The 1968 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six

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events held across

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and navigator Graham Hoinville won the Champion Driver and Champion Navigator titles respectively with a

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Season review

The first Australian Rally Championship was decided over six events, staged across the Eastern States of Australia with two events in

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and one each in

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The Rallies

The six events of the 1968 season were as follows.

Round Two – Snowy Mountains Rally

Round Five – Ampol Warana Car Rally

BSCC Magazine Brisport , August 2015

1968 Drivers and Navigators Championships

Final pointscore for 1968 is as follows.

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– Champion Driver 1968

Graham Hoinville – Champion Navigator 1968

References

External links

Results of Snowy Mountains Rally and ARC results. {{Australian Rally Championship years 1968 in Australian motorsport, Rally Championship Rally competitions in Australia 1968 in rallying