Ian Geoghegan

Ian Anthony Geoghegan
Nationality Australian
Born(1939-04-26)26 April 1939
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died15 November 2003(2003-11-15) (aged 64)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Related toTom Geoghegan (father)
Leo Geoghegan (brother)
Australian Touring Car Championship
Years active1961–73 & 1978
TeamsGeoghegan's Sporty Cars
Total Team
Wins9
Best finish1st in 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 & 1969
Previous series
1960
1976
1976
Australian GT Championship
Australian Sports Car Champ.
Australian Sports Sedan Champ.
Championship titles
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1973
1976
1977
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
1999V8 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.

  1. ^ "Ian Geoghegan biography". historicracing.com. Retrieved 16 March 2024.