The inaugural Australian Rally Championship was conducted in 1968 across four states although the main competitors were from NSW and Victoria.
Winners were Harry Firth and Graham Hoinville in a Ford Cortina Lotus. They did not compete in the final round due to the London Sydney Marathon.
Tom Snooks has provided the full story here.
To see other years of the Australian Rally Championship go to the ARC series page.
Events were run under the new National Rally Code.
Vehicle eligibility was CAMS Group C – Australian Touring Cars, with additional requirements as per the NRC and state addenda.
There were six events in the series. Click on each event to see further details and results.
| Place | Driver | State | Classic | Snowy | SA | ACT | Qld | Alpine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Firth | Vic | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7½ | 25½ | ||
| 2 | Frank Kilfoyle | Vic | 9 | 7½ | 3 | 19½ | |||
| 3 | John Keran | NSW | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Tony Roberts | Vic | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Barry Ferguson | NSW | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| 6 | Bob Watson | Vic | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Max Winkless | NSW | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 8= | Greg Garard | ACT | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 8= | Ian Vaughan | Vic | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 8= | Dave Forster | Vic | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 11= | Bob Holden | NSW | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 11= | Bruce Collier | NSW | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 11= | John Garard | ACT | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 11= | Stewart McLeod | SA | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 11= | Mal McPherson | Vic | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 16 | Adrian Callary | SA | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 17= | Colin Bond | NSW | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 17= | Rex Lunn | Vic | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 19= | John Cossich | SA | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 19= | Bob McInnes | Vic | 1 | 1 |
| Place | Driver | State | Classic | Snowy | SA | ACT | Qld | Alpine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hoinville | Vic | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7½ | 25½ | ||
| 2 | Peter Meyer | NSW | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 3 | Doug Rutherford | Vic | 9 | 7½ | 16½ | ||||
| 4 | Mike Osborne | Vic | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Nigel Collier | NSW | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Dave Johnson | NSW | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| 7 | Jim McAuliffe | Vic | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 8= | Bob Forsyth | Vic | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 8= | Jeff Beaumony | Vic | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 10= | Lindsay Adcock | NSW | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 10= | Steve Halloran | NSW | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 10= | Brian Waldron | ACT | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 10= | Jack Lock | SA | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 10= | Robin Sharpley | Vic | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 15 | Garry Chapman | SA | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 16= | Brian Hope | NSW | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 16= | Peter Haas | Vic | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 18= | D. Wilson | SA | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 18= | Tony Swanson | Vic | 1 | 1 |