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Brock named all-time second best
February 11, 2005 - 4:28PM
Number Two .... Peter Brock.
Motor racing legend Peter Brock has been named the world's second best touring car driver of all-time.
The accolade comes in the latest issue of the venerable British magazine Motor Sport.
The nine-time Bathurst 1000 winner, who turns 60 on February 26, was beaten to the top spot by British driver Steve Soper.
Brock was one of three Australians included in the list of top 20 drivers - the others were 1960s touring car ace Frank Gardner and expatriate Brian Muir.
Brock raced primarily in Australia but Motor Sport editor Paul Fearnley said in his appraisal he should not be dismissed "as a big fish in a small pond".
"Remember that ranged against him were Jim Richards, Dick Johnson, Colin Bond, Allan Moffat, Larry Perkins and Mark Skaife - all of whom, it could be argued, deserved a place on the list," Fearnley said.
"Yes, his European visits were rare, but the distances and logistics involved, and strength of his brand (and the scene) at home, made such campaigns unnecessary.
"Had he offered his services in Europe he would have been snapped up - and been successful.
"Of that there can be no question," he wrote.
"In a country that measures itself in increments of sporting excellence, Brock is mentioned in the same breath as Bradman and Brabham.
"No other saloon car driver comes close in the household-name stakes."
Also included in the list was former Brock co-drivers Andy Rouse, Gerry Marshall and John Cleland.
Rouse competed at Bathurst twice alongside Brock, while Marshall teamed with him to finish second outright and first in their class in the 1977 Spa 24 Hour race.
Cleland, a two-time British touring car champion, competed at Bathurst with Brock in a Commodore in 1993 and has been a regular at Mount Panorama since.
The top 20 touring car drivers of all-time according to Motor Sport: 1. Steve Soper (GBR); 2. Peter Brock (AUS) 3. Andy Rouse (GBR); 4. Alain Menu (SUI); 5. Bernd Schneider (GER); 6. Frank Gardner (AUS); 7. Roberto Ravaglia (ITA); 8. Gerry Marshall (GBR); 9. Jim Clark (GBR); 10. John Cleland (GBR); 11. Gabriele Tarquini (ITA); 12. Klaus Ludwig (GER); 13. Laurent Aiello (FRA); 14. Dieter Quester (GER); 15. Hans Stuck Jnr (GER); 16. Joachim Winkelhock (GER); 17. Jack Sears (GBR); 18. Rickard Rydell (SWE); 19. Frank Biela (GER); =20. Brian Muir (AUS); =20. Nicola Larini (ITA).
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