Australian Touring Car Championship
Amaroo Park first held a round of the ATCC when it hosted Round 4 of the 7 race 1974 Australian Touring Car Championship. The race was won by Peter Brock driving a Holden Dealer Team Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1. The circuit would go on to host 15 rounds of the championship between 1974 and its last ATCC race in 1994. The last race was won by Mark Skaife driving his Gibson Motor Sport Holden VP Commodore giving Holden the bookends on Amaroo Park's participation in the ATCC.
| Year | Winning Driver |
Car | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group C | ||||
| 1974 | Peter Brock | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | |
| 1975 | Bob Morris | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Ron Hodgson Motors | |
| 1976 | Charlie O'Brien | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | ||
| 1977 | Allan Moffat | Ford XB Falcon GT | Moffat Ford Dealers | |
| 1978 | Allan Grice | Holden LX Torana SS A9X | Craven Mild Racing | |
| Group A | ||||
| 1985 | Jim Richards | BMW 635 CSi | JPS Team BMW | |
| 1986 | Robbie Francevic | Volvo 240T | Volvo Dealer Team | |
| 1987 | Jim Richards | BMW M3 | JPS Team BMW | |
| 1988 | John Bowe | Ford Sierra RS500 | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | |
| 1989 | John Bowe | Ford Sierra RS500 | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | |
| 1990 | Jim Richards | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | Nissan Motorsport Australia | |
| 1991 | Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 Evolution | Benson & Hedges Racing | |
| 1992 | Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | Winfield Team Nissan | |
| Group 3A 5.0L Touring Cars | ||||
| 1993 | John Bowe | Ford EB Falcon | Shell Racing | |
| 1994 | Mark Skaife | Holden VP Commodore | Winfield Racing | |
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