1966 Australian Drivers' Championship

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]

1966 Australian Drivers' Championship
Previous: 1965 Next: 1967

Calendar

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

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

  1. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1966, pages 70-71
  2. 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
  3. 1966 Gold Star races Archived 26 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw on 8 September 2009
  4. 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)
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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


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