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James Hardie 1000 Bathurst 1983

Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Australia

Date: 2/10/1983
Track length: 6.172 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: 60
Starters: 58
Finishers: 26

Pole position: Brock in 2.16,270 (Hardie’s Heroes)
Fastest lap: Brock in 2.18,5

Distance: 1006 km
Average speed: 155,36 kmh
Weather: Fine
Ruleset: Australian Group C
Car info:  

 

The 1983 James Hardie 1000 was the 24th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race.
The Holden Dealer Team took a controversial, but legal victory with the team's second Holden VH Commodore driven by John Harvey, Peter Brock and Larry Perkins. Harvey and Phil Brock qualified the car but after the #05 car blew its engine on lap 8, Peter Brock and Perkins transferred themselves into Harvey's car. Phil Brock never drove the car on race day as was forced to spectate as his three team-mates won the race in the car he qualified in, a decision he claimed was made by Perkins as team manager despite Perkins being the slowest qualifier of the quartet and despite it also being legal for four drivers to drive one car. The car was also the car which Peter Brock and Larry Perkins had won the race in 1982 and updated to 1983 specs, meaning this Holden Commodore became the first and only race car to win the Bathurst 1000 twice. The Holder Dealer Team Commodore finished a lap ahead of Allan Moffat and Japanese driver Yoshimi Katayama in their Peter Stuyvesant sponsored Mazda RX-7. It would be the closest Mazda would get to winning the race. Third was the STP Roadways Racing Commodore driven by 1982 pole sitter Allan Grice and 1969 winner Colin Bond.
Only three cars in the race featured both nominated drivers who had previously won the race. The #05 HDT Commodore of defending race winners Brock and Perkins, the #17 Ford XE Falcon of Dick Johnson and Kevin Bartlett, and the #16 Nissan Bluebird Turbo of Fred Gibson and John French. Ironically, sitting next to the Gibson/French Bluebird on the starting grid was the #50 Mazda RX-7 of future winners Peter McLeod and Graeme Bailey.
(Wikipedia)


