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The 1967 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition open to racing cars complying with the
Tasman Formula Tasman most often refers to Abel Tasman (1603–1659), Dutch explorer. Tasman may also refer to: Animals and plants * Tasman booby * Tasman flax-lily * Tasman parakeet (disambiguation) * Tasman starling * Tasman whale People * Tasman ( ...
.Official Programme, Tasman Championship - International Meeting, Sandown, Sunday, February 26, page 29 Officially known as the Tasman Championship for Drivers,The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1967, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport - 1967, pages 65-68 it was organised by the Motorsport Association, New Zealand Inc. and 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 ...
and was contested over six races in
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and
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
between 7 January and 6 March 1967.''Tasman Cup 1967'' & linked race result pages, www.oldracingcars.com
Retrieved on 17 March 2021
The series, which was the fourth annual Tasman Series, was won by
Jim Clark James Clark Jr. OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. A versatile driver, he competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapol ...
driving a
Lotus 33 The Lotus 33 was a Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman and Len Terry and built by Team Lotus. A development of the successful Lotus 25, in the hands of Jim Clark it won five World Championship Grands Prix in 1965, taking Clark to his sec ...
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Races

The series was contested over six races with two additional races at Levin and Teretonga not counting for points.''Tasman Series 1967'', www.sergent.com.au
Retrieved on 24 March 2015


Points system

Points were awarded at each race as shown in the following table: All points scored were counted.


Series standings

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References


Further reading

* ''1967'', The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 320-326 * ''In The Mirrors'', Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1967, pages 6-13 & 57-62 * Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Racing, 1980, pages 40-41


External links


''1967 Season'', www.sergent.com.au
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
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