Tasman Series – 1965

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Tasman Series 1965
Race	Circuit	Official Name	Date	Winning Driver	Team	Laps
New Zealand Grand Prix	Pukekohe	12th New Zealand International Grand Prix	January 9	Graham Hill	Brabham	50
Gold Leaf Levin International	Levin	6th Gold Leaf Levin International	January 16	Jim Clark	Lotus	28
Lady Wigram Trophy	Wigram	11th International Lady Wigram Trophy	January 23	Jim Clark	Lotus	44
Teretonga International	Teretonga Park	8th Teretonga International	January 30	Jim Clark	Lotus	50
Sydney Grand Prix	Warwick Farm	I Sydney Grand Prix	February 14	Jim Clark	Lotus	45
Sandown Park 100	Sandown Park	Sandown International Cup Meeting 65	February 21	Jack Brabham	Brabham	54
Australian Grand Prix	Longford	30th Australian Grand Prix	March 1	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	26

Driver	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Laps	Fastest	Lead	Points
Jim Clark	7	4	1	0	5	2	249	3	135	42 (44)
Bruce McLaren	7	1	2	0	3	2	223	1	0	26
Jack Brabham	3	1	2	0	3	1	125	2	0	15 (21)
Frank Gardner	6	0	2	0	2	0	202	0	0	15
Phil Hill	6	0	0	3	3	0	191	0	0	15
Jim Palmer	7	0	0	3	3	0	289	0	0	15 (17)
Graham Hill	4	1	0	0	1	1	156	1	81	14
Kerry Grant	7	0	0	0	0	0	197	0	0	5
Frank Matich	3	0	0	1	1	1	69	0	0	4
Bib Stillwell	3	0	0	0	0	0	122	0	0	4 (5)
John Riley	4	0	0	0	0	0	158	0	0	3
Roly Levis	7	0	0	0	0	0	274	0	0	3
Rex Flowers	4	0	0	0	0	0	71	0	0	2
Leo Geoghegan	2	0	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	1
Andy Buchanan	4	0	0	0	0	0	144	0	0	0
Bruce Abernethy	3	0	0	0	0	0	110	0	0	0
Bill Thomasen	4	0	0	0	0	0	136	0	0	0
Red Dawson	4	0	0	0	0	0	125	0	0	0
Graeme Lawrence	3	0	0	0	0	0	113	0	0	0
Wally Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	0	49	0	0	0
Glyn Scott	2	0	0	0	0	0	64	0	0	0
Ken Sager	2	0	0	0	0	0	44	0	0	0
Rocky Tresise	2	0	0	0	0	0	43	0	0	0
Keith Rilstone	1	0	0	0	0	0	44	0	0	0
Peter Gillum	2	0	0	0	0	0	65	0	0	0
Greg Cusack	1	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0
Ken Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	66	0	0	0
Dene Hollier	2	0	0	0	0	0	69	0	0	0
John McDonald	2	0	0	0	0	0	64	0	0	0
Dave Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0
Jack Hobden	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0
Mel McEwin	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0
Bill Stone	1	0	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0
Barry Collerson	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0
Lex Davison	2	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	1	0
Bob Jane	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Lyn Archer	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Geoff McClelland	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0
Arnold Glass	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0