Under and over 3000 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 25 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden VH SS Commodore
John Harvey, AUS
Peter Brock, AUS
Larry Perkins, AUS
(Phil Brock, AUS)
5044 V8 +3000 163 laps, 6:28.31,6 5 2.18,549   Practice: 2.18,0
2 2 43 Peter Stuyvesant Racing
Mazda RX-7
Allan Moffat, CDN
Yoshimi Katayama, J
2 x 573 R2 +3000 162 14 2.19,8    
3 3 6 STP Roadways Racing
Holden VH SS Commodore
Allan Grice, AUS
Colin Bond, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 160 8 2.18,963   Practice: 2.17,8
4 4 14 STP Roadways Racing
Holden VH SS Commodore
Steve Harrington, AUS
Garth Wigston, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 158 11 2.19,2    
5 5 50 Petrolon Slick 50
Mazda RX-7
Peter McLeod, AUS
Graeme Bailey, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000 158 19 2.21,2    
6 6 12 Team Toshiba
Holden VH SS Commodore
Jim Keogh, AUS
Leo Leonard, NZ
5044 V8 +3000 157 17 2.20,1    
7 7 27 Alf Grant Racing
Ford Falcon XD
Alf Grant, AUS
David Seldon, AUS
5760 V8 +3000 156 26 2.22,2    
8 8 4 John Sands Racing
Holden VH SS Commodore
Rusty French, AUS
Bob Morris, AUS
(Alan Browne, AUS)
5044 V8 +3000 154 9 2.21,184   Practice: 2.19,1
9 9 35 Tokico
Mazda RX-7
Phil Alexander, AUS
Ron Gillard, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000 153 24 2.22,0    
10 10 9 Andrew Harris
Holden VH SS Commodore
Gary Cooke, AUS
Andrew Harris, AUS
(Colin Spencer, AUS)
5044 V8 +3000 151 30 2.24,0    
11 11 41 BF Goodrich
Mazda RX-7
Barry Jones, AUS
Rod Millen, USA
2 x 573 R2 +3000 151 40 2.28,2    
12 12 11 Soundwave Discos
Holden VH SS Commodore
Clive Benson-Brown, GB
Garry Rogers, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 149 7 2.18,648   Practice: 2.18,5
13 13 8 Everlast Battery Service
Ford Falcon XD
Garry Willmington, AUS
Mike Griffin, AUS
5760 V8 +3000 147 33 2.25,0    
14 14 24 Scotty Taylor Holden
Holden VH SS Commodore
Kevin Kennedy, AUS
Alan "Scotty" Taylor, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 146 36 2.25,5    
15 1 64 Les Grose
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Alan Cant, AUS
Les Grose, AUS
2993 V6 3000 144 47 2.33,7    
16 15 13 Greg Symes
Holden VH SS Commodore
Bruce Smith, AUS
Greg Symes, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 141 31 2.24,6    
17 2 58 Ray Gulson
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Ray Gulson, AUS
Gerard Murphy, AUS
2491 V6 3000 141 51 2.39,4    
18 16 51 Tony Mulvihill
Mazda RX-7
Tony Mulvihill, AUS
John Murden, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000 138 49 2.38,0    
19 17 26 Everlast Battery Service
Ford Falcon XD
Bill O'Brien, AUS
Brian Sampson, AUS
5760 V8 +3000 136 22 2.21,4    
20 18 47 Brian Callaghan Racing P/L
Ford Falcon XE
Brian Callaghan, AUS
Barry Graham, AUS
5760 V8 +3000 136 28 2.22,5    
21 19 32 Johnnie Walker
Mazda RX-7
Johnnie Walker, AUS
Gene Cook, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000 135 44 2.32,5    
22 20 16 Nissan Motor Company Australia
Nissan Bluebird Turbo
Fred Gibson, AUS
John French, AUS
1770 tc L4 +3000 134 18 2.21,1    
23 21 19 Ken Mathews Prestige Cars
Holden VH SS Commodore
Ken Mathews, AUS
Greg Toepfer, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 132 23 2.21,9    
24 3 63 Chris Heyer's Kingswood Import Centre
Audi 5+5
Chris Heyer, AUS
Don Bretland, AUS
2145 L5 3000 132 57 2.44,2    
25 4 61 John White
Isuzu Gemini PF60
John White, AUS
Bernie McClure, AUS
1817 L4 3000 125 52 2.39,8    
26 5 59 Capri Components
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
Peter Jones, AUS
2993 V6 3000 114 48 2.33,9    
DNF   55 Barry Seton
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Barry Seton, AUS
Glenn Seton, AUS
2993 V6 3000 134 41 2.30,2   Crankshaft
DNF   15 Nissan Motor Company Australia
Nissan Bluebird Turbo
George Fury, AUS
Gary Scott, AUS
1770 tc L4 +3000 130 2 2.17,509   Practice: 2.17,2; Gearbox
DNF   37 Eurocars (Northside)
Mazda RX-7
Terry Shiel, AUS
Wally Storey, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000 122 15 2.19,8   Gearbox
NC   33 Dreamworld
