1975 Hardie Ferodo 1000


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. 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

Final results

Final results were as follows:
PosClassNoTeamDriversCarLapsQual
Pos
1D5Gown - Hindhaugh Peter Brock
Brian Sampson
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L341633
2D7Ron Hodgson Motors Bob Morris
Frank Gardner
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L341614
3D2Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Colin Bond
Johnnie Walker
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L341541
4D3Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd Bob Skelton
Ron Dickson
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L341525
5C6Penrith Mazda Centre Pty Ltd Don Holland
Hiroshi Fushida
Mazda RX-315119
6B27Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia Marie-Claude Beaumont
John Leffler
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV15029
7B50Fischer Ford Racing John Bassett
Eric Boord
Ford Escort RS200014920
8D15R Coppins Rod Coppins
Jim Richards
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L341478
9D11Tokico John Pollard
Bryan Thomson
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L3414714
10B37Ron Hodgson Motors James Laing-Peach
Graham Moore
Triumph Dolomite Sprint14533
11B45Jubilee Motors Five Dock Pty Ltd Bill Brown
Sue Ransom
Ford Escort RS200014434
12B36B S Stillwell Ford & Co Pty Ltd Mike Stillwell
Geoff Brabham
Ford Escort RS200014127
13B46De Bortolis Wines Pty Ltd Bruce Hodgson
Dave Morrow
Ford Escort RS200014037
14A58Orange City Motors Peter Lander
Bob Martin
14045
15A68Datsun Racing Team Bill Evans
Bruce Stewart
Datsun 120013948
16C22Rotary Rebuild Ray Harrison
Craig Bradtke
Mazda RX-313918
17C28B Benson Barry Seton
Don Smith
Ford Capri Mk.I GT 300013817
18A65Mini Bits Terry Wade
John Dellaca
13652
19B42R Gulson Ray Gulson
Paul Gulson
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV13530
20D4Bob Forbes Automotive Bob Forbes
Wayne Negus
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L341359
21B35Eurocars Pty Ltd David Clement
Brian Wheeler
Mazda RX-313539
22A62Fred's Treads Pty Ltd David Crowther
Gordon Rich
Alfa Romeo GT Junior13556
23C29G Moran Geoff Moran
Eugene McLaoughlin
Ford Capri Mk.I GT 300013450
24A69James Mason Motors Pty Ltd Brian Porter
John Ainsley
Mazda 130013259
25D20K Kennedy Kevin Kennedy
Steve Land
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-113062
26C51J Wharton John Wharton
Kerry Horgan
Mazda RX-312941
27A59Orange City Motors Caroline O'Shanesy
David Booth
12857
28A55Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Aust. Robin Dudfield
Lance DeLuca
Alfa Romeo GT Junior12855
29A53I Wells Ian Wells
Neil West
Honda Civic12751
30A60Peter Mac's Towing Service Pty Ltd Geoff Wade
Robert Bride
Ford Escort GT130012560
31B40W D Electrics Warren Thompson
Rod Morris
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV11936
32B49Clemens Sporting Car Services Pty Ltd Mal Robertson
Frank Porter
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV11928
33C10Mazda House Racing Team Lakis Manticas
Mel Mollison
Mazda RX-311622
34B39G Morrell George Morrell
Alan Cant
Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam11338
DNFD17Massey Holden Peter Janson
John Harvey
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L3414312
DNFB26Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia Tim Schenken
Paul Bernasconi
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV14024
NCD19American Express International Inc Graeme Adams
Bob Stevens
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-111861
DNFA56Ray Molloy Motors Preston Ray Molloy
Alan Brazell
11854
DNFD16J Stoopman John Stoopman
Stuart Saker
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-111316
DNFD25Allan Moffat Racing Allan Moffat
Ian Geoghegan
Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop1092
DNFC30West End Mazda Bernie Haehnle
Terry Finnigan
Mazda RX-39721
NCA52M McGinley Max McGinley
Paul King
Honda Civic9253
DNFB70BMW Dealers NSW Peter Williamson
John McDonald
BMW 2002Tii8923
DNFD21T Slako Tim Slako
Tony Wilkinson
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L348715
NCA57Orange City Motors Gary Leggatt
David Seldon
8344
DNFB41Brian Wood Ford Jim Murcott
Rod Stevens
Ford Escort RS20008231
DNFA54Lordco Pty Ltd John Lord
John Harris
7546
DNFD9Dusting of Burwood Rod McRae
Russ McRae
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L346713
DNFC23Mazda Dealers Victoria Nick Louis
Ted Brewster
Mazda RX-36432
DNFA67C Heyer Chris Heyer
Barry Allen
Volkswagen Passat 13005749
DNFD18M Carter Murray Carter
Ray Winter
Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop537
DNFA64Fred Williams Car Sales Pty Ltd Richard Stiegler
Greg Toepfer
Toyota Corolla4658
DNFD12Craven Mild Racing Allan Grice
Jim Hunter
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34416
DNFC31G Newton Geoff Newton
Paul Feltham
Ford Capri Mk.I GT 30004143
DNFC66Hobson White Motors Pty Ltd Tom Naughton
Ross Wemyss
Mercedes-Benz 280E2347
DNFD14C O'Brien Charlie O'Brien
Graham Ryan
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L342211
DNFC32HM Headers Lawrie Nelson
Bob Watson
Ford Capri Mk.I GT 30001635
DNFB8Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia John Fitzpatrick
Fred Gibson
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV1226
DNFD1John Goss Racing Pty Ltd John Goss
Kevin Bartlett
Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop1010
DNFB13Bob Holden - Shell Racing Bob Holden
Lyndon Arnel
Ford Escort RS2000340
DNFC33Datsun Racing Team Doug Whiteford
Geoff Perry
Datsun 260Z 2+2342
DSQC24James Mason Motors Pty Ltd Lynn Brown
Ron Gillard
Mazda RX-314925

Statistics