Peter Brock

Peter Brock
Peter Brock in August 2006, the month before his fatal accident
Born
Peter Geoffrey Brock

(1945-02-26)26 February 1945
Died8 September 2006(2006-09-08) (aged 61)
Nationality Australian
Known forRacing driver
Spouses
Heather Russell
(m. 1967⁠–⁠1969)
Michelle Downes
(m. 1974⁠–⁠1975)
[1]
Partner(s)Beverly Brock (1978–2005)[2]
Children2
RelativesLewis Brock (brother)
Phil Brock (brother)
Retired2004
ATCC / V8 Supercars
Years active1972–1997, 2002, 2004
TeamsHolden Dealer Team
Gown-Hindhaugh Racing
Team Brock
Perkins Engineering
Advantage Racing
Holden Racing Team
Rod Nash Racing
Starts212
Wins48
Poles57
Best finish1st in 1974, 1978, 1980 Australian Touring Car Championship
Previous series
1973

1996

2003–2004
Australian Formula 2 Championship
Australian Super Touring Championship
Australian Nations Cup Championship
Awards
2001V8 Supercars Hall of Fame

Peter Geoffrey Brock AM (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006), known as "Peter Perfect",[3] "The King of the Mountain", or simply "Brocky", was an Australian motor racing driver. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other manufacturers including BMW, Ford, Volvo, Porsche and Peugeot.[4] He won the Bathurst 1000 endurance race nine times, the Sandown 500 touring car race nine times, the Australian Touring Car Championship three times, the Bathurst 24 Hour once and was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2001. Brock's business activities included the Holden Dealer Team (HDT) that produced Brock's racing machines as well as a number of modified high-performance road versions of his racing cars.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WivesFastLane was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rose Powell (20 February 2015). "Peter Brock's partner Beverley Brock blasts upcoming Channel 10 miniseries". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ^ Doherty, Ben (30 August 2010). "BROCK: Peter Perfect: life of speed, good deeds". drive.com.au. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ^ "STATEMENT - Peter Brock". GM Media. 8 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

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