1978 Australian Touring Car Championship

Motor racing competition July 2015 January 2020 1978 Australian Touring Car Championship 1977 1979 The 1978 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1978 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84 to 87 The title, which was the 19th Australian Touring Car Championship,Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7 was won by Peter Brock.Australian Touring Car Championship, Australian Competition Yearbook Number 8 (1979), pages 40 to 61 It was his second Australian Touring Car Championship victory. For the second time in the history of the championship, the point score regulation which specified that not all results counted had an effect on the championship outcome. Bob Morris finishing the series on 53 points, two less than championship winner Peter Brock, after Morris lost the two points awarded for his fifth placing at Amaroo Park.Howard Graham Wilson Stewart Australian Touring Car Championship 25 fabulous years 1986 R&T Publishing 0-9590378-2-9 194–195 1978: The pendulum swings However, the regulation did not actually change the championship winner as Brock would otherwise have won the title due to the tiebreaker rule with three round wins to one for Morris.Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Final Round, Touring Cars, 1978, page 11 Third in the championship was the consistent Rod Stevens driving his Under 3.0 litre Ford Escort RS2000. Stevens benefited from the point system that favoured the small class cars by giving bonus points for class placings. In his first ATCC since 1973, five time series champion Ian Geoghegan won his ninth and last ATCC race when he drove his Bob Jane owned Holden Torana to a surprise win in Round 4 at Sandown. In what would be his last ATCC season, Geoghegan finished 13th in the championship. Calendar thumb|Peter Brock won the championship driving a Holden LX Torana A9X for the Marlboro Holden Dealer Team The championship was contested over an eight round series. Rd. Race / circuit Location / state Date Format Round winner CarThe official history of Australian Touring Car Championship – 50 years, page 180 to 188 Entrant 1 Symmons Plains Symmons Plains Launceston, Tasmania 5 March One race Peter Brock Holden LX Torana A9X Marlboro Holden Dealer TeamOfficial Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Final Round, Touring Cars, 1978, pages 40 & 41 2 Oran Park Oran Park Sydney, New South Wales 26 March One race Peter Brock Holden LX Torana A9X Marlboro Holden Dealer Team 3 Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 9 April One race Allan Grice Holden LX Torana A9X Craven Mild Racing 4 Sandown Sandown Melbourne, Victoria 16 April One race Ian Geoghegan Holden LX Torana A9X Bob Jane T-Marts 5 Wanneroo Wanneroo Park Perth, Western Australia 7 May Two heats Peter Brock Holden LX Torana A9X Marlboro Holden Dealer Team 6 Calder Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 28 May One race Bob Morris Holden LX Torana A9X Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing Team 7 Round 7 Presented by Rothmans1978 Australian Touring Car Championship Programmes http://www.progcovers.com/motor/atcc1978.html The Programme Covers Project 3 July 2019 Lakeside Brisbane, Queensland 25 June One race Allan Moffat Ford XC Falcon Moffat Ford Dealers 8 Adelaide International Raceway Adelaide International Raceway Virginia, South Australia 8 August One race Colin Bond Ford XC Falcon Moffat Ford Dealers Classes Car competed in two engine displacement classes: Up to and including 3000 cc 3001 to 6000 cc Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six placegetters in each of the two classes. Bonus points were awarded on a 4–3–2–1 basis to the first four placegetters irrespective of class. Only the best six scores counted towards the championship totals. Where a round was contested in two parts, points were allocated on a 20–16–13–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to the first 14 place-getters in each part and then aggregated. If more than one driver attained the same total, the superior round placing was awarded to the driver who was higher placed in the last part. Championship points were then awarded for the round. Championship standings Pos. Driver No. Car Entrant Sym Ora Ama San Wan Cal Lak Ade Total 1 Peter Brock 05 Holden LX Torana A9X Marlboro Holden Dealer Team 13 13 6 DSQ 13 4 655 2 Bob Morris 7 Holden LX Torana A9X Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing Team 9 9 (2) 9 4 13 9 Ret53 (55) 3 Rod Stevens 69 Ford Escort RS2000 * Brian Wood Ford 4 3 Ret 9 Ret 9 934 4 Allan Moffat 1 Ford XC Falcon Moffat Ford Dealers Ret Ret 9 DSQ 13 931 5 Colin Bond 2 Ford XC Falcon Moffat Ford Dealers 4 4 4 DSQ Ret 1325 Sue Ransom 101 Ford Capri V6 * ABE Copiers Pty Ltd 6 4 4 6 4 125 7 Allan Grice 26 Holden LX Torana A9X Craven Mild Racing 2 0 13 6 Ret Ret 122 8 John Harvey 76 Holden LX Torana A9X Marlboro Holden Dealer TeamOfficial Programme, Calder, Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 6 6 0 DNS 4 9 Ret19 9 Barry Seton 33 Ford Capri V6 * Amco 9 918 10 Dick Johnson 17 Ford XC Falcon Bryan Byrt Ford 6 Ret 9 DSQ15 Ray Cutchie 53 Ford Capri V6 * Ray Cutchie 6 915 Ray Farrar 46 Ford Capri V6 * R. FarrarProgram, Symmons Plains, 5 March 1978 / Brain Wood Ford 9 3 3 Ret15 13 Ian Geoghegan 3 Holden LX Torana A9X Bob Jane Racing Bob Jane T-Marts Ret 13 114 14 Colin Campbell 50 Ford Capri V6 * Ranger Truck Rentals Pty Ltd 6 612 15 Lawrie Nelson 38 Ford Capri V6 * Lawrie Nelson 99 Peter Hopwood 37 Ford Capri IIS * 3 69 17 Garry Rogers 34 Holden LX Torana A9X Greater Pacific Finance 1 1 68 18 Brian Potts 48 Mazda RX-3 * 1 67 19 Wayne Negus 4 Holden LX Torana A9X 66 Charlie O'Brien 15 Holden LX Torana A9X O'Brien's Transport 0 Ret 66 21 Murray Carter 18 Ford XC Falcon Brian Wood Ford Ret 0 44 Warren Cullen 23 Holden LX Torana A9X Pioneer Electronics Ret 0 44 Jack Brabham 8 Holden LX Torana A9X 2 24 Graham Mein 102 Ford Escort RS2000 * 44 Vic Wilson 91 Ford Capri V6 * Vic Wilson 44 26 Ross Burbidge 72 Mazda RX-3 * 33 David Cannon 77 Ford Escort RS2000 * Wavell Dawson Car Sales 33 Ian Lees 42 Ford Capri V6 * Ian Lees 1 23 Noel Edwards 44 Mazda RX-3 * Noel Edwards 1 23 30 Colin Hall 21 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 22 Peter Janson 9 Holden LX Torana A9X Re-Car 22 Graham Ryan 19 Holden LX Torana A9X 22 Jim Richards 27 Holden LX Torana A9X Marlboro Holden Dealer Team 22 John Goss 31 Ford XC Falcon John Goss Pty Ltd 1 12 John Faulkner 49 Ford Capri V6 * Wynn's Friction Proofing 22 Terry Shiel 41 Mazda RX-3 * 22 Evan Thomas 93 Mazda RX-3 * 22 38 Barry Kallawk 86 Holden LX Torana A9X 0 11 Peter Kuebler 64 Alfa Romeo * Safcol-Snappy Tom 11 Pos. Driver No. Car Entrant Sym Ora Ama San Wan Cal Lak Ade Total Note: Cars marked with an asterisk competed in the "Up to and including 3000 cc" class. References Category:Australian Touring Car Championship seasons Touring Cars