![]() ![]() Pic: / Dale Rodgersīest race result: 4th in 1991 Bathurst 1000 He did manage to chalk up race wins at Symmons Plains (twice), Lakeside, Wanneroo and Oran Park – plus three non-championship wins at Eastern Creek.ĭenny Hulme (1982-92) Denny Hulme and Larry Perkins during Adelaide support race. Jones also was championship runner-up to teammate Glenn Seton in 1993. The 1980 F1 world champion spent two decades trying to win the Bathurst 1000 but never bettered the second-place finish he and Allan Grice recorded in ’95. Jones is the only driver in history to win a championship race in both F1 and ATCC/Supercars. ![]() The duo reunited the following year and again started from third, but only made it to half-distance before their engine let go.Īlan Jones (1981-2002) Alan Jones and Greg Ritter’s AU Falcon in 2002. That came in combination with Allan Moffat, victory sealed in a famous form finish for Ford. While he didn’t stop racing in F1 until the end of 1979, Ickx conquered the Mountain in ’77. The Belgian was an eight-time grand prix winner and finished F1 title runner-up in successive years (1969 with Brabham and 1970 with Ferrari). Pic: / Andrew Hallīest race result: 1st in the 1977 Bathurst 1000 Jacky Ickx (1977-78) The 1977 Bathurst 1000-winning Ford Falcon XC of Allan Moffat and Jacky Ickx is a permanent exhibit of the National Motor Racing Museum in Bathurst. Three of his four ATCC races netted top five results, including a best of fourth on debut at Surfers Paradise in 1976.īrabham’s son Geoff and grandson Matt went on to make fleeting appearances in the Supercars Championship, while the former won the 1997 Bathurst 1000 Super Touring event with brother David. That 1976 outing was also Sir Jack’s first appearance in the Great Race his best result at Mount Panorama came two years later, taking a Torana A9X to sixth place with Brian Muir. Pic: / Justin Deeleyīest race result: 4th at Surfers Paradise International Raceway in 1976 ![]() Sir Jack Brabham (1976-78) Sir Jack Brabham drives the BT19 during the pre-race ceremonies at the 2002 Bathurst 1000. The car was repaired but completed just 37 laps before engine failure. It was an all-star effort, with the Brit sharing a Holden Torana 元4 with Sir Jack Brabham.ĭisaster struck at the start when a gearbox issue left Brabham stranded on the grid and he was hit from behind. The man dubbed the greatest driver not to win an F1 world championship made a sole appearance at the Mountain. ![]() Pic: Channel 7īest race result: DNF at the 1976 Bathurst 1000 Stirling Moss (1976) Stirling Moss steers a wounded Torana through Murray’s Corner. There have been many more ex-F1 drivers actually race a Supercar (think the likes of Mika Salo, Nick Heidfeld and Sebastien Bourdais during the Gold Coast 600 international co-driver era).īut as V8 Sleuth explores, the club of F1 grand prix winners who have competed in an ATCC/Supercars championship race, or in a Bathurst 500/1000, stands at just six. The outing came 12 months after Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez each drove a Supercar at Albert Park, with Daniel Ricciardo and Jenson Button among others to make cameos in recent memory. The Finn went for a spin at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival aboard the Holden VF Commodore which powered Tekno Autosports to victory in the 2016 Bathurst 1000. VALTTERI Bottas yesterday became the latest Formula 1 superstar to sample a V8 Supercar. Sir Jack Brabham pilots his Holden Torana 元4 through McPhillamy Park during the lead-up to the 1976 Hardie-Ferodo 1000. ![]()
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