford Dealers Ford Falcon XC	Allan Moffat, CDN Jacky Ickx, B	5760	V8	Class A	81	HH3	2.21,597		Engine
DNF			Ford Falcon XC	Jim Keogh, AUS Grant Walker, AUS	5760	V8	Class A	74	19	2.31,5		Engine
DNF		7	Ron Hodgson Racing Holden Torana LX A9X	Bob Morris, AUS John Fitzpatrick, GB	5044	V8	Class A	73	HH4	2.21,766		Engine
DNF			Scotty Taylor Holden Holden Torana LX A9X	Alan "Scotty" Taylor, AUS Kevin Kennedy, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	68	22	2.32,3
DNF			Ford Falcon XC	John Goss, AUS Henri Pescarolo, F	5760	V8	Class A	67	28	2.48,4
DNF			Ford Capri 3000	Ray Farrar, AUS Gerry Wittenden, AUS	2993	V6	Class B	66	62	no time		Engine
DNF			Mazda Savanna RX-3	Dean Gall, AUS Allan Bryant, AUS	2292 eq.	R2	Class B	61	54	3.03,2		Engine
DNF		2	Moffat Ford Dealers Ford Falcon XC	Colin Bond, AUS Fred Gibson, AUS	5760	V8	Class A	59	HH2	2.20,871		Engine
DNF		34	Bryan Byrt Ford Ford Falcon XC	John French, AUS Warwick Brown, AUS	5760	V8	Class A	57	HH10	2.30,244		Distributor
DNF		53	Lennox Motors VW Golf	Chris Heyer, AUS Rüdiger Dahlhäuser, D	1588	L4	Class C	35	60	3.16,5		Throttle
DNF			Ford Capri 3000	Cam Worner, AUS Geoff Leeds, AUS	2993	V6	Class B	29	32	2.51,9		Accident
DNF			Holden Torana LX A9X	Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, AUS Garry Rogers, AUS	5044	V8	Class A	29	17	2.29,5		Engine
DNF			BMW 3.0 Si	Jim Hunter, AUS Barry Lake, AUS	2985	L6	Class B	27	53	3.01,1		Engine
DNF			BMW 3.0 Si	Phil McDonnell, AUS Lynn Brown, AUS	2985	L6	Class B	21	39	2.55,7		Engine
DNF		72	Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	Alf Grant, AUS Geoff Russell, AUS	1962	L4	Class C	21	57	3.06,0		Rocker
DNF		27	Ron Hodgson Racing Holden Torana LX A9X	Derek Bell, GB Dieter Quester, A	5044	V8	Class A	5	HH5	2.24,602		Accident
DNF			Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV	Patrick Nève, B Gary Leggatt, AUS	1962	L4	Class C	3	42	2.58,2		Oil filter