1970 Round Australia Trial

The 1970 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the eleventh running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 24 June and 5 July 1970. The event covered 10,200 kilometres around Australia. It was jointly won by Jean-Claude Ogier and Lucette Ogier, driving a Citroën DS 21 & Edgar Herrmann and Hans Schüller, driving a Datsun 1600 SSS.

1970 Round Australia Trial
Ampol Trial
 Previous eventNext event 
Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseAlice Springs
Sydney
Dates run24 June 5 July 1970
Stages10
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance10,200 km (6,300 miles)
Results
Overall winnerFrance Jean-Claude Ogier
France Lucette Ogier &
Kenya Edgar Herrmann
Germany Hans Schüller
Australia Citroën Cars Pty Ltd &
Australia Datsun Racing Team
Crews160 at start, 112 at finish

Results

Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 11 Australia Citroën Cars Pty Ltd France Jean-Claude Ogier
France Lucette Ogier
Citroën DS 21 60
2 23 Australia Datsun Racing Team Kenya Edgar Herrmann
Germany Hans Schüller
Datsun 1600 SSS 60
3 20 Australia Holden Dealer Team Australia Colin Bond
Australia Brian Hope
Australia Tony Roberts
Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 76
4 73 Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia Australia Jack Ellis
Australia Bob Forsyth
Australia John Taylor
Ford Falcon XW 500 GS 95
5 40 Australia Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd Australia Doug Stewart
Australia George Shepheard
Mitsubishi Colt 97
6 27 Australia Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd Australia Doug Chivas
Australia Bob Riley
Mitsubishi Colt 129
7 68 Australia Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd Australia Barry Lloyd
Australia Albert Browne
Mitsubishi Colt 138
8 28 Australia Citroën Cars Pty Ltd Australia David McKay
Australia Graham Watson
Citroën DS 21 145
9 80 Australia Datsun Distributors Pty Ltd Australia Stewart McLeod
Australia Jack Lock
Datsun 1600 169
10 77 Australia Mazda Automobile Club of NSW Australia Allan Lawson
Australia Garry Connelly
Mazda R100 176
11 35 Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia Australia Bruce Hodgson
Australia Graham Hoinville
Ford Falcon XW 500 GS 179
12 29 Australia Lister and Laws Racing Australia Gerry Lister
Australia John Laws
Australia Bill Nolan
Volvo 142S 183
13 51 Australia Holden Dealer Team Australia Barry Ferguson
Australia David Johnson
Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 190
14 195 Australia Layton Gale Distributors Australia Barry Burns
Australia Ray Glendenning
Australia James Conaghty
Datsun 1600 209
15 14 Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia Australia Frank Kilfoyle
Australia Doug Rutherford
Ford Falcon XW 500 GS 220
16 59 Australia Renault Rally Team Australia Bruce Collier
Australia Lindsay Adcock
Renault 16 TS 225
17 226 Australia W.B. Glass Australia Wal Glass
Australia Gary Owens
Australia David Balmain
Holden Monaro HK GTS 327 228
18 39 Australia Holden Dealer Team Australia John Keran
Australia Roger Bonhomme
Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 269
19 16 Australia TVW Limited Australia Ken Tubman
Australia Lyndon McLeod
Triumph 2.5 PI Mark II 303
20 2 Australia Mazda House Pty Ltd Australia Richard Harris
Australia Nigel Collier
Mazda R100 311
21 32 Australia Greg Cusack Pty Ltd Australia Robert Tanner
Australia John Sedaltis
Volkswagen 1500 318
22 66 Australia Cloughs Sales and Service Australia Jack Mullins
