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Gregg Hansford
NationalityAustralian
Born(1952-04-08)8 April 1952
East Brisbane,Australia
Died5 March 1995(1995-03-05)(aged 42)
Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1978-1981
First race1978 250cc Venezuelan Grand Prix
Last race1981 500cc Dutch TT
First win1978 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Last win1979 350cc Finnish Grand Prix
Team(s)Kawasaki
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
33 10 25 11 5 358

Gregory John "Gregg" Hansford(8 April 1952 – 5 March 1995)[1]was anAustralianprofessionalmotorcycleandtouring carracer. He competed in theFIMGrand Prix motorcycle racingworld championships from 1978 to 1981 and in Australian touring car championships from 1982 to 1994. Hansford was a two-time vice-champion in the 250cc road racing world championships.[2]With 10 Grand Prix victories to his credit, he is ranked fourth for the most Grand Prix wins by an Australian behindMick Doohan(54 wins),Casey Stoner(38) andWayne Gardner(18).[3]

After his international motorcycle racing career ended prematurely in 1981 due to serious injuries from a racing accident, Hansford returned to Australia and established himself as a competitive driver in Australian touring car competitions. Hansford's 1993Bathurst 1000victory gave him the unique distinction of winning a race at the Mount Panorama Circuit in both motorcycle and automobile racing events.[1][4]He died in an accident during aSupertouringrace at thePhillip Island Grand Prix Circuitin 1995.

Motorcycle racing career

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Early Australian racing

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Hansford was born inEast Brisbane, Queensland,Australia where he attendedMilton State School(1958–1960), theAnglican Church Grammar School(1961–1967) andBrisbane State High School(1967–1969).[1]He worked as a motorcycle mechanic and began racing motorcycles in 1971 with financial assistance from his mother.[1][4]

He began competitive motorcycle racing indirt track racingand thenmotocross,before focusing onroad racingin the early 1970s.[5]John Taylor at Brisk Sales supported his early road racing career by offering him the opportunity to race aKawasaki H1R,which led to an offer to race for the BrisbaneYamahadistributor, Annand and Thompson.[5]He became known for his mastery of theLakeside International Raceway,his home circuit near Brisbane.[4]

In 1974 Yamaha introduced theTZ750which would dominate the 750cc class during the 1970s.[6]The Annand and Thompson-Yamaha team obtained one of the newly-released machines on which Hansford made his international racing debut at the 1974Daytona 200,then considered one of the most prestigious motorcycle races in the world.[7]However, during the race the motorcycle experienced ignition problems and he failed to finish.[8]

Hansford returned to Australia where his battle with Warren Willing in the 1974 Unlimited Class Grand Prix at theMount Panorama Circuithas been cited as one of the greatest Australian motorcycle races of the 1970s.[3][5][8]Both competitors rode similar Yamaha TZ750s in an event that featured numerous lead changes throughout the 20 lap race, before Willing took the victory over Hansford by a narrow margin.[1][5]Despite losing the Mount Panorama round, Hansford prevailed to win the 1974 Unlimited Class Australian national championship at the age of 21.[9]The victory marked the first of six Australian motorcycle road racing National Championships in different classes that he won during his motorcycle racing career.[4]

Kawasaki sponsorship

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In 1975, Hansford was contracted byKawasakiAustralia to replace the injured rider, Ron Toombs.[5]He and his Kawasaki co-rider, Murray Sayle, won the 1975 Six Hour Production Bike Race atAmaroo Parkriding aKawasaki Z1.[1][5]He made his European debut at the French round of the1975FIMFormula 750Championship held at theMagny-Cours Circuit.[8]In a 1976 race held at theLaverton Air Force Basejust outside Melbourne, Hansford rode the newly-released, water-cooledKawasaki KR750to victory over Grand Prix-winner,Pat Hennen.[5]

