1964 Australian Drivers' Championship

The 1964 Australian Drivers' Championship was open to drivers of Racing Cars complying with either the Australian National Formula or with the Australian 1½ Litre Formula. The title was contested over a five-round series.

Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six Australian resident place-getters in each round with the championship winner awarded the 1964 CAMS "Gold Star".

Results

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Championship results were as follows.

Position Driver Car Entrant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total
1 Bib Stillwell Repco Brabham BT4 Climax FPF BS Stillwell 6 6 9 6 - 27
2 Lex Davison Cooper T62 Climax
Repco Brabham Climax FPF
Ecurie Australie - 3 - 9 3 15
3 Greg Cusack Repco Brabham BT6 Ford
Elfin
Scuderia Veloce - 2 6 - 6 14
4 Jack Brabham Repco Brabham BT7A Climax FPF Ecurie Vitesse 9 - - - - 9
4 Leo Geoghegan Lotus 32 Ford Total Team - - - - 9 9
4 Arnold Glass Lotus 27 Ford
Cooper Climax FPF
Capitol Motor Pty Ltd 3 - 4 - 2 9
4 Frank Matich Repco Brabham BT7A Climax FPF Total Team - 9 - - - 9
8 John Youl Cooper T55 Climax FPF John C Youl 4 4 - - - 8
9 Garrie Cooper Elfin Monocoque Elfin Sports Cars - - - 4 - 4
9 Rocky Tresise Cooper Climax FPF Ecurie Australie - - - - 4 4
11 Barry Collison Brabham Ford - - 3 - - 3
11 Bill Pile Elfin Monocoque WM Pile - - - 3 - 3
11 Glynn Scott Lotus 27 Ford Glynn Scott Motors - - 2 - 1 3
14 Andy Brown Elfin 1500 Autocourse Elfin - - - 2 - 2
14 David Walker Brabham BT2 Ford David Walker 2 - - - - 2
16 Granton Harrison Elfin Monocoque GT Harrison - - - 1 - 1
16 Jack Hobden Cooper T51 Climax FPF Louise Hobden - 1 - - - 1

References

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  • Australian Motor Racing Annual, No. 1 (1964)
  • Australian Motor Racing Annual, No. 2 (1965)
  • Australian Motor Sport, December 1964
  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1964
  • Official Programme, Sandown, 9 February 1964
  • Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, 12 October 1964
  • Racing Car News, August 1972 (Gold Star Guide)
  • Racing Car News, January 1965
  • Sports Car World, December 1964
  • The Official 50 Year History of the Australian Grand Prix, © 1986
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