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1966 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 1966 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of racing cars complying with either the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula. The winner of the title, which was the tenth Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1966 CAMS Gold Star.

Contents

Calendar

The championship was contested over a six-round series with one race per round.

  • Round 1, Governor's Trophy, Lakeside, Queensland, 10 July
  • Round 2, Surfers Paradise Trophy, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 14 August
  • Round 3, Mallala, South Australia, 10 October 1966
  • Round 4, Victorian Trophy, Sandown, Victoria, 16 October
  • Round 5, Examiner 1000, Symmons Plains Raceway, Tasmania, 13 November
  • Round 6, Hordern Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 4 December

    • All rounds also incorporated rounds of the 1966 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship.

    Points system

    Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each round. Only the best five round results could be obtained by each driver.

    Results

    Note: Frank Gardner (Repco-Brabham) won the Hordern Trophy but was not awarded championship points as he was not classified as an "Australian Resident".

    References

    1966 Australian Drivers' Championship Wikipedia
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