1965 Australian Formula 2 Championship

The 1965 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Racing Cars complying with Australian Formula 2.[1] The championship was contested over a single, 34 lap, 76.5 mile (123 km) race at the Warwick Farm circuit in New South Wales, Australia on 19 September 1965.[2] It was the second Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded.[3]

Layout of the Warwick Farm Raceway (1960-1973)

The championship was won by Greg Cusack, driving a Repco Brabham Cosworth.[4]

Results
Position[2] Driver[2] No.[5] Car[5] Entrant[5] Laps[2]
1 Greg Cusack 1[6] Repco Brabham Cosworth[4] G Cusack 34
2 Max Stewart 12 Rennmax Ford[4] M Stewart 34
3 Kevin Bartlett[4] 11 Elfin Imp J McGuire 33
4 Ralph Sach[4] 3 Repco Brabham Ford[4] Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd
5 John Marchiori[6] 5 Lotus 20 Ford[7] Bamar Engineering
6[8] Ken Shirvington[8] 8 Lotus 20B Cosworth KW Shirvington
 ? P West 10 Lotus 20 Cosworth Hy-Grade Service Station
 ? R McCaughey 14 Lotus 18 Ford R McCaughey
 ? K Pinkstone Brabham[2]
 ? A Lazich 20 Piranha Fiat Rolls Motors