Hansford returned to the Daytona 200 in 1977, where despite the domination of the 750cc class by the Yamaha TZ750, he posted a credible fourth place result as the highest-placed Kawasaki rider.[5][10]Hansford’s KR750 lacked the power to compete with the Yamaha TZ750, but he made up the deficit with sheer ability.[8]At the 1977Laguna Secaround of the 750ccAMANational Championship divided into two heat races, he scored second and third place finishes, then defeated veteranGary Nixonin a race long battle to win the 250cc class.[5][11]At the Canadian round of the1977FIMFormula 750Championship held at theMosport Circuiton September 18, Hansford beatYvon Duhameland eventual Formula 750 champion,Steve Bakerfor the victory.[12]

Hansford's international results were so impressive that, the annual motorsports publication,Motocourse,rated him as the number five rider in the world, despite the fact that he had never ridden in an FIM World Championship Grand Prix race.[3]

World Championships

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Hansford moved up to the1978 Grand Prix World Championshipsas part of the Team Kawasaki Australia effort that consisted of theKawasaki KR250 and KR350as well as the KR750, with Hansford as the rider and Neville Doyle as manager and mechanic.[8]Their plan was to contest the world 250cc and 350cc world championships and, whatever Formula 750 events that their schedule allowed.[3]

Hansford would face a field of rivals who mostly competed onprivateerYamaha TZ 250sandTZ 350s,but his most significant rival was South African,Kork Ballington,riding similar Kawasaki KRs supported by Kawasaki’s British importer.[5]Ballington's small physique gave him an advantage over the larger and heavier Hansford, who stood over 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m).[5][8]Not only did this give Ballington apower-to-weightadvantage, his small physique also gave him an aerodynamic advantage by allowing him to tuck his body behind his motorcycle's windscreen, while Hansford's limbs protruded beyond his windscreen.[5][8]

In his world championship debut at the1978 Venezuelan Grand Prix,Hansford suffered a poor start in the 350cc race and was outside of the top twenty after the first lap. He recovered in an impressive manner to take the race lead after four laps and had a three-quarter lap lead over the opposition when his motorcycle had a mechanical failure.[8]He also dropped out of the 250cc Grand Prix with mechanical problems while holding third place.[8]

At the following1978 Spanish Grand Prix,Hansford was initially denied an entry by Spanish race organizers who claimed that he was not on the official FIM grading list.[8]As Hansford had withdrawn from the previous Grand Prix in Venezuela without a result, Spanish race organizers claimed to have no record of Hansford's previous 250cc class experience.[8]Eventually the FIM relented and Hansford was allowed to race, but with only one qualifying session left.[8]Hansford posted a qualifying time 0.1 seconds behind pole sitter,Kenny Roberts,then won the race over Roberts to claim his maiden Grand Prix victory.[8]

At the1978 French Grand Prix,Hansford won both the 250cc and 350cc classes, the first of three 250/350 double victories in 1978.[2]Ballington beat Hansford by a half a wheel in the250cc Nations Grand PrixatMugelloand both riders were credited with identical race times.[3]

Hansford demonstrated his ability to learn new circuits at the1978 Swedish Grand Prixwhere he claimed thepole positionfor the 350cc class with a faster lap time thanJohnny Cecottoposted in the 500cc class.[3]At theGerman Grand Prixheld at the daunting, 14.2 miles (22.9 km) longNürburgringracetrack, considered too dangerous for theFormula Onechampionship, Hansford was the fastest 250cc and 350cc qualifier, on his first visit to the circuit.[3]Ballington won three of the last five 250cc races to edge out Hansford for the championship by six points.[2]Ballington also claimed the 350cc World Championship, while Yamaha'sTakazumi Katayamafinished in second by a narrow one point margin over Hansford.[2][3]At the end of the1978World Championship season, Hansford had won seven 250cc and 350cc Grand Prix races.[2][3]

After Pat Hennen suffered career-ending injuries while competing in the 1978Isle of Man TT,theSuzuki factory racing teamattempted to replace the American rider during the off-season by offering Hansford a contract to join their team asBarry Sheene's teammate in the 500cc class for the 1979 season.[9]However, Hansford rejected Suzuki's offer, choosing to remain loyal to the Kawasaki team.[9]

