1965 Tasman Series

December 2023 Tasman Series Tasman Series ChampionUnited Kingdom Jim Clark 1965 The 1965 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula.The 1965 Series, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 12 February 2015 The series, which began on 9 January and ended on 1 March after seven races,Tasman Series 1965, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 12 February 2015 was the second Tasman Series. It was won by Jim Clark, driving Lotus 32B Coventry Climax.Tasman Cup 1965, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 12 February 2015 Races thumb|The Lotus 32B with which Jim Clark won the 1965 Tasman Series The series was contested over seven races. Round Race name Circuit Date Winning driverRace result pages linked from Tasman Cup 1965, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 12 February 2015 Winning car Winning team Report NewZealand 1 New Zealand Grand Prix Pukekohe 9 January United Kingdom Graham Hill Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry ClimaxListed in the Official Programme for the Sandown round as a Repco Brabham Scuderia Veloce Report 2 Levin International Levin 16 January United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 32B Coventry Climax Team Lotus Report 3 Lady Wigram Trophy Wigram 23 January United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 32B Coventry Climax Team Lotus Report 4 Teretonga International Teretonga 30 January United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 32B Coventry Climax Team Lotus Report Australia 5 Warwick Farm 100 Warwick Farm 14 February United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 32B Coventry Climax Team Lotus Report 6 Sandown International CupOfficial Programme, Sandown International Cup Meeting, Sunday 21st February, entry list Sandown 21 February Australia Jack Brabham Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Ecurie Vitesse Report 7 Australian Grand Prix Longford 1 March New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper T79 Coventry Climax Bruce McLaren Motor Racing LtdProgramme, Longford, 30th Australian Grand Prix Meeting 1965 Report Points system Points were awarded for the first six positions at each race as shown in the following table. Position123456 Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 Each driver could retain points from the New Zealand Grand Prix, the two best performances in the other three New Zealand races, and from all Australian races. Race positions for which points were earned but not retained are shown on the table below within brackets. Series standings Pos Driver Car Entrant Puk Lev Wig Ter War San Lon Pts 1United Kingdom Jim ClarkLotus 32B Coventry ClimaxTeam Lotus Ret 1 1 (1) 1 2 5 35 (44) 2New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper T79 Coventry Climax Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd Ret (5) 2 2 Ret 4 1 24 (26) 3Australia Jack Brabham Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Ecurie Vitesse 2 1 2 21 4Australia Frank Gardner Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd 2 2 4 Ret Ret Ret 15 =United States Phil Hill Cooper T70 Coventry Climax Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd DNS 4 Ret 3 Ret 3 3 15 =New Zealand Jim Palmer Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax Lesco Racing Team Jim Palmer Motor Racing 3 3 3 (5) 6 5 7 15 (17) 7United Kingdom Graham Hill Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Scuderia Veloce 1 5 Ret 4 14 8New Zealand Kerry Grant Repco Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax Lesco Racing Team Scuderia Veloce 9 12 5 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 =Australia Bib Stillwell Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Scuderia VeloceBib Stillwell 4 6 6 5 10Australia Frank Matich Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax Total Team 3 Ret Ret 4 11New Zealand John Riley Lotus 18/21 Coventry Climax J RileyBill Tuckey, Seven days in summer, Australian Motor Racing Annual, No. 2, pages 10-17 4 9 Ret 9 3 =New Zealand Rex Flowers Lola Mk 4A Coventry Climax R Flowers 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 13New Zealand Roly Levis Repco Brabham BT6 Ford Alec Mildren Racing 13 6 6 (6) 7 7 9 2 (3) 14Australia Leo Geoghegan Lotus 32 Ford Total Team 6 8 1 —New Zealand Andy Buchanan Brabham BT6 Ford 7 7 7 Ret 0 —New Zealand Bruce Abernethy Cooper T66 Coventry Climax Rothmans Driver Promotion Scheme Ret DNS Ret 7 0 —New Zealand Bill Thomasen Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax 10 Ret 8 8 0 —New Zealand Red Dawson Cooper T53 Coventry Climax 8 10 Ret 10 0 —New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Brabham BT6 Ford Molyslip Racing Team 8 Ret 11 0 —Australia Glyn Scott Lotus 27 Ford Glyn Scott Motors 12 8 0 —Australia Wally Mitchell Lotus 20 Ford East Burwood Motors Pty Ltd 8 0 —New Zealand Ken Sager Brabham BT6 Ford J H Sager 9 Ret 0 —Australia Rocky Tresise Cooper T62 Coventry Climax Ecurie Australie 9 Ret 0 —Australia Keith Rilstone Elfin Ford Keith Rilstone 9 0 —New Zealand Peter Gillum Cooper T67 Ford 10 Ret 0 —Australia Greg Cusack Brabham BT10 FordListed in Bill Tuckey’s Australian Motor Racing Annual article as a Repco Brabham Greg Cusack 10 0 —Australia Jack Hobden Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Lewis Hobden Pty Ltd 10 0 —New Zealand Ken Smith Lotus 22 Ford 12 11 0 —New Zealand Dene Hollier Lotus 20B Ford 11 13 0 —Australia David Walker Brabham BT2 Ford Kurt Keller Motors 11 0 —Australia Mel McEwin Elfin Formula Junior Ford Mel McEwin 11 0 —New Zealand Bill Stone Cooper T52 Ford 14 0 —Australia Lex Davison Repco Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax Ecurie Australie 15 Ret DNS 0 —Australia Arnold Glass Cooper T55 Coventry Climax Capitol Motors Pty Ltd Ret 0 —Australia Barry Collerson Repco Brabham BT2 Ford Hunter & Delbridge Speed Equipment Ret 0 —Australia Geoff McClelland Repco Brabham BT2 Ford Geoff McClelland Ret 0 —Australia John McDonald Cooper T53 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors Ret Ret 0 —Australia Lyn Archer Elfin Formula Junior Ford Lyn Archer Motors Ret 0 —Australia Bob Jane Elfin Mono Mk 1 Ford Autoland Pty Ltd Ret 0 —New Zealand Bryan Thomas Lotus 27 Ford DNS 0 Pos Driver Car Entrant Puk Lev Wig Ter War San Lon Pts References and notes 1965 Tasman Series Tasman Series