The Great Bathurst 1000 Argument Settler

1. In 1977 Ford had their finest moment at Bathurst when Allan Moffat and Colin Bond crossed the line side by side for a 1-2 finish but who were their respective co drivers?

2. What is the highest place that an all female crew has finished at Bathurst and who were the drivers?

3. Jim Richards has won the Bathurst 1000 seven times. How many different makes of car has he used to win?

4. When the Chase was added to the circuit it increased the length of the track and caused the number of laps to be reduced. How many laps was the race run over before the track was modified?

5. Two drivers have won the race in both a Ford and a Holden. Who are they and which years did they win?

6. Which driver has had the most podium finishes without ever winning the race?

7. Peter Brock made his debut in the Great Race in 1969. Two other rookies that year went on to win subsequent races. Who were they?

8. Who won the race by the biggest margin? When was it and what was the margin?

9. Dick Johnson has won the race three times but what is unusual about his three victories?

10. Jim Richards is the oldest driver to win the race but who was the oldest combination?

11. In 2003, Rick Kelly became the youngest ever winner of the race, taking the record from Craig Lowndes but who was the youngest winner prior to Lowndes?

12. Peter Brock has won the race 9 times but can you name all his co drivers?

13. Who won the very first Bathurst race in 1963 and what car were they driving?

14. Since the F1 World Championship was instigated in 1950, 13 Australians have taken part in a Grand Prix. Of those 13, three have NOT driven at Bathurst. Name the three

15. In 1976, Bob Morris won the race in the Ron Hodgson Torana but who was his co driver who had to nurse the car home in the final laps after it developed differential trouble?

16. Russell Ingall was the co driver for Larry Perkins when he won in 1995 and 1997 but who was Larrys co driver in 1993?

17. In 1983 and 1987 Peter Brock won the race after his own car failed and he took over the team car. Who were the two drivers who stood down and missed the wins?

18. Nowadays a driver can only complete a maximum of 106 laps but which driver won the race but only completed 1 lap?

19. The last time a Ford won was back in 1998 when Jason Bright and Stephen Richards won in the Pirtek Falcon but when was the last Falcon victory prior to that?

20. Which driver has had the most starts at Bathurst?

21. In 2001, Marcos Ambrose became only the second rookie to gain Pole position at Bathurst. Who was the first?

22. Who has had the most starts at Bathurst without ever winning the race?

23. Since 1963 the race has had 12 different names but what was the race called in 1967?

24. In what year did the race go metric and change from a 500 mile race to a 1000 kilometre one?

25. In what year did Holden gain their first victory at Bathurst, who were the drivers and what model Holden was used?

26. Allan Moffat won at Bathurst four times. In his first two victories he drove solo as was allowed in a 500 mile race but who was his co driver in his third victory?

27. Who was the last English born driver to win Bathurst?

28. Both Rick and Todd Kelly have won the race in recent years but who are the only brothers to have won a Bathurst enduro together?

29. Who is the only driver to have won Bathurst and the Australian Grand Prix?

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