1968 Bathurst Gold Star Trophy

March 2024 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) The 1968 Bathurst Gold Star Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 15 April 1968. The race was contested over 30 laps at a total distance of approximately 115 miles and it was Round 1 of the 1968 Australian Drivers' Championship. The race was won by Phil West driving a Brabham BT23A Repco. Results Pos Position No Car number Entrant Driver Car Race Time/DNF Laps 1 7 Scuderia Veloce Phil West Brabham BT23A Repco 1:14:18.6 30 2 44 Max Stewart Motors Max Stewart Rennmax BN2 Ford 1:16:26.5 30 3 15 Ian Fergusson Ian Fergusson Lotus 27 Ford +2 laps 28 4 81 Brian Page Brian Page Brabham BT2 Ford +2 laps 28 5 10 Alfredo Costanzo Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono MkIIB Ford +2 laps 28 6 17 Col Green Col Green Elfin Mono MkI Ford +3 laps 27 7 26 Malcolm Bailey Malcolm Bailey Elfin Junior Peugeot +11 laps 19 8 6 Alec Mildren Racing Kevin Bartlett Brabham BT23D Alfa Romeo Rear Upright 25 9 3 N.E. Allen Competition Niel Allen McLaren M4A Cosworth Gearbox 12 10 2 N.E. Allen Competition Fred Gibson Brabham BT16 Climax Broken Oil Line 6 11 8 Merlynston Motors P/L Clive Millis Elfin Mono MkI Ford Retired 2 DNS 9 Alton Boddenberg Alton Boddenberg Lotus 32 Ford N/A - DNS 11 Bob Jane Racing Team John Harvey Brabham BT23E Repco Accident in Practice - DNS 5 Geoghegan Racing Division Leo Geoghegan Lotus 39 Repco Accident in Practice - Source:https://www.oldracingcars.com/australia/results/1968/bathurst/ Bathurst, 15 Apr 1968 « Australian Gold Star (2.5l) « OldRacingCars.com Allen Brown OldRacingCars.comJohn Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, page 387 References Bathurst Gold Star Trophy Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales