The 1966 Tasman Championship for Drivers was a motor racing competition for racing carsThe Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1966, 1966 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 66-69 complying with the Tasman Formula.Official Programme, International Cup Meeting, Sandown, Sunday, 27 February 1966 The championship was jointly organised by the Association of New Zealand Car Clubs Inc. and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. It began on 8 January 1966 and ended on 7 March after eight races, four of which were staged in New Zealand and the remainder in Australia. The winning driver was declared Tasman Champion and was awarded the Tasman Cup.
The championship, which was the third Tasman Series, was won by Jackie Stewart driving a BRM P261.
Races
The championship was contested over eight races.Summary Tasman Cup Championship 1966, Racing Car News, April 1966, pages 58 & 59 Round Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car Winning team Report NewZealand 1 New Zealand Grand Prix Pukekohe 8 January Graham Hill BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report 2 Levin International Levin 15 January Richard Attwood BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report 3 Lady Wigram Trophy Wigram 22 January Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report 4 Teretonga International Teretonga 29 January Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report Australia 5 Warwick Farm International Warwick Farm 13 February Jim Clark Lotus 39 Coventry Climax Team Lotus Report 6 Australian Grand Prix Lakeside 20 February Graham Hill BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report 7 Exide International Cup Sandown 27 February Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report 8 South Pacific Trophy Longford 7 March Jackie Stewart BRM P261 Owen Racing Organisation Report
Points system Points were awarded on the following basis at each race. Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th Points 9 6 4 3 2 1
Each driver could retain points won in the New Zealand Grand Prix and in any other two races in New Zealand plus points won in the Australian Grand Prix and in any in other two races in Australia.
Championship standings PosTasman Cup 1966, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 16 May 2016 DriverCarEntrantPukLevWigTerWarWarwick Farm "100", www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 4 February 2017LakSanLon Pts 1 Jackie StewartBRM P261Owen Racing Organisation 2 Ret 1 1 (4) Ret 1 1 42 (45) 2 Graham HillBRM P261Owen Racing Organisation 1 2 1 (3) 2 30 (34) 3 Jim ClarkLotus 39 Coventry ClimaxTeam Lotus Ret 2 Ret Ret 1 3 2 7 25 4 Jim PalmerLotus 32B Coventry ClimaxJim Palmer 3 (5) 3 3 (6) 4 4 4 21 (24) 5 Frank GardnerRepco Brabham BT11A Coventry ClimaxAlec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd Ret Ret Ret 2 3 2 5 (6) 18 (19) 6 Richard AttwoodBRM P261Owen Racing Organisation 1 2 Ret 15 7 Spencer MartinRepco Brabham BT11A Coventry ClimaxScuderia Veloce Ret 3 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 11 8 Dennis MarwoodCooper T66 Coventry ClimaxEcurie Rothmans 4 7 6 4 10 Ret 7 9 Roly LevisBrabham BT6 FordR Levis 8 4 7 5 11 DNQ 5 10 Jack BrabhamRepco Brabham BT19Ecurie Vitesse Ret 3 4 11 Leo GeogheganLotus 32 FordTotal Team 5 7 Ret Ret 2 = Andy BuchananRepco Brabham BT7A Coventry ClimaxWilson Motors, Hunterville Ret 9 5 Ret DNS 7 2 = Ken SagerBrabham BT6 Ford 6 8 Ret 6 2 = Kevin BartlettRepco Brabham BT2 FordAlec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd Ret 5 8 2 15 Red DawsonBrabham BT7 Coventry Climax 7 6 Ret Ret 1 = Glyn ScottLotus 27 FordGlyn Scott Motors Ret 6 1 = Les HowardLotus 27 FordHoward & Sons Racing Team 13 DNQ 6 1 — John RileyLotus 18/21 Coventry Climax Ret DNQ Ret 7 0 — Greg CusackRepco Brabham BT10 FordTeam Castrol Ret Ret 7 0 — Dene HollierLotus 20B Ford 9 Ret 8 8 0 — John HarveyRepco Brabham BT10 FordRC Phillips Sports Car World P/L 8 8 Ret 0 — Peter GillumCooper T67 Ford 9 10 0 — Ray ThackwellBrabham BT2 FordTeam Tiki 11 Ret Ret 9 0 — Bob JaneElfin Mono Mk I FordAutoland Pty Ltd 9 0 — Ken SmithLotus 22 Ford 12 10 0 — Neil WhittakerBrabham BT4 Coventry ClimaxLesco Racing Team 10 DNQ 0 — Allan RhodesLotus 18 Ford Ret 11 0 — Tony ShawLotus 22 Ford 12 0 — Peter WilliamsonElfin Junior Hillman ImpJ McGuireOfficial Programme, Tasman Championship International Meeting, Warwick Farm, Sunday, 13 February 1966, page 37 12 0 — Bill StoneCooper T52 Ford Ret 0 — Graeme LawrenceBrabham BT6 Ford Ret DNS Ret Ret 0 — Bill CaldwellBrabham BT6 Ford DNS Ret Ret Ret 0 — Mel McEwinElfin Mono FordM McEwin Ret Ret Ret 0 — Don O'SullivanCooper T53 Coventry ClimaxFD O'Sullivan Ret Ret 0 — John McDonaldCooper T70 Coventry ClimaxBill Patterson Motors Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Don FraserCooper T53 BRMD Fraser Ret 0 — Bryan InnesLotus 22 FordJC Wilson DNS 0 — Paul BoltonRepco Brabham BT6 FordTown & Country Garage Pty Ltd DNS 0 — Max StewartRennmax BN1 FordMax Stewart Motors DNS 0 Pos DriverCarEntrantPukLevWigTerWarLakSanLon Pts
References
External links Tasman Series 1966, www.sergent.com.au