Australia Edward Mulligan
Peugeot 404 325
23 148 Australia Michael Goddard Australia Michael Goddard
Australia Dr. Eddie Watson
Fiat 125 341
24 7 Australia Young and Green Pty Ltd Australia Jim Sullivan
Australia Peter Mullin
Holden HT Kingswood 351
25 124 Australia Gunars Feizaks Australia Gunars Feizaks
Australia Edward Molan
Holden HT Premier 363
26 49 Australia Bruce Keogh Australia Bruce Keogh
Australia Ross Farmer
Australia Ross Kelly
Holden HK Kingswood 373
27 75 Australia Bruce Mudd Australia Bruce Mudd
Australia Ross Giddins
Renault 16 TS 378
28 196 Australia R.A. Wilson Australia Robert Wilson
Australia W.P. Wilson
Mitsubishi Colt 1100F 378
29 8 Australia B.L. Amey Australia Brian Amey
Australia Gordon Frohling
Peugeot 403B 383
30 191 Australia John Darcy Australia John Darcy
Australia David Buchan
Ford Falcon XW GT 404
31 220 Australia B.A. Cheesman Australia Bruce Cheesman
Australia Graham Pinnell
Volkswagen 1500 413
32 60 Australia Jack Murray, Jr Australia John Murray
Australia James Sampson
Australia Max Stahl
Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 414
33 110 Australia G.A. Robertson Australia Graeme Robertson
Australia Andrew Robertson
Australia Ian Peterson
Holden HK 429
34 76 Australia Porsche Distributors Australia-New Zealand Australia Alan Hamilton
Australia Bill Flatman
Porsche 911T 456
35 192 Australia H.J. Moloney Australia Hal Moloney
Australia Paul O'Bryan
Australia Christopher Hall
Ford Falcon XP 479
36 131 Australia Eric Vigar Australia Eric Vigar
Australia Trevor Fear
Mitsubishi Colt 1100 483
37 6 Australia Wes Nalder Australia Wes Nalder
Australia John Fish
Toyota Corolla SL 486
38 212 Australia C.C. Alexander Australia Colin Alexander
Australia Paul Older
Volvo 142S 536
39 155 Australia Tom Bentley Australia Tom Bentley
Australia Laurie Boyle
Australia Colin Cox
Volkswagen 1500 543
40 132 Australia A.R. Lane Australia Adrian Lane
Australia Col Rush
Ford Cortina GT Mark II 551
41 19 Australia Mainstyle Motor Accessories Pty Ltd Australia Graham Webber
Australia Rainer Strassberger
Australia Ron Pulvis
Datsun 1600 563
42 98 Australia Territory Motel Alice Springs Australia Rex Law
Australia Amos Smith
Volkswagen Beetle 566
43 173 Australia Robert K. Jackson Australia Kevin Williams
Australia Harry Smith
Holden Monaro HT GTS 566
44 209 Australia J.W. Hatchell-Brown Australia John Hatchell-Brown
Australia David White
Morris Cooper S 702
45 79 Australia Tynan Motors Australia Peter Cray
Australia Peter Brown
Mazda R100 805
46 104 Australia M.F McGinley Australia Maxwell McGinley
Australia Robert Bell
Australia Graham Harrison
Holden HD X2 870
47 121 Australia Parade Motors Australia Dennis Dix
Australia Ross Loader
Australia Peter Finch
Holden HR 875
48 100 Australia Mal Longmore Australia Mal Longmore
Australia Peter Robinson
Datsun 1600 887
49 167 Australia M.D. Meade Australia Melville Meade
Australia Clark Ballard
Volkswagen 1500 S 954
50 58 Australia Aub Barker Australia Aub Barker
Australia David Bye
Ford Escort GT Mark I 994
51 164 Australia Team Flynn and Martin Australia Jim Flynn
Australia Bill Martin
Toyota Corolla 1,032
52 114 Australia Team Edwards and Hamilton Australia John Edwards
Australia Kenneth Hamilton
Ford Escort Mark I 1,044
53 31 Papua New Guinea PNG Motors Limited Papua New Guinea John Smith
Papua New Guinea Noel Chay
Subaru 1000 1,134
54 22 Australia Horsley Brothers Pty Ltd Australia Malcolm Horsley
Australia John Horsley
Honda S800 1,277
55 128 Australia C.H. Lund, Jr. Australia Charles Lund, Jr.
