Bob Holden (racing driver)
| Bob Holden | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 1 December 1932 Notting Hill, 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 Notting Hill, Victoria[1]) is an Australian racing driver. Holden raced small-engined touring cars throughout his career, racing Peugeots in the early 1960s, establishing a reputation for himself which saw him become a regular part of BMC Australia racing program for Minis which culminated with a victory in the 1966 Bathurst 500 co-driving with Rauno Aaltonen.[2] Into the 1970s Holden moved on to race Ford Escorts in various guises,[3] moving into Toyota Corollas in the 1980s, winning the 1.6-litre class at the Bathurst round of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship.[4][5][6] In the mid-1990s Holden moved into BMW M3s[7] and later a BMW 318i Super Touring car in which he raced his final Bathurst in 1998, at the time setting the record for most Bathurst appearances.[1]
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
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Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
[edit](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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Tuckey, Bill, ed. (1987–88). The Great Race. 7. Hornsby: The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publishing Group. 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.