1964 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition March 2014 March 2014 1964 Australian Drivers' Championship 1963 1965 The 1964 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Racing Cars complying with either the Australian National Formula or with the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.Conditions for Australian Titles, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport - Manual of Motor Sport, 1964 Edition, pages 48 & 49 The winning driver was awarded the CAMS Gold Star and the title of Australian Champion Driver. It was the eight Australian Drivers' Championship to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.Australian Drivers’ Championship – CAMS Gold Star, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org The championship was won by Bib Stillwell driving a Repco Brabham BT4 Climax. Schedule The championship was contested over five races. Race 1964 Gold Star, members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw, as archived at web.archive.org Race name Circuit State Date Winning driver Car 1 Australian Grand Prix Sandown Victoria 9 February Jack Brabham Repco Brabham BT7A Climax2 South Pacific Gold Star Championship Programme, Longford, 3rd South Pacific Championships 1964 Longford Tasmania 2 March Graham Hill Repco Brabham BT4 Climax3 Governor's Trophy Lakeside Queensland 13 September Bib Stillwell Repco Brabham BT4 Climax4 Craven Filter Trophy Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, 12 October 1964 Mallala Race Circuit South Australia 12 October Lex Davison Repco Brabham BT4 Climax5 Horden Trophy Warwick Farm New South Wales 6 December Leo Geoghegan Lotus 32 Ford Points system Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six place-getters in each race. Only drivers holding a General Competition License issued by CAMS were eligible. Championship standings Championship standings were as follows: Position Australian Drivers' Championship, 1964, Racing Car News, January 1965, page 41 Driver Car Entrant San. Lon. Lak. Mal. War. Total 1 Bib Stillwell Repco Brabham BT4 Climax FPF B. S. Stillwell 6 6 9 6 - 27 2 Lex Davison Cooper T62 Climax FPFRepco Brabham BT4 Climax FPF Ecurie Australie - 3 - 9 3 15 3 Greg Cusack Repco Brabham BT6 FordCusack's car was entered as Repco Brabham in the Longford Programme Elfin Catalina Ford Scuderia Veloce - 2 6 - 6 14 4 Jack Brabham Repco Brabham BT7A Climax FPF Ecurie Vitesse 9 - - - - 9 4 Leo Geoghegan Lotus 32 Ford Total Team - - - - 9 9 4 Arnold Glass Lotus 27 Ford Cooper T55 Climax FPF Capitol Motors Pty. Ltd.Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, December 6, 1964 3 - 4 - 2 9 4 Frank Matich Repco Brabham BT7A Climax FPF Total Team - 9 - - - 9 8 John Youl Cooper T55 Climax FPF John C. Youl 4 4 - - - 8 9 Garrie Cooper Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford Elfin Sports Cars - - - 4 - 4 9 Rocky Tresise Cooper T62 Climax FPF Ecurie Australie - - - - 4 4 11 Barry Collison Repco Brabham BT2 FordCollison's car was entered as Repco Brabham Ford in the Warwick Farm Programme Hunter & Delbridge Speed Equipment - - 3 - - 3 11 Bill Pile Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford W. M. Pile - - - 3 - 3 11 Glynn Scott Lotus 27 Ford Glynn Scott Motors - - 2 - 1 3 14 Andy Brown Elfin Catalina Ford Autocourse Elfin - - - 2 - 2 14 David Walker Brabham BT2 Ford David Walker 2 - - - - 2 16 Granton Harrison Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford G. T. Harrison - - - 1 - 1 16 Jack Hobden Cooper T51 Climax FPF Louis Hobden - 1 - - - 1 References Australian Motor Racing Annual, No. 1 (1964) Australian Motor Racing Annual, No. 2 (1965) Australian Motor Sport, December 1964 Official Programme, Sandown, 9 February 1964 Racing Car News, August 1972 (Gold Star Guide) Sports Car World, December 1964 The Official 50 Year History of the Australian Grand Prix, © 1986 External links tasman-series.com CAMS Manual www.sergent.com.au Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship