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1966 Tasman Series

The 1966 Tasman Championship for Drivers was a motor racing competition for racing cars[1] complying with the Tasman Formula.[2] The championship was jointly organised by the Association of New Zealand Car Clubs Inc. and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.[1] It began on 8 January 1966 and ended on 7 March after eight races, four of which were staged in New Zealand and the remainder in Australia.[1] The winning driver was declared Tasman Champion and was awarded the Tasman Cup.[1]

The championship, which was the third Tasman Series, was won by Jackie Stewart driving a BRM P261.

Races

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Jackie Stewart won the championship driving a BRM P261 similar to that shown above

The championship was contested over eight races.[3]

Round Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car Winning team Report
New
Zealand 		1 New Zealand Grand Prix Pukekohe 8 January   Graham Hill BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report
2 Levin International Levin 15 January   Richard Attwood BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report
3 Lady Wigram Trophy Wigram 22 January   Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report
4 Teretonga International Teretonga 29 January   Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report
Australia 5 Warwick Farm International Warwick Farm 13 February   Jim Clark Lotus 39 Coventry Climax Team Lotus Report
6 Australian Grand Prix Lakeside 20 February   Graham Hill BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report
7 Exide International Cup[2] Sandown 27 February   Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report
8 South Pacific Trophy Longford 7 March   Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report

Points system

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Points were awarded on the following basis at each race.[1]

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Points 9 6 4 3 2 1

Each driver could retain points won in the New Zealand Grand Prix and in any other two races in New Zealand plus points won in the Australian Grand Prix and in any in other two races in Australia.[1]

Championship standings

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Pos[4] Driver[4] Car[2][4] Entrant[2][4] Puk Lev Wig Ter War[5] Lak San Lon Pts[4]
1   Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation 2 Ret 1 1 (4) Ret 1 1 42 (45)[3]
2   Graham Hill BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation 1 2 1 (3) 2 30 (34)
3   Jim Clark Lotus 39 Coventry Climax Team Lotus Ret 2 Ret Ret 1 3 2 7 25
4   Jim Palmer Lotus 32B Coventry Climax Jim Palmer 3 (5) 3 3 (6) 4 4 4 21 (24)
5   Frank Gardner Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd Ret Ret Ret 2 3 2 5 (6) 18 (19)
6   Richard Attwood BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation 1 2 Ret 15
7   Spencer Martin Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax Scuderia Veloce Ret 3 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 11
8   Dennis Marwood Cooper T66 Coventry Climax Ecurie Rothmans 4 7 6 4 10 Ret 7
9   Roly Levis Brabham BT6 Ford R Levis 8 4 7 5 11 DNQ 5
10   Jack Brabham Repco Brabham BT19 Ecurie Vitesse Ret 3 4
11   Leo Geoghegan Lotus 32 Ford Total Team 5 7 Ret Ret 2
=   Andy Buchanan[3] Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax Wilson Motors, Hunterville Ret 9 5 Ret DNS 7 2
=   Ken Sager Brabham BT6 Ford 6 8 Ret 6 2
=   Kevin Bartlett Repco Brabham BT2 Ford Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd Ret 5 8 2
15   Red Dawson Brabham BT7 Coventry Climax 7 6 Ret Ret 1
=   Glyn Scott Lotus 27 Ford Glyn Scott Motors Ret 6 1
=   Les Howard Lotus 27 Ford Howard & Sons Racing Team 13 DNQ 6 1
—   John Riley Lotus 18/21 Coventry Climax Ret DNQ Ret 7 0
—   Greg Cusack Repco Brabham BT10 Ford Team Castrol Ret Ret 7 0
—   Dene Hollier Lotus 20B Ford 9 Ret 8 8 0
—   John Harvey Repco Brabham BT10 Ford RC Phillips Sports Car World P/L 8 8 Ret 0
—   Peter Gillum Cooper T67 Ford 9 10 0
—   Ray Thackwell Brabham BT2 Ford Team Tiki 11 Ret Ret 9 0
—   Bob Jane Elfin Mono Mk I Ford Autoland Pty Ltd 9 0
—   Ken Smith Lotus 22 Ford 12 10 0
—   Neil Whittaker Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax Lesco Racing Team 10 DNQ 0
—   Allan Rhodes Lotus 18 Ford Ret 11 0
—   Tony Shaw Lotus 22 Ford 12 0
—   Peter Williamson Elfin Junior Hillman Imp J McGuire[6] 12 0
—   Bill Stone Cooper T52 Ford Ret 0
—   Graeme Lawrence Brabham BT6 Ford Ret DNS Ret Ret 0
—   Bill Caldwell Brabham BT6 Ford DNS Ret Ret Ret 0
—   Mel McEwin Elfin Mono Ford M McEwin Ret Ret Ret 0
—   Don O'Sullivan Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FD O'Sullivan Ret Ret 0
—   John McDonald Cooper T70 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
—   Don Fraser Cooper T53 BRM D Fraser Ret 0
—   Bryan Innes Lotus 22 Ford JC Wilson DNS 0
—   Paul Bolton Repco Brabham BT6 Ford Town & Country Garage Pty Ltd DNS 0
—   Max Stewart Rennmax BN1 Ford Max Stewart Motors DNS 0
Pos Driver Car Entrant Puk Lev Wig Ter War Lak San Lon Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1966, 1966 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 66-69
  2. ^ a b c d Official Programme, International Cup Meeting, Sandown, Sunday, 27 February 1966
  3. ^ a b c Summary Tasman Cup Championship 1966, Racing Car News, April 1966, pages 58 & 59
  4. ^ a b c d e Tasman Cup 1966, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 16 May 2016
  5. ^ Warwick Farm "100", www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 4 February 2017
  6. ^ Official Programme, Tasman Championship International Meeting, Warwick Farm, Sunday, 13 February 1966, page 37
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