1965 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship

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The 1965 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Racing Cars complying with the Australian 1½ Litre Formula. [1] The title was contested over a single 20 lap race at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales on 19 April 1965. The race also included a class for under 1100cc Australian Formula 2 cars. [2]

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the official governing body of motor sport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

The Australian 1½ Litre Formula was a motor racing category which was current in Australia from 1964 to 1968. The formula specified racing cars with four-cylinder unsupercharged engines using commercially available fuel and limited to 1500cc capacity. It occupied the second tier in Australian formula car racing, below the Australian National Formula and above Australian Formula 2 (1100cc) and Australian Formula 3 (1000cc).

Mount Panorama Circuit

Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on a hill with the dual official names of Mount Panorama and Wahluu and is best known as the home of the Bathurst 1000 motor race held each October, and the Bathurst 12 Hour event held each February. The track is 6.213 km (4 mi) in length, and is technically a street circuit, and is a public road, with normal speed restrictions when no racing events are being run, and there are many residences which can only be accessed from the circuit.

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Results

Position [2] Driver No. Car Entrant Class Laps
1 Bib Stillwell 6 Repco Brabham BS Stillwell A1½LF 20
2 Leo Geoghegan 5 Lotus 32 Total Team A1½LF 20
3 John Ampt 14 Alexis J Ampt A1½LF 19
4 Glyn Scott 20 Lotus 27 Glyn Scott Motors A1½LF 19
5 Noel Potts 12 Elfin Ford N Potts A1½LF 18
6 Ric Price 25 Lotus 18 R Price AF2 17
7 Lionel Ayers 111 MRC Lotus 22 Motor Racing Components AF2 16
8 Kevin Bartlett 38 Elfin Imp J McGuire AF2 16
9 Andy Macgregor 21 Ausper Ford Total Armadale AF2 16
DNF Barry Collerson 2 Repco Brabham B Collerson AF2 14
DNF Barry Lake 92 Jolus Minx B Lake A1½LF 13
DNF Max Stewart 44 Rennmax M Stewart AF2 10
DNF Mike Champion 17 Elfin Ford M Champion A1½LF 9
DNF Phil West 18 Lotus 20 Kurt Keller Motors AF2 8
DNF Bob Salter 45 Lotus 22 Salter Motors A1½LF 3
DNF Allan Felton 4 Repco Brabham Kurt Keller Motors AF2 1

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References

  1. CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, 1965, Conditions for Australian Titles, page 68
  2. 1 2 J Medley, Bathurst : Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, 1997, pages 338-339 & 344

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