1969 Tasman Series

Motor racing competition April 2023 1969 Tasman Series 1968 1970thumb|1969 Tasman Series winner Chris Amon (Ferrari Dino 246T/69) at Lakeside for the Australian Grand Prix The 1969 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and AustraliaThomas B Floyd, Amon Gives Ferrari a Tasman, Australian Motor Racing Annual, pages 6 to 17 & 30 to 63 for cars complying with the Tasman Formula.Tasman Cup 1969, oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 16 March 2015 The series, which commenced on 4 January 1969 and ended on 16 February 1969 after seven rounds, was the sixth annual Tasman Series. It was won by Chris Amon, driving a Ferrari Dino 246T/69. Unfortunately due to the growing commercial nature of Formula One, 1969 would be something of a watershed for the Tasman Series as it was the last one attended by the top Grand Prix drivers such as Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme, Graham Hill, Chris Amon, Piers Courage and Jochen Rindt. Formula One teams who were regulars in the Tasman such as Brabham, Lotus, BRM and Ferrari were finding it increasingly difficult to justify financing what was becoming just a secondary championship half a world away from the centre of F1, Europe and Britain. The season was no defending champions after the fatal accident of Jim Clark in Hockenheimring on 1968. Races The series was contested over seven races. Round Name Circuit Date Winning driver Car Entrant Report NewZealand 1 New Zealand Grand Prix Pukekohe 4 January New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari Dino 246T/69 Scuderia Veloce Report 2 Levin International Levin 11 January New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari Dino 246T/69 Scuderia Veloce Report 3 Lady Wigram Trophy Wigram 19 January Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW World Wide Racing Report 4 Teretonga International Teretonga 25 January United Kingdom Piers Courage Brabham BT24 Ford Cosworth DFW Frank Williams Racing Report Australia 5 Australian Grand Prix Lakeside 2 February New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari Dino 246T/69 Scuderia Veloce1969 , The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, pages 336 to 344 Report 6 Warwick Farm International Warwick Farm 9 February Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW World Wide RacingResults (Warwick Farm), Racing Car News, March 1969, page 47 Report 7 Sandown International 100 Sandown 16 February New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari Dino 246T/69 Scuderia Veloce Report Points system Series points were awarded at each race on the following basis.Tasman Series 1969, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 5 March 2015 Position123456 Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 All points scored by each driver were retained to determine final series placings. Series standings Pos DriverThe names of the fourteen drivers who scored points in the series and were classified in the final standings were sourced from www.sergent.com.auThe names of the drivers who did not score points in the series and were not classified in the final standings were sourced from oldracingcars.com Car Entrant Puk Lev Wig Ter Lak War San Pts 1New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari Dino 246T/69 Scuderia Veloce 1 1 3 3 1 Ret 1 44 2Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW Gold Leaf Team LotusOfficial Programme, Australian Grand Prix, Lakeside, 2 February 1969 World Wide Racing 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 1 2 30 3United Kingdom Piers Courage Brabham BT24 Ford Cosworth DFW Frank Williams Racing 3 2 4 1 Ret Ret Ret 22 4United Kingdom Derek Bell Ferrari Dino 246T/69 Scuderia Veloce 4 Ret 5 5 2 2 5 21 5United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW Gold Leaf Team Lotus World Wide Racing Ret Ret 2 2 4 11 6 16 6Australia Frank Gardner Mildren Mono Alfa Romeo Alec Mildren Racing Ret 3 Ret 4 Ret 3 4 14 7Australia Leo Geoghegan Lotus 39 Repco Geoghegan Racing Division 5 4 Ret 3 5 DNS 11 8Australia Jack Brabham Brabham BT31 Repco 3 4 9Australia Kevin Bartlett Brabham BT23E Alfa Romeo Alec Mildren Racing1969 Season, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 6 March 2015 Ret 4 Ret 3 =New Zealand Graeme Lawrence McLaren M4A Ford Cosworth FVA Lawrence Racing 6 5 12 Ret 8 Ret 3 =Australia Neil Allen McLaren M4A Ford Cosworth FVA NE Allen Competition Pty. Ltd. 5 6 11 3 12New Zealand Roly Levis Brabham BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA Team Lexington 7 9 6 6 7 7 2 13New Zealand Graham McRae McRae 69 Ford Ret 6 7 Ret 1 =Australia Max Stewart Mildren Alfa Romeo Alec Mildren Racing 6 1 —UK Malcolm Guthrie Brabham BT21B Ford Frank Williams Racing 8 10 10 7 10 10 0 —New Zealand Bert Hawthorne Brabham BT21 Ford Team Lexington 12 7 8 11 0 —New Zealand Laurence Brownlie Brabham BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA Team Lexington 11 DNS Ret 7 0 —Australia Glyn Scott Bowin P3 Ford Cosworth FVA Glyn Scott Motors 8 9 9 0 —New Zealand Red Dawson Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax FPF 8 Ret 9 13 0 —New Zealand David Oxton Brabham BT16 Ford 9 Ret Ret 8 0 —Australia Garrie Cooper Elfin 600B Ford 8 0 —New Zealand Ken Smith Lotus 41 Ford DNS Ret 9 0 —New Zealand Frank Radisich HCM Ford Cosworth FVA Henderson Central Motors 10 DNS Ret 15 0 —New Zealand John Nicholson Brabham BT18 Ford Ret 11 12 0 —New Zealand Wayne Murdoch Brabham BT10 Ford DNS 14 0 —New Zealand Dennis MarwoodBrabham BT22 Coventry Climax FPF Rorstan Motor Racing Ret Ret Ret 0 —Australia Alfredo Costanzo McLaren M4A Ford Cosworth FVA Argo Racing Pty. Ltd. Ret Ret Ret 0 —Australia Col Green Brabham BT16 Coventry Climax FPF Col Green Ret ?? Ret 0 —Australia Henk Woelders Elfin 600B Ford Bill Patterson Motors Ret Ret 0 —New Zealand Vince Anderson Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax FPF ?? Ret 0 —New Zealand Peter Moloney Cooper T66 Coventry Climax FPF Ret 0 —New Zealand Barry Keen Begg Mono Ford Ret 0 —Australia Clive Mills Rennmax BN2 Ford Ret 0 —Australia John Harvey Brabham BT23E Repco Ret 0 —Australia Maurie Quincey Elfin 600B Ford Ret 0 —New Zealand Bryan Faloon Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax FPF DNS 0 —New Zealand Peter Hughes Lotus 25/33 Daimler DNS 0 Pos Driver Car Entrant Puk Lev Wig Ter Lak War San Pts References 1969 Tasman Series Tasman Series