1966 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1966 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of racing cars complying with either the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.[1] The winner of the title, which was the tenth Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1966 CAMS Gold Star.[2]
Calendar[]
The championship was contested over a six-round series with one race per round.[3]
- Round 1, Governor's Trophy, Lakeside, Queensland, 10 July
- Round 2, Surfers Paradise Trophy, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 14 August
- Round 3, Mallala, South Australia, 10 October 1966
- Round 4, Victorian Trophy, Sandown, Victoria, 16 October
- Round 5, Examiner 1000, Symmons Plains Raceway, Tasmania, 13 November
- Round 6, Hordern Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 4 December
All rounds also incorporated rounds of the 1966 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship.[1]
Points system[]
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each round. Only the best five round results could be obtained by each driver.[1]
Results[]
| Position[4] | Driver | Car[5] | Entrant[6] | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer Martin | Repco-Brabham BT11A Climax | Bob Jane Racing | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 6 | 33 |
| 2 | John Harvey | Repco-Brabham BT14 Ford | RC Phillips | 4 | - | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Kevin Bartlett | Repco-Brabham BT11A Climax | Alec Mildren Racing | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Greg Cusack | Lotus 32B Climax | Castrol Team | - | 4 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Mike Champion | Repco-Brabham BT2 Ford | Competition Cars | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | John MacDonald | Cooper T70 Climax | Bill Patterson Motors | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | 7 |
| 7 | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 39 Climax | Total Team | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 8 | Garrie Cooper | Elfin Mono Mk2B Ford | Elfin Sports Cars | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Mel McEwin | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Mel McEwin | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 5 | |
| 10 | Jack Hunnam | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Jack Hunnam Motors | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| John McCormack | Repco-Brabham BT4 Climax | J McCormack | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| 12 | Stan Keen | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Stan Keen | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Glyn Scott | Lotus 27 Ford | Glyn Scott Motors | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Dean Rainsford | Elfin Catalina Ford | Tudor Accessories | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | Kerry Grant | Repco-Brabham BT11A Climax | K Grant | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Roly Levis | Repco-Brabham BT6 Ford | Roly Levis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Bob Jane | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Bob Jane Racing | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Jim Orr | Austin Special | Jim Orr | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Lyn Archer | Elfin Catalina Ford | L Archer Motors | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Note: Frank Gardner (Repco-Brabham) won the Hordern Trophy but was not awarded championship points as he was not classified as an "Australian Resident".[7]
Notes and references[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1966, pages 70-71
- ^ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - CAMS Gold Star Archived 7 May 2009 at WebCite Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 8 September 2009
- ^ 1966 Gold Star races Archived 26 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw on 8 September 2009
- ^ Championship points and final championship positions have been compiled from data in race reports published in Racing Car News magazines (as listed in Further reading)
- ^ Car details have been compiled from data in race reports published in Racing Car News magazines (as listed in Further reading) with additional data from members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw
- ^ Entrant details have been compiled from data in race reports published in Racing Car News magazines (as listed in Further reading) with additional data from members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw
- ^ Guide to the Gold Star, page iv, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972
Further reading[]
- Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
- Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1967
- Martin the Master at Lakeside, Racing Car News, August 1966, pages 20–21
- Martin Scores Magnificent Gold Star, Racing Car News, September 1966, pages 34–36
- Harvey Wins by Large Margin, The Advertiser, 11 October 1966
- Harvey Heads for 1½ Litre Title, Racing Car News, November 1966, page 34
- Solid Sandown, Racing Car News, December 1966, page 18
- Cusack's Luck Changes, Racing Car News, December 1966, pages 34–35
- Spencer Martin – Australia's Champion, Racing Car News, January 1967, pages 28–29
External links[]
- 1966 Gold Star images Retrieved from members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw on 8 September 2009
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