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Datsun had a lot of success at Bathurst over the years in which they were allowed to compete. There first outing at Bathurst ended with success coming 1st, 2nd and 4th in their class at the 1966 event in a Datsun 1300.
The B10 or Datsun 1000 managed to rack up 1st and 3rd in 1967, and a 2nd place in 1969.
Enter the B110 or Datsun 1200 winning (in it's class) in 1970, 1972, 1973...managing 5th in 1971. 1975 made 2nd place and 1976 was once again a class win.
Armstrong 500: Mount Panorama, Bathurst 3rd October, 1965
Number of Laps: 130
Total Race Time: 7:16:45.1
Fastest Lap: Brian Foley, 3:13.7 (114.71 km/h)
Classes:
Class A - Up to
Gallaher 500: Mount Panorama, Bathurst 2nd October, 1966
Number of Laps: 130
Total Race Time: 7:11:29.1
Fastest Lap: Frank/Matich, 3:10 (116.94 km/h)
Classes:
Class A - Up to $1800; Class B - $1801 to $2040; Class C - $2041 to $2700; Class D - $2701 to $4000
Fastest lap: Frank/Matich, 3:10 (116.94 km/h)
| PLACE | DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S) | VEHICLE | CLASS | LAPS | Class Pos |
| 22 | Moto Kitamo / Kunimitsu Takahashi | Datsun 1300 | A | 117 | 1 |
| 23 | John Roxburgh / Doug Whiteford | Datsun 1300 | A | 116 | 2 |
| 26 | John Colwell / Fred Sutherland | Datsun 1300 | A | 116 | 4 |
Kitamo Takanashi - Bathurst 1966 - Class A winner - Datsun Bluebird 1300
Gallaher 500: Mount Panorama, Bathurst. 1st October, 1967
Number of Laps: 130
Total Race Time: 6:54:99.10
Fastest Lap: Fred Gibson, 3:03 (121.42 km/h)
Classes: Class A - Up to $1800; Class B - $1801 to $2100; Class C - $2101 to $3000; Class D - $3001 to $4500; Class E - Over $4500
| PLACE | DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S) | VEHICLE | CLASS | LAPS | Class Pos |
| 23 | John Roxburgh / Doug Whiteford | Datsun 1000 | A | 117 | 1 |
| 28 | Kunimitsu Takahashi / Hideo Oishi | Datsun 1000 | A | 116 | 3 |
| 42 | Bruce Darke / Bill Ford | Datsun 1300 | A | 103 | 7 |
| 44 | Jim Smith / John Colwell | Datsun 1300 | A | 100 | 8 |
| DNF | Barry Tapsall / Bevan Gibson | Datsun 1200 | A | DNF | 10 |
Roxburgh/Whiteford Class A winner - Datsun 1000
Hardie-Ferodo 500: Mount Panorama, Bathurst. 6th October, 1968
Number of Laps: 130
Total Race Time: 6:44:0.0
Fastest lap: Bruce McPhee, 2:58 (124.83 km/h)
Classes: Class A - Up to $1800; Class B - $1801 to $2100; Class C - $2101 to $3000; Class D - $3001 to $4500; Class E - Over $4500
| PLACE | DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S) | VEHICLE | CLASS | LAPS | Class Pos |
| 15 | John Roxburgh / Doug Whiteford | Datsun 1600 | B | 120 | 1 |
| 19 | George Garth / Bruce Stewart | Datsun 1600 | B | 118 | 2 |
| 21 | Kunimitsu Takahashi / Ym Sunago | Datsun 1600 | B | 118 | 3 |
| 24 | Hans Tholstrup / Dennis Cooke | Datsun 1600 | B | 116 | 5 |
| 26 | Bruce Darke / Bill Ford | Datsun 1600 | B | 115 | 6 |
| 33 | Herb Taylor / Don Smith | Datsun 1600 | B | 112 | 7 |
| 34 | Matt Daddo / Peter Ulbrich | Datsun 1600 | B | 111 | 8 |
| 39 | Carl Kennedy / Jack Mullins | Datsun 1600 | B | 107 | 11 |
| DNF | Bill Evans / John Colwell | Datsun 1000 | A | DNF | 9 |
| DNF | Dick Sorenson / Bevan Gibson | Datsun 1000 | A | DNF | 10 |
