Bob Holden (racing driver)
| Bob Holden | |
|---|---|
Victoria | |
| Australian Super Touring Championship | |
| Years active | 1993–98 |
| Teams | Bob Holden Motors |
| Starts | 34 |
| Best finish | 7th in 1993 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship |
| Previous series | |
| 1961-86 1963 | Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Drivers' Champ. |
| Championship titles | |
| 1966 | Bathurst 1000 |
Robin John "Bob" Holden (born 1 December 1932 in
Holden has continued his involvement in racing through the historic racing scene,[8] and has restored two of his Group C specification Ford Escorts to race in historic touring car racing, although one was recently badly damaged at Oran Park. He has also restored one of his Group A specification Toyota Corolla FX-GTs which he races himself in the Australian Heritage Touring Car Championship for historic Group C and Group A touring cars. Holden is also involved in charity work, helping disadvantaged youth acquire trade skills to help establish themselves in society.
Career results
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 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Dr. Allan Hogan | Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I
|
SYM Ret |
CAL 7 |
BAT 11 |
SAN 9 |
AIR 7 |
WAR 7 |
SUR Ret |
ORA 9 |
4th | 37 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | Bob Holden | Ford Escort Twin Cam
|
SYM |
CAL |
SAN 13 |
WAN Ret |
SUR 11 |
AIR Ret |
ORA 10 |
WAR 7 |
4th | 23 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | Bryan Byrt Ford | Ford Escort GT1600
|
SYM |
CAL 11 |
SAN 8 |
AMA 10 |
ORA 2 |
SUR Ret |
AIR 13 |
4th | 34 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | Shell/Bob Holden Motors | Ford Escort Twin Cam
|
SYM 11 |
CAL 12 |
AMA 9 |
ORA 13 |
SUR 12 |
SAN |
AIR 8 |
LAK 7 |
3rd | 60 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | Bob Holden Motors | Ford Escort Mark I RS2000
|
SYM 12 |
CAL Ret |
ORA 18 |
ORA 15 |
SAN 14 |
AMA 10 |
AMA 11 |
AIR 15 |
AIR 14 |
LAK |
LAK |
SAN |
AIR |
SUR |
PHI |
16th | 9 | |||
| 1977 | Bob Holden Motors | Ford Escort RS2000
|
SYM |
SYM |
CAL |
ORA |
AMA |
SAN |
AIR |
LAK |
SAN |
AIR |
SUR 11 |
PHI |
NC | 0 | ||||||
| 1982 | Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale | Ford Escort Mk.II | SAN |
SAN Ret |
CAL 10 |
SYM 8 |
ORA 12 |
LAK 8 |
WAN 10 |
AIR 12 |
SUR 10 |
2nd | 36 | |||||||||
| 1985 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter | WIN 8 |
SAN 15 |
SYM 11 |
WAN 12 |
AIR 14 |
CAL 14 |
SUR 15 |
LAK |
AMA 15 |
ORA Ret |
10th | 72 | ||||||||
| 1986 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter | AMA 11 |
SYM |
SAN |
AIR 16 |
WAN |
SUR |
CAL 19 |
LAK |
WIN |
ORA 17 |
19th | 25 | ||||||||
| 1987 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 | CAL |
SYM |
LAK |
WAN |
AIR |
SUR |
SAN Ret |
AMA |
ORA Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||||
| 1988 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | CAL Ret |
SYM 16 |
WIN 17 |
WAN |
AIR |
LAK |
SAN |
AMA |
ORA |
NC | 0 | |||||||||
| 1989 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | AMA |
SYM |
LAK Ret |
WAN |
MAL 14 |
SAN 20 |
WIN 17 |
ORA DNS |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | AMA DNQ |
SYM |
PHI |
WIN |
LAK |
MAL |
BAR |
ORA |
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| 1991 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter | SAN R1 |
SYM R2 |
WAN R3 |
LAK R4 |
WIN R5 |
AMA R6 |
MAL R7 |
LAK R8 |
ORA R9 |
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| 1993 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | AMA R1 |
AMA R2 |
SYM R3 |
SYM R4 |
PHI R5 |
PHI R6 |
LAK R7 |
LAK R8 |
WIN R9 |
WIN R10 |
EAS R11 |
EAS R12 |
MAL R13 |
MAL R14 |
BAR R15 |
BAR R16 |
ORA R17 |
ORA R18 |
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Complete World 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 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987
|
Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NUR | SPA | BNO | SIL
|
BAT 23 |
CLD | WEL | FJI | NC | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "Bob Holden career Statistics". Driver database. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Bathurst Winners". Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Holden Ready to Race Again". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 January 1972. p. 45.
- ^ "Bathurst 1000 Kilometres 1987". Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ Frank de Jong (4 October 1987). "James Hardie 1000 Bathurst 1987". History of the European Touring Car Championship & Other International Touring Car Races. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ISSN 1031-6124.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link - ^ "Australian Super Touring Championship". 30 October 1996.
- ^ "2006 Festival of Speed on Tweed report". 1 March 2009.