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Ian Anthony Geoghegan
Nationality
Australian
Born
(1939-04-26)26 April 1939 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
15 November 2003(2003-11-15) (aged 64) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Related to
Tom Geoghegan (father) Leo Geoghegan (brother)
Australian Touring Car Championship
Years active
1961–73 & 1978
Teams
Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Total Team
Wins
9
Best finish
1st in 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 & 1969
Previous series
1960 1976 1976
Australian GT Championship Australian Sports Car Champ. Australian Sports Sedan Champ.
Bathurst 6 Hour Australian Tourist Trophy Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Tourist Trophy Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Touring Car Champ. Bathurst 1000 Australian Sports Car Champ. Australian Tourist Trophy
Awards
1999
V8 Supercars Hall of Fame
Ian Anthony "Pete" Geoghegan, (26 April 1939 – 15 November 2003)[1] 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 Holden HQ Monaro in the Australian Sports Sedan Championship.
Geoghegan was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Ian Anthony "Pete" Geoghegan, (26 April 1939 – 15 November 2003) was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. Sometimes...
dealer Tom Geoghegan, both of whom become dominant names in Australian motor racing in the 1960s. While his younger brother Ian "Pete" Geoghegan had much...
the opposition, which included Allan Moffat's Ford Boss 302 Mustang, IanGeoghegan's Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III, and Norm Beechey's Holden HT Monaro...
Brisbane in 1964. This race was also the first not won by a Jaguar with IanGeoghegan driving a Ford Cortina GT to win the first of his five titles. From...
dice with IanGeoghegan at the Easter round of the series (Round 3) at the 6.172 km Mount Panorama Circuit at Bathurst. Up against Geoghegan's more powerful...
as a single race. The championship was won by IanGeoghegan driving a Ford Mustang. It was Geoghegan's fifth and final Australian Touring Car Championship...
IanGeoghegan Mustang Team Ford Mustang 1967 IanGeoghegan Mustang Team Ford Mustang 1968 IanGeoghegan Mustang Team Ford Mustang 1969 IanGeoghegan Mustang...
were the Ford Mustangs of Bob Jane and four-time defending champion IanGeoghegan. Allan Moffat's victory in the opening round at Calder Park created...
Allan Moffat finished runner-up in his Ford Boss 302 Mustang, while IanGeoghegan was third in his Ford Mustang. Defending champion Norm Beechey finished...
CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars. It was won by IanGeoghegan driving a Lotus 23b. Australian international driver Frank Gardner set...
Australian Tourist Trophy, was won by IanGeoghegan of Sydney, driving the Porsche 935 of Laurie O’Neill. It was Geoghegan's third Australian Tourist Trophy...
lap-scoring briefly left uncertainty over the results. Brothers Leo and IanGeoghegan finished second with the two Alec Mildren Racing Alfa Romeos of Doug...
all-Cortina meetings are still occasional fixtures on the racing calendar. IanGeoghegan won the 1964 Australian Touring Car Championship driving a Ford Cortina...
which was the ninth Australian Touring Car Championship, was won by IanGeoghegan driving a Ford Mustang. It was the final Australian Touring Car Championship...
proved too much for the opposition which included defending champion IanGeoghegan in his Ford Mustang, Allan Moffat in his Ford Mustang Boss 302 Trans-Am...
which was the eighth Australian Touring Car Championship, was won by IanGeoghegan, driving a Ford Mustang. Grid positions for the championship were determined...
July 1964. The race was won by IanGeoghegan, the first of his five Australian Touring Car Championship titles. Geoghegan drove a Ford Cortina GT in what...
be restricted to production based cars. The championship was won by IanGeoghegan driving a Porsche Carrera. The championship was contested over five...
Championship. The race was sponsored by the Neptune Oil Company, Sydney. IanGeoghegan, driving a Ford Mustang, claimed his second Australian Touring Car Championship...
Stillwell, Lex Davison, Leo Geoghegan, Frank Matich, Frank Gardner, Spencer Martin, Kevin Bartlett, John Harvey, IanGeoghegan, Norm Beechey, Bob Jane and...
which was organised by the Queensland Racing Drivers' Club, was won by IanGeoghegan, driving a Lotus 23. Race distance: 27 laps – 80 miles Number of starters:...
Ferron, Canadian painter and stained glass artist (b. 1924) 2003 – IanGeoghegan, Australian race car driver (b. 1939) 2004 – George Canseco, Filipino...
The initial inductees were five-time Australian Touring Car Champion IanGeoghegan and four-time champion Allan Moffat. Until 2011, all of the drivers...
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