Tasman Series 1965
No.	Driver	Team	Constructor	Model	Engine	Spec	Tyre
8	Andy Buchanan	Andy Buchanen	Brabham	BT6	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
6	Arnold Glass	Capitol Motors	Cooper	T55	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
22	Barry Collerson	Hunter & Delbridge	Brabham	BT2	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
6	Bib Stillwell	B. S. Stillwell	Brabham	BT11A	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
9	Bill Patterson	Bill Patterson Motors	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
24	Bill Stone	A. G. Stone	Cooper	T52	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
9	Bill Thomasen	Corsair Racing Team	Brabham	BT4	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
23	Bob Jane	Autoland Pty Ltd	Elfin	Mono Mk I	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
13	Bruce Abernethy	Rothmans Driver Promotion Scheme	Cooper	T66	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
4	Bruce Abernethy	Rothmans Driver Promotion Scheme	Cooper	T66	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
10	Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Cooper	T79	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
47	Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Cooper	T70	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
47	Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Cooper	T79	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
18	Bryan Thomas	Bryan Thomas	Lotus	27	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
23	Colin Ngan	Colin Ngan	Valour	FJ	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
20	Dave Walker	Kurt Keller Motors	Brabham	BT2	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
40	David Hallam	D. J. Hallam	Elfin	FJ	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
10	Dene Hollier	Dene Hollier Ltd	Lotus	20	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
11	Frank Gardner	Alec Mildren Racing	Brabham	BT11A	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
7	Frank Gardner	Alec Mildren Racing	Brabham	BT11A	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
3	Frank Matich	Team Total	Brabham	BT7A	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
19	Geoff McClelland	Geoff McClelland	Brabham	BT2	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
17	Glyn Scott	Glyn Scott Motors	Lotus	27	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
14	Graeme Lawrence	Team Molyslip	Brabham	BT6	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
21	Graeme Lawrence	Graeme Lawrence	Brabham	BT6	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
1	Graham Hill	Scuderia Veloce	Brabham	BT11A	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
2	Graham Hill	Scuderia Veloce	Brabham	BT11A	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
18	Greg Cusack	Castrol Team	Brabham	BT10	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
4	Jack Brabham	Ecurie Vitesse	Brabham	BT11A	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
15	Jack Hobden	Lewis Hobden Pty Ltd	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus	32B	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
8	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus	32B	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
9	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus	32B	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
41	Jim Palmer	G. J. Palmer	Brabham	BT7A	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
5	Jim Palmer	G. J. Palmer	Brabham	BT7A	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
15	John McDonald	Bill Patterson Motors	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
26	John McDonald	Bill Patterson Motors	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
17	John Riley	John Riley	Lotus	18/21	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
28	Keith Rilstone	K. Rilstone	Elfin	FJ	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
7	Ken Sager	J. H. Sager	Brabham	BT6	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
20	Ken Smith	K. J. Smith	Lotus	22	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
14	Kerry Grant	Lesco Racing Team	Brabham	BT4	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
2	Kerry Grant	Scuderia Veloce	Brabham	BT4	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
22	Kerry Grant	Lesco Racing Team	Lotus	22	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
24	Kerry Grant	Lesco Racing Team	Brabham	BT4	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
16	Leo Geoghegan	Total Team	Lotus	32	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
25	Les Howard	Howard & Sons	Lotus	27	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
5	Lex Davison	Ecurie Australie	Brabham	BT4	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
8	Lex Davison	Ecurie Australie	Brabham	BT4	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
20	Lyn Archer	Lyn Archer Motors	Elfin	FJ	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
18	Mel McEwin	M. McEwin	Elfin	Mono Mk I	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
120	Morrie Smith	M. J. Smith	Lotus	22	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
30	Neil Whittaker	Neil Whittaker	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 2.0	–
49	Peter Gillum	Peter Gillum	Cooper	T67	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–
11	Phil Hill	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Cooper	T70	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
48	Phil Hill	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Cooper	T70	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
15	Red Dawson	I. W. Dawson	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
35	Red Dawson	I. W. Dawson	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
25	Rex Flowers	R. Flowers	Lola	Mk 4A	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
12	Rocky Tresise	Ecurie Australie	Cooper	T62	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	–
12	Roly Levis	R. A. Levis	Brabham	BT6	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
21	Roly Levis	R. A. Levis	Brabham	BT6	Ford	Twin cam L4 1.5	–
20	Wally Mitchell	Wally Mitchell	Lotus	18 FJ	Ford	105E L4 1.5	–