Hansford suffered injuries while testing his motorcycle prior to the1979season.[8]His injuries and tire problems led to a slow start in which he failed to score any points until the fourth round when he won the350cc Nations Grand Prixat theImola Circuit.[8]At mid-season, the team switched fromMichelinto theDunloptires used by Ballington.[8]Hansford would win three Grand Prix races in 1979, all in the 350cc class.[2]Once again, he finished second in the 250 championship and third in the 350.[2]His victory at the1979 350cc Finnish Grand Prixmarked the final victory of his motorcycle racing career.[2][3]He also rode the KR750 to win the French round of the1979 Formula 750 championship,held at theNogaro Circuit.[13]

1979 riders' revolt

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During the 1979 season, the riders had boycotted the1979 Belgian Grand Prixdue to the dangerous track surface. The circuit had been paved just days before the race, creating a track that many of the racers felt was unsafe due to diesel fuel seeping to the surface.[14]The event highlighted the animosity between motorcycle racers and the FIM concerning track safety. At the time, many motorcycle Grand Prix races were still being held onstreet circuitswith hazards such as telephone poles and railroad crossings.[15]Dedicatedrace tracksof the time were also dangerous for motorcycle racers due to the steel Armco trackside barriers preferred by car racers.[15]Rather than suitable financial compensation for risking their lives, race organizers expected riders to race for prestige and the opportunity to compete for world championship points.[15]In1956,the reigning 500 cc world champion,Geoff Dukeand thirteen other riders were given six-month suspensions for merely threatening to strike.[16]

Yamaha rider Kenny Roberts began talking to the press about forming a rival racing series to compete against the FIM's monopoly.[17][18]At the end of the 1979 season, Hansford joined Roberts, Barry Sheene and British motorsports journalist, Barry Coleman, in announcing their intention to break away from the FIM and create a rival race series called theWorld Series,with most of the top Grand Prix racers joining in the revolt.[15]The Yamaha factory then offered Hansford a chance to replace Roberts and compete in 1980 500cc FIM World Championship, however he chose to remain loyal to the rival race series and rejected their offer.[8]

When the rival race series collapsed due to difficulties in securing enough race venues, Yamaha withdrew their offer as Roberts returned as their factory sponsored rider, leaving Hansford without a place on a 500cc class team.[3]Rather than staying in Europe to race in the smaller classes, Hansford chose to return home and raced Kawasaki 250s and 350s in the 1980 Australia national championships, while Kawasaki developed their newKR500for the FIM 500cc World Championship.[3]

Hansford made only one appearance in the1980World Championships at the final round inGermany,where he debuted the new KR500 featuring amonocoquechassis, but retired with a mechanical issue.[8]At the prestigiousSuzuka 8 Hoursendurance racein 1980, he teamed withEddie Lawsonriding a modifiedKawasaki Kz1000to a second place behindWes CooleyandGraeme Crosbyon aYoshimura-GS1000.[19]

Belgian Grand Prix accident

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The Kawasaki factory launched a full effort in the1981500cc World Championship, with Hansford and Ballington riding the KR500.[8]He won the pole position at theImola 200pre-season race, but while avoiding slower riders, he hit a damp patch of track and crashed, sustaining a fractured tibia.[3]

Upon his return to racing, he suffered another serious crash at the1981 Belgian Grand Prixwhen his front brake disc calipers had been improperly replaced.[8]When the brakes failed, Hansford entered an escape road used as an emergencyrun-off areaand managed to slow the motorcycle to approximately 70 km/h with the rear brake, before hitting a car illegally parked by atrack marshal.[8]The accident broke the same femur that had been injured at Imola.[8]More serious problems developed from blood clots in his thigh and it would take several years to recover, forcing Hansford's retirement from motorcycle racing.[3]

