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1965 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition

Motor racing competition

The 1965 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian national motor racing title open to racing cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula. The title was contested over a six race series with the winner awarded the 1965 CAMS Gold Star.

The championship was won by Victorian racer Bib Stillwell driving a Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax. Stillwell won by 19 points from Jack Brabham (Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax). Three drivers shared third place, Spencer Martin (Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax), Leo Geoghegan (Lotus 32-Ford) and John McDonald (Cooper T53-Coventry Climax and Cooper T70-Coventry Climax).

Stillwell won three of the six races with the remaining race wins attained by Jim Clark (Lotus 32B-Coventry Climax), Bruce McLaren (Cooper T79-Coventry Climax) and Martin.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a six race series.

Hordern TrophyWarwick Farm5 DecemberBib StillwellRepco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax

The International 100 and the Australian Grand Prix were also rounds of the 1965 Tasman Series.

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters, however only holders of a current and valid full General Competition Licence issued by CAMS were eligible. The title was awarded to the driver gaining the highest points total in the Australian Grand Prix and any four of the other races.

Results

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  • Jim Clark won the International 100 at Warwick Farm but Jack Brabham was awarded maximum points as the highest placed CAMS license holder.
  • Bruce McLaren won the Australian Grand Prix at Longford but Jack Brabham was awarded maximum points as the highest placed CAMS license holder.

References

References

  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 66-68
  2. It was the ninth [[Australian Drivers' Championship]].Past Title Winners, 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56
  3. Country Club Gold Star Championship Race (Entry List), Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, Labor Day Holiday, Monday 11 October 1965, page 22
  4. "Gold Star Winners – 1957 – 2009". formula3.com.au.
  5. Guide to the Gold Star, Racing Car News, August 1972
  6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110610170435/http://members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw/images/results/races65.htm 1965 Gold Star] As archived at web.archive.org on 9 June 2011
  7. Victorian Road Racing Championship, Australian Motor Manual, June 1965, page 52
  8. Des White, That Lakeside Lark, Racing Car News, September 1965, page 22
  9. ''Stillwell takes Mallala title'', The Advertiser, Tuesday, 12 Oct 1965, page 31
  10. Stillwell's Swansong, Racing Car News, January 1966, page 24
  11. Hugh Griffiths, Enter Jim Clark, The Fabulous Farm, 1979
  12. {{usurped
  13. Programme, 30th Australian Grand Prix Meeting 1965, Longford
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