1964 Tasman Series

International motor racing series contested in New Zealand and Australia April 2023 May 2011 Tasman Series Tasman Series ChampionNew Zealand Bruce McLaren 1964 none The 1964 Tasman Series was an international motor racing series contested in New Zealand and Australia over eight races beginning on 4 January and ending on 2 March. It was the first Tasman Series. The series, which was officially known as the Tasman Championship for Drivers, was organised jointly by the Association of New Zealand Car Clubs Inc. and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport with the winning driver awarded the Tasman Cup.Tasman Championship for Drivers, Racing Car News, September 1963, page 25 The championship was open to racing cars using unsupercharged engines of up to 2,500 c.c. capacity.Agreement and articles, The Tasman Championship for Drivers – Season 1964, Manual of Motor Sport, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, 1964 ed., pages 40 to 46 The inaugural series was a battle of the British-based expatriates with a two-car team led by Australian Jack Brabham and a two-car team of Coopers from Bruce McLaren Motor Racing, led by the New Zealander Bruce McLaren. Although Denny Hulme won the opening round of the series, McLaren took a trifecta of wins in New Zealand setting up the title win. When the teams moved to Australia, Brabham won the first three races, ensuring a thrilling finish, however Brabham was unable to better his score and therefore McLaren emerged as champion. The last round of the series at Longford was won by the Englishman, Graham Hill, securing sixth place in the final standings as a result. Brabham led the final race until the last laps before his car suffered a transmission failure.http://oldracingcars.com/tasman/1964/ Tasman Cup 1964 « Oldracingcars.com 2014-01-26 The most successful of the local-based drivers was John Youl. Although the Cooper T55 he was driving was three-years old, he took the aging car to six top five finishes. Australian Bib Stillwell only completed in three races, twice beating Youl, including a second place in the Australian Grand Prix. Another competitive local was Frank Matich in his Repco Brabham BT7A, taking pole at Warwick Farm. Whilst leading, his suspension broke and he was forced to retire. With a further four retirements, Matich only finished one race, gaining a third place at Longford. Results and standings Races thumb|Jack Brabham won three of the eight races driving a Repco Brabham BT7A, similar to that pictured above Round Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car Winning team Report NewZealand 1 Vic Hudson Memorial RaceOfficial Programme, Vic. Hudson Memorial Meeting, Levin, Saturday, January 4th, 1964 Levin 4 January New Zealand Denny Hulme Repco Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax Motor Racing Developments Report 2 Eleventh New Zealand International Grand PrixProgramme, Eleventh New Zealand International Grand Prix, Pukekohe, Jan 11, '64 Pukekohe 11 January New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper T70 Coventry Climax Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Report 3 10th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceProgramme, 10th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race, Saturday, Jan. 18 1964 Wigram 18 January New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper T70 Coventry Climax Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Report 4 Teretonga International Teretonga 25 January New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper T70 Coventry Climax Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Report Australia 5 29th Australian Grand PrixOfficial Programme, 29th Australian Grand Prix, Sandown, Sun., 9 Feb Sandown 9 February Australia Jack Brabham Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax Ecurie Vitesse Report 6 International 100 RaceOfficial Programme, International 100 Meeting, Tasman Championship, Warwick Farm, Sunday, February 16, 1964 Warwick Farm 16 February Australia Jack Brabham Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax Ecurie Vitesse Report 7 Lakeside International 99Official Programme, Lakeside International 99, Lakeside, Feb 22–23, 1964 Lakeside 23 February Australia Jack Brabham Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax Ecurie Vitesse Report 8 South Pacific Trophy Longford 2 March United Kingdom Graham Hill Repco Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax Scuderia Veloce Report Source: Points system Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis: Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 Championship placings were determined by points won by drivers in the New Zealand Grand Prix and any two of the other three races held in New Zealand, plus the Australian Grand Prix and any two of the other three races held in Australia. Standings PosTasman Series 1964, sergent.com.au Retrieved 31 March 2016Tasman Cup 1964, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 31 March 2016 Driver CarProgramme, South Pacific Championships, Longford, 1964 Entrant Lev Puk Wig Ter San War Lak Lon Pts 1New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper T70 Coventry ClimaxBruce McLaren Motor Racing (3) 1 1 1 Ret 2 (3) 2 39 (47) 2Australia Jack BrabhamRepco Brabham BT7A Coventry ClimaxMotor Racing Developments Ecurie Vitesse Ret 2 1 1 1 Ret 33 3New Zealand Denny HulmeRepco Brabham BT4 Coventry ClimaxMotor Racing Developments Ecurie Vitesse 1 2 3 Ret 5 5 9 23 4USA Timmy MayerCooper T70 Coventry ClimaxBruce McLaren Motor Racing 2 3 8 2 4 3 Ret DNS 23 5Australia John YoulCooper T55 Coventry ClimaxJohn Youl 4 4 4 DNS 3 Ret 2 5 21 6United Kingdom Graham HillRepco Brabham BT4 Coventry ClimaxScuderia Veloce 4 1 12 7Australia Bib StillwellRepco Brabham BT4 Coventry ClimaxBS Stillwell 2 6 4 10 8New Zealand Jim PalmerCooper T53 Coventry ClimaxJim Palmer (6) 5 5 3 6 10 8 9 (10) 9New Zealand Tony ShellyLotus 18/21 Coventry Climax Lola Mk4A Coventry ClimaxShelley Motors Ltd AL Shelley 5 6 (6) 4 8 7 5 7 8 (9) 10Australia Frank MatichRepco Brabham BT7A Coventry ClimaxTotal Team Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 4 11Australia Frank GardnerRepco Brabham BT6 FordAlec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd 10 13 4 9 3 12New Zealand Bill ThomasenCooper T53 Coventry ClimaxCorsair Racing Team Ret DNS 5 2 13New Zealand Roly LevisLotus 22 FordRA Levis 7 9 10 6 1Australia Lex DavisonCooper T62 Coventry ClimaxEcurie Australie Ret 8 6 1Australia Glynn ScottLotus 27 FordGlyn Scott Motors Ret Ret 6 1 —New Zealand Rex FlowersLotus 20B FordFlowers Transport 8 12 7 Ret 12 8 0 —New Zealand Andy BuchananBrabham BT6 FordWilson Motors Ltd 10 7 9 0 —Australia Greg CusackRepco Brabham BT6 FordScuderia Veloce 11 7 10 0 —Australia Arnold GlassLotus 27 FordCapitol Motors 7 Ret Ret Ret 0 —New Zealand Jim BoydValour FordJA Malcolm Ret 7 0 —New Zealand Ken SagerLotus 20 FordJH Sager 11 11 8 0 —New Zealand David YoungCooper T59 FordDavid Young 8 Ret 0 —New Zealand Neil WhittakerCooper T43 Coventry Climax 9 0 —Australia David WalkerRepco Brabham BT2 FordDavid Walker 9 Ret Ret Ret 0 —Australia Leo GeogheganLotus 27 FordTotal Team Ret 9 0 —New Zealand Dene HollierCooper T52 FordDene Hollyer Limited 10 0 —New Zealand Peter SlocombeLotus 18 Ford 11 0 —Australia Jack HobdenCooper T51 Coventry ClimaxLouis Hobden 11 0 —Australia Mel McEwinElfin FordMel McEwin Ret 12 0 —New Zealand Chris AmonLola Mk4A Coventry ClimaxReg Parnell Racing Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 —Australia Charlie SmithElfin FordCG Smith Ret Ret 0 —Australia Jack HunnamElfin Mono FordJack Hunnan Motors Ret Ret 0 —Australia Bill PattersonCooper T53 Coventry ClimaxBill Patterson Motors Ret Ret 0 —Australia Tony OsborneCooper T53 Coventry ClimaxAJR Osborne Ret Ret 0 —New Zealand Bruce AbernethyCooper T41 Coventry Climax Ret 0 —Australia Doug WhitefordCooper T53 Coventry ClimaxBill Patterson Motors Ret 0 —Australia Keith RilstoneElfin FordKN Rilstone Ret 0 —Australia David FletcherLola Mk5 FordDK Fletcher Ret 0 —Australia Wally MitchellMRD Brabham FordEast Burwood Motors Ret 0 —Australia Lionel AyersLotus 20 Ford Ret 0 —New Zealand Barry PorterLotus 15 Coventry Climax DNS 0 —New Zealand Ken SmithLola Mk2 FordM Smith DNQ 0 Pos Driver Car Entrant Lev Puk Wig Ter San War Lak Lon Pts References 1964 Tasman Series Tasman Series