Pos	Driver	Team	NZE	LEVI	TLW	TERI	WFI	SANP	AUS	Pts
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	DNF	1	1	1	1	2	5	42 (44)
2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	DNF	5	2	2	DNF	4	1	26
3	Jack Brabham	Brabham					2	1	2	15 (21)
4	Frank Gardner	Brabham	2	2	4		DNF	DNF	8	15
5	Phil Hill	Cooper	DNS	4	DNF	3	DNF	3	3	15
6	Jim Palmer	Brabham	3	3	3	5	6	5	7	15 (17)
7	Graham Hill	Brabham	1				5	DNF	4	14
8	Kerry Grant	Brabham	T	12	5	4	DNF	DNF	DNF	5
8	Kerry Grant	Lotus	9							5
9	Frank Matich	Brabham					3	DNF	DNF	4
10	Bib Stillwell	Brabham					4	6	6	4 (5)
11	John Riley	Lotus	4	9	DNF	9				3
12	Roly Levis	Brabham	13	6	6	6	7	7	10	3
13	Rex Flowers	Lola	5	DNF	DNF	DNF				2
14	Leo Geoghegan	Lotus	6				8			1
15	Andy Buchanan	Brabham	7	7	7	DNF				0
16	Bruce Abernethy	Cooper	DNF	DNS	DNF	7				0
17	Bill Thomasen	Brabham	10	DNF	8	8				0
18	Red Dawson	Cooper	8	10	DNF	10				0
19	Graeme Lawrence	Brabham		8	DNF	11				0
20	Wally Mitchell	Lotus						8		0
21	Glyn Scott	Lotus					12		9	0
22	Ken Sager	Brabham	DNQ	DNS	9	DNF				0
23	Rocky Tresise	Cooper					9		DNF	0
24	Keith Rilstone	Elfin						9		0
25	Peter Gillum	Cooper			10	DNF				0
26	Greg Cusack	Brabham					10			0
27	Ken Smith	Lotus	12	11						0
28	Dene Hollier	Lotus	11	13						0
29	John McDonald	Cooper						DNF	11	0
30	Dave Walker	Brabham					11			0
31	Jack Hobden	Cooper							12	0
32	Mel McEwin	Elfin							13	0
33	Bill Stone	Cooper	14							0
34	Barry Collerson	Brabham					DNF		DNS	0
35	Lex Davison	Brabham	DNF				DNF	DNS		0
36	Bob Jane	Elfin							DNF	0
37	Lyn Archer	Elfin							DNF	0
38	Geoff McClelland	Brabham					DNF		DNS	0
39	Colin Ngan	Valour	DNS	DNS						0
40	Arnold Glass	Cooper	DNF							0
41	Neil Whittaker	Cooper		DNS						0
42	Bill Patterson	Cooper							DNS	0
43	Morrie Smith	Lotus		DNS						0
44	Bryan Thomas	Lotus	DNS							0
45	Les Howard	Lotus							DNS	0
46	David Hallam	Elfin							DNS	0

Pos	Constructor	Car Nr	NZE	LEVI	TLW	TERI	WFI	SANP	AUS	Pts
1	Lotus Climax	1	DNF	1	1	1				0
		10
		120
		16
		17	4	9	DNF	9
		18
		20
		22
		25
		8							5
		9					1	2
2	Brabham Climax	1					5	DNF	4	0
		11	2	2	4
		12
		14	T	12		4
		18
		19
		2	1				DNF	DNF	DNF
		20
		21
		22
		24			5
		3					3	DNF	DNF
		4					2	1	2
		41	3	3	3	5
		5	DNF				6	5	7
		6					4	6	6
		7					DNF	DNF	8
		8					DNF	DNS
		9	10	DNF	8	8
3	Cooper Climax	10					DNF	4	1	0
		11					DNF	3	3
		12					9		DNF
		13		DNS
		15	8	10		10		DNF	12
		24
		26							11
		30		DNS
		35			DNF
		4	DNF		DNF	7
		47	DNF	5	2	2
		48	DNS	4	DNF	3
		49
		6	DNF
		9							DNS
4	Lola Climax	25	5	DNF	DNF	DNF				0
5	Brabham Ford	1								0
		11
		12	13	6	6	6
		14			DNF
		18					10
		19					DNF		DNS
		2
		20					11
		21		8		11	7	7	10
		22					DNF		DNS
		24
		3
		4
		41
		5
		6
		7	DNQ	DNS	9	DNF
		8	7	7	7	DNF
		9
6	Lotus Ford	1								0
		10	11	13
		120		DNS
		16	6				8
		17					12		9
		18	DNS
		20	12	11				8
		22	9
		25							DNS
		8
		9
7	Elfin Ford	18							13	0
		20							DNF
		23							DNF
		28						9
		40							DNS
8	Cooper Ford	10								0
		11
		12
		13
		15
		24	14
		26
		30
		35
		4
		47
		48
		49			10	DNF
		6
		9
9	Valour Ford	23	DNS	DNS						0