1965 Australian Formula 2 Championship
The 1965 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Racing Cars complying with Australian Formula 2.[1] The championship was contested over a single, 34 lap, 76.5 mile (123 km) race at the Warwick Farm circuit in New South Wales, Australia on 19 September 1965.[2] It was the second Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded.[3]
The championship was won by Greg Cusack, driving a Repco Brabham Cosworth.[4]
Results
[edit]| Position[2] | Driver[2] | No.[5] | Car[5] | Entrant[5] | Laps[2] |
| 1 | Greg Cusack | 1[6] | Repco Brabham Cosworth[4] | G Cusack | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Max Stewart | 12 | Rennmax Ford[4] | M Stewart | 34 |
| 3 | Kevin Bartlett[4] | 11 | Elfin Imp | J McGuire | 33 |
| 4 | Ralph Sach[4] | 3 | Repco Brabham Ford[4] | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | |
| 5 | John Marchiori[6] | 5 | Lotus 20 Ford[7] | Bamar Engineering | |
| 6[8] | Ken Shirvington[8] | 8 | Lotus 20B Cosworth | KW Shirvington | |
| ? | P West | 10 | Lotus 20 Cosworth | Hy-Grade Service Station | |
| ? | R McCaughey | 14 | Lotus 18 Ford | R McCaughey | |
| ? | K Pinkstone | Brabham[2] | |||
| ? | A Lazich | 20 | Piranha Fiat | Rolls Motors Pty Ltd | |
| ? | D Ferris | 4 | Lotus 20 Ford | Middle Cove Friendly Garage | |
| ? | D Collins | 15 | Lotus 18 Ford | Amoco Swan Street | |
| DNF | Tim Schenken[6] | 16 | Lotus 18 Ford | T Schenken | 20 |
| DNF | Les Howard | 7 | Lotus 27 Ford | Howard & Sons Racing Team | 3 |
| DNF[8] | Ian Kaufman[9] | 17 | Elfin Cosworth | I Kaufman | |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Australian Title Conditions, page 68
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Max Stahl, Go Johnny Go!, Racing Car News, November 1965, page 22
- ↑ 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Driver retains title by mile, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20 September 1965, page 4
- 1 2 3 Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, September 19, 1965, page 25
- 1 2 3 4 Australian Motor Sports, November 1965, page 50
- 1 2 Car Racing at Warwick Farm, Provisional Results, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20 September 1965, page 16
- 1 2 3 4 5 Australian Autosportsman, November 1965, page 15
- ↑ “The First Elfin Works 1500”, page 25, www.vhrr.com Retrieved on 1 September 2010
- ↑ The Grid Line-up chart published as part of the Racing Car News report lists 15 drivers. The actual race report includes mention of all except Ferris.
External links
[edit]- Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014
- Images at www.autopics.com.au
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