1975 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition March 2014 March 2014 1975 Australian Drivers' Championship 1974 1976 The 1975 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Australian Formula 1 cars and Australian Formula 2 cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1975 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84 to 85 The championship winner was awarded the 1975 CAMS "Gold Star". The title, which was the nineteenth Australian Drivers' Championship,Past Title winners, 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56 was won by John McCormack driving an Elfin MR6 Repco-Holden.Australian National Formula One Review, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 116 to 128 Calendar The championship was contested over a five-round series. Round Race name Circuit Date Round format Round winner Car Report 1 Australian Grand PrixAustralian Grand Prix, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 6 March 2014 Surfers Paradise 21 August One race Max Stewart Lola T400 Chevrolet Report 2 Marlboro 100Marlboro 100, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 6 March 2014 Sandown 14 September One race Johnnie Walker Lola T332 Repco-Holden 3 Radio 2JJ Gold Star raceRadio 2JJ Gold Star race, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 6 March 2014 Oran Park 21 September Two heats John McCormack Elfin MR6 Repco-Holden 4 TAA Gold Star raceTAA Gold Star race, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 6 March 2014 Calder 19 October Two heats John McCormack Elfin MR6 Repco-Holden 5 Phillip Island Classic CupTom Naughton, McCormack's second 'Star', Racing Car News, January 1976, page 24 Phillip Island 23 November One race Kevin Bartlett Lola T400 Chevrolet Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the first six placegetters at each round. Only holders of a current and valid full General Competition License issued by CAMS were eligible. Championship results Position Driver No. Car Entrant SurPoints for each round have been calculated by applying the points system as detailed in the 1975 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport to the round results as published in Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition San Ora Cal Phi Total points 1 John McCormack 9 Elfin MR6 Repco-Holden Ansett Team Elfin 3 - 9 9 6 27 2 Johnnie Walker 25 Lola T332 Repco-Holden John Walker - 9 3 6 4 22 3 Max Stewart 1 Lola T400 Chevrolet Sharp Corporation 9 - 6 4 - 19 4 Kevin Bartlett 5 Lola T400 Chevrolet Shell Racing - 4 1 3 9 17 5 John Leffler 7 Bowin P8 Chevrolet Grace Brothers Levis 6 3 4 - 1 14 6 Bruce Allison 62 Lola T332 Chevrolet Hobby & Toyland Racing - 6 - - - 6 7 Ray Winter 27 Mildren Mono Ford Ray WinterDes White, Splashing Surfers AGP to Stewart, Racing Car News, October 1975, pages 64 & 65 4 - - - - 4 8 Paul Bernasconi 6 Lola T330 Chevrolet Sharp Corporation - 2 - 2 - 4 9 Enno Busselmann 10Phillip Island Classic Cup, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 6 March 2014 Elfin 622 Ford Enno Busselmann - - - - 3 3 10 Chris Milton 10 McLaren M22 Chevrolet Labrador Pharmacy/Shell Racing 2 - - 1 - 3 11 Garrie Cooper 12 Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden Ansett Team Elfin - - 2 - - 2 = Ian Fergusson Bowin P6 Ford Ian Fergusson - - - - 2 2 13 John Goss 2 Matich A53 Repco-Holden John Goss Racing P/L - 1 - - - 1 Note: New Zealander Graeme Lawrence placed fourth in the Surfers Paradise round but was not eligible to score championship points. Championship name Contemporary publications used various names for the championship including Australian Formula 1 Championship, Australian Drivers' Championship and Australian National Formula One Championship. CAMS uses the term Australian Drivers' Championship in its historical documentationRecords, Titles & Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4 and this term has been used in this article. References Further reading Jim Shepherd, A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980 The official 50-year history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986 Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship Category:Australian Formula 1 Category:Formula 5000