1965 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition December 2021 January 2013 1965 Australian Drivers' Championship 1964 1966 The 1965 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian national motor racing title open to racing cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 66-68 The title was contested over a six race series with the winner awarded the 1965 CAMS Gold Star. It was the ninth Australian Drivers' Championship.Past Title Winners, 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56 The championship was won by Victorian racer Bib Stillwell driving a Repco BrabhamCountry Club Gold Star Championship Race (Entry List), Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, Labor Day Holiday, Monday 11 October 1965, page 22 BT11A-Coventry Climax.http://www.formula3.com.au/files/09files/series/goldstar.asp Gold Star Winners – 1957 – 2009 formula3.com.au 2010-05-25 Stillwell won by 19 points from Jack Brabham (Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax). Three drivers shared third place, Spencer Martin (Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax), Leo Geoghegan (Lotus 32-Ford) and John McDonald (Cooper T53-Coventry Climax and Cooper T70-Coventry Climax). Stillwell won three of the six races with the remaining race wins attained by Jim Clark (Lotus 32B-Coventry Climax), Bruce McLaren (Cooper T79-Coventry Climax) and Martin. Calendar thumb|The Repco Brabham BT11A with which Bib Stillwell won the 1965 championship. The car is pictured in 2012. The championship was contested over a six race series.Guide to the Gold Star, Racing Car News, August 1972 Race Circuit Date Race winner1965 Gold Star As archived at web.archive.org on 9 June 2011 Car International 100 Warwick Farm 14 February Jim Clark Lotus 32B Coventry Climax Australian Grand Prix Longford 1 March Bruce McLaren Cooper T79 Coventry Climax Victorian Road Racing ChampionshipVictorian Road Racing Championship, Australian Motor Manual, June 1965, page 52 Sandown Park 11 April Bib Stillwell Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Governor's Trophy Lakeside 25 July Spencer Martin Repco BrabhamDes White, That Lakeside Lark, Racing Car News, September 1965, page 22 BT11A Coventry Climax Country Club Gold Star Championship Race Mallala 11 October Bib Stillwell Repco BrabhamStillwell takes Mallala title, The Advertiser, Tuesday, 12 Oct 1965, page 31 BT11A Coventry Climax Hordern TrophyStillwell's Swansong, Racing Car News, January 1966, page 24 Warwick Farm 5 December Bib Stillwell Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax The International 100 and the Australian Grand Prix were also rounds of the 1965 Tasman Series. Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters, however only holders of a current and valid full General Competition Licence issued by CAMS were eligible. The title was awarded to the driver gaining the highest points total in the Australian Grand Prix and any four of the other races. Results Position Driver Car Entrant War. Lon. San. Lak. Mal. War. Total 1 Bib Stillwell Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax BS Stillwell 4 6 9 - 9 9 37 2 Jack Brabham Repco BrabhamHugh Griffiths, Enter Jim Clark, The Fabulous Farm, 1979 BT11A Coventry Climax Ecurie Vitesse 9 9 - - - - 18 3 Spencer Martin Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Scuderia Veloce - - - 9 6 - 15 = Leo Geoghegan Lotus 32 Ford Total Team 3 - - 6 - 6 15 = John McDonald Cooper T70 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors - 3 4 4 - 4 15 6 Frank Matich Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax Total Team 6 - 6 - - - 12 7 John Ampt Alexis Mk6 Ford John Ampt - - 3 3 - - 6 8 Glyn Scott Lotus 27 Ford Glyn Scott Motors - 4 - - - 1 5 9 Garrie Cooper Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford Elfin Sports Cars - - - - 4 - 4 10 John Walker Elfin Catalina Ford Gilbert Motor Bodies - - - - 3 - 3 = John Harvey Repco Brabham BT14 Ford RC Phillips - - - - - 3 3 = Mel McEwin Elfin MonoThe story of Elfin Mono 6446 Retrieved 3 June 2012 Ford Mel McEwin - 1 2 - - - 3 13 Rocky Tresise Cooper T62 Coventry Climax Ecurie Australie 2 - - - - - 2 = Jack Hobden Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Lewis Hobden Pty LtdProgramme, 30th Australian Grand Prix Meeting 1965, Longford - 2 - - - - 2 = Barry Collerson Repco Brabham BT2 Ford Hunter & Delbridge - - - 2 - - 2 = Noel Potts Elfin Catalina Ford Noel Potts - - - - 2 - 2 17 Bob Jane Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford Bob Jane Autoland - - - - - 2 2 = Greg Cusack Repco Brabham BT10 Ford Greg Cusack 1 - - - - - 1 19 Don Fraser Cooper T53 BRM Don Fraser - - 1 - - - 1 = Jimmy Orr Austin Special Jimmy Orr - - - - 1 - 1 Jim Clark won the International 100 at Warwick Farm but Jack Brabham was awarded maximum points as the highest placed CAMS license holder. Bruce McLaren won the Australian Grand Prix at Longford but Jack Brabham was awarded maximum points as the highest placed CAMS license holder. References External links Early CAMS Gold Star Series – 1965 Gold Star Gallery Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship