Ian Geoghegan

Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, (26 April 1940 – 15 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 Carrera 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.

Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results

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

Complete Phillip Island/Bathurst 500/1000 results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1960		Des West	Renault Dauphine	B	152	NA	10th
1963	Ford Australia	Leo Geoghegan	Ford Cortina Mk.I GT	C	105	NA	DNF
1964	Ford Motor Co	Leo Geoghegan	Ford Cortina Mk.I GT	C	127	5th	5th
1965	Ford Motor Co	Leo Geoghegan	Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500	D	130	DSQ	DSQ
1967	Ford Australia	Leo Geoghegan	Ford XR Falcon GT	D	130	2nd	2nd
1968	Ford Motor Company of Australia	Leo Geoghegan	Ford XT Falcon GT	D	123	12th	7th
1969	Ford Australia	Leo Geoghegan	Ford XW Falcon GTHO	D	128	5th	5th
1971	McCluskey Ford Pty Ltd	Brian Michelmore	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	E	0	DNS	DNS
1973	Ford Australia	Allan Moffat	Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop	D	163	1st	1st
1975	Allan Moffat Racing	Allan Moffat	Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop	D	109	DNF	DNF
1977	Bob Jane 2UW Racing	Bob Jane	Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback	3001cc – 6000cc	35	DNF	DNF
1978	Bob Jane T-Marts	Garry Rogers	Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback	A	29	DNF	DNF
1980	Stockton Coin & Bullion Exchange Pty Ltd	Paul Gulson	Holden VB Commodore	3001-6000cc	159	3rd	3rd
1981	Army Reserve Racing Team	Bob Muir	Ford XD Falcon	8 Cylinder & Over	92	28th	15th

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  The Ford Mustang GTA with which Ian Geoghegan won the 1967, 1968 and 1969 Australian Touring Car Championships. The car is pictured in 2013.

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  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