1966 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition July 2026 March 2014 1966 Australian Drivers' Championship 1965 1967 The 1966 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of racing cars complying with either the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1966, pages 70-71 The winner of the title, which was the tenth Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1966 CAMS Gold Star.CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - CAMS Gold Star https://web.archive.org/web/20090503070858/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/ 3 May 2009 Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 8 September 2009 The championship was won by Spencer Martin driving a Repco-Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax for Bob Jane Racing. Calendar thumb|The Lotus 32B with which Greg Cusack won the Examiner 1000 at Symmons Plains The championship was contested over a six-round series with one race per round.1966 Gold Star races https://web.archive.org/web/20080626145022/http://members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw/images/results/races66.htm 26 June 2008 Retrieved from members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw on 8 September 2009 Round Race Circuit State Date Round winner CarCar details have been compiled from data in race reports published in Racing Car News magazines (as listed in Further reading) with additional data from members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw 1 Governor's Trophy Lakeside Queensland 10 July Spencer Martin Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax 2 Surfers Paradise Trophy Surfers Paradise Queensland 14 August Spencer Martin Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax 3 Country Club TrophyOfficial Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, Monday, 10 October 1966 Mallala South Australia 10 October John Harvey Repco Brabham BT14 Ford 4 Victorian Trophy Sandown Victoria 16 October Spencer Martin Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax 5 Examiner 1000 Symmons Plains Tasmania 13 November Greg Cusack Lotus 32B Coventry Climax 6 Hordern Trophy Warwick Farm New South Wales 4 December Kevin Bartlett Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Each round also incorporated a round of the 1966 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship. Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each round. Only the best five round results could be obtained by each driver. The championship was open to holders of a General Competition License issued by CAMS. Results PositionGold Star Points - 1966, CAMS Report, February 1967, Page 2 Driver Car EntrantEntrant details have been compiled from data in race reports published in Racing Car News magazines (as listed in Further reading) with additional data from members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw Lak. Sur. Mal. San. Sym. War. Total 1 Spencer Martin Repco-Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Bob Jane Racing 9 9 - 9 - 6 33 2 John Harvey Repco-Brabham BT14 Ford RC Phillips 4 (1) 9 3 6 4 26 3 Kevin Bartlett Repco-Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Alec Mildren Racing 6 - - 6 - 9 21 4 Greg Cusack Lotus 32B Coventry Climax Castrol Team - 4 - - 9 3 16 5 Mike Champion Repco-Brabham BT2 Ford Competition Cars - - 6 2 - 2 10 6 John MacDonald Cooper T70 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors - 3 - 4 - - 7 7 Leo Geoghegan Lotus 39 Coventry Climax Total Team - 6 - - - - 6 8 Garrie Cooper Elfin Mono Mk2B Ford Elfin Sports Cars 3 2 - - - - 5 Mel McEwin Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford Mel McEwin 2 - - - 3 - 5 10 Jack Hunnam Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford Jack Hunnam Motors - - 4 - - - 4 John McCormack Repco-Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax J McCormack - - - - 4 - 4 12 Stan Keen Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford Stan Keen - - 3 - - - 3 Glyn Scott Lotus 27 Ford Glyn Scott Motors - - - - 2 1 3 14 Dean Rainsford Elfin Catalina Ford Tudor Accessories - - 2 - - - 2 15 Ian Ferguson Elfin Catalina Ford Ian Ferguson 1 - - - - - 1 Jim Orr Austin Special Jim Orr - - 1 - - - 1 Bob Jane Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford Bob Jane Racing - - - 1 - - 1 Lyn Archer Elfin Catalina Ford L Archer Motors - - - - 1 - 1 Note: Kerry Grant placed sixth at Lakeside however the New Zealand driverProgramme, Lakeside Gold Star, Sun. 10 July '66 was not awarded championship points. Roly Levis placed sixth at Surfers Paradise however the New Zealand driverOfficial Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, 13 February 1966 was not awarded championship points. Frank Gardner (Repco-Brabham) won the Hordern Trophy but was not awarded championship points as he was not classified as an "Australian Resident".Guide to the Gold Star, page iv, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972 Notes and references 2 Further reading Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980 Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1967 Martin the Master at Lakeside, Racing Car News, August 1966, pages 20–21 Martin Scores Magnificent Gold Star, Racing Car News, September 1966, pages 34–36 Harvey Wins by Large Margin, The Advertiser, 11 October 1966 Harvey Heads for 1½ Litre Title, Racing Car News, November 1966, page 34 Solid Sandown, Racing Car News, December 1966, page 18 Cusack's Luck Changes, Racing Car News, December 1966, pages 34–35 Spencer Martin – Australia's Champion, Racing Car News, January 1967, pages 28–29 External links Australian Gold Star 1966, www.oldracingcars.com 1966 Gold Star images, members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship Category:Long stubs with short prose