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1969 Tasman Series
Motor racing competition
Motor racing competition
New Zealand Chris Amon
The 1969 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula. 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 Dino 246 Tasmania.
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 | New | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zealand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Australia | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 4 January | New Zealand Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce | Report | ||||||||||
| Levin International | Levin | 11 January | New Zealand Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce | Report | ||||||||||
| Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 19 January | Austria Jochen Rindt | Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW | World Wide Racing | Report | ||||||||||
| Teretonga International | Teretonga | 25 January | United Kingdom Piers Courage | Brabham BT24 Ford Cosworth DFW | Frank Williams Racing | Report | ||||||||||
| Australian Grand Prix | Lakeside | 2 February | New Zealand Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce | Report | ||||||||||
| Warwick Farm International | Warwick Farm | 9 February | Austria Jochen Rindt | Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW | World Wide Racing | Report | ||||||||||
| Sandown International 100 | Sandown | 16 February | New Zealand Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce | Report |
Points system
Series points were awarded at each race on the following basis.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
All points scored by each driver were retained to determine final series placings.
Series standings
| Pos | Driver | Car | Entrant | Puk | Lev | Wig | Ter | Lak | War | San | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | = | = | 12 | 13 | = | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pos | Driver | Car | Entrant | Puk | Lev | Wig | Ter | Lak | War | San | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Jochen Rindt | Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Wide Racing | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Piers Courage | Brabham BT24 Ford Cosworth DFW | Frank Williams Racing | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Derek Bell | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Graham Hill | Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Wide Racing | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Frank Gardner | Mildren Mono Alfa Romeo | Alec Mildren Racing | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 39 Repco | Geoghegan Racing Division | 5 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 5 | DNS | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Jack Brabham | Brabham BT31 Repco | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Kevin Bartlett | Brabham BT23E Alfa Romeo | Alec Mildren Racing | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Roly Levis | Brabham BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA | Team Lexington | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New 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 Marwood | Brabham 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 |
|}
References
References
- Thomas B Floyd, ''Amon Gives Ferrari a Tasman'', Australian Motor Racing Annual, pages 6 to 17 & 30 to 63
- [http://www.oldracingcars.com/tasman/1969/ ''Tasman Cup 1969'', oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 16 March 2015
- ''1969 '', The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, pages 336 to 344
- Results (Warwick Farm), Racing Car News, March 1969, page 47
- [http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tasman1969.html ''Tasman Series 1969'', www.sergent.com.au] Retrieved on 5 March 2015
- The names of the fourteen drivers who scored points in the series and were classified in the final standings were sourced from www.sergent.com.au
- The 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
- Official Programme, Australian Grand Prix, Lakeside, 2 February 1969
- [http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tas69s.html ''1969 Season'', www.sergent.com.au] Retrieved on 6 March 2015
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