Jim Richards
Born in Otahuhu, New Zealand, on the
2nd of September, 1947. Richards first came to notice
as Peter Brock's Bathurst co-driver sharing in a hat
trick of victories from 1978-80. He left in 1982 to drive
for the JPS BMW team and won the Australian Touring Car
Championship with BMW.
With the disabandment of the JPS
team in 1987 he joined Peter Brock's BMW outfit for one
year before leaving for Fred Gibson's Nissan team in
1989 and developing the awesome Group A Nissan GT-R.
After controversially crashing the Nissan in 1992 and
still winning because the red flag was shown, the normally
'Gentleman Jim' greeted the jeering crowd with this speech
- "I
thought Australian race fans had a lot more going for
them than this, this is going to remain with me for a
long time. You're a pack of arseholes!"
Year |
Team |
Car |
Co
Driver |
Finished |
|
Privateer |
Torana L34 |
Rod Coppins |
3rd |
|
Privateer |
Torana L34 |
Rod Coppins |
8th |
|
Ford |
Falcon XB GT |
John Goss |
31st |
|
Ford |
Falcon XB GT |
Rod Coppins |
engine, lap 53 |
|
Marlboro HDT |
Torana A9X |
Peter Brock |
1st |
|
Marlboro HDT |
Torana A9X |
Peter Brock |
1st |
|
Marlboro HDT |
Commodore VC |
Peter Brock |
1st |
|
Marlboro HDT |
Commodore VC |
Peter Brock |
21st |
|
JPS BMW |
BMW 635 CSi |
David Hobbs |
5th |
|
JPS BMW |
BMW 635 CSi |
Frank Gardner |
fuel system, lap 6 |
|
JPS BMW |
BMW 635 CSi |
Tony Longhurst |
engine, lap 39 |
|
JPS BMW |
BMW 635 CSi |
Tony Longhurst |
4th |
|
JPS BMW |
BMW 635 CSi |
Tony Longhurst |
6th |
|
JPS BMW |
BMW M3 |
Tony Longhurst |
4th |
|
Mobil BMW |
BMW M3 |
David Parsons |
overheating, lap 68 |
|
Nissan |
Nissan GT-R |
Mark Skaife |
3rd |
|
Nissan |
Nissan GT-R |
Mark Skaife |
18th |
|
Nissan |
Nissan GT-R |
Mark Skaife |
1st |
|
Winfield Nissan |
Nissan GT-R |
Mark Skaife |
1st |
|
Winfield Holden |
Commodore VP |
Mark Skaife |
2nd |
|
Winfield Holden |
Commodore VP |
Mark Skaife |
accident, lap 39 |
|
Winfield Holden |
Commodore VR |
Mark Skaife |
tailshaft, lap 65 |
|
Valvoline Cummins |
Commodore VR |
Steven Richards |
accident, lap 33 |