Peter Brock, the 34 year old king of Australian saloon racing who has little left to win in his native continent, annihilated the opposition at Bathurst's Mount Panorama circuit on Sunday, September 30. Assisted by New Zealand's Jim Richards, Brock's Torana finished six laps ahead of its nearest rival, and turned a near record lap on the very last tour after 6 hours and 16 seconds of racing. Nor was it meagre opposition that Brock and Richards defeated so utterly. There were 75 entries for this year's Hardie Ferodo 1000, and 60 got a run in the annual Australian classic, an event that since its inception in 1960 has been won by everything from a Vauxhall Velox to a Mini Cooper.

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, 6:38.15,8

HH1

2.20,500

2

2

19

Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd
Holden Torana LX A9X

Peter Janson, NZ
Larry Perkins, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

157

HH7

2.26,212

3

3

14

Holden Torana LX A9X

Ralph Radburn, AUS
John Smith, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

155

17

2.42,1

4

4

6

Craven Mild Racing
Holden Torana LX A9X

Allan Grice, AUS
Alf Costanzo, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

155

HH3

2.23,539

5

5

34

Holden Torana LX A9X

Garry Rogers, AUS
Bob Stevens, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

152

HH6

2.25,918

6

6

15

Scotty Taylor Holden
Holden Torana LX A9X

Alan "Scotty" Taylor, AUS
Kevin Kennedy, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

151

15

2.41,0

7

7

8

Holden Torana LX A9X

Barry Seton, AUS
Don Smith, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

148

16

2.41,9

8

8

21

Holden Torana LX A9X

Charlie O'Brien, AUS
Garth Wigston, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

147

HH5

2.24,579

9

1

66

Toyota Dealer Team
Toyota Celica

Peter Williamson, AUS
Mike Quinn, AUS

1968

L4

Class C

146

33

2.58,2

10

2

58

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV

Phil McDonnell, AUS
Derek Bell, GB

1962

L4

Class C

145

27

2.53,6

11

3

59

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV

Frank Porter, AUS
Tony Niovanni, AUS

1962

L4

Class C

142

39

3.03,1

12

4

64

Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

Ray Gulson, AUS
Paul Gulson, AUS

1962

L4

Class C

140

37

3.02,4

13

1

48

Mazda Savanna RX-3

Barry Lee, AUS
John Gates, AUS

2292 eq

R2

Class B

139

29

2.54,2

14

9

12

Ford Falcon XC

Jim Keogh, AUS
John Mann, AUS

5760

V8

Class A

138

22

2.45,2

DSQ

42

BMW 3.0 Si

Lynn Brown, AUS
Brian Boyd, AUS

2985

L6

Class B

138

38

3.02,9

DSQ

76

Holden Gemini

Allan Gough, AUS
Kel Gough, AUS

1584

L4

Class D

135

42

3.07,0

15

5

65

Toyota Celica

Wally Scott, AUS
Peter Walton, AUS

1968

L4

Class C

133

50

3.14,7

16

2

4

Ford Capri 3000

Terry Daly, AUS
Eric Boord, AUS

2993

V6

Class B

133

30

2.55,2

17

10

24

Holden Torana LX A9X

Brian Sampson, AUS
Alan Browne, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

133

20

2.43,1

18

3

41

Ford Capri 3000

Peter Hopwood, AUS
Alan Cant, AUS

2993

V6

Class B

130

32

2.56,7

19

4

39

Mazda Savanna RX-3

Stephen Stockdale, AUS
John Duggan, AUS

2292 eq

R2

Class B

130

31

2.55,2

20

5

44

Scuderia Veloce
Volvo 242 GT

Spencer Martin, AUS
David McKay, AUS

2320

L4

Class B

129

47

3.12,6

21

1

70

Isuzu Gemini

David Seldon, AUS
Gary Leggatt, AUS

1584

L4

Class D

129

43

3.07,0

22

2

71

Holden Gemini

Bernie McClure, AUS
David Langman, AUS

1584

L4

Class D

128

52

3.16,9

23

3

75

Holden Gemini

Jim Faneco, AUS
Gary Rowe, AUS

1584

L4

Class D

126

48

3.13,0

24

4

74

Holden Gemini

Ken Price, AUS
Ian Wells, AUS

1584

L4

Class D

124

55

3.22,2

25

6

56

Triumph Dolomite Sprint

Terry Wade, AUS
Gerald Kay, AUS

1998

L4

Class C

120

40

3.03,9

26

5

68

Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale
Ford Escort 1.6

Bob Holden, AUS
David Earle, AUS

1599

L4

Class D

116

61

no time

27

7

62

Triumph Dolomite Sprint

Martin Power, AUS
Peter Kuebler, AUS

1998

L4

Class C

114

46

3.11,0

28

6

73

Lennox Motors
VW Golf

Chris Heyer, AUS
Peter Lander, AUS
(Rüdiger Dahlhäuser, D)