Hansford returned to Australia where he owned motorcycle dealerships in Brisbane and apersonal watercraftshop on theGold Coast.He continued to develop his businesses however, he was compelled by his competitive nature to announce that he would pursue an auto racing career.[1][5]

Touring Cars

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Hansford then turned totouring car racingin 1982 withAllan Moffat Racing.He had previous ties to the Moffat team and was actually entered to partnerColin Bondin the second Moffat Ford DealersFord Falconin the1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000.However, a motorcycle racing crash caused injuries which saw Hansford forced to withdraw from the race and be replaced byopen wheeldriver Alan Hamilton. The car he was to drive with Bond finished second in Ford's famous 1–2 victory at Bathurst in 1977.

Hansford's first touring car race was in the second MoffatMazda RX-7at the1982 Sandown 500driving with young open wheel prospect Lucio Cesario. After the car failed to finish atSandown,the pair were to drive the car in the1982 James Hardie 1000at Bathurst but a practice crash by Cesario saw them as non-starters in the race. Hansford then put in some good performances in the Mazda in the1983 Australian Touring Car Championship.[20][21]His firstATCCrace was in Round 6 atSurfers Paradisewhere he qualified a surprising 3rd behind Moffat and Brock and after missing a gear at the start and dropping to 11th at the first turn, put in a great drive to finish in 3rd place. He then finished in 6th place atOran Parkbefore finishing second to Peter Brock'sHolden Dealer TeamCommodorein the wet final round atLakesidein Brisbane (Moffat finished 3rd to clinch his 4th ATCC). He then qualified 12th in the Mazda at the1983 James Hardie 1000(Moffat qualified his car 14th), though problems saw him and co-driver Garry Waldon not classified as finishers after only completing 49 laps.[22]Moffat and Japanese driverYoshimi Katayamafinished second outright.[22]

Hansford's first touring car win was the 1984Oran Park250 in the1984 Australian Endurance Championshipwith team boss Allan Moffat in the RX-7.[23]Moffat, who was making his comeback to racing after a crash earlier in the year at Surfers Paradise, started the race from pole and although suffering from the flu handed the car to Hansford in the lead ahead of1984 ATCCwinnerDick Johnsonin hisFord XE Falcon,a lead the former Grand Prix Motorcycle star would not lose.[24]

Later the pair finished second in the Mazda at theCastrol 500at Sandown before they went on to finish third at the1984 James Hardie 1000atBathurst.[25][26]The Moffat team entered two cars for the race with Hansford listed in both cars alongside Moffat. Hansford won a number of fans by qualifying his RX-7 in 8th place and it was his car (which the team admitted was not meant to run the full race) that crossed the line 3rd after Moffat's own car had been retired with overheating on lap 15.

After Australian touring car racing changed from the locally developedGroup Crules to the internationalGroup Arules in1985,Hansford was forced to look elsewhere as Mazda (nor Moffat for the season) wouldn't be competing. Though at the start of 1985, the Moffat team took their Mazda RX-7, along withPeter McLeodandKevin Bartlettto drive in the24 Hours of Daytona.After Moffat qualified the car 38th in the GT class, they progressed through to the top 5 in their class before engine problems saw them drop back to 24th outright at the end of the race.[27]

Hansford then teamed with Moffat's former teammate Colin Bond to drive anAlfa Romeo GTV6to eighth outright and first in Class B in the1985 James Hardie 1000.[28]The following year he joined fellow Queenslander Dick Johnson in aFord Mustang GTand finished the1986 James Hardie 1000in fourth outright.

