Ian Geoghegan

Ian Geoghegan
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1940-04-26)26 April 1940 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	19 November 2003(2003-11-19) (aged 63) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Related to	Tom Geoghegan (father) Leo Geoghegan (brother)
Australian Touring Car Championship
Years active	1961-73 & 1978
Teams	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Total Team
Wins	9
Best finish	1st in 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 & 1969 Australian Touring Car Championship
Previous series
1960 1976 1976	Australian GT Championship Australian Sports Car Champ. Australian Sports Sedan Champ.
Championship titles
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1973 1976 1977	Bathurst 6 Hour Australian Tourist Trophy Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Tourist Trophy Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Touring Car Champ. Bathurst 1000 Australian Sports Car Champ. Australian Tourist Trophy
Awards
1999	V8 Supercars Hall of Fame

Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, (26 April 1940 – 19 November 2003) was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. Sometimes referred to as "Pete" Geoghegan, he was one of the iconic characters of the 1960s and 1970s Australian motor racing scene. His older brother Leo was also an accomplished driver and the brothers often shared a car in endurance events.

He was a five-time winner of the Australian Touring Car Championship, a feat matched by only three other drivers since (Dick Johnson, Mark Skaife and Jamie Whincup). He achieved this string of victories driving against competitors of the highest calibre, such as Bob Jane, Norm Beechey and Allan Moffat. He also won the prestigious Bathurst 1000 endurance race in 1973, driving an XA Falcon GT with Moffat for the Ford Works Team.

Later in his career Geoghegan drove a Porsche 911S to win the 1976 Australian Sports Car Championship, while also driving a HQ Monaro in the Australian Sports Sedan Championship. Geoghegan was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 1999.

Career results

The following table lists the results obtained by Ian Geoghegan 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 3.4 Litre
1963	Australian Tourist Trophy	1st	Lotus 23	Total Racing Team
1964	Australian Touring Car Championship	1st	Ford Cortina GT	Total Team
1965	Australian Touring Car Championship	2nd	Ford Cortina Lotus	Total Team
1965	Australian Tourist Trophy	1st	Lotus 23	Total Team
1966	Australian Touring Car Championship	1st	Ford Mustang	Total Team
1967	Australian Touring Car Championship	1st	Ford Mustang GTA	Mustang Team
1968	Australian Touring Car Championship	1st	Ford Mustang GTA	Mustang Team
1969	Australian Touring Car Championship	1st	Ford Mustang GTA	Mustang Team
1970	Australian Touring Car Championship	4th	Ford Mustang GTA	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars
1971	Australian Touring Car Championship	3rd	Ford Mustang GTA	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars
1972	Australian Touring Car Championship	4th	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars
1973	Australian Touring Car Championship	8th	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49	Grace Brothers Racing
1974	Toby Lee Series	8th	Porsche 911
1976	Australian Sports Car Championship	1st	Porsche 911S
1976	Australian Sports Sedan Championship	6th	Holden HQ Monaro	Craven Mild Racing
1977	Australian Tourist Trophy	1st	Porsche 935
1978	Australian Touring Car Championship	13th	Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback	Bob Jane T-Marts

Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Points
1961		Jaguar Mk.I 3.4	LOW 2								2nd	-
1964	Total Team	Ford Cortina Mk.I GT	LAK 1								1st	-
1965	Total Team	Ford Cortina Mk.I GT	SAN 2								2nd	-
1966	Total Team	Ford Mustang	BAT 1								1st	-
1967	Mustang Team	Ford Mustang GTA	LAK 1								1st	-
1968	Mustang Team	Ford Mustang GTA	WAR 1								1st	-
1969	Mustang Team	Ford Mustang GTA	CAL 2	BAT 1	MAL 1	SUR 6	SYM DSQ				1st	25
1970	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars	Ford Mustang GTA	CAL Ret	BAT 2	SAN 2	MAL 1	WAR Ret	LAK Ret	SYM		4th	21
1971	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars	Ford Mustang GTA	SYM 3	CAL 2	SAN 2	SUR 3	MAL 2	LAK 2	ORA 3		3rd	36
1972	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	SYM Ret	CAL 3	BAT 1	SAN Ret	AIR 2	WAR DNS	SUR Ret	ORA 2	4th	37
1973	Grace Brothers Racing	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49	SYM	CAL Ret	SAN Ret	WAN Ret	SUR 2	AIR Ret	ORA Ret	WAR 3	8th	15
1978	Bob Jane Racing	Holden LX Torana SS A9X	SYM Ret	ORA	AMA	SAN 1	WAN	CAL 6	LAK	AIR	13th	14

Bathurst 1000 win

Year	Class	No	Team	Co-Drivers	Chassis	Tyres	Laps
Year	Class	No	Team	Co-Drivers	Engine	Tyres	Laps
1973	D	9	Ford Australia	Allan Moffat	Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop	G	163
1973	D	9	Ford Australia	Allan Moffat	Ford 351 5.8 L V8	G	163

The Ford Mustang GTA with which Ian Geoghegan won the 1967, 1968 and 1969 Australian Touring Car Championships. The car is pictured in 2013.
A race replica of the Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop in which Geoghegan won the 1973 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 with Allan Moffat

References

Sydney Morning Herald
Racing Geoghegans
www.camsmanual.com.au

Sporting positions
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
Preceded by Peter Brock	Winner of the Bathurst 1000 1973 (with Allan Moffat)	Succeeded by John Goss Kevin Bartlett
Records
Preceded by Bob Jane 2 wins (1962 – 1974)	Most ATCC round wins 8 (1961 – 1978), 3rd win at the 1967 Australian Touring Car Championship	Succeeded by Bob Jane 10 wins (1962 – 1974)

Bathurst 1000 winners

Nine-time	Peter Brock

Seven-time	Jim Richards

Six-time	Craig Lowndes Larry Perkins Mark Skaife

Four-time	Harry Firth Bob Jane Allan Moffat Greg Murphy Steven Richards Jamie Whincup

Three-time	Dick Johnson Garth Tander

Two-time	John Bowe John Goss Allan Grice Russell Ingall Rick Kelly Tony Longhurst

One-time	Aaltonen Bailey Bargwanna Bartlett Bond Bosworth D. Brabham G. Brabham Bright Coad Davison Dumbrell Fitzpatrick French Geoghegan Gibson Hahne Hansford Harvey Holden Ickx T. Kelly McLeod McPhee Mezera B. Morris P. Morris Mostert Mulholland Parsons Percat Percy Reynolds Roberts Roxburgh Rydell Sampson Seton Winterbottom

Australian Touring Car Championship / V8 Supercar champions

Six-time	Jamie Whincup

Five-time	Ian Geoghegan Dick Johnson Mark Skaife

Four-time	Bob Jane Allan Moffat Jim Richards

Three-time	Peter Brock Craig Lowndes

Two-time	Marcos Ambrose Norm Beechey Glenn Seton

One-time	Colin Bond John Bowe James Courtney Robbie Francevic Russell Ingall Rick Kelly David McKay Bob Morris Bill Pitt Garth Tander Mark Winterbottom

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