1960_Australian_Drivers'_Championship

1960 Australian Drivers' Championship

1960 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 1960 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers[1] of Formula Libre cars.[2] The title was contested over a seven race series with the winner awarded the 1960 CAMS Gold Star.[3] It was the 4th Australian Drivers' Championship.[1]

The series was won by Alec Mildren[4] of the Australian Capital Territory,[1] driving his Maserati powered Cooper T51.[5] Mildren won four of the seven races, including the 1960 Australian Grand Prix at Lowood and placed second at Longford to finish 14 points ahead of Bib Stillwell (Cooper T51-Climax). Stillwell and third placed driver Bill Patterson (Cooper T51-Climax) each won one race, at Port Wakefield and Phillip Island respectively, as did Jack Brabham, who won at Longford in his Cooper T51-Climax.

Race calendar

The championship was dominated by various examples of the Cooper T51. The image above is from 2007

The championship was contested over a seven race series.[6]

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Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each race, with only Australian license holders eligible.[8] The championship was decided using the results of the Australian Grand Prix and the best five of the other six races.[8]

Points table

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References

  1. [1]
    Past Title Winners, 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56
  2. [2]
    Longford Races, Australian Motor Sports, March 1960,page 108Z
  3. [3]
    Championship Points, 1960: 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 51
  4. [4]
    "Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009". formula3.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  5. [5]
    The Early CAMS Gold Star Series 1957-1970 Archived 28 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 December 2011
  6. [6]
    1960 "Gold Star" Points score, Automobiles Australia, page 135
  7. [7]
    "The Advertiser" Trophy, Official Souvenir Programme, Labour Day Meeting, Port Wakefield, Monday, 10th October, 1960, page 27
  8. [8]
    The Gold Star, 1960 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 40
  9. [9]
    Drivers are listed in the order in which they are shown in the table published in the 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport. This table did not show actual championship position numbers
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