Hansford stayed withDick Johnson Racingfor the1987 season,with the team running two newFord Sierra RS Cosworth's in the1987 Australian Touring Car Championship.[29]The team endured a tough season with the fast but fragile turbo Sierras which were upgraded to the more reliable, and much more powerfulRS500version for the endurance races. The1987 James Hardie 1000was a disaster for the team with the Johnson/Hansford car retiring from the race with a mechanical failure after just 3 laps, while the team's second car retired one lap earlier after Neville Crichton crashed with theHolden CommodoreofLarry Perkins.[30]

Hansford was told by Dick Johnson at that year's Jack Newton Celebrity Pro-Am that he won't be driving for DJR in the 1988 Australian Touring Car season and was replaced with former dualAustralian Drivers' ChampionJohn Bowe.[31]He again linked with Allan Moffat and the pair went on to win theEnzed 500at Sandown driving aRuedi Eggenbergerbuilt Ford Sierra RS500.[32]The pair were joined by Eggenberger's aceWest GermandriverKlaus Niedzwiedzat the1988 Tooheys 1000at Bathurst (with Eggenberger himself engineering the car for the race), and were leading by almost a lap on lap 129 when the car suffered engine failure with Hansford at the wheel (the turbocharged engine suffered a head gasket failure).[33]

Hansford would drive the RS500 Sierras for both Allan Moffat andGlenn Seton Racingin both the ATCC and at Bathurst over the next four seasons, though on-track results would elude him. He finished 2nd at the1993 James Hardie 12 HourwithCharlie O'Brienin aMazda RX-7and won the1993 Tooheys 1000at Bathurst withLarry Perkinsin aHolden Commodore (VP).[34][35]Hansford's 1993Bathurst 1000victory gave him the unique distinction of winning a race at theMount Panorama Circuitin both motorcycle and car racing.[1][4]

Hansford followed this success with a victory at the1994 James Hardie 12 Hourwith television commentator turned race driverNeil Crompton,again in an RX-7.[36]Such performances earned him further respect and drives in bothV8 SupercarsandSuper Touring,with highlights being 3rd in the1994 Tooheys 1000and 3rd in the1994 Sandown 500all partnered with Larry Perkins in aHolden VP Commodore.[37][38]

Death

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While competing in aSupertouringrace in 1995 atPhillip Island,Hansford'sFord Mondeoslid off the track and hit a tyre wall at high speed. The car bounced back onto the track where he was hit by Mark Adderton'sPeugeot 405at over 200 km/h. Hansford died moments after the impact.[39]At the time of his death, his youngest son Harrison, born to model Carolyn Donovan, was only 8 months old.

In 2007, Hansford's older sons from his marriage to Julie-Anne, Ryan and Rhys had made their first steps into a motor racing career and Ryan presently (2013) competes inV8 Utes.Ryan previously competed in theAustralian Mini Challenge.

Hansford is buried inBrisbane'sPinnaroo Lawn Cemetery.[40]

Career summary

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Season Series Position Car Team
1973 Australian 500 cc Unlimited Motorcycle Series 1st
1978 250 cc World Championship 2nd Kawasaki KR250 Team Kawasaki Australia
350 cc World Championship 3rd Kawasaki KR350 Team Kawasaki Australia
1979 250 cc World Championship 2nd Kawasaki KR250 Team Kawasaki Australia
350 cc World Championship 3rd Kawasaki KR350 Team Kawasaki Australia
1980 350 cc World Championship 15th Kawasaki KR350 Team Kawasaki Australia
1982 Australian Endurance Championship NC Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing
1983 Australian Touring Car Championship 8th Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International
1983 Australian Endurance Championship 6th Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International
1984 Australian Endurance Championship 2nd Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing
1985 Australian Touring Car Championship 28th Alfa Romeo GTV6 Network Alfa/ The Toy Shop
1985 Australian Endurance Championship 7th Alfa Romeo GTV6 Network Alfa
1986 Australian Touring Car Championship 30th BMW 635 CSi Charlie O'Brien
1986 Australian Endurance Championship 28th Ford Mustang GT Palmer Tube Mills
1987 Australian Touring Car Championship 10th Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team
1987 World Touring Car Championship NC Ford Sierra RS500 Shell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team
1988 Australian Touring Car Championship NC Ford Sierra RS500 Allan Moffat Enterprises
1988 Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship NC Ford Sierra RS500 Allan Moffat Enterprises
1989 Australian Touring Car Championship 15th Ford Sierra RS500 Allan Moffat Enterprises
1990 Australian Touring Car Championship 10th Ford Sierra RS500 Allan Moffat Enterprises
1991 Australian Endurance Championship 24th Ford Sierra RS500 Peter Jackson Racing
1994 Australian Super Production Car Series 7th Mazda RX-7 Mazda