Australia Thomas Hayden
Mazda R100 1,317
56 165 Australia Peter Godson Australia Peter Godson
Australia Brian McClelland
Datsun 1600 1,321
57 18 Australia Bruce Mead Australia Bruce Mead
Australia Ian Faulkner
Volvo 142S 1,542
58 208 Australia J.M. Darlington Australia John Darlington
Australia A.H. Molyneaux
Australia Brian McEllinney
Volvo 142S 1,558
59 21 Australia Richard P. Creed Australia Richard Creed
Australia Bill Philip
Holden Torana LC GTR 1,717
60 181 Australia Kittle Bros Pty Ltd Australia R. Miller
Australia F. Duller
Australia Tony Wunderlich
Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 1,726
61 218 Australia Gary Perkins Australia Gary Perkins
Australia Trevor Wyatt
Volkswagen Beetle 1,790
62 94 Australia Bruce Ballantyne Australia Bruce Ballantyne
Australia Peter Evans
Australia Philip Primrose
Holden HT Kingswood 1,989
63 17 Australia Datsun Distributors Pty Ltd Australia Alison Packer
Australia Carole Waldron
Datsun 1600 2,004
64 183 Australia Eric Peirce Australia Eric Peirce
Australia Ian Beckwith
Australia Terry Lynch
Ford Falcon XW 2,280
65 204 Australia J.J. Emmelkamp Australia Jacob Emmelkamp
Australia Noel Elliott
Australia Glyn Thomas
Peugeot 404 2,321
66 10 Australia Keswick Motors Australia William Potter
Australia Colin Potter
Australia David Coulter
Morris 1500 2,493
67 198 Australia Carlo Duregon Australia Carlo Duregon
Australia Rex Davies
Australia Anthony Dawson
Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 2,598
68 95 Australia R.B. Beer Australia Peter Davis
Australia Robert Beer
Mitsubishi Colt 1100 2,632
69 37 Australia Renault Rally Team Australia Mal McPherson
Australia Robin Sharpley
Renault 16 TS 2,638
70 151 Australia Michael Nudi Australia Michael Nudi
Australia Ronald Clape
Austin 1800 2,681
71 4 Australia Newmarket Hotel Australia Vic Wilson
Australia Warren Wilson
Peugeot 404 2,723
72 118 Australia Condell Park Auto Part Australia Mick Madden
Australia Colin Byrne
Australia William Adams
Holden EH 179 3,242
73 1 Australia George Daniel Australia George Daniel
Australia Wolfgang Slide
Volkswagen 1500 3,275
74 87 Australia Ian Oxenford Australia Ian Oxenford
Australia Brian Mephem
Volvo 122S 3,295
75 190 Australia Renault Car Club of Australia Australia Walter Williams
Australia Ron Britt
Australia Bruce Kops
Holden Monaro HT 3,308
76 30 Australia Gary Mecak Australia Gary Mecak
Australia James Laing-Peach
Ford Cortina GT Mark II 3,467
77 36 Australia R.B. Mitchell Australia Ronald Mitchell
Australia Graham Rossmore
Australia Mark Duder
Renault 16 TS 3,599
78 130 Australia Team Kahl and Hawkins Australia Robert Kahl
Australia Doug Hawkins
Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 3,650
79 38 Australia Renault Rally Team Australia Bob Watson
Australia Jim McAuliffe
Renault 16 TS 3,885
80 13 Australia The Advertiser-United Motors Australia Robert Jennings
Australia Malcolm Annells
Holden Monaro HT GTS 4,227
81 12 Australia Slerp Brothers and 5DN Adelaide Australia Dale Wilson
Australia Kevin Brown
Volkswagen 1500 4,274
82 133 Australia Alderman Keith Jones Australia Keith Jones
Australia John Woolnough
Riley 2.5 Litre 4,431
83 61 Australia Midways of Beenleigh Australia Ann Thomson
Australia Toni Lefrancke
Australia Pam Elam
Holden HT Kingswood 4,439
84 123 Australia Ron Hartridge Australia Ron Hartridge
Australia G. Hartridge
Australia P. Seccull
Alfa Romeo Giulia Super 4,576
85 71 Australia The Independent Newspaper Perth Australia Bob Bullock
