1965 Tasman Series
Appearance
The 1965 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula.[1] The series, which began on 9 January and ended on 1 March after seven races,[2] was the second Tasman Series.[1] It was won by Jim Clark, driving Lotus 32B Coventry Climax.[3]
Races
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The series was contested over seven races.[2]
Round | Race name[3] | Circuit[3] | Date[3] | Winning driver[4] | Winning car[4] | Winning team[4] | Report | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Zealand |
1 | New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 9 January | ![]() |
Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax[5] | Scuderia Veloce | Report |
2 | Levin International | Levin | 16 January | ![]() |
Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report | |
3 | Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 23 January | ![]() |
Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report | |
4 | Teretonga International | Teretonga | 30 January | ![]() |
Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report | |
Australia | 5 | Warwick Farm 100 | Warwick Farm | 14 February | ![]() |
Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report |
6 | Sandown International Cup[6] | Sandown | 21 February | ![]() |
Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax[5] | Ecurie Vitesse | Report | |
7 | Australian Grand Prix | Longford | 1 March | ![]() |
Cooper T79 Coventry Climax | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd[7] | Report |
Points system
[edit]Points were awarded for the first six positions at each race as shown in the following table.[2]
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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.[2]
Race positions for which points were earned but not retained are shown on the table below within brackets.
Series standings
[edit]References and notes
[edit]- ^ a b The 1965 Series, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 12 February 2015
- ^ a b c d Tasman Series 1965, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 12 February 2015
- ^ a b c d Tasman Cup 1965, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 12 February 2015
- ^ a b c Race result pages linked from Tasman Cup 1965, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 12 February 2015
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Listed in the Official Programme for the Sandown round as a Repco Brabham
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Official Programme, Sandown International Cup Meeting, Sunday 21st February, entry list
- ^ a b Programme, Longford, 30th Australian Grand Prix Meeting 1965
- ^ a b c Bill Tuckey, Seven days in summer, Australian Motor Racing Annual, No. 2, pages 10-17
- ^ Listed in Bill Tuckey’s Australian Motor Racing Annual article as a Repco Brabham