Peter Brock

Peter Geoffrey Brock AM (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006), known as "Peter Perfect", "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. 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.

Peter Brock
Peter Brock in August 2006
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. 19671969)
    Michelle Downes
    (m. 19741975)
    Partner(s)Beverly Brock (1978–2005)
    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
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