1968 Bathurst Gold Star Trophy

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

The 1968 Bathurst Gold Star Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 15 April 1968. The race was contested over 30 laps at a total distance of approximately 115 miles and it was Round 1 of the 1968 Australian Drivers' Championship.

The race was won by Phil West driving a Brabham BT23A Repco.

Results

PosNoEntrantDriverCarRace Time/DNFLaps
17 Scuderia Veloce Phil West Brabham BT23A Repco 1:14:18.630
244Max Stewart Motors Max Stewart Rennmax BN2 Ford 1:16:26.530
315Ian FergussonIan Fergusson Lotus 27 Ford +2 laps28
481Brian PageBrian Page Brabham BT2 Ford +2 laps28
510 Alfredo Costanzo Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono MkIIB Ford +2 laps28
617Col GreenCol Green Elfin Mono MkI Ford +3 laps27
726Malcolm BaileyMalcolm Bailey Elfin Junior Peugeot +11 laps19
86 Alec Mildren Racing Kevin Bartlett Brabham BT23D Alfa Romeo Rear Upright25
93N.E. Allen CompetitionNiel Allen McLaren M4A Cosworth Gearbox12
102N.E. Allen Competition Fred Gibson Brabham BT16 Climax Broken Oil Line6
118Merlynston Motors P/LClive Millis Elfin Mono MkI Ford Retired2
DNS9Alton BoddenbergAlton Boddenberg Lotus 32 Ford N/A-
DNS11 Bob Jane Racing Team John Harvey Brabham BT23E Repco Accident in Practice-
DNS5Geoghegan Racing Division Leo Geoghegan Lotus 39 Repco Accident in Practice-
Source: [1] [2]

References

  1. Brown, Allen. "Bathurst, 15 Apr 1968 « Australian Gold Star (2.5l) « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
  2. John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, page 387