1969 Australian Sports Car Championship

The 1969 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars.[1] The 1969 title was the inaugural Australian Sports Car Championship, replacing the Australian Tourist Trophy as Australia's premier Sports Car contest.[2]

Contents

Schedule

The championship was contested over a three round series with one race per round.[3]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each round.[3]

Results

Position Driver Car [4][5][6] Entrant [4][5][6] R1 R2 R3 Total [3]
1 Frank Matich Matich SR4 Repco Rothmans Team Matich 9 9 9 27
2 Don O'Sullivan Matich SR3 Don O'Sullivan Racing 6 6 4 16
3 Bob Muir Lotus 23B Civil Flying School 3 4 2 9
4 John Harvey McLaren Repco Bob Jane Racing - - 6 6
5 Bob Beasley Lotus 47 Robert Beasley Motors 2 3 - 5
6 Neil Allen Elfin 400 Chevrolet NE Allen Competition 4 - - 4
7 Peter Woodward Elfin 350 Woodward Racing - - 3 3
8 Tony Oxley Chevron BMW Anthony Oxley - 2 - 2
9 Doug Macarthur Lotus Elan Mayair Motors 1 - - 1
  John Goss Tornado Ford John Goss - 1 - 1

Note: The sixth placed driver at the final round is not known.

References

  1. ^ 1969 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Conditions for Australian Titles, pages 77-80
  2. ^ The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 486
  3. ^ a b c Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 168-169
  4. ^ a b c Peter Wherrett, Matich Goes Five Up, Racing Car News, June 1969, pages 36-37
  5. ^ a b c Des White, Matich - The Greatest Name in Sports Cars, Racing Car News, June 1969, page 66
  6. ^ a b c Adrian Ryan, Dial M for Sandown, Racing Car News, January 1970, page 22

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