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1964 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1964 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Racing Cars complying with either the Australian National Formula or with the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.[1] The winning driver was awarded the CAMS Gold Star and the title of Australian Champion Driver.[1] It was the eight Australian Drivers' Championship to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.[2]
The championship was won by Bib Stillwell driving a Repco Brabham BT4 Climax.
Schedule
The championship was contested over five races.
| Race [3] | Race name [3] | Circuit [3] | State | Date [3] | Winning driver [3] | Car [3] |
| 1 | Australian Grand Prix | Sandown | Victoria | 9 February | Jack Brabham | Repco Brabham BT7A Climax |
| 2 | South Pacific Gold Star Championship [4] | Longford | Tasmania | 2 March | Graham Hill | Repco Brabham BT4 Climax |
| 3 | Governor's Trophy | Lakeside | Queensland | 13 September | Bib Stillwell | Repco Brabham BT4 Climax |
| 4 | Craven Filter Trophy [5] | Mallala Race Circuit | South Australia | 12 October | Lex Davison | Repco Brabham BT4 Climax |
| 5 | Horden Trophy | Warwick Farm | New South Wales | 6 December | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 32 Ford |
Points system
Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six place-getters in each race.[1] Only drivers holding a General Competition License issued by CAMS were eligible.[1]
Championship standings
Championship standings were as follows:
| Position [6] | Driver [6] | Car [6][3] | Entrant [3] | San.[6] | Lon.[6] | Lak.[6] | Mal.[6] | War.[6] | Total [6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bib Stillwell | Repco Brabham BT4 Climax FPF | B. S. Stillwell | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | - | 27 |
| 2 | Lex Davison | Cooper T62 Climax FPF Repco Brabham BT4 Climax FPF |
Ecurie Australie | - | 3 | - | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Greg Cusack | Repco Brabham BT6 Ford[7] Elfin Catalina Ford |
Scuderia Veloce | - | 2 | 6 | - | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Repco Brabham BT7A Climax FPF | Ecurie Vitesse | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 4 | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 32 Ford | Total Team | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | Arnold Glass | Lotus 27 Ford Cooper T55 Climax FPF |
Capitol Motors Pty. Ltd.[8] | 3 | - | 4 | - | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Frank Matich | Repco Brabham BT7A Climax FPF | Total Team | - | 9 | - | - | - | 9 |
| 8 | John Youl | Cooper T55 Climax FPF | John C. Youl | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 9 | Garrie Cooper | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | Elfin Sports Cars | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| 9 | Rocky Tresise | Cooper T62 Climax FPF | Ecurie Australie | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Barry Collison | Repco Brabham BT2 Ford[9] | Hunter & Delbridge Speed Equipment | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 11 | Bill Pile | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | W. M. Pile | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| 11 | Glynn Scott | Lotus 27 Ford | Glynn Scott Motors | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Andy Brown | Elfin Catalina Ford | Autocourse Elfin | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 14 | David Walker | Brabham BT2 Ford | David Walker | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 16 | Granton Harrison | Elfin Mono Mk1 Ford | G. T. Harrison | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | Jack Hobden | Cooper T51 Climax FPF | Louis Hobden [4] | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Conditions for Australian Titles, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport - Manual of Motor Sport, 1964 Edition, pages 48 & 49
- ↑ Australian Drivers’ Championship – CAMS Gold Star, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1964 Gold Star, members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1 2 Programme, Longford, 3rd South Pacific Championships 1964
- ↑ Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, 12 October 1964
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Australian Drivers' Championship, 1964, Racing Car News, January 1965, page 41
- ↑ Cusack's car was entered as Repco Brabham in the Longford Programme
- ↑ Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, December 6, 1964
- ↑ Collison's car was entered as Repco Brabham Ford in the Warwick Farm Programme
- Australian Motor Racing Annual, No. 1 (1964)
- Australian Motor Racing Annual, No. 2 (1965)
- Australian Motor Sport, December 1964
- Official Programme, Sandown, 9 February 1964
- Racing Car News, August 1972 (Gold Star Guide)
- Sports Car World, December 1964
- The Official 50 Year History of the Australian Grand Prix, © 1986