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

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Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points Rank Wins
1978 250cc TeamKawasakiAustralia KR250 VEN
NC 		ESP
1 		FRA
1 		NAT
2 		NED
3 		BEL SWE
1 		FIN
2 		GBR GER
2 		CZE
2 		YUG
1 		118 2nd 4
350cc Team Kawasaki Australia KR350 VEN
NC 		AUT
7 		FRA
1 		NAT
2 		NED
8 		SWE
1 		FIN GBR GER CZE
2 		YUG
1 		76 3rd 3
1979 250cc Team Kawasaki Australia KR250 VEN
7 		GER
6 		NAT ESP
2 		YUG
2 		NED
2 		BEL
DNS 		SWE
2 		FIN
2 		GBR CZE FRA
2 		81 2nd 0
350cc Team Kawasaki Australia KR350 VEN AUT GER NAT
1 		ESP
2 		YUG NED
1 		FIN
1 		GBR
2 		CZE
4 		FRA 77 3rd 3
1980 350cc Team Kawasaki Australia KR350 NAT FRA NED GBR CZE GER
5 		6 15th 0
500cc Team Kawasaki Australia KR500 NAT ESP FRA NED BEL FIN GBR GER
NC 		0 - 0
1981 500cc Team Kawasaki Australia KR500 AUT GER NAT FRA YUG NED
NC 		BEL SM GBR FIN SWE 0 - 0
Source:[2]

Car Racing

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Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
1983 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing Mazda RX-7 CAL SAN SYM WAN AIR SUR
3 		ORA
6 		LAK
2 		8th 56
1985 The Toy Shop
Network Alfa 		Alfa Romeo GTV6 WIN SAN SYM WAN AIR CAL SUR LAK AMA ORA
10 		28th 11
1986 Charlie O'Brien BMW 635 CSi AMA SYM SAN AIR WAN SUR
8 		CAL LAK WIN ORA 30th 10
1987 Shell Ultra-Hi Tech Racing Team Ford Sierra RS Cosworth CAL
Ret 		SYM
6 		LAK
DSQ 		WAN
5 		AIR
Ret 		SUR
Ret 		SAN
Ret 		AMA
8 		ORA
Ret 		10th 25
1988 Allan Moffat Enterprises Ford Sierra RS500 CAL SYM WIN WAN AIR LAK SAN AMA ORA
14 		NC 0
1989 Allan Moffat Enterprises Ford Sierra RS500 AMA SYM LAK
5 		WAN MAL SAN WIN
11 		ORA 15th 4
1990 Allan Moffat Enterprises Ford Sierra RS500 AMA
6 		SYM
8 		PHI
5 		WIN
11 		LAK
Ret 		MAL WAN ORA 10th 17

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1987 AustraliaShell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 MNZ JAR DIJ NUR SPA BNO SIL BAT
Ret 		CLD
Ret 		WEL
Ret 		FJI NC 0

† Not registered for series & points

Complete Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 DC Points
1988 AustraliaAllan Moffat Enterprises Ford Sierra RS500 BAT
Ret 		WEL PUK FJI NC 0

