1967 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1967 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Australian National Formula or Australian 1½ Litre Formula regulations.[1] The winner of the championship was awarded the 1967 CAMS Gold Star.[1] It was the 11th Australian Drivers' Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2]
The championship was won by Spencer Martin driving a Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax.[3] Martin won two of the first four races and finished second in the other two. Despite not finishing a race for the rest of the series he finished seven points ahead of Greg Cusack (Repco Brabham BT23A-Repco). Third was Kevin Bartlett (Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax).
In addition to Martin's wins, single victories were taken by Cusack, Bartlett, Leo Geoghegan (Lotus 39-Repco) and Frank Gardner (Brabham BT23D-Alfa Romeo).
Calendar
The championship was contested over a six race series.[1][4]
| Round | Race | Circuit, State | Date |
| 1 [5] | Governor's Trophy [5] | Lakeside, Queensland [5] | 25 June [6] |
| 2 [7] | Speed Week Trophy [7] | Surfers Paradise, Queensland [7] | 27 August [7] |
| 3 [8] | Victoria Trophy [8] | Sandown Park, Victoria [8] | 17 September [8] |
| 4 [9] | N/A | Mallala, South Australia [9] | 9 October [9] |
| 5 [10] | Examiner 1000 [10] | Symmons Plains, Tasmania [10] | 13 November [10] |
| 6 [11] | Hordern Trophy [11] | Warwick Farm, New South Wales [11] | 3 December [11] |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each race.[1] Points from any five of the six races could be counted towards a driver's total.[1] Only drivers racing under a CAMS General Competition License were eligible for the championship.[1]
Championship results
| Position [12] | Driver [12][13] | Car [13] | Entrant [13] | Lak [12] | Sur [12] | San [12] | Mal [12] | Sym [12] | War [12] | Total [12] |
| 1 | Spencer Martin | Repco Brabham [4] BT11A Coventry Climax | Bob Jane Racing Team [9] | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | - | - | 30 |
| 2 | Greg Cusack | Repco Brabham [4] BT23A Repco | Scuderia Veloce | - | 4 | - | 4 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Kevin Bartlett | Repco Brabham [4] BT11A Coventry Climax | Alec Mildren Racing | 9 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | 16 |
| 4 | John Harvey | Repco Brabham [4] BT14 Repco Repco Brabham [4] BT11A Coventry Climax |
RC Phillips Sports Cars [14] Bob Jane Racing |
- | - | 4 | - | - | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 39 Repco | Geoghegan Racing Division | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 9 |
| Paul Bolton | Repco Brabham [4] BT7A Coventry Climax | Rorstan Motor Racing Partnership [7] | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | - | 9 | |
| Max Stewart | Rennmax BN1 Ford | Max Stewart Motors | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | Mel McEwin | Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Mel McEwin | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 7 |
| 9 | John McCormack | Repco Brabham [4] BT4 Coventry Climax | John McCormack | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| 10 | David Sternberg | Lotus Alexis [4] Ford | David Sternberg | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Phil West | Repco Brabham [11] BT2 Ford | Competition Cars | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| 12 | Mike Champion | Repco Brabham [4] BT2 Ford | Competition Cars | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Glynn Scott | Lotus 27 Ford | Glyn Scott Motors | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Lynn Archer | Elfin Catalina Ford | Lyn Archer Motors | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Garrie Cooper | Elfin Mono Mk2D Ford | Elfin Sports Cars | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | Brian Page | Elfin Mono Mk1 Lancia | JP McGuire | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Alfredo Costanzo | Elfin Mono Mk2B Ford | Alfredo Costanzo | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | Stan Keen | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Stan Keen | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Col Green | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Col Green | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Jack Hunnam | Elfin Mono Mk2D Ford | Jack Hunnum Motors | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| John Walker | Elfin Mono Mk2B Ford | Gilbert Motor Bodies | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Note:
- New Zealander Graeme Lawrence placed 3rd at Surfers Paradise [7] and 4th at Sandown [8] but was not eligible to score championship points.[8]
- British-based Australian Frank Gardner placed 1st at Warwick Farm [11] but was not eligible to score championship points.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1967 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 69-71
- ↑ Past Title Winners, 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56
- ↑ "Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009". formula3.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Scorebook, Australian Motor Racing Annual 1968, page 34
- 1 2 3 Des White, Bartlett, Champion take first points, Racing Car News, August 1967, pages 26-27
- ↑ Guide to the Gold Star, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Des White, Martin takes Gold Star lead, Racing Car News, October 1967, pages 22-24
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adrian Ryan, Sandown Gold Star to Leo G., Racing Car News, November 1967, pages 30-31
- 1 2 3 4 John Brownsea, Martin's "tiger" wins Mallala "gold", Racing Car News, November 1967, pages 54-55
- 1 2 3 4 Geoff Templeman, Symmons to Cusack, Martin takes second "Star", Racing Car News, December 1967, pages 42-43
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Peter Wherrett, Gardner's second "Hordern", Racing Car News, January 1968, pages 20-21
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gold Star Review, Australian Motor Racing Annual 1968, pages 30-33 & 62
- 1 2 3 1967 Gold Star Retrieved on 24 April 2011
- ↑ "(incorporating Official Souvenir Program, Mallala Gold Star Meeting". Wheel-Spin. 9 October 1967. p. 19.