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1978 Australian Touring Car Championship

Motor racing competition

Motor racing competition

The 1978 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars. The title, which was the 19th Australian Touring Car Championship, was won by Peter Brock. 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. 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. 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

The championship was contested over an eight round series.

Rd.Race / circuitLocation / stateDateFormatRound winnerCarEntrant12345678
*Symmons Plains*
Symmons PlainsLaunceston, Tasmania5 MarchOne racePeter BrockHolden LX Torana A9XMarlboro Holden Dealer Team
*Oran Park*
Oran ParkSydney, New South Wales26 MarchOne racePeter BrockHolden LX Torana A9XMarlboro Holden Dealer Team
*Amaroo Park*
Amaroo ParkSydney, New South Wales9 AprilOne raceAllan GriceHolden LX Torana A9XCraven Mild Racing
*Sandown*
SandownMelbourne, Victoria16 AprilOne raceIan GeogheganHolden LX Torana A9XBob Jane T-Marts
*Wanneroo*
Wanneroo ParkPerth, Western Australia7 MayTwo heatsPeter BrockHolden LX Torana A9XMarlboro Holden Dealer Team
*Calder*
Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, Victoria28 MayOne raceBob MorrisHolden LX Torana A9XRon Hodgson Channel 7 Racing Team
Round 7 Presented by Rothmans
LakesideBrisbane, Queensland25 JuneOne raceAllan MoffatFord XC FalconMoffat Ford Dealers
*Adelaide International Raceway*
Adelaide International RacewayVirginia, South Australia8 AugustOne raceColin BondFord XC FalconMoffat 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.DriverNo.CarEntrantSymOraAmaSanWanCalLakAdeTotal123457891013141517181921263038Pos.DriverNo.CarEntrantSymOraAmaSanWanCalLakAdeTotal
Peter Brock05Holden LX Torana A9XMarlboro Holden Dealer Team13136DSQ1346**55**
Bob Morris7Holden LX Torana A9XRon Hodgson Channel 7 Racing Team99(2)94139Ret**53** (55)
Rod Stevens69Ford Escort RS2000 *Brian Wood Ford43Ret9Ret99**34**
Allan Moffat1Ford XC FalconMoffat Ford DealersRetRet9DSQ139**31**
Colin Bond2Ford XC FalconMoffat Ford Dealers444DSQRet13**25**
Sue Ransom101Ford Capri V6 *ABE Copiers Pty Ltd644641**25**
Allan Grice26Holden LX Torana A9XCraven Mild Racing20136RetRet1**22**
John Harvey76Holden LX Torana A9XMarlboro Holden Dealer Team60DNS49Ret**19**
Barry Seton33Ford Capri V6 *Amco99**18**
Dick Johnson17Ford XC FalconBryan Byrt Ford6Ret9DSQ**15**
Ray Cutchie53Ford Capri V6 *Ray Cutchie69**15**
Ray Farrar46Ford Capri V6 *R. Farrar / Brain Wood Ford933Ret**15**
Ian Geoghegan3Holden LX Torana A9XBob Jane Racing
Bob Jane T-MartsRet131**14**
Colin Campbell50Ford Capri V6 *Ranger Truck Rentals Pty Ltd66**12**
Lawrie Nelson38Ford Capri V6 *Lawrie Nelson9**9**
Peter Hopwood37Ford Capri IIS *36**9**
Garry Rogers34Holden LX Torana A9XGreater Pacific Finance116**8**
Brian Potts48Mazda RX-3 *16**7**
Wayne Negus4Holden LX Torana A9X6**6**
Charlie O'Brien15Holden LX Torana A9XO'Brien's Transport0Ret6**6**
Murray Carter18Ford XC FalconBrian Wood FordRet04**4**
Warren Cullen23Holden LX Torana A9XPioneer ElectronicsRet04**4**
Jack Brabham8Holden LX Torana A9X22**4**
Graham Mein102Ford Escort RS2000 *4**4**
Vic Wilson91Ford Capri V6 *Vic Wilson4**4**
Ross Burbidge72Mazda RX-3 *3**3**
David Cannon77Ford Escort RS2000 *Wavell Dawson Car Sales3**3**
Ian Lees42Ford Capri V6 *Ian Lees12**3**
Noel Edwards44Mazda RX-3 *Noel Edwards12**3**
Colin Hall21Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L342**2**
Peter Janson9Holden LX Torana A9XRe-Car2**2**
Graham Ryan19Holden LX Torana A9X2**2**
Jim Richards27Holden LX Torana A9XMarlboro Holden Dealer Team2**2**
John Goss31Ford XC FalconJohn Goss Pty Ltd11**2**
John Faulkner49Ford Capri V6 *Wynn's Friction Proofing2**2**
Terry Shiel41Mazda RX-3 *2**2**
Evan Thomas93Mazda RX-3 *2**2**
Barry Kallawk86Holden LX Torana A9X01**1**
Peter Kuebler64Alfa Romeo *Safcol-Snappy Tom1**1**

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Note: Cars marked with an asterisk competed in the "Up to and including 3000 cc" class.

References

References

  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1978 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84 to 87
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
  3. Australian Touring Car Championship, Australian Competition Yearbook Number 8 (1979), pages 40 to 61
  4. (1986). "Australian Touring Car Championship 25 fabulous years". R&T Publishing.
  5. Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Final Round, Touring Cars, 1978, page 11
  6. The official history of Australian Touring Car Championship – 50 years, page 180 to 188
  7. Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Final Round, Touring Cars, 1978, pages 40 & 41
  8. "1978 Australian Touring Car Championship Programmes".
  9. Official Programme, Calder, Australian Touring Car Championship, Round 6
  10. Program, Symmons Plains, 5 March 1978
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