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
1982 AustraliaPeter Stuyvesant International Racing AustraliaLucio Cesario Mazda RX-7 A - DNS DNS
1983 AustraliaPeter Stuyvesant International AustraliaGarry Waldon Mazda RX-7 A 49 DNF DNF
1984 AustraliaPeter Stuyvesant International Racing CanadaAllan Moffat Mazda RX-7 Group C 161 3rd 3rd
CanadaAllan Moffat Mazda RX-7 15 DNF DNF
1985 AustraliaNetwork Alfa AustraliaColin Bond Alfa Romeo GTV6 B 158 8th 1st
1986 AustraliaPalmer Tube Mills AustraliaDick Johnson Ford Mustang GT C 162 4th 3rd
1987 AustraliaShell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team AustraliaDick Johnson Ford Sierra RS500 1 3 DNF DNF
1988 AustraliaAllan Moffat Enterprises West GermanyKlaus Niedzwiedz
CanadaAllan Moffat 		Ford Sierra RS500 A 129 DNF DNF
1989 AustraliaAllan Moffat Enterprises BelgiumPierre Dieudonné Ford Sierra RS500 A 30 DNF DNF
1990 AustraliaAllan Moffat Enterprises BelgiumPierre Dieudonné
West GermanyKlaus Niedzwiedz 		Ford Sierra RS500 A 138 DNF DNF
1991 AustraliaPeter Jackson Racing AustraliaGlenn Seton Ford Sierra RS500 A 146 9th 8th
1992 AustraliaAllan Moffat Enterprises West GermanyKlaus Niedzwiedz Ford Sierra RS500 A 128 19th 17th
1993 AustraliaCastrol Perkins Racing AustraliaLarry Perkins Holden VP Commodore A 161 1st 1st
1994 AustraliaCastrol Perkins Racing AustraliaLarry Perkins Holden VP Commodore A 161 3rd 3rd

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
1985 AustraliaAllan Moffat Racing CanadaAllan Moffat
AustraliaKevin Bartlett
AustraliaPeter McLeod 		Mazda RX-7 GTO 482 24th 7th

Complete Sandown 400/500 results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
1982 AustraliaPeter Stuyvesant International Racing AustraliaLucio Cesario Mazda RX-7 D NA DNF DNF
1983 AustraliaPeter Stuyvesant International AustraliaGarry Waldon Mazda RX-7 Over 3000cc 122 6th 6th
1984 AustraliaPeter Stuyvesant International Racing CanadaAllan Moffat Mazda RX-7 Over 3000cc 128 2nd 2nd
1985 AustraliaNetwork Alfa AustraliaColin Bond Alfa Romeo GTV6 B 126 4th 2nd
1986 AustraliaPalmer Tube Mills AustraliaDick Johnson Ford Mustang GT B 16 DNF DNF
1987 AustraliaShell Ultra Hi-Tech Racing Team AustraliaDick Johnson
New ZealandNeville Crichton 		Ford Sierra RS500 B 86 DNF DNF
AustraliaDick Johnson Ford Sierra RS500 - DNS DNS
1988 AustraliaAllan Moffat Enterprises CanadaAllan Moffat Ford Sierra RS500 A 129 1st 1st
1989 AustraliaAllan Moffat Enterprises CanadaAllan Moffat Ford Sierra RS500 A 12 DNF DNF
1990 AustraliaAllan Moffat Enterprises West GermanyKlaus Niedzwiedz Ford Sierra RS500 Div.1 111 DNF DNF
1991 AustraliaPeter Jackson Racing AustraliaGlenn Seton Ford Sierra RS500 A 146 DNF DNF
1993 AustraliaCastrol Perkins Racing AustraliaLarry Perkins Holden VP Commodore V8 101 DNF DNF
1994 AustraliaCastrol Perkins Racing AustraliaLarry Perkins Holden VP Commodore V8 161 3rd 3rd

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
1992 AustraliaMazda Australia AustraliaJohn Bowe Mazda RX-7 T 245 5th 3rd
1993 AustraliaMazda Australia AustraliaCharlie O'Brien Mazda RX-7 T 261 2nd 2nd
1994 AustraliaBP Mazda Motorsport AustraliaNeil Crompton Mazda RX-7 X 262 1st 1st

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  40. ^Hansford Gregory JohnArchived22 June 2014 atarchive.today— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Winner of theSandown 500
1988
(withAllan Moffat) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of theBathurst 1000
1993
(withLarry Perkins) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour
1994
(withNeil Crompton) 		Succeeded by
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