Hardie-Ferodo 500: Mount Panorama, Bathurst. 5th October, 1969
Number of Laps: 130
Total Race Time: 6:32:0.0
Fastest lap: Moffat/Hamilton and Gibson/Seton, 2:52.1 (129.11 km/h) Classes: Class A - Up to $1800; Class B - $1801 to $2100; Class C - $2101 to $3000; Class D - $3001 to $4500; Class E - Over $4500
| PLACE | DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S) | VEHICLE | CLASS | LAPS | QUALIFYING | Class Pos |
| 18 | Bruce Stewart / George Garth | Datsun 1600 | B | 117 | 03:16.5 | 1 |
| 23 | John Roxburgh / Doug Whiteford | Datsun 1600 | B | 117 | 03:19.2 | 2 |
| 24 | Don Smith / Peter Wilson | Datsun 1600 | B | 114 | 03:18.5 | 3 |
| 25 | David Morrow / Roger Wootton | Datsun 1600 | B | 114 | 03:25.4 | 4 |
| 27 | William Coad / Jon Leighton | Datsun 1600 | B | 113 | 03:20.8 | 5 |
| 30 | Bill Evans / Barry Tapsall | Datsun 1000 | A | 110 | 03:30.2 | 2 |
| DNF | Hans Tholstrup / Brian Connell | Datsun 1600 | B | DNF | 11 | |
| DNF | Bruce Darke / Dennis Cooke | Datsun 1600 | B | DNF | 12 |
Hardie-Ferodo 500: Mount Panorama, Bathurst. 4th October, 1970
Number of Laps: 130
Total Race Time: 6:33:0.0
Fastest lap: Moffat/Hamilton and Gibson/Seton, 2:52.1 (129.11 km/h)
Classes: Class A - Up to $1960; Class B - $1961 to $2400; Class C - $2401 to $3150; Class D - $3151 to $4100; Class E - Over $4100
| PLACE | DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S) | VEHICLE | CLASS | LAPS | QUALIFYING | Class Pos |
| 19 | Don Smith | Datsun 1600 | B | 117 | 03:18.4 | 1 |
| 20 | Doug Whiteford | Datsun 1600 | B | 117 | 03:19.4 | 2 |
| 24 | Barry Tapsall / Jon Leighton | Datsun 1200 | A | 114 | 03:25.0 | 1 |
| 35 | Carl Kennedy / Bill Slattery | Datsun 1200 | A | 108 | 03:32.3 | 9 |
| DNF | John Roxburgh | Datsun 1200 | A | DNF | not available | 13 |
| DNF | Bruce Stewart / Iain Corness | Datsun 1600 | B | DNF | not available | 6 |
Tapsall Leighton Class A winner - Datsun 1200
Carl Kennedy / Bill Slattery Datsun 1200 (in the background)
Roxburgh Datsun 1200
Hardie-Ferodo 500: Mount Panorama, Bathurst. 3rd October, 1971
Number of Laps: 130
Total Race Time: 6:9:49.5
Fastest lap: Bob Morris, 2:40 (138.87 km/h)
Classes: Class A - Up to $2150; Class B - $2151 to $2500; Class C - $2501 to $3150; Class D - $3151 to $4350; Class E - Over $4350
| PLACE | DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S) | VEHICLE | CLASS | LAPS | QUALIFYING | Class Pos |
| 36 | Bruce Stewart | Datsun 1600 | B | 109 | not available | 1 |
| 43 | Doug Whiteford | Datsun 1200 | A | 100 | 03:21.6 | 5 |
| 45 | Don Smith | Datsun 1600 | B | 97 | not available | 3 |
| DNF | John Roxburgh / Jon Leighton | Datsun 1600 | B | DNF | not available | 4 |
| DNF | James Laing-Peach | Datsun 1200 | A | DNF | not available | 8 |
James Laing-Peach Datsun 1200
Hardie-Ferodo 500: Mount Panorama, Bathurst. 1st October, 1972
Number of Laps: 130
Total Race Time: 6:0:99.1
Fastest lap: Allan Moffat, 2:36.5 (141.98 km/h)
Classes: Class A - Up to 3000 CP Units; Class B - 3001 to 9000 CP Units; Class C - 9001 to 18000 CP Units; Class D - Over 18000 CP Units
| PLACE | DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S) | VEHICLE | CLASS | LAPS | QUALIFYING | Class Pos |
