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1966 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 1966 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian 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]

The championship was won by Spencer Martin driving a Repco-Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax for Bob Jane Racing.

Calendar

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The Lotus 32B with which Greg Cusack won the Examiner 1000 at Symmons Plains

The championship was contested over a six-round series with one race per round.[3]

Round[3] Race[3] Circuit[3] State Date[3] Round winner[3] Car[4]
1 Governor's Trophy Lakeside Queensland 10 July Spencer Martin Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax
2 Surfers Paradise Trophy Surfers Paradise Queensland 14 August Spencer Martin Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax
3 Country Club Trophy[5] Mallala South Australia 10 October John Harvey Repco Brabham BT14 Ford
4 Victorian Trophy Sandown Victoria 16 October Spencer Martin Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax
5 Examiner 1000 Symmons Plains Tasmania 13 November Greg Cusack Lotus 32B Coventry Climax
6 Hordern Trophy Warwick Farm New South Wales 4 December Kevin Bartlett Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax

Each round also incorporated a round of the 1966 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship.[1]

Points system

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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]

The championship was open to holders of a General Competition License issued by CAMS.[1]

Results

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Position[6] Driver[6][3] Car[4] Entrant[7] Lak.[6] Sur.[6] Mal.[6] San.[6] Sym.[6] War.[6] Total[6]
1 Spencer Martin Repco-Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Bob Jane Racing 9 9 - 9 - 6 33
2 John Harvey Repco-Brabham BT14 Ford RC Phillips 4 (1) 9 3 6 4 26
3 Kevin Bartlett Repco-Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Alec Mildren Racing 6 - - 6 - 9 21
4 Greg Cusack Lotus 32B Coventry 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 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors - 3 - 4 - - 7
7 Leo Geoghegan Lotus 39 Coventry 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 Coventry 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 Ian Ferguson Elfin Catalina Ford Ian Ferguson 1 - - - - - 1
Jim Orr Austin Special Jim Orr - - 1 - - - 1
Bob Jane Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford Bob Jane Racing - - - 1 - - 1
Lyn Archer Elfin Catalina Ford L Archer Motors - - - - 1 - 1

Note:

  • Kerry Grant placed sixth at Lakeside [3] however the New Zealand driver [8] was not awarded championship points.[6]
  • Roly Levis placed sixth at Surfers Paradise [3] however the New Zealand driver [9] was not awarded championship points.[6]
  • Frank Gardner (Repco-Brabham) won the Hordern Trophy but was not awarded championship points as he was not classified as an "Australian Resident".[10]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c d CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1966, pages 70-71
  2. ^ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - CAMS Gold Star Archived 3 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 8 September 2009
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i 1966 Gold Star races Archived 26 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw on 8 September 2009
  4. ^ a b 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
  5. ^ Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, Monday, 10th October 1966
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Gold Star Points - 1966, CAMS Report, February 1967, Page 2
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ Programme, Lakeside Gold Star, Sun. July 10 '66
  9. ^ Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, February 13, 1966
  10. ^ Guide to the Gold Star, page iv, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972

Further reading

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  • 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
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