The 1968 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian 1½ Litre Formula racing cars.[1] It was the fifth and final Australian One and a Half Litre Championship to be awarded[2] prior to the demise of the formula at the end of 1968.
Calendar
editThe title was contested over a six heat series,[3] run concurrently with the 1968 Australian Drivers' Championship.[1]
- Heat 1, Bathurst Gold Star Trophy, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales, 15 April[4]
- Heat 2, Governor's Trophy, Lakeside, Queensland, 28 July[5]
- Heat 3, Rothman's Trophy, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 24 August[6]
- Heat 4, Lombard (Aust.) Victoria Trophy, Sandown Park, Victoria, 15 September[7][8]
- Heat 5, Advertiser Trophy, Mallala, South Australia, 14 October[9][10]
- Heat 6, Hordern Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 1 December[11]
Points system
editChampionship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the drivers of the six best placed Australian 1½ Litre Formula cars at each heat. The best five results from the six heats could be retained by each driver.[1]
Results
edit| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | H1 | H2 | H3 | H4 | H5 | H6 | Total[12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Stewart | Rennmax BN2 Ford | Max Stewart Motors | 9 | - | 9 | - | 6 | - | 24 |
| Garrie Cooper | Elfin 600B Ford | Elfin Sports Cars | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |
| 3 | Ian Fergusson | Lotus 27 Ford | Ian Fergusson | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| 4 | John Walker | Elfin Mono Mk2C Ford | Gilbert Motor Bodies | - | - | 4 | - | - | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Michael Aldred | MRC Lotus 22 Ford | Motor Racing Components | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 12 |
| 6 | Brian Page | Repco Brabham BT2 Ford | Brian Page | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | 10 |
| John Ampt | Elfin Mono Mk2D Ford | John Ampt | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | 10 | |
| 8 | Clive Millis[13] | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Merlynston Motors | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Alton Boddenberg | Lotus 32 Ford | Alton Boddenberg | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Alfredo Costanzo | Elfin Mono Mk2B Ford | Maranello Motors | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Jeff Thompson | Lotus 20b Ford | Motor Racing Components | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Kelvin Munyard | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Kelvin Munyard | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | |
| 13 | Ivan Tighe | Elfin Mono Mk2D Ford | Ivan Tighe | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Maurie Quincey | Elfin 600B Mazda | Maurie Quincey | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| 15 | Col Green | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Col Green | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Dean Clough | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Elfin Sports Cars | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 17 | Malcolm Bailey | Elfin Catalina Peugeot | Malcolm Bailey | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1968, pages 70-71
- ^ Past Title Winners, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1989, page 54
- ^ Scoreboard '68, Australian Motor Racing Annual 1969, pages 34-35
- ^ West Nine, The Rest Nil, Racing Car News, May 1968, pages 68-69
- ^ Birdman Bartlett, Racing Car News, September 1968, pages 34-35
- ^ Bartlett Takes Gold Star Lead, Racing Car News, October 1968, pages 36-37
- ^ Gold Star Fizzle, Racing Car News, October 1968, pages 86-87
- ^ Scott's Golden Star, Sports Car World, November 1968,pages 24-25
- ^ Geoghegan Grabs a Gold, Racing Car News, November 1968, pages 84-85
- ^ Mallala Race Program, 14 October 1968
- ^ Where to now Kevin?, Racing Car News, December 1968, pages 22-23
- ^ Gold Star & 1½ Litre Title Points, Racing Car News, January 1969, page 8
- ^ Clive Millis was omitted from the 1½ Litre Title Points listing in Racing Car News, January 1969 but is shown with a progressive score of 4 points in Racing Car News, October 1968
External links
edit- 1968 Gold Star race results Retrieved from members.optusnet.com.au on 27 October 2009
- Joint champion Max Stewart in action at the Bathurst heat Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 27 October 2009
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