The 1965 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula. [1] The series, which began on 9 January and ended on 1 March after seven races, [2] was the second Tasman Series. [1] It was won by Jim Clark, driving Lotus 32B Coventry Climax. [3]
The series was contested over seven races. [2]
Round | Race name [3] | Circuit [3] | Date [3] | Winning driver [4] | Winning car [4] | Winning team [4] | Report | |
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New Zealand |
1 | New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 9 January | Graham Hill | Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax [5] | Scuderia Veloce | Report |
2 | Levin International | Levin | 16 January | Jim Clark | Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report | |
3 | Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 23 January | Jim Clark | Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report | |
4 | Teretonga International | Teretonga | 30 January | Jim Clark | Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report | |
Australia | 5 | Warwick Farm 100 | Warwick Farm | 14 February | Jim Clark | Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report |
6 | Sandown International Cup [6] | Sandown | 21 February | Jack Brabham | Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax [5] | Ecurie Vitesse | Report | |
7 | Australian Grand Prix | Longford | 1 March | Bruce McLaren | Cooper T79 Coventry Climax | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd [7] | Report |
Points were awarded for the first six positions at each race as shown in the following table. [2]
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Each driver could retain points from the New Zealand Grand Prix, the two best performances in the other three New Zealand races, and from all Australian races. [2]
Race positions for which points were earned but not retained are shown on the table below within brackets.
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The 1965 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula. [1] The series, which began on 9 January and ended on 1 March after seven races, [2] was the second Tasman Series. [1] It was won by Jim Clark, driving Lotus 32B Coventry Climax. [3]
The series was contested over seven races. [2]
Round | Race name [3] | Circuit [3] | Date [3] | Winning driver [4] | Winning car [4] | Winning team [4] | Report | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Zealand |
1 | New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 9 January | Graham Hill | Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax [5] | Scuderia Veloce | Report |
2 | Levin International | Levin | 16 January | Jim Clark | Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report | |
3 | Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 23 January | Jim Clark | Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report | |
4 | Teretonga International | Teretonga | 30 January | Jim Clark | Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report | |
Australia | 5 | Warwick Farm 100 | Warwick Farm | 14 February | Jim Clark | Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | Report |
6 | Sandown International Cup [6] | Sandown | 21 February | Jack Brabham | Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax [5] | Ecurie Vitesse | Report | |
7 | Australian Grand Prix | Longford | 1 March | Bruce McLaren | Cooper T79 Coventry Climax | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd [7] | Report |
Points were awarded for the first six positions at each race as shown in the following table. [2]
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Each driver could retain points from the New Zealand Grand Prix, the two best performances in the other three New Zealand races, and from all Australian races. [2]
Race positions for which points were earned but not retained are shown on the table below within brackets.
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