Allan Moffat Racing
| Manufacturer |
Ford Mazda Holden |
|---|---|
| Team Principal | Allan Moffat |
| Race Drivers | Allan Moffat, Colin Bond, Gregg Hansford |
| Chassis | Ford Cortina, Ford Falcon, Ford Capri, Chevrolet Monza, Mazda RX-7, Holden VL Commodore. Ford Sierra RS500 |
| Debut | 1966 |
| Drivers' Championships | 3 |
| 1996 position | 0 |
Allan Moffat Racing was an Australian motor racing team owned by multiple-championship winning Canadian-Australian racing driver Allan Moffat. The team was highly successful, winning races on three continents including three Australian Touring Car Championships in 1976, 1977 and 1983, four Bathurst 500/1000s including a memorable 1-2 victory in 1977, and the 1987 Monza 500, which was the inaugural race of the World Touring Car Championship.
Allan Moffat Racing was at various times the official factory team for Ford and Mazda in Australian touring car motor racing as well as racing Holdens and Chevrolets. The team also raced cars in other categories like Sports Sedans. Founded in the mid-1960s to support Moffat's touring car racing efforts, the team was closely aligned with Ford Australia's in-house racing team until it was wound up in 1973 (Moffat doubled as the works teams lead driver primarily driving GTHO Falcons). Moffat's early success with the team included running the Trans-Am Ford Mustang he was given as a gift from Ford's American 'in-house' race car fabrication and engineering facility "Kar Kraft", with the car finished by Bud Moore Engineering. With this car Moffat and his team won an incredible 101 of the 151 events entered, though surprisingly he was not able to secure the Australian Touring Car Championship with the Mustang, losing out twice to the Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 of Bob Jane in 1971 and 1972.
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