1965 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1965 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian national motor racing title open to racing cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.[1] The title was contested over a six race series with the winner awarded the 1965 CAMS Gold Star.[1] It was the ninth Australian Drivers' Championship.[2]
The championship was won by Victorian racer Bib Stillwell driving a Repco Brabham [3] BT11A-Coventry Climax.[4] Stillwell won by 19 points from Jack Brabham (Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax). Three drivers shared third place, Spencer Martin (Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax), Leo Geoghegan (Lotus 32-Ford) and John McDonald (Cooper T53-Coventry Climax and Cooper T70-Coventry Climax).
Stillwell won three of the six races with the remaining race wins attained by Jim Clark (Lotus 32B-Coventry Climax), Bruce McLaren (Cooper T79-Coventry Climax) and Martin.
Calendar
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The championship was contested over a six race series.[5]
| Race | Circuit | Date | Race winner [6] | Car [6] |
| International 100 [5] | Warwick Farm [5] | 14 February [5] | Jim Clark | Lotus 32B Coventry Climax |
| Australian Grand Prix [5] | Longford [5] | 1 March [5] | Bruce McLaren | Cooper T79 Coventry Climax |
| Victorian Road Racing Championship [7] | Sandown Park [7] | 11 April [7] | Bib Stillwell | Repco Brabham [7] BT11A Coventry Climax |
| Governor's Trophy [5] | Lakeside [5] | 25 July [5] | Spencer Martin | Repco Brabham [8] BT11A Coventry Climax |
| Country Club Gold Star Championship Race [3] | Mallala [3] | 11 October [3] | Bib Stillwell | Repco Brabham [9] BT11A Coventry Climax |
| Hordern Trophy [10] | Warwick Farm [10] | 5 December [10] | Bib Stillwell | Repco Brabham [10] BT11A Coventry Climax |
The International 100 and the Australian Grand Prix were also rounds of the 1965 Tasman Series.
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters, however only holders of a current and valid full General Competition Licence issued by CAMS were eligible.[1] The title was awarded to the driver gaining the highest points total in the Australian Grand Prix and any four of the other races.[1]
Results
| Position | Driver [6] | Car [6] | Entrant [6] | War.[6] | Lon.[6] | San.[6] | Lak.[6] | Mal.[6] | War.[6] | Total [6] |
| 1 | Bib Stillwell | Repco Brabham [3] BT11A Coventry Climax | BS Stillwell | 4 | 6 | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | 37 |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | Repco Brabham [11] BT11A Coventry Climax | Ecurie Vitesse | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 3 | Spencer Martin | Repco Brabham [3] BT11A Coventry Climax | Scuderia Veloce | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | - | 15 |
| = | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 32 Ford | Total Team | 3 | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | 15 |
| = | John McDonald | Cooper T70 Coventry Climax | Bill Patterson Motors | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Frank Matich | Repco Brabham [11] BT7A Coventry Climax | Total Team | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 12 |
| 7 | John Ampt | Alexis Mk6 Ford | John Ampt | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| 8 | Glyn Scott | Lotus 27 Ford | Glyn Scott Motors | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Garrie Cooper | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Elfin Sports Cars | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| 10 | John Walker | Elfin Catalina Ford | Gilbert Motor Bodies | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| = | John Harvey | Repco Brabham [10] BT14 Ford | RC Phillips | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| = | Mel McEwin | Elfin Mono [12] Ford | Mel McEwin | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 13 | Rocky Tresise | Cooper T62 Coventry Climax | Ecurie Australie | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| = | Jack Hobden | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | Lewis Hobden Pty Ltd [13] | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| = | Barry Collerson | Repco Brabham [8] BT2 Ford | Hunter & Delbridge | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| = | Noel Potts | Elfin Catalina Ford | Noel Potts | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 17 | Bob Jane | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Bob Jane Autoland | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| = | Greg Cusack | Repco Brabham [11] BT10 Ford | Greg Cusack | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | Don Fraser | Cooper T53 BRM | Don Fraser | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| = | Jimmy Orr | Austin Special [3] | Jimmy Orr | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
- Jim Clark won the International 100 at Warwick Farm but Jack Brabham was awarded maximum points as the highest placed CAMS license holder.
- Bruce McLaren won the Australian Grand Prix at Longford but Jack Brabham was awarded maximum points as the highest placed CAMS license holder.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 66-68
- ↑ Past Title Winners, 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Country Club Gold Star Championship Race (Entry List), Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, Labor Day Holiday, Monday 11 October 1965, page 22
- ↑ "Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009". formula3.com.au. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Guide to the Gold Star, Racing Car News, August 1972
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1965 Gold Star As archived at web.archive.org on 9 June 2011
- 1 2 3 4 Victorian Road Racing Championship, Australian Motor Manual, June 1965, page 52
- 1 2 Des White, That Lakeside Lark, Racing Car News, September 1965, page 22
- ↑ Stillwell takes Mallala title, The Advertiser, Tuesday, Oct 12, 1965, page 31
- 1 2 3 4 5 Stillwell's Swansong, Racing Car News, January 1966, page 24
- 1 2 3 Hugh Griffiths, Enter Jim Clark, The Fabulous Farm, 1979
- ↑ The story of Elfin Mono 6446 Retrieved on 3 June 2012
- ↑ Programme, 30th Australian Grand Prix Meeting 1965, Longford