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1967 Tasman Series
United Kingdom Jim Clark
The 1967 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition open to racing cars complying with the Tasman Formula. Officially known as the Tasman Championship for Drivers, it was organised by the Motorsport Association, New Zealand Inc. and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The series, which was the fourth annual Tasman Series, was won by Jim Clark driving a Lotus 33.
Races
The series was contested over six races with two additional races at Levin and Teretonga not counting for points.
| Round | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Car | Entrant | Report | New | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zealand | 1 | 2 | Australia | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 7 January | United Kingdom Jackie Stewart | BRM P261 | Owen Racing Organisation | Report | |||||||||
| Levin International | Levin | 14 January | United Kingdom Jim Clark | Lotus 33 Coventry Climax | Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd | Report | |||||||||
| Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 21 January | United Kingdom Jim Clark | Lotus 33 Coventry Climax | Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd | Report | |||||||||
| Teretonga International | Teretonga | 28 January | United Kingdom Jim Clark | Lotus 33 Coventry Climax | Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd | Report | |||||||||
| Eagers-Craven Filter Lakeside International 99 | Lakeside | 12 February | United Kingdom Jim Clark | Lotus 33 Coventry Climax | Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd | Report | |||||||||
| Australian Grand Prix | Warwick Farm | 19 February | United Kingdom Jackie Stewart | BRM P261 | Owen Racing Organisation | Report | |||||||||
| Sandown International | Sandown | 26 February | United Kingdom Jim Clark | Lotus 33 Coventry Climax | Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd | Report | |||||||||
| South Pacific Trophy | Longford | 6 March | Australia Jack Brabham | Repco Brabham BT23A | Ecurie Vitesse | Report |
Points system
Points were awarded at each race as shown in the following table:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
All points scored were counted.
Series standings
| Pos | Driver | Car | Entrant | Puk | Wig | Lak | War | San | Lon | Pts | 1 | 2 | = | = | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | = | 10 | = | 12 | 13 | = | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pos | Driver | Car | Entrant | Puk | Wig | Lak | War | San | Lon | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom Jim Clark | Lotus 33 Coventry Climax | Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Jackie Stewart | BRM P261 | Owen Racing Organisation | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Jack Brabham | Repco Brabham BT22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repco Brabham BT23A | Jack Brabham Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecurie Vitesse | Ret | 13 | 2 | 4 | NC | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Frank Gardner | Repco Brabham BT16 Coventry Climax | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | DNS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Richard Attwood | BRM P261 | Owen Racing Organisation | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Kevin Bartlett | Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 39 Coventry Climax | Geoghegan Racing Division | Ret | 5 | 2 | DNS | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Denny Hulme | Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repco Brabham BT22 | FH Stanton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Brabham Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecurie Vitesse | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Chris Irwin | BRM P261 | Owen Racing Organisation | Ret | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Jim Palmer | Repco Brabham BT22 Coventry Climax | Jim Palmer Motor Racing | 4 | Ret | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia John Harvey | Repco Brabham BT14 Ford | RC Phillips Sports Car World Pty Ltd | 6 | DNS | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Graeme Lawrence | Repco Brabham BT14 Ford | Lawrence Motors | 5 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Dene Hollier | Lotus 27 Ford | Dene Hollier Ltd | 6 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Roly Levis | Repco Brabham BT14 Ford | Levis Racing Team | 9 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Jim Boyd | Repco Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax | SH Jensen | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Bill Stone | Repco Brabham BT6 Ford | Levis Racing Team | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Ken Sager | Repco Brabham BT16 Ford | JH Sager | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Laurence Brownlie | Repco Brabham BT6 Ford | 11 | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand John Weston | Repco Brabham BT2 Ford | 12 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Don MacDonald | Repco Brabham BT10 Ford | 13 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Grahame Harvey | Repco Brabham BT6 Ford | Ret | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Ken Smith | Lotus 22 Ford | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Pat McLoughlin | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Dennis Marwood | Cooper T66 Coventry Climax | Ecurie Rothmans | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Red Dawson | Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax | DNS | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Kerry Grant | Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax | Grant & Liddle | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Peter Yock | Repco Brabham BT6 Ford | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Paul Bolton | Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax | Stanton Motors | DNQ | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Glyn Scott | Lotus 27 Ford | Glyn Scott Motors | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Mel McEwin | Elfin Mono Ford | M McEwin | 8 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Piers Courage | BRM P261 | Owen Racing Organisation | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Spencer Martin | Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax | Bob Jane Racing Team | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Greg Cusack | Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Castrol Team | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Ian Cook | Elfin Mono MkIIB Ford | I Cook | Ret | Ret | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Mike Champion | Repco Brabham BT2 Ford | Competition Cars Australia | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Graham Hill | Lotus 48 Ford Cosworth FVA | Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Peter Macrow | Cheetah Mk3 Ford | RP Creed | NC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Jack Hunnam | Elfin Mono MkIID Ford | Jack Hunnam Motors | Ret | 0 |
|}
References
References
- Official Programme, Tasman Championship – International Meeting, Sandown, Sunday, February 26, page 29
- The Tasman Championship for Drivers – Season 1967, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – 1967, pages 65–68
- and was contested over six races in [[New Zealand]] and [[Australia]] between 7 January and 6 March 1967.[http://www.oldracingcars.com/tasman/1967/ ''Tasman Cup 1967'' & linked race result pages, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 17 March 2021
- [http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tasman1967.html ''Tasman Series 1967'', www.sergent.com.au] Retrieved on 24 March 2015
- Official Programme, Eagers-Craven Filter Lakeside International 99 , February 12, 1967
- Names of drivers who did not score points in the series have been obtained from race results pages linked from [http://www.oldracingcars.com/tasman/1967/ ''Tasman Cup 1967'', www.oldracingcars.com]
- As all ''Brabham'' cars listed in the official programmes for the Warwick Farm and Sandown races were entered as ''Repco Brabhams'', the latter term has been used throughout this article
- Official Programme, 32nd Australian Grand Prix, Warwick Farm, Sunday, February 19, 1967, page 37
- Official Programme, Tasman Championship – International Meeting, Sandown, Sunday, February 26, page 51
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