The 1973 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars,[1] staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 25 November 1973.[2] Race distance was 106 laps of the 4.73 km circuit, a total distance of 501.38 km.[2] The race, which was the fifth and final round of the 1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship,[2] was the third Phillip Island 500.
The race was won by Peter Brock, driving a Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 for the Holden Dealer Team.
Cars competed in four engine capacity classes.[2]
Position[2] | Drivers[2] | No.[3] | Car[2] [4] | Entrant[3] | Laps[2] |
1[5] | Peter Brock | 1 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1[5] | Holden Dealer Team | 106 |
2 | Colin Bond | 24 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1[5] | Holden Dealer Team | 105 |
3 | Barry Nixon-Smith | 22 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Merrell Motors | 99 |
4 | Gil Davis | 23 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | N. Edwards | 98 |
5 | John Stoopman | 30 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | J. Stoopman | 97 |
6 | Ray Harrison | 49 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | A.F. & M. Beninca | 96 |
7 | Cam Richardson | 7 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Feltham Team Racing | 94 |
8 | Bill Evans | 56 | Datsun 1200 Coupe | Datsun Racing Team | 94 |
9 | Roger Bonhomme | 37 | Holden LC Torana GTR[6] | Mollison Motors P. L. | 92 |
10 | Kevin Kennedy[7] | 29 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | K. H. Kennedy | 92 |
Class A : Up to 1300cc | |||||
1 | Bill Evans | 56 | Datsun 1200 Coupe | Datsun Racing Team | 94 |
2 | Noel Riley[8] | 63 | Honda Civic | Bennett Honda | 91 |
3 | John Lord | 54 | Morris Cooper S | Lord Co. (Aust.) P. L. | 89 |
4 | John Bundy[9] | 61 | Morris Cooper S | J. Bundy | 82 |
? | Lakis Manticas | 55 | Fiat 128 Coupe | Formula 1 Europa Garage | ? |
? | Geoff Newton[10] | 62 | Morris Cooper S[3] | G. Newton | ? |
? | Lynne De Luca,[11] Darrylyn Huitt[11] | 59 | Mazda 1300[11] | G. R. Berry | ? |
? | Rod Murphy[12] | 64 | Honda Civic | Honda Sales P. L. | ? |
DNF | James Laing-Peach | 57 | Datsun 1200 Coupe | Datsun Racing Team | ? |
Class B : 1301 – 2000cc | |||||
1 | Ray Harrison | 49 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | A.F. & M. Beninca | 96 |
2 | Mel Mollison | 45 | Mazda RX-3 | Mazda Racing Team | 92 |
3 | Raymond Harrison | 50 | Mazda R100 Coupe | R. Harrison | 81 |
? | Geoff Perry[10] | 48 | Mazda RX-3[3] | Mazda Racing Team | 92 |
? | Geoff Wade[10] | 38 | Ford Escort Twin Cam[3] | Peter Mac's Towing | ? |
DNF | Christine Cole, Sue Ransom | 40 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | Chesterfield Filter Racing | ? |
DNF | Graham Ritter | 44 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Strapp Ford | ? |
DNF | Bob Holden | 43 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Brian Byrt Ford | ? |
Class C : 2001 – 3000cc | |||||
1 | Roger Bonhomme | 37[6] | Holden LC Torana GTR | Mollison Motors P. L. | 92 |
2 | Gary Cooke[13] | 35 | Mazda RX-2 | James Mason Motors | 91 |
3 | Tony Roberts | 36 | Datsun 240K | Tony Roberts Auto Centre | 90 |
Class D : Over 3000cc | |||||
1 | Peter Brock | 1 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1[5] | Holden Dealer Team | 106 |
2 | Colin Bond | 24 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1[14] | Holden Dealer Team | 105 |
3 | Barry Nixon-Smith | 22 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Merrell Motors | 99 |
4 | Gil Davis | 23 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | N. Edwards | 98 |
5 | John Stoopman | 30 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | J. Stoopman | 97 |
6 | Cam Richardson | 7 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Feltham Team Racing | 94 |
7 | Kevin Kennedy | 29 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | K. H. Kennedy | 92 |
8 | Murray Carter | 15 | Ford XA Falcon GT[15] | Murray Carter / Shell Racing | 91 |
9 | Graeme Blanchard | 16 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | G. Blanchard[16] | 85 |
10 | Brian Ovenden | 31 | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | B. Ovenden | 78 |
? | Robert Bride | 10 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | ACI Fibreglass | ? |
? | Rod McRae | 12 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1[17] | Dustings of Burwood | ? |
? | Phillip Brock, Tom Naughton[18] | 4 | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | Motor Racing Ins. Service | ? |
DNF | Fred Gibson | 6 | Ford XA Falcon GT[15] | Ford Australia | 95[14] |
DNF | Allan Moffat | 9 | Ford XA Falcon GT[15] | Ford Australia | 89[14] |
DNF | John Harvey[19] | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Bob Jane Racing | ? | |
DNF | Tony Niovanni | 21 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Peter Robinson Motors | ? |
DNF | Stuart Saker | 27 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1[20] | S. Saker | ? |
DNF | John Goss | 5 | Ford XA Falcon GT[15] | McLeod Ford / Shell Racing | ? |
DNF | Lawrie Nelson | 8 | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | L. Nelson | 0[2] |