Australia John Large
Australia Laurie Gugiatti
Volvo 142S 5,100
86 90 Australia Philip George Australia Philip George
Australia Neville Curran
Fiat 1500 5,320
87 103 Australia W.G. Bell Australia Wilson Bell
Australia Robert McDonald
Ford Falcon XP 5,649
88 88 Australia J.E. Irvine Australia John Irvine
Australia Raymond Billeau
Mazda R100 5,830
89 172 Australia K.H. Sutton Australia Keith Sutton
Australia Richard Sutton
Australia Brian Paull
Holden HT Kingswood 5,992
90 57 Australia Les Morgan Australia Les Morgan
Australia Robert Patterson
Morris De Luxe 6,065
91 223 Australia N.F. Ferguson Australia N. Ferguson
Australia Geoffrey Crane
Australia Barry Ryan
Ford Falcon XR 500 6,301
92 202 Australia D.G. Bray Australia Duncan Bray
Australia Peter Sugden
Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II 6,486
93 43 Australia E.A. Ross Australia Elizabeth Ross
Australia Sandra Leslie Van Loon
Australia Diane Lewis
Volvo 122S 6,525
94 85 Australia G.G. Sawyer Australia Geoffrey Sawyer
Australia Harold Brown
Ford Falcon XT 6,818
95 199 Australia Team Taylor and Moore Australia Bruce Taylor
Australia Bruce Moore
Renault 16 TS 7,090
96 50 Australia City Motors Pty Ltd Australia Darryl Williams
Australia Adrian Mortimer
Australia Nick Hatzl
Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 7,450
97 24 Australia Nanda Macaroni Products Pty Ltd Australia Orlando Basile
Australia Clive Bardell
Australia Fred Reinhardt
Fiat 124 8,425
98 217 Australia T.H. Meek Australia Thomas Meek
Australia Hayden Meek
Austin 1800 8,486
99 56 Australia Woman's Day Magazine-Renault Rally Team Australia Lynn Keeffe
Australia Sue Ransom
Australia Vivien Holliwell
Renault 16 TS 8,926
100 69 Australia Southern Motors Pty Ltd Australia Murray Thomas
Australia Bill Butler
Škoda 110L 9,333
101 53 Australia M.G. Pettit Australia Max Pettit
Australia Louis Levi
Australia Alan Esson
Holden Torana LC 2600 SL 10,116
102 180 Australia H.R. Williams Australia Horace Williams
Australia J. Camilleri
Datsun 1600 11,814
103 119 Australia D.F. Auld Australia David Auld
Australia Geoffrey Cooper
Australia Alwyn McMillan
Mercury 1947 Eight 12,132
104 129 Australia R.J. Barkell Australia Robert Barkell
Australia Jeffrey O'Meara
Australia Russell Bennett
Holden EH Station Wagon 12,196
105 146 Australia Doug Mulholland Australia Doug Mulholland
Australia Anne Mulholland
Volkswagen Beetle 12,458
106 143 Australia D.I. Parsons Australia D. Parsons
Australia D. Parsons
Ford Cortina Mark II 12,789
107 213 Australia Motor Manual Australia Len Shaw
Australia Sean Walsh
Morris 1500 13,029
108 186 Australia Team Marshall and Berriman Australia Peter Marshall
Australia Peter Berriman
Volkswagen 1500 TS 13,417
109 160 Australia Ken Garner Australia Ken Garner
Australia Robert Williams
Australia Barry Taylor
Holden HR 14,316
110 169 Australia G.W. McDonald Australia Gary McDonald
Australia Peter Lawler
Holden Torana LC GTR 15,795
111 211 Australia P.G. Booker Australia Philip Booker
Australia Mark Sanders
Volkswagen 1500 S 17,437
112 105 Australia Team O'Dwyer and Spence Australia Maurice O'Dwyer
Australia Leslie Spence
Dodge 1936 Coupe 17,931
Source:[1][2][3]

References

  1. Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 128-129
  2. "The Entries". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1970.
  3. Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 209-215
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