1588

L4

Class D

111

49

3.14,7

DNF

25

Ford Falcon XC

Allan Moffat, AUS
John Fitzpatrick, GB

5760

V8

Class A

136

HH4

2.24,270

Engine

DNF

52

Masterton Homes Pty Ltd
Ford Capri 3000

Steve Masterton, AUS
Phil Lucas, AUS

2993

V6

Class B

130

28

2.54,1

Gearbox

DNF

32

Holden Torana LX A9X

Fred Gibson, AUS
Joe Moore, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

125

18

2.42,7

Gearbox

NC

3

Ford Falcon XC

John Goss, AUS
Henri Pescarolo, F

5760

V8

Class A

118

58

no time

Insufficient laps

DNF

13

Holden Torana LX A9X

Tim Slako, AUS
Colin Hall, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

111

19

2.42,8

Engine

DNF

47

Mazda Savanna RX-3

Barry Jones, AUS
Terry Finnigan, AUS

2292 eq

R2

Class B

106

26

2.50,8

Engine

DNF

33

Holden Torana LX A9X

Bob Skelton, AUS
Don Holland, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

105

44

3.09,2

Distributor

DNF

50

Masterton Homes Pty Ltd
Ford Capri III 3.0S

Lawrie Nelson, AUS
Tony Farrell, AUS

2993

V6

Class B

105

53

3.17,0

Differential

NC

55

Ford Escort II RS 2000

Graham Mein, AUS
Geoff Russell, AUS

1993

L4

Class C

105

41

3.05,8

Insufficient laps

DNF

7

Ron Hodgson Racing
Holden Torana LX A9X

Bob Morris, AUS
Dieter Quester, A

5044

V8

Class A

95

HH2

2.22,466

Gearbox

DNF

29

Willmington Performance
Ford Falcon XC

Garry Willmington, AUS
John Wright, AUS

5760

V8

Class A

95

24

2.45,7

Battery

DNF

18

Ford Falcon XC

Murray Carter, AUS
Graeme Lawrence, NZ

5760

V8

Class A

74

14

2.38,7

Engine

DNF

40

Mazda RX-7

Terry Shiel, AUS
Ross Burbidge, AUS

2292 eq

R2

Class B

72

36

3.00,9

Engine

DNF

43

Ford Capri 3000

Lakis Manticas, AUS
Geoff Leeds, AUS

2993

V6

Class B

69

34

2.58,3

Engine

DNF

9

Nine Network Racing Team
Chevrolet Camaro

John McCormack, AUS
Bob Forbes, AUS

5736

V8

Class A

62

60

No time

Engine

DNF

30

Ford Falcon XC

Bill O'Brien, AUS
Ray Winter, AUS

5760

V8

Class A

62

21

2.44,2

Engine

DNF

26

Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LX A9X

John Harvey, AUS
Ron Harrop, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

57

11

2.33,9

Accident

DNF

11

Holden Torana LX A9X

Gary Cooke, AUS
Warwick Brown, AUS

5044

V8

Class A

57

HH8

2.27,043

Engine

DNF

69

Holden Gemini

Mel Smith, AUS
Mel Owen, AUS

1584

L4

Class D

51

56

3.30,9

Engine

DNF

61

Toyota Celica

Graeme Bailey, AUS
Doug Clark, AUS

1968

L4

Class C

46

35

2.59,7

Engine

DNF

77

Toyota Dealer Team
Toyota Corolla

Mark Thatcher, GB
Kiyoshi Misaki, J

1587

L4

Class C

41

54

3.20,1

Oil pump

NC

35

Ford Falcon XC

Barry Parsons, AUS
Tom Rabold, AUS

5760

V8

Class A

38

63

No time

Insufficient laps

DNF

22

Holden Torana LX A9X

Warren Cullen, AUS
Graham McRae, NZ

5044

V8

Class A

30

13

2.38,2

Engine

NC

36

Ford Falcon XC

Rod Stevens, AUS
Bill Evans, AUS

5760

V8

Class A

24

25

2.47,6

Gearbox

NC

54

Ford Escort II RS 2000

Roger Cartwright, AUS
Greg Toepfer, AUS

1993

L4

Class C

24

62

No time

Accident

DNF

17

Bryan Byrt Ford
Ford Falcon XC

Dick Johnson, AUS
Gary Scott, AUS

5760

V8

Class A

24

HH9

2.27,655

Engine

DNF

4

Bryan Byrt Ford
Ford Falcon XC

Colin Bond, AUS
John French, AUS

5760

V8

Class A

23

HH10

2.30,018

Engine

DNF

60

Ford Escort II RS 2000

Bill Stanley, AUS
Ian Messner, AUS

1993

L4

Class C

23

45

3.09,4

Gearbox

NC

27

Ford Falcon XC

Ron Wanless, AUS
Leo Leonard, NZ

5760

V8

Class A

21

12

2.35,1

Engine

DNF

2

Ron Dickson
Chevrolet Camaro

Ron Dickson, AUS
Dick Barbour, USA

5736

V8

Class A

16

59

No time

Oil pump

DNF

45

Mazda RX-7

Dean Gall, AUS
Allan Bryant, AUS

2292 eq

R2

Class B

16

57

3.32,4

Gearbox

NC

10

Ford Falcon XC

Rusty French, AUS
Graham Moore, AUS

5760

V8

Class A

9

23

2.45,6

Electrical

DNF

Ford Escort II RS 2000

Ken Harrison, AUS
Ray Cutchie, AUS

1993

L4

Class C

51

3.16,1

DNP

6

Lennox Motors
VW Golf

Peter Lander, AUS
Paul Bernasconi, AUS

1588

L4

Class D

Withdrawn