| 24 | Bill Evans | Datsun 1200 | A | 107 | 03:20.0 | 1 |
| 26 | Jon Leighton | Datsun 1200 | A | 106 | 03:21.3 | 3 |
| 29 | Barry Bassingthwaite / Ray Hanger | Datsun 1600 | B | 105 | 03:05.2 | 11 |
| 30 | Bruce Stewart | Datsun 1200 | A | 105 | 03:23.8 | 6 |
| 32 | Don Smith | Datsun 1200 | A | 103 | 03:23.6 | 8 |
| 33 | Doug Grimson / Morrie Miller | Datsun 1600 | B | 103 | 03:21.8 | 12 |
| 34 | Ray Lintott | Datsun 1200 | A | 102 | 03:27.4 | 9 |
| DNF | Doug Whiteford | Datsun 1200 | A | DNF | not available | 12 |
| DNF | Barry Tapsall | Datsun 1200 | A | DNF | not available | 13 |
W. Evans - Class A winner - Datsun 1200
Hardie-Ferodo 1000: Mount Panorama, Bathurst. 1st October, 1973
Number of Laps: 163
Total Race Time: 7:20:6.8
Fastest lap: John Goss, 2:34.8 (143.53 km/h) on lap 2
Classes: Class A - Up to 1300cc; Class B - 1301 to 2000cc; Class C - 2001 to 3000cc; Class D - Over 3000cc
| PLACE | DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S) | VEHICLE | CLASS | LAPS | QUALIFYING | Class Pos |
| 14 | John Roxburgh / Doug Whiteford | Datsun 180B | B | 143 | 02:59.4 | 4 |
| 15 | Bill Evans / James Laing-Peach | Datsun 1200 | A | 142 | 03:02.8 | 1 |
| 30 | John Symon / Philip Arnull | Datsun 1200 | A | 125 | 03:24.8 | 9 |
B. Evans J. Laing-Peach - Class A winner
Hardie-Ferodo 1000: Mount Panorama, Bathurst. 6th October, 1974
Number of Laps: 163
Total Race Time: 7:50:99.1
Fastest lap: Peter Brock, 2:29.8 (148.33 km/h)
Classes: Class A - Up to 1300cc; Class B - 1301 to 2000cc; Class C - 2001 to 3000cc; Class D - 3001 to 6000cc
| PLACE | DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S) | VEHICLE | CLASS | LAPS | QUALIFYING | Class Pos |
| 7 | Stewart McLeod / Doug Whiteford | Datsun 240K | C | 152 | 02:55.7 | 2 |
| DNF | Bruce Stewart / George Garth | Datsun 180B | B | DNF | not available | 7 |
| DNF | James Laing-Peach / Bill Evans | Datsun 1200 | A | DNF | not available | 14 |
Hardie-Ferodo 1000: Mount Panorama, Bathurst. 5th October, 1975
Number of Laps: 163
Total Race Time: 7:50:99.1
Fastest lap: Peter Brock, 2:29.8 (148.33 km/h)
Classes: Class A - Up to 1300cc; Class B - 1301 to 2000cc; Class C - 2001 to 3000cc; Class D - 3001 to 6000cc
| PLACE | DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S) | VEHICLE | CLASS | LAPS | QUALIFYING | Class Pos |
| 14 | Peter Lander / Bob Martin | Mini Cooper S | A | 140 | 02:59.2 | 1 |
| 15 | Bill Evans / Bruce Stewart | Datsun 1200 | A | 139 | 03:01.4 | 2 |
| DNF | Doug Whiteford / Geoff Perry | Datsun 260Z | C | DNF | not available | 12 |
Bill Evans/Bruce Stewart Datsun 1200 Class Winner
Action Shot of the same car
Real action shot!!!!
Hardie-Ferodo 1000: Mount Panorama, Bathurst. 3rd October, 1976
Number of Laps: 163
Total Race Time: 7:7:12.0
Fastest lap: Allan Moffat and Peter Brock, 2:28.4 (149m73 km/h)
Classes: Class A - Up to 1300cc; Class B - 1301 to 2000cc; Class C - 2001 to 3000cc; Class D - 3001 to 6000cc
| PLACE | DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S) | VEHICLE | CLASS | LAPS | QUALIFYING | Class Pos |
| 24 | Bill Evans / Bruce Stewart | Datsun 1200 | A | 139 | 02:58.7 | 1 |
B. Evans B. Stewart - Class A Winner Datsun 1200
