1974_Australian_Touring_Car_Championship

1974 Australian Touring Car Championship

1974 Australian Touring Car Championship

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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.

More information Entrant, No. ...

Calendar

The championship was contested over seven rounds.[8]

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  • 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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  Up to and including 2,000 cc class competitors

References & notes

  1. [1]
    Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1974, pages 84 to 90
  2. [2]
    Program, Amaroo Park Raceway, 14th April, 1974
  3. [3]
    Official Programme, Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Sun. 19th May 1974
  4. [4]
    Official Raceway Program, Calder, March 17, 1974
  5. [5]
    Adelaide International Raceway Programme (9 June 1974)
  6. [6]
    Official Programme, Sandown, April 7th (1974)
  7. [7]
    Programme, Symmons Plains, 4 March 1974
  8. [8]
    Touring Car Champs, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 102 to 119
  9. [9]
    Graham Howard , Stewart Wilson, David Greenhalgh, The official history - Australian Touring Car Championship - 50 Years
  10. [10]
    Mollison's Mazda RX-3 is shown in the Calder Program as having an engine capacity of 1964 cc.
  11. [11]
    Haehnle's Mazda RX-3 is shown in the Amaroo Program as having an engine capacity of 2292 cc.
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