Allan Moffat
Canadian-Australian racing driver (born 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Allan George Moffat OBE (born 10 November 1939 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian-born Australian racing driver known for his four championships in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 500/1000. Moffat was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Allan Moffat OBE | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | (1939-11-10) 10 November 1939 (age 84) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Retired | 1989 |
Related to | Andrew Moffat (son) James Moffat (son) |
Australian Touring Car Championship | |
Years active | 1965–89 |
Teams | Allan Moffat Racing |
Starts | 100 |
Wins | 32 |
Best finish | 1st in 1973, 1976, 1977 & 1983 Australian Touring Car Championship |
Previous series | |
1976 1980 1986 1986 1987 | Australian Sports Sedan Ch. Australian Sports Car Champ. Australian Endurance Champ. FIA Touring Car Champ. World Touring Car Champ. |
Championship titles | |
1973 1976 1976 1977 1980 1982 1983 1984 | Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Sports Sedan Ch. Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Sports Car Champ. Australian Endurance Champ. Australian Touring Car Champ. Australian Endurance Champ. |
Awards | |
1978 1999 2018 | Order of the British Empire V8 Supercars Hall of Fame Sport Australia Hall of Fame |
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Moffat and his long-time friend and rival (and later co-driver) Peter Brock are the only drivers to have won The Great Race at Bathurst in both its 500-mile and 1000-kilometre formats.
In October 2018, he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.[1]