# Bob Holden (racing driver)

Robin John "Bob" Holden (born 1 December 1932 in Notting Hill, Victoria) is an Australian racing driver. Holden raced small-engined touring cars throughout his career, racing Peugeots in the early 1960s, establishing a reputation for himself which saw him become a regular part of BMC Australia racing program for Minis which culminated with a victory in the 1966 Bathurst 500 co-driving with Rauno Aaltonen. Into the 1970s Holden moved on to race Ford Escorts in various guises, moving into Toyota Corollas in the 1980s, winning the 1.6-litre class at the Bathurst round of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship. In the mid-1990s Holden moved into BMW M3s and later a BMW 318i Super Touring car in which he raced his final Bathurst in 1998, at the time setting the record for most Bathurst appearances.
Holden has continued his involvement in racing through the historic racing scene, and has restored two of his Group C specification Ford Escorts to race in historic touring car racing, although one was recently badly damaged at Oran Park. He has also restored one of his Group A specification Toyota Corolla FX-GTs which he races himself in the Australian Heritage Touring Car Championship for historic Group C and Group A touring cars. Holden is also involved in charity work, helping disadvantaged youth acquire trade skills to help establish themselves in society.

## Career results

| Season | Title | Position | Car | Team |
| 1961 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 5th | Holden FJ | |
| 1962 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 7th | Peugeot 403 | |
| 1963 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 12th | Lynx-Peugeot | Killara Motor Garage |
| 1966 | Australian Tourist Trophy (Up to 1100cc class) | 1st | Lolita | |
| 1966 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 8th | Morris Cooper S | BMC Australia Pty Ltd |
| 1972 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 4th | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Dr Allan Hogan |
| 1973 | Australian Formula 2 Championship | 12th | Brabham BT36 Ford | |
| 1973 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 4th | Ford Escort Twin Cam | |
| 1974 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 4th | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Brian Byrt Ford |
| 1975 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 3rd | Ford Escort Twin Cam Ford Escort RS2000 | Bob Holden Shell Racing |
| 1976 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 16th | Ford Escort RS2000 | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1976 | Goodrich Radial Challenge | 7th | Ford Escort RS2000 | Bob Holden Shell Sport |
| 1976 | Rothmans Sun-7 Series | 8th | Ford Escort RS2000 | |
| 1981 | Better Brakes 3.5 Litre Series | 11th | Ford Escort RS2000 | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1982 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 2nd | Ford Escort RS2000 | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1982 | Australian Endurance Championship | 2nd | Ford Escort RS2000 | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1983 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 20th | Ford Escort RS2000 | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1985 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 10th | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1986 | Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship | 3rd | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1986 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 19th | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1987 | Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship | 6th | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1993 | Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship | 7th | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1993 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 20th | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1994 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | 10th | Toyota Sprinter | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1995 | Australian Super Touring Championship | 20th | BMW M3 | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1996 | Australian Super Touring Championship | 18th | BMW M3 | Bob Holden Motors |
| 1998 | Australian Super Touring Championship | 20th | BMW 318i | Bob Holden Motors |
| 2010 | Australian Production Car Championship | 12th | Toyota Yaris | Bezcorp Security |
| 2013 | Australian Heritage Touring Car Championship Group A | 7th | Toyota Corolla AE82 FX-GT | Bob Holden Motors |
| 2014 | Australian Heritage Touring Car Championship Group A | 7th | Toyota Corolla AE82 FX-GT | Bob Holden Motors |
| 2015 | Australian Heritage Touring Car Championship Group A | 7th | Toyota Corolla AE82 FX-GT | Bob Holden Motors |

### Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
| 1972 | Dr. Allan Hogan | Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | SYM Ret | CAL 7 | BAT 11 | SAN 9 | AIR 7 | WAR 7 | SUR Ret | ORA 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 37 |
| 1973 | Bob Holden | Ford Escort Twin Cam | SYM | CAL | SAN 13 | WAN Ret | SUR 11 | AIR Ret | ORA 10 | WAR 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 23 |
| 1974 | Bryan Byrt Ford | Ford Escort GT1600 | SYM | CAL 11 | SAN 8 | AMA 10 | ORA 2 | SUR Ret | AIR 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 34 |
| 1975 | Shell/Bob Holden Motors | Ford Escort Twin Cam | SYM 11 | CAL 12 | AMA 9 | ORA 13 | SUR 12 | SAN | AIR 8 | LAK 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 60 |
| 1976 | Bob Holden Motors | Ford Escort Mark I RS2000 | SYM 12 | CAL Ret | ORA 18 | ORA 15 | SAN 14 | AMA 10 | AMA 11 | AIR 15 | AIR 14 | LAK | LAK | SAN | AIR | SUR | PHI | | | | 16th | 9 |
| 1977 | Bob Holden Motors | Ford Escort RS2000 | SYM | SYM | CAL | ORA | AMA | SAN | AIR | LAK | SAN | AIR | SUR 11 | PHI | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1982 | Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale | Ford Escort Mk.II | SAN | SAN Ret | CAL 10 | SYM 8 | ORA 12 | LAK 8 | WAN 10 | AIR 12 | SUR 10 | | | | | | | | | | 2nd | 36 |
| 1985 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter | WIN 8 | SAN 15 | SYM 11 | WAN 12 | AIR 14 | CAL 14 | SUR 15 | LAK | AMA 15 | ORA Ret | | | | | | | | | 10th | 72 |
| 1986 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter | AMA 11 | SYM | SAN | AIR 16 | WAN | SUR | CAL 19 | LAK | WIN | ORA 17 | | | | | | | | | 19th | 25 |
| 1987 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 | CAL | SYM | LAK | WAN | AIR | SUR | SAN Ret | AMA | ORA Ret | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1988 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | CAL Ret | SYM 16 | WIN 17 | WAN | AIR | LAK | SAN | AMA | ORA | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1989 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | AMA | SYM | LAK Ret | WAN | MAL 14 | SAN 20 | WIN 17 | ORA DNS | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1990 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | AMA DNQ | SYM | PHI | WIN | LAK | MAL | BAR | ORA | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1991 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter | SAN R1 | SYM R2 | WAN R3 | LAK R4 | WIN R5 | AMA R6 | MAL R7 | LAK R8 | ORA R9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1993 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | AMA R1 | AMA R2 | SYM R3 | SYM R4 | PHI R5 | PHI R6 | LAK R7 | LAK R8 | WIN R9 | WIN R10 | EAS R11 | EAS R12 | MAL R13 | MAL R14 | BAR R15 | BAR R16 | ORA R17 | ORA R18 | | |

### Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
| 1987 | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NUR | SPA | BNO | SIL | BAT 23 | CLD | WEL | FJI | NC | 0 |