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Bob Jane
NationalityBob Jane Australian
Born(1929-12-18)18 December 1929
Died28 September 2018(2018-09-28) (aged 88)
Retired1981
Australian Touring Car Championship
Years active1962–1974
TeamsBob Jane Autoland
Wins10
Best finish1st in 1962, 1963, 1971 & 1972
Previous series
1961–63
1965–66
1965–66
1966
1970
1980–81
Australian GT Championship
Tasman Series
Australian Drivers' Championship
Australian 1½ Litre Champ.
Australian Sports Car Champ.
Australian Sports Sedan Champ.
Championship titles
1961
1962
1962
1963
1963
1963
1964
1971
1972
Armstrong 500
Australian Touring Car Champ.
Armstrong 500
Australian Touring Car Champ.
Australian GT Championship
Armstrong 500
Armstrong 500
Australian Touring Car Champ.
Australian Touring Car Champ.
Awards
2000V8 Supercars Hall of Fame

Robert Frederick Jane (18 December 1929 – 28 September 2018) was an Australian race car driver and prominent entrepreneur and business tycoon. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane was well known for his chain of tyre retailers, Bob Jane T-Marts. Jane was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2000.

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owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation. The circuit is located 26 km (16 mi) north of Adelaide in...

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