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Mike Burgmann, AUS
Tony Longhurst, AUS
5735 V8 Class A 121 21 2.21,4   Insufficient laps completed
DNF   53 Fred Geissler
Holden VH SS Commodore
Fred Geissler, AUS
Ralph Radburn, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 116 29 2.23,7   Head gasket
DNF   22 Cullen Automotive Industries
Holden VH SS Commodore
Warren Cullen, AUS
Ron Harrop, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 116 6 2.18,563   Practice: 2.18,3; Differential
DNF   3 Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd
Holden VH SS Commodore
Peter Janson, NZ
David "Skippy" Parsons, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 106 3 2.18,212   Practice: 2.17,8; Engine
DNF   42 T.P. Ryan
Mazda RX-7
Terry Ryan, AUS
Graham Storah, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000 84 56 2.43,9   Gearbox
DNF   48 Roger Manson Holden
Holden VH SS Commodore
Andrew Manson, AUS
Geoffrey Manson, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 80 38 2.27,2   Tailshaft
DNF   38 Gawler SA
Holden VH SS Commodore
Bernie Stack, AUS
Bob Jennings, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 68 32 2.24,7   Gearbox
DNF   10 Terry Finnigan
Holden VH SS Commodore
Terry Finnigan, AUS
Geoff Leeds, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 62 16 2.19,9   Engine
DNF   57 J.L. Hazelton
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Laurie Hazelton, AUS
Jerry Strauberg, AUS
2993 V6 3000 61 54 2.40,9   Accident
DNF   17 Palmer Tube Mills
Ford Falcon XE
Dick Johnson, AUS
Kevin Bartlett, AUS
5760 V8 +3000 61 10 no time   Practice: 2.16,3; Electrics
DNF   34 Peter Stuyvesant Racing
Mazda RX-7
Gregg Hansford, AUS
Garry Waldon, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000 49 12 2.19,6   Engine
DNF   29 John Donnelly
Ford Falcon XD
John Donnelly, AUS
Kerry Baily, AUS
5760 V8 +3000 37 46 2.33,6   Engine
DNF   36 Gerry Burgess
Mazda RX-7
Gerry Burgess, AUS
Roger Mandeville, USA
2 x 573 R2 +3000 35 39 2.27,6   Accident
DNF   23 Bryan Byrt Ford
Ford Falcon XD
John English, AUS
Paul Gulson, AUS
5760 V8 +3000 32 27 2.22,5   Engine
DNF   21 Ron Dickson
Mazda RX-7
Ron Dickson, AUS
Bob Stevens, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000 24 34 2.25,3   Suspension
DNF   20 King George Tavern
Ford Falcon XE
Joe Moore, AUS
Graham Moore, AUS
5760 V8 +3000 17 35 2.25,4   Head gasket
DNF   2 Masterton Homes Pty Ltd
Ford Falcon XE
Steve Masterton, AUS
Bruce Stewart, AUS
5760 V8 +3000 17 13 2.19,7   Overheating
DNF   18 Valentine Greetings
Mazda RX-7
Murray Carter, AUS
David Clement, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000 14 25 2.22,1   Fuel injection
DNF   60 Nissan Motor Company Australia
Nissan Pulsar EXA
Christine Gibson, AUS
Bob Muir, AUS
1495 tc L4 3000 14 37 2.27,1   Mainshaft
DNF   05 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden VH SS Commodore
Peter Brock, AUS
Larry Perkins, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 8 1 2.16,270   Practice: 2.15,3; Engine
DNF   39 John Bundy
Mazda RX-7
John Bundy, AUS
Norm Carr, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000 8 42 2.31,5   Accident
DNF   31 JPS Team BMW
BMW 635 CSi
Jim Richards, NZ
Frank Gardner, AUS
3475 L6 Class A 6 4 2.18,414   Practice: 2.17,6; Fuel system
DNF   45 Gary Hinton
Holden VH SS Commodore
Gary Hinton, AUS
Lester Smerdon, AUS
5044 V8 +3000 5 50 2.39,0   Overheating
DNF   56 Hulcraft Autos
Ford Capri III 3.0S
John Craft, AUS
Don Smith, AUS
2993 V6 3000 3 43 2.31,8   Oil line
DNF   40 CDT Performance Vehicles
Ford Falcon XE
Jim Faneco, AUS
Tony Hubbard, AUS
5760 V8 +3000 3 45 2.32,8   Oil pressure
DNF   52 Ron Grose
Mazda RX-7
Ron Grose, AUS
David Grose, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000 3 53 2.40,2   Apex seals
DNS   62 The Daily Planet
Toyota Celica
Bob Holden, AUS
Gordon Spice, GB
(Craig Bradtke, AUS)
1968 L4 3000   55 2.42,6   Engine on warm up lap
DNS   28 Bayside Spare Parts
Holden VH SS Commodore
Barry Lawrence, AUS
Geoff Russell, AUS
5044 V8 +3000   20 2.21,3   Withdrawn
DNQ   30 Tony Kavich
Mazda RX-7
Tony Kavich, AUS
Paul Jones, AUS
2 x 573 R2 +3000   58 2.49,9