Ian Geoghegan

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Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, (April 26, 1940-November 19, 2003) was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills.

He was a five-time winner of the Australian Touring Car Championship, a feat matched by only two other drivers since (Dick Johnson and Mark Skaife). He also won the prestigious Bathurst 1000 endurance race in 1973.

[edit] Career results

The following table lists the results obtained by Ian Geogeghegan in the various national motor racing titles and major endurance races in which he competed.

Year	Title/ Event	Position	Car	Entrant
1960	Australian GT Championship	3rd	Holden	Geoghegan Motors
1961	Australian Touring Car Championship	2nd	Jaguar Mk.I 3.4
1962	Bathurst Six Hour Classic	1st in Class	Daimler SP250	Geoghegan Motors Liverpool
1963	Australian Tourist Trophy	1st	Lotus 23
1964	Australian Touring Car Championship	1st	Ford Cortina GT	Total Team
1964	Armstrong 500	5th in Class	Ford Cortina GT
1965	Australian Touring Car Championship	2nd	Ford Cortina Lotus	Total Team
1965	Australian Tourist Trophy	1st	Lotus 23
1966	Australian Touring Car Championship	1st	Ford Mustang	Total Team
1967	Australian Touring Car Championship	1st	Ford Mustang	Mustang Team
1967	Gallaher 500	2nd	Ford Falcon XR GT
1968	Australian Touring Car Championship	1st	Ford Mustang
1968	Surfers Paradise 6 Hour	1st	Ferrari 250 LM	Scuderia Veloce
1968	Hardie-Ferodo 500	12th	Ford Falcon XT GT	Ford Motor Company
1969	Australian Touring Car Championship	1st	Ford Mustang	Mustang Team
1969	Hardie-Ferodo 500	5th	Ford Falcon XW GT HO	Ford Motor Company of Australia
1970	Australian Touring Car Championship	4th	Ford Mustang	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars
1971	Australian Touring Car Championship	3rd	Ford Mustang	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars
1972	Australian Touring Car Championship	4th	Ford Falcon XY GT	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars
1973	Australian Touring Car Championship	8th	Chrysler Valiant Charger	Grace Brothers Racing
1973	Hardie-Ferodo 1000	1st	Ford Falcon XA GT	Ford Motor Co Australia Ltd
1976	Australian Sports Car Championship	1st	Porsche Carrera
1976	Australian Sports Sedan Championship	6th	Holden Monaro	Craven Mild Racing
1977	Australian Tourist Trophy	1st	Porsche 935
1978	Australian Touring Car Championship	13th	Holden Torana LX SS5000 A9X
1980	Hardie-Ferodo 1000	3rd	Holden Commodore VB	Stockton Coin & Bullion Exchange Pty Ltd
1981	James Hardie 1000	28th	Ford Falcon XD	Army Reserve Racing Team

Preceded by Peter Brock	Winner of the Bathurst 1000 1973 (with Allan Moffat)	Succeeded by John Goss Kevin Bartlett
Preceded by Bob Jane	Winner of the Australian Touring Car Championship 1964	Succeeded by Norm Beechey
Preceded by Norm Beechey	Winner of the Australian Touring Car Championship 1966, 1967, 1968 & 1969	Succeeded by Norm Beechey

[edit] References

• Sydney Morning Herald [1]
• Racing Geoghegans [2]
• www.camsmanual.com.au