1965 Australian Formula 2 Championship

Layout of the Warwick Farm Raceway (1960-1973)

The 1965 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Racing Cars complying with Australian Formula 2.^[1] The championship was contested over a single, 34 lap, 76.5 mile (123 km) race at the Warwick Farm circuit in New South Wales, Australia on 19 September 1965.^[2] It was the second Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded.^[3]

The championship was won by Greg Cusack, driving a Repco Brabham Cosworth.^[4]

Results[]

Position^[2]	Driver^[2]	No.^[5]	Car^[5]	Entrant^[5]	Laps^[2]
1	Greg Cusack	1^[6]	Repco Brabham Cosworth^[4]	G Cusack	34
2	Max Stewart	12	Rennmax Ford^[4]	M Stewart	34
3	Kevin Bartlett^[4]	11	Elfin Imp	J McGuire	33
4	Ralph Sach^[4]	3	Repco Brabham Ford^[4]	Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd
5	John Marchiori^[6]	5	Lotus 20 Ford^[7]	Bamar Engineering
6^[8]	Ken Shirvington^[8]	8	Lotus 20B Cosworth	KW Shirvington
?	P West	10	Lotus 20 Cosworth	Hy-Grade Service Station
?	R McCaughey	14	Lotus 18 Ford	R McCaughey
?	K Pinkstone		Brabham^[2]
?	A Lazich	20	Piranha Fiat	Rolls Motors Pty Ltd
?	D Ferris	4	Lotus 20 Ford	Middle Cove Friendly Garage
?	D Collins	15	Lotus 18 Ford	Amoco Swan Street
DNF	Tim Schenken^[6]	16	Lotus 18 Ford	T Schenken	20
DNF	Les Howard	7	Lotus 27 Ford	Howard & Sons Racing Team	3
DNF^[8]	Ian Kaufman^[9]	17	Elfin Cosworth	I Kaufman

Notes[]

Pole position: Greg Cusack, 1m 42.3s^[2]
Starters: 15^[10]
Finishers: 10^[8]
Fastest lap: Greg Cusack, 1m 41.2s,^[7] 80.04 mph,^[6] new Formula 2 lap record^[8]

References[]

^ 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Australian Title Conditions, page 68
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Max Stahl, Go Johnny Go!, Racing Car News, November 1965, page 22
^ 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Driver retains title by mile, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20 September 1965, page 4
^ ^a ^b ^c Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, September 19, 1965, page 25
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Australian Motor Sports, November 1965, page 50
^ ^a ^b Car Racing at Warwick Farm, Provisional Results, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20 September 1965, page 16
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Australian Autosportsman, November 1965, page 15
^ “The First Elfin Works 1500”, page 25, www.vhrr.com Retrieved on 1 September 2010
^ The Grid Line-up chart published as part of the Racing Car News report lists 15 drivers. The actual race report includes mention of all except Ferris.

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[1] 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Australian Title Conditions, page 68

[RCN-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Max Stahl, Go Johnny Go!, Racing Car News, November 1965, page 22

[3] 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6

[Herald-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Driver retains title by mile, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20 September 1965, page 4

[Programme-5] Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, September 19, 1965, page 25

[AMS-6] Australian Motor Sports, November 1965, page 50

[SMH_Results-7] Car Racing at Warwick Farm, Provisional Results, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20 September 1965, page 16

[Autosportsman-8] Australian Autosportsman, November 1965, page 15

[9] “The First Elfin Works 1500”, page 25, www.vhrr.com Retrieved on 1 September 2010

[10] The Grid Line-up chart published as part of the Racing Car News report lists 15 drivers. The actual race report includes mention of all except Ferris.

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