1967 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 1967 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Australian National Formula or Australian 1½ Litre Formula regulations.[1] The winner of the championship was awarded the 1967 CAMS Gold Star.[1] It was the 11th Australian Drivers' Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2]

The championship was won by Spencer Martin driving a Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax.[3] Martin won two of the first four races and finished second in the other two. Despite not finishing a race for the rest of the series he finished seven points ahead of (Repco Brabham BT23A-Repco). Third was Kevin Bartlett (Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax).

In addition to Martin's wins, single victories were taken by Cusack, Bartlett, Leo Geoghegan (Lotus 39-Repco) and Frank Gardner (Brabham BT23D-Alfa Romeo).

Calendar[]

The championship was contested over a six race series.[1][4]

Round Race Circuit, State Date
1[5] Governor's Trophy[5] Lakeside, Queensland[5] 25 June[6]
2[7] Speed Week Trophy[7] Surfers Paradise, Queensland[7] 27 August[7]
3[8] Victoria Trophy[8] Sandown Park, Victoria[8] 17 September[8]
4[9] N/A Mallala, South Australia[9] 9 October[9]
5[10] Examiner 1000[10] Symmons Plains, Tasmania[10] 13 November[10]
6[11] Hordern Trophy[11] Warwick Farm, New South Wales[11] 3 December[11]

Points system[]

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each race.[1] Points from any five of the six races could be counted towards a driver's total.[1] Only drivers racing under a CAMS General Competition License were eligible for the championship.[1]

Championship results[]

Position[12] Driver[12][13] Car[13] Entrant[13] Lak[12] Sur[12] San[12] Mal[12] Sym[12] War[12] Total[12]
1 Spencer Martin Repco Brabham[4] BT11A Coventry Climax Bob Jane Racing Team[9] 6 9 6 9 - - 30
2 Greg Cusack Repco Brabham[4] BT23A Repco Scuderia Veloce - 4 - 4 9 6 23
3 Kevin Bartlett Repco Brabham[4] BT11A Coventry Climax Alec Mildren Racing 9 - - 6 1 - 16
4 John Harvey Repco Brabham[4] BT14 Repco
Repco Brabham[4] BT11A Coventry Climax 		RC Phillips Sports Cars[14]
Bob Jane Racing 		- - 4 - - 9 13
5 Leo Geoghegan Lotus 39 Repco Geoghegan Racing Division - - 9 - - - 9
  Paul Bolton Repco Brabham[4] BT7A Coventry Climax Rorstan Motor Racing Partnership[7] - 6 - 3 - - 9
  Max Stewart Rennmax BN1 Ford Max Stewart Motors 2 - - 2 2 3 9
8 Mel McEwin Lotus 32B Coventry Climax Mel McEwin 4 - 3 - - - 7
9 John McCormack Repco Brabham[4] BT4 Coventry Climax John McCormack - - - - 6 - 6
10 David Sternberg Lotus Alexis[4] Ford David Sternberg - - - - 4 - 4
  Phil West Repco Brabham[11] BT2 Ford Competition Cars - - - - - 4 4
12 Mike Champion Repco Brabham[4] BT2 Ford Competition Cars 3 - - - - - 3
  Glynn Scott Lotus 27 Ford Glyn Scott Motors - 3 - - - - 3
  Lynn Archer Elfin Catalina Ford Lyn Archer Motors - - - - 3 - 3
  Garrie Cooper Elfin Mono Mk2D Ford Elfin Sports Cars - - 2 - - 1 3
16 Brian Page Elfin Mono Mk1 Lancia JP McGuire - 2 - - - - 2
  Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono Mk2B Ford Alfredo Costanzo - - - - - 2 2
18 Stan Keen Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford Stan Keen 1 - - - - - 1
  Col Green Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford Col Green - 1 - - - - 1
  Jack Hunnam Elfin Mono Mk2D Ford Jack Hunnum Motors - - 1 - - - 1
  John Walker Elfin Mono Mk2B Ford Gilbert Motor Bodies - - - 1 - - 1

Note:

  • New Zealander Graeme Lawrence placed 3rd at Surfers Paradise[7] and 4th at Sandown[8] but was not eligible to score championship points.[8]
  • British-based Australian Frank Gardner placed 1st at Warwick Farm[11] but was not eligible to score championship points.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Conditions for Australian Titles, 1967 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 69-71
  2. ^ Past Title Winners, 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56
  3. ^ "Gold Star Winners - 1957–2009". formula3.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Scorebook, Australian Motor Racing Annual 1968, page 34
  5. ^ a b c Des White, Bartlett, Champion take first points, Racing Car News, August 1967, pages 26-27
  6. ^ Guide to the Gold Star, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972
  7. ^ a b c d e f Des White, Martin takes Gold Star lead, Racing Car News, October 1967, pages 22-24
  8. ^ a b c d e f Adrian Ryan, Sandown Gold Star to Leo G., Racing Car News, November 1967, pages 30-31
  9. ^ a b c d John Brownsea, Martin's "tiger" wins Mallala "gold", Racing Car News, November 1967, pages 54-55
  10. ^ a b c d Geoff Templeman, Symmons to Cusack, Martin takes second "Star", Racing Car News, December 1967, pages 42-43
  11. ^ a b c d e f Peter Wherrett, Gardner's second "Hordern", Racing Car News, January 1968, pages 20-21
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i Gold Star Review, Australian Motor Racing Annual 1968, pages 30-33 & 62
  13. ^ a b c 1967 Gold Star Retrieved on 24 April 2011
  14. ^ "(incorporating Official Souvenir Program, Mallala Gold Star Meeting". Wheel-Spin. 9 October 1967. p. 19.

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