1967 Tasman Series

June 2023 Tasman Series Tasman Series ChampionUnited Kingdom Jim Clark 1967 The 1967 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition open to racing cars complying with the Tasman Formula.Official Programme, Tasman Championship – International Meeting, Sandown, Sunday, February 26, page 29 Officially known as the Tasman Championship for Drivers,The Tasman Championship for Drivers – Season 1967, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – 1967, pages 65–68 it was organised by the Motorsport Association, New Zealand Inc. and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport and was contested over six races in New Zealand and Australia between 7 January and 6 March 1967.Tasman Cup 1967 & linked race result pages, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 17 March 2021 The series, which was the fourth annual Tasman Series, was won by Jim Clark driving a Lotus 33. Races thumb|Jim Clark won the 1967 Tasman Series driving a Lotus 33, similar to the example shown above The series was contested over six races with two additional races at Levin and Teretonga not counting for points.Tasman Series 1967, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 24 March 2015 Round Name Circuit Date Winning driver Car Entrant Report NewZealand 1 New Zealand Grand Prix Pukekohe 7 January United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report Levin International Levin 14 January United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 33 Coventry Climax Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd Report 2 Lady Wigram Trophy Wigram 21 January United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 33 Coventry Climax Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd Report Teretonga International Teretonga 28 January United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 33 Coventry Climax Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd Report Australia 3 Eagers-Craven Filter Lakeside International 99Official Programme, Eagers-Craven Filter Lakeside International 99, February 12, 1967 Lakeside 12 February United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 33 Coventry Climax Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd Report 4 Australian Grand Prix Warwick Farm 19 February United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report 5 Sandown International Sandown 26 February United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 33 Coventry Climax Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd Report 6 South Pacific Trophy Longford 6 March Australia Jack Brabham Repco Brabham BT23A Ecurie Vitesse Report Points system Points were awarded at each race as shown in the following table: Position 123456 Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 All points scored were counted. Series standings Pos DriverNames of drivers who did not score points in the series have been obtained from race results pages linked from Tasman Cup 1967, www.oldracingcars.com CarAs all Brabham cars listed in the official programmes for the Warwick Farm and Sandown races were entered as Repco Brabhams, the latter term has been used throughout this article Entrant Puk Wig Lak War San Lon Pts 1United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 33 Coventry Climax Team Lotus (Overseas) LtdOfficial Programme, 32nd Australian Grand Prix, Warwick Farm, Sunday, February 19, 1967, page 37 2 1 1 2 1 2 45 2United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret 18 =Australia Jack Brabham Repco Brabham BT22 Repco Brabham BT23A Jack Brabham Racing Ecurie Vitesse Ret 13 2 4 NC 1 18 =Australia Frank Gardner Repco Brabham BT16 Coventry Climax Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd DNS 4 3 3 3 4 18 5United Kingdom Richard Attwood BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation 3 2 10 6Australia Kevin Bartlett Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd Ret 5 5 6 5 5 9 7Australia Leo Geoghegan Lotus 39 Coventry Climax Geoghegan Racing Division Ret 5 2 DNS 8 8New Zealand Denny Hulme Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax Repco Brabham BT22 FH Stanton Jack Brabham Racing Ecurie Vitesse Ret 3 4 Ret Ret Ret 7 =United Kingdom Chris Irwin BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Ret 4 3 7 10New Zealand Jim Palmer Repco Brabham BT22 Coventry Climax Jim Palmer Motor Racing 4 Ret 3 =Australia John Harvey Repco Brabham BT14 Ford RC Phillips Sports Car World Pty Ltd 6 DNS 6 6 3 12New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Repco Brabham BT14 Ford Lawrence Motors 5 12 2 13New Zealand Dene Hollier Lotus 27 Ford Dene Hollier Ltd 6 Ret 1 =New Zealand Roly Levis Repco Brabham BT14 Ford Levis Racing Team 9 6 1 —New Zealand Jim Boyd Repco Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax SH Jensen 7 7 0 —New Zealand Bill Stone Repco Brabham BT6 Ford Levis Racing Team 8 8 0 —New Zealand Ken Sager Repco Brabham BT16 Ford JH Sager 10 0 —New Zealand Laurence Brownlie Repco Brabham BT6 Ford 11 DNS 0 —New Zealand John Weston Repco Brabham BT2 Ford 12 11 0 —New Zealand Don MacDonald Repco Brabham BT10 Ford 13 Ret 0 —New Zealand Grahame Harvey Repco Brabham BT6 Ford Ret 10 0 —New Zealand Ken Smith Lotus 22 Ford Ret 0 —New Zealand Pat McLoughlin Cooper T53 Coventry Climax Ret 0 —New Zealand Dennis Marwood Cooper T66 Coventry Climax Ecurie Rothmans Ret Ret 0 —New Zealand Red Dawson Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax DNS 9 0 —New Zealand Kerry Grant Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Grant & Liddle DNS 0 —New Zealand Peter Yock Repco Brabham BT6 Ford DNQ 0 —Australia Paul Bolton Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax Stanton Motors DNQ Ret DNS 0 —Australia Glyn Scott Lotus 27 Ford Glyn Scott Motors 7 7 8 0 —Australia Mel McEwin Elfin Mono Ford M McEwin 8 Ret Ret 0 —United Kingdom Piers Courage BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Ret 0 —Australia Spencer Martin Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Bob Jane Racing Team Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 —Australia Greg Cusack Lotus 32B Coventry Climax Castrol Team Ret 0 —Australia Ian Cook Elfin Mono MkIIB Ford I CookOfficial Programme, Tasman Championship – International Meeting, Sandown, Sunday, February 26, page 51 Ret Ret 7 0 —Australia Mike Champion Repco Brabham BT2 Ford Competition Cars Australia 8 0 —United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus 48 Ford Cosworth FVA Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd Ret 0 —Australia Peter Macrow Cheetah Mk3 Ford RP Creed NC 0 —Australia Jack Hunnam Elfin Mono MkIID Ford Jack Hunnam Motors Ret 0 Pos Driver Car Entrant Puk Wig Lak War San Lon Pts References Further reading 1967, The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 320–326 In The Mirrors, Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1967, pages 6–13 & 57–62 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Racing, 1980, pages 40–41 External links 1967 Season, www.sergent.com.au 1967 Tasman Series Tasman Series