Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)
The Official Peter Brock Merchandise Truck features an image of the 1975 Hardie Ferodo 1000 winning Holden L34 Torana

The 1975 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 16th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was an endurance race for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales on 5 October 1975 over a distance of 1006.036 km (163 laps × 6.172 km). The race was Round 3 of the 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

The race was won by Peter Brock, his second win, and Brian Sampson for his only Bathurst 1000 win. The pair drove their Gown - Hindhaugh entered Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 to a two-lap victory, avenging the previous year's result when the pair built up a record six-lap lead before suffering terminal engine failure on lap 118 with Brock at the wheel. Another dealership entered L34 Torana, the Ron Hodgson Motors car of Bob Morris and Frank Gardner, finished second with the Holden Dealer Team L34 Torana of Colin Bond and Johnnie Walker completing a clean sweep of the top three places for Holden.

Class structure

Cars competed in four classes, defined by engine capacity:

Class A

The smallest class was for under 1300cc engine capacity. It was made up of Alfa Romeo GT Junior, Datsun 1200, Ford Escort, Honda Civic, Mazda 1300, Morris Cooper S, Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Passat.

Class B

The under two litre class saw a mix of Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV, BMW 2002, Ford Escort RS2000, Mazda RX-3 and Triumph Dolomite.

Class C

The under three litre class featured Datsun 260Z, Ford Capri, Mazda RX-3 and Mercedes-Benz 280E.

Class D

For cars over three litres of engine capacity, the class consisted only of Holden Torana and Ford Falcon.

Top 10 Qualifiers

PosNoTeamDriverCarQual
Pole 2 Holden Dealer Team Australia Colin Bond Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:27.4
2 25 Allan Moffat Racing Canada Allan Moffat Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 2:27.5
3 5 Gown - Hindhaugh Australia Peter Brock Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:28.6
4 7 Ron Hodgson Motors Australia Bob Morris Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:31.8
5 3 Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd Australia Bob Skelton Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:32.0
6 12 Craven Mild Racing Australia Allan Grice Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:32.1
7 18 M Carter Australia Murray Carter Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 2:32.9
8 15 R Coppins New Zealand Jim Richards Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:33.4
9 4 Bob Forbes Automotive Australia Bob Forbes Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:33.6
10 1 John Goss Racing Pty Ltd Australia John Goss Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 2:33.6

Final results

Final results were as follows:

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps Qual
Pos
1 D 5 Gown - Hindhaugh Australia Peter Brock
Australia Brian Sampson		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 163 3
2 D 7 Ron Hodgson Motors Australia Bob Morris
Australia Frank Gardner		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 161 4
3 D 2 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Australia Colin Bond
Australia Johnnie Walker		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 154 1
4 D 3 Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd Australia Bob Skelton
Australia Ron Dickson		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 152 5
5 C 6 Penrith Mazda Centre Pty Ltd Australia Don Holland
Japan Hiroshi Fushida		 Mazda RX-3 151 19
6 B 27 Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia France Marie-Claude Beaumont
Australia John Leffler		 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 150 29
7 B 50 Fischer Ford Racing Australia John Bassett
Australia Eric Boord		 Ford Escort RS2000 149 20
8 D 15 R Coppins New Zealand Rod Coppins
New Zealand Jim Richards		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 147 8
9 D 11 Tokico Australia John Pollard
Australia Bryan Thomson		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 147 14
10 B 37 Ron Hodgson Motors Australia James Laing-Peach
Australia Graham Moore		 Triumph Dolomite Sprint 145 33
11 B 45 Jubilee Motors Five Dock Pty Ltd Australia Bill Brown
Australia Sue Ransom		 Ford Escort RS2000 144 34
12 B 36 B S Stillwell Ford & Co Pty Ltd Australia Mike Stillwell
Australia Geoff Brabham		 Ford Escort RS2000 141 27
13 B 46 De Bortolis Wines Pty Ltd Australia Bruce Hodgson
Australia Dave Morrow		 Ford Escort RS2000 140 37
14 A 58 Orange City Motors Australia Peter Lander
Australia Bob Martin		 Morris Cooper S 140 45
15 A 68 Datsun Racing Team Australia Bill Evans
Australia Bruce Stewart		 Datsun 1200 139 48
16 C 22 Rotary Rebuild Australia Ray Harrison
Australia Craig Bradtke		 Mazda RX-3 139 18
17 C 28 B Benson Australia Barry Seton
Australia Don Smith		 Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 138 17
18 A 65 Mini Bits Australia Terry Wade
Australia John Dellaca		 Morris Cooper S 136 52
19 B 42 R Gulson Australia Ray Gulson
Australia Paul Gulson		 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 135 30
20 D 4 Bob Forbes Automotive Australia Bob Forbes
Australia Wayne Negus		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 135 9
21 B 35 Eurocars Pty Ltd Australia David Clement
Australia Brian Wheeler		 Mazda RX-3 135 39
22 A 62 Fred's Treads Pty Ltd Australia David Crowther
Australia Gordon Rich		 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 135 56
23 C 29 G Moran Australia Geoff Moran
Australia Eugene McLaoughlin		 Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 134 50
24 A 69 James Mason Motors Pty Ltd Australia Brian Porter
Australia John Ainsley		 Mazda 1300 132 59
25 D 20 K Kennedy Australia Kevin Kennedy
Australia Steve Land		 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 130 62
26 C 51 J Wharton Australia John Wharton
Australia Kerry Horgan		 Mazda RX-3 129 41
27 A 59 Orange City Motors Australia Caroline O'Shanesy
Australia David Booth		 Morris Cooper S 128 57
28 A 55 Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Aust. Australia Robin Dudfield
Australia Lance DeLuca		 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 128 55
29 A 53 I Wells Australia Ian Wells
Australia Neil West		 Honda Civic 127 51
30 A 60 Peter Mac's Towing Service Pty Ltd Australia Geoff Wade
Australia Robert Bride		 Ford Escort GT1300 125 60
31 B 40 W D Electrics Australia Warren Thompson
Australia Rod Morris		 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 119 36
32 B 49 Clemens Sporting Car Services Pty Ltd Australia Mal Robertson
Australia Frank Porter		 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 119 28
33 C 10 Mazda House Racing Team Australia Lakis Manticas
Australia Mel Mollison		 Mazda RX-3 116 22
34 B 39 G Morrell Australia George Morrell
Australia Alan Cant		 Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam 113 38
DNF D 17 Massey Holden New Zealand Peter Janson
Australia John Harvey		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 143 12
DNF B 26 Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia Australia Tim Schenken
Australia Paul Bernasconi		 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 140 24
NC D 19 American Express International Inc Australia Graeme Adams
Australia Bob Stevens		 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 118 61
DNF A 56 Ray Molloy Motors Preston Australia Ray Molloy
Australia Alan Brazell		 Morris Clubman GT 118 54
DNF D 16 J Stoopman Australia John Stoopman
Australia Stuart Saker		 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 113 16
DNF D 25 Allan Moffat Racing Canada Allan Moffat
Australia Ian Geoghegan		 Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 109 2
DNF C 30 West End Mazda Australia Bernie Haehnle
Australia Terry Finnigan		 Mazda RX-3 97 21
NC A 52 M McGinley Australia Max McGinley
Australia Paul King		 Honda Civic 92 53
DNF B 70 BMW Dealers NSW Australia Peter Williamson
Australia John McDonald		 BMW 2002Tii 89 23
DNF D 21 T Slako Australia Tim Slako
Australia Tony Wilkinson		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 87 15
NC A 57 Orange City Motors Australia Gary Leggatt
Australia David Seldon		 Morris Cooper S 83 44
DNF B 41 Brian Wood Ford Australia Jim Murcott
Australia Rod Stevens		 Ford Escort RS2000 82 31
DNF A 54 Lordco (Aust) Pty Ltd Australia John Lord
Australia John Harris		 Morris Cooper S 75 46
DNF D 9 Dusting of Burwood Australia Rod McRae
Australia Russ McRae		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 67 13
DNF C 23 Mazda Dealers Victoria Australia Nick Louis
Australia Ted Brewster		 Mazda RX-3 64 32
DNF A 67 C Heyer Australia Chris Heyer
Australia Barry Allen		 Volkswagen Passat 1300 57 49
DNF D 18 M Carter Australia Murray Carter
Australia Ray Winter		 Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 53 7
DNF A 64 Fred Williams Car Sales Pty Ltd Australia Richard Stiegler
Australia Greg Toepfer		 Toyota Corolla 46 58
DNF D 12 Craven Mild Racing Australia Allan Grice
Australia Jim Hunter		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 41 6
DNF C 31 G Newton Australia Geoff Newton
Australia Paul Feltham		 Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 41 43
DNF C 66 Hobson White Motors Pty Ltd Australia Tom Naughton
Australia Ross Wemyss		 Mercedes-Benz 280E 23 47
DNF D 14 C O'Brien Australia Charlie O'Brien
Australia Graham Ryan		 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 22 11
DNF C 32 HM Headers Australia Lawrie Nelson
Australia Bob Watson		 Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 16 35
DNF B 8 Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
Australia Fred Gibson		 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 12 26
DNF D 1 John Goss Racing Pty Ltd Australia John Goss
Australia Kevin Bartlett		 Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 10 10
DNF B 13 Bob Holden - Shell Racing Australia Bob Holden
Australia Lyndon Arnel		 Ford Escort RS2000 3 40
DNF C 33 John Roxburgh Motors Pty. Ltd. [1] Australia Doug Whiteford
Australia Geoff Perry		 Datsun 260Z 2+2 3 42
DSQ C 24 James Mason Motors Pty Ltd Australia Lynn Brown
Australia Ron Gillard		 Mazda RX-3 149 25

Statistics

  • Pole Position - #2 Colin Bond - 2:27.4
  • Fastest Lap - N/A
  • Average Speed - 140 km/h
  • Race Time - 7:10:11.3

References

  1. ↑ Entry List, 1975 Official Programme, Hardie-Ferodo 1000, pages 34 & 35
  • Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition
  • Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1960–1989
  • Australia's Greatest Motor Race, The Complete History, © 1981
  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1975
  • Hardie-Ferodo Bathurst 1000, The First 15 Years
  • Official Programme, Hardie Ferodo 1000, Bathurst, 5 October 1975
  • The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
  • The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988

David Greenhalgh; Thomas B.Floyd; Bill Tuckey (2000). "1975 The beginning of Brock". Australia's Greatest Motor Race: The first 40 years. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing Group Pty Limited. pp. 210–217, 463. ISBN 1-875221-12-3.

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