Motor racing competition
The 1974 Australian Touring Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Group C Touring Cars.[1] Authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title,[1] it was the 15th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship. The championship began at Symmons Plains on 4 March 1974 and ended at Adelaide International Raceway on 9 June after eight rounds.
The championship was won by Peter Brock, driving for the Holden Dealer Team in a Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 and a Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000.
Drivers
The following drivers contested the championship.
Calendar
The championship was contested over seven rounds.[8]
- Round 5 consisted of two separate races, one for over 3 litre cars and one for under 3 litre cars.
Classes and points system
Cars were classified into one of two displacement classes:[1]
- Up to and including 2,000 cc [1]
- Over 2,000 cc [1]
Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six place-getters in each class and on a 4-3-2-1 basis for the first four place-getters outright, irrespective of class.[1]
Championship standings
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| Colour |
Result
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| Gold |
Winner
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| Silver |
Second place
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| Bronze |
Third place
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| Green |
Points finish
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| Blue |
Non-points finish
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| Non-classified finish (NC)
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| Purple |
Retired (Ret)
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| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
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| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
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| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
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| White |
Did not start (DNS)
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| Withdrew (WD)
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| Race cancelled (C)
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| Blank
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Did not practice (DNP)
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| Did not arrive (DNA)
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| Excluded (EX)
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Up to and including 2,000 cc class competitors
References & notes
- ^ a b c d e f Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1974, pages 84 to 90
- ^ a b c d e f Program, Amaroo Park Raceway, 14th April, 1974
- ^ a b c d e f Official Programme, Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Sun. 19th May 1974
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Official Raceway Program, Calder, March 17, 1974
- ^ a b c Adelaide International Raceway Programme (9 June 1974)
- ^ a b c d e f Official Programme, Sandown, April 7th (1974)
- ^ a b Programme, Symmons Plains, 4 March 1974
- ^ Touring Car Champs, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 102 to 119
- ^ a b c Graham Howard , Stewart Wilson, David Greenhalgh, The official history - Australian Touring Car Championship - 50 Years
- ^ Mollison's Mazda RX-3 is shown in the Calder Program as having an engine capacity of 1964 cc.
- ^ Haehnle's Mazda RX-3 is shown in the Amaroo Program as having an engine capacity of 2292 cc.