BROCK’S

Peter Brock is arguably the most famous Australian touring car racer - a Holden hero who conquered Mount Panorama a record nine times and enjoyed championship success in a long and storied career. These are his best wins, cars, co-drivers and more from his racing life.

Bathurst Near Misses

#5 1987

It may have come under controversial circumstances following the disqualification of the Eggenberger Sierras, but let’s not forget Brock’s driving in the wet against the best touring-car drivers in the world.

#4 1975

Brock’s only Bathurst victory away from the Holden Dealer Team, winning by a two-lap margin over a number of fellow Torana runners.

#3 1984

The Holden Dealer Team steamrolled the opposition with a one-two formation finish in the iconic Holden VK Commodore.

#2 1972

The win that highlighted Brock’s potential, coming from fifth on the grid to overcome Allan Moffat with a starring solo drive at a very wet Mount Panorama.

#1 1979

Pole position, led every lap, fastest lap on the final lap of the race, won by six laps. The most dominant performance in Mount Panorama history.

#5 1989

Pole in the turbocharged Ford Sierra RS500, though troubles with the right-rear wheel in the race robbed him of a potential Great Race win for the Blue Oval.

#4 1997

Co-driver Mark Skaife landed pole and took an early lead, though an engine failure deprived Brock of the win following his final full-time season.

#3 1985

Brock dragged his Group A-spec VK Commodore into second place in the closing stages before a timing chain failure late on.

#2

1973

The Holden Dealer Team stretched its fuel economy too far and co-driver Doug Chivas had to push an out-of-fuel Torana into the pits. Three minutes were lost in the process.

#1 1974

Brock looked on course for a comfortable win after scoring pole position and holding a six-lap lead before a holed piston ended his charge.

NON-ATCC/BATHURST 500/1000 PERFORMANCES

#5 1971 GUIA RACE OF MACAU

Brock drove an older model Torana to a podium finish in the touring-car race around the challenging Macau street circuit.

#4

1977 Spa 24 Hours

Driving for the Vauxhall dealer team, Brock and co-driver Gerry Marshall drove through the field from 28th on the grid to finish in second place in a Vauxhall Firenza Magnum.

#3

1986

EUROPEAN TOURING CARS

Up against the best international touringcar drivers of the era, Brock scored a pair of fifth places at Donington Park and Hockenheim in the European championship.

#2 2003 BATHURST 24 HOUR

Teamed with Greg Murphy, Jason Bright and Todd Kelly, Brock won his unofficial 10th Bathurst endurance race in the Holden Monaro 427C.

#1 1979 ROUND AUSTRALIA TRIAL

Brock and co-drivers Matt Philip and Noel Richards won the 20,000km rally, giving the Commodore its first major motorsport win.

Holdens

#5 HOLDEN VL COMMODORE SS

It may have struggled in the championship sprint races, but Brock wrestled the VL in the wet around Mount Panorama to victory in 1987.

#4 HOLDEN VH COMMODORE SS

Brock took the VH SS to consecutive Bathurst wins in 1982 and 1983, cementing the Commodore’s dominance at Mount Panorama.

#3 HOLDEN LJ TORANA GTR XU-1

An important car in Brock’s career, in which he scored his first Bathurst and championship wins in 1972 and 1974 respectively.

#2 HOLDEN LX TORANA SS A9X

The most successful Torana for Brock given his championship success in

1978 and his crushing win at Mount Panorama in 1979.

#1 HOLDEN VK COMMODORE

The Group C-spec VK may have had a short lifespan but the iconic dayglo-liveried ‘big banger’ became an instant cult classic with dominant wins at Sandown and Bathurst.

NON-HOLDENS

#5 VOLVO 850

Brock spent a season racing the Volvo 850 in the 1996 Super Touring championship, scoring two podiums and sixth in the championship.

#4 PORSCHE 956B

Brock competed in the famed Le Mans 24 Hour three times in his career, most notably in 1984 alongside Larry Perkins in the Porsche 956B, qualifying in 15th and running as high as fifth before an accident stopped their charge.

#3 FORD SIERRA RS500

The Sierra RS500 was the car to have in the late eighties and Brock made the switch to Ford for 1989 and 1990, winning two races across both seasons and claiming pole at Bathurst in 1989.

#2 ‘BROCK 01’

Brock’s homemade creation was born out of a stripped down Austin 7, in which the teenager would drive around the family’s Hurstbridge property.

#1 AUSTIN A30

Brock’s first circuit racer was a 1959 A30 powered by a six-cylinder engine, in which he won a number of events and continued to race even after his debut for the Holden Dealer Team.

Rivals

#5 KEVIN BARTLETT

Bartlett and his Chevrolet Camaro Z28 proved a nemesis to Brock across the championship and Bathurst from 1980 to 1982, scoring a runners-up finish to Brock in the 1980 title battle.

#4 ALLAN GRICE

Grice’s privateer Holden entry often proved a nuisance to Brock and the Holden Dealer Team at Mount Panorama, particularly in 1986 when Grice prevailed for the win.

#3 BOB MORRIS

A privateer Holden rival who pushed Brock all the way in the 1978 and 1979 championship battles, winning in the latter.

#2 DICK JOHNSON

Johnson took over where Allan Moffat left off, carrying the Ford fight against Brock and Holden into the 1980s with their battle for the 1981 title the best of the lot.

#1 ALLAN MOFFAT

Moffat and Brock’s battles at Bathurst did more for the Ford and Holden rivalry than any other drivers. They won eight of the Bathurst 500/1000s held in the 1970s, fittingly four each.

Teammates

#5 JIM RICHARDS

They achieved their best results as co-drivers not teammates but they did work together in the 1988 season in a pair of BMW M3s, recording top-six finishes in the standings.

#4 GREG MURPHY

After his season mentoring Craig Lowndes, Brock welcomed young New Zealander Greg Murphy into the Holden Racing Team for the former’s final championship season in 1997. Murphy scored three round wins to Brock’s one.

#3 TOMAS MEZERA

Mezera played an important role as driver/ manager in the Holden Racing Team’s early years, including a stint as Brock’s teammate for two seasons.

#2 CRAIG LOWNDES

The son of former HDT mechanic Frank Lowndes came under the tutelage of Brock in a championship, Sandown and Bathurst-winning season in 1996.

#1 JOHN HARVEY

Teammates for a decade from 1978 to 1987, Harvey played the role of dutiful number two, with Brock winning Bathurst in Harvey’s car in 1983.

CO-DRIVERS

#5 PHIL BROCK

The brothers teamed up under the Team Brock/Bill Patterson Racing banner and scored a third in 1976 and fourth in 1977.

#4 DOUG CHIVAS

Chivas may be renowned for having to push the out-of-fuel Torana in 1973, but they nevertheless recovered to second place.

#3 BRIAN SAMPSON

Brock and Sampson should have won at

Mount Panorama in 1974, though they made amends the following year with victory in the Gown-Hindhaugh entry.

#2 LARRY PERKINS

Perkins took over where Jim Richards left off, not only scoring a hat-trick of Bathurst wins from 1982 to 1984 but playing an important role in developing the Holden Dealer Team’s Commodores.

#1 JIM RICHARDS

The original dream team, a combination that became the first to score a hat-trick of Bathurst wins from 1978 to 1980.