The 1965 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in

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and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula.The 1965 Series, www.sergent.com.au
Retrieved on 12 February 2015 The series, which began on 9 January and ended on 1 March after seven races,
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. It was won by Jim Clark, driving Lotus 32B

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.Tasman Cup 1965, www.oldracingcars.com
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Races

The series was contested over seven races.

Points system

Points were awarded for the first six positions at each race as shown in the following table. Each driver could retain points from the New Zealand Grand Prix, the two best performances in the other three New Zealand races, and from all Australian races. Race positions for which points were earned but not retained are shown on the table below within brackets.

Series standings

References and notes

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