Leo Geoghegan
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| Leo Geoghegan | |
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 Leo Geoghegan in 2011 |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Related to | Tom Geoghegan (father) Ian Geoghegan (brother) |
| Australian Drivers' Championship | |
| Years active | 1963–73 |
| Teams | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Total Team |
| Best finish | 1st in 1970 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Previous series | |
| 1960 1962–63 1965–71 1965 1973–74 |
Australian GT Championship Australian Formula Junior Tasman Series Australian 1½ Litre Champ. Australian Formula 2 Champ. |
| Championship titles | |
| 1960 1963 1970 1973 1974 |
Australian GT Championship Australian Formula Junior Ch. Australian Drivers' Champ. Australian Formula 2 Champ. Australian Formula 2 Champ. |
Leo Geoghegan is a retired Australian racing driver.
Geoghegan is the elder of two sons of New South Wales car dealer Tom Geoghegan, who went on to become two of the dominant names in Australian motor racing in the 1960s. While his brother Ian Geoghegan had much of his success in touring car racing, Leo Geoghegan spent much of his racing career in open wheel racing cars and sports racing cars. In addition to being a multi-Australian championship winning driver, Geoghegan has the rare distinction for an Australian of having won an international grand prix, specifically the 1969 Grand Prix of Japan.[1]
Other career highlights included victories in the following:
- 1960 Australian GT Championship
- 1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic
- 1963 Australian Formula Junior Championship
- 1968 Surfers Paradise 6 Hour
- 1970 Australian Drivers' Championship
- 1973 Australian Formula 2 Championship
- 1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship
Leo Geoghegan was the principal driver for Chrysler Australia during the period (1970–1972) when the company supported Valiant Pacer and Valiant Charger Series Production touring car teams.
Today Geoghegan is an enthusiastic supporter of historic motor racing.
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Geoghegan finished 2nd in Class D in the 1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500 in this Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38
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Geoghegan won the 1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship in this Birrana 274
[edit] Career results
[edit] References
- ^ Results of the 1969 Grand Prix of Japan Retrieved from www.formula2.net on 2 September 2009
- ^ Max Stahl, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, (1972), page 36
- ^ Sports Sedans, Oran Park Toby Lee Series, Australian Competition Yearbook, pages 144-154
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| Preceded by Kevin Bartlett |
Winner of the Australian Drivers' Championship 1970 |
Succeeded by Max Stewart |
