The 1967 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to
Australian National Formula cars and
Australian 1½ Litre Formula cars.
[Conditions for Australian Titles, 1967 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 69-71] It was authorised by the
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
Motorsport Australia, formerly the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the nationally recognised governing and sanctioning body for four-wheeled motorsport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Au ...
(CAMS) as an Australian National Title
[ with the winner awarded the 1967 CAMS Gold Star.][ It was the 11th ]Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship was a motor racing championship contested annually from 1957 to 2014 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor ...
to be awarded by CAMS.[Past Title Winners, 1968 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 54]
The championship was won by Spencer Martin driving a Repco Brabham[ BT11A-]Coventry Climax
Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, racing, and other specialty engine manufacturer.
History
Pre WW1
The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later, following the departure of Stroyer, it was relocat ...
.[ Martin won two of the first four races and finished second in the other two. Despite not finishing the fifth race and not starting the sixth, he finished seven points ahead of Greg Cusack ( Repco Brabham BT23A-]Repco
Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high ...
). Third was Kevin Bartlett ( Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax
Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, racing, and other specialty engine manufacturer.
History
Pre WW1
The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later, following the departure of Stroyer, it was relocat ...
).
In addition to Martin's two race wins, single victories were taken by Cusack, Bartlett, Leo Geoghegan
Leo Geoghegan (16 May 1936 - 2 March 2015) was an Australian former racing driver. He was the elder of two sons of former New South Wales car dealer Tom Geoghegan, both of whom become dominant names in Australian motor racing in the 1960s. Whi ...
(Lotus 39
The Lotus 39 was a single-seat racing car produced by Team Lotus. It was originally intended for use in Formula One, to be powered by the Coventry Climax 1.5 litre flat-16 engine. The engine project fell through and the chassis was modified to acc ...
-Repco
Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high ...
) and Frank Gardner (Brabham
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BT23D-Alfa Romeo
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).
Calendar
The championship was contested over a six race series.[Scorebook, Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1968, page 34]
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each race.[ Points from any five of the six races could be counted towards a driver's total.][ Only drivers racing under a CAMS General Competition License were eligible for the championship.][
]
Championship results
Note:
* New Zealander
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Graeme Lawrence placed 3rd at Surfers Paradise[ and 4th at Sandown][ but was not eligible to score championship points.][
* British-based Australian Frank Gardner placed 1st at Warwick Farm][ but was not eligible to score championship points.
]
References
External links
1967 Australian "open wheeler" images from www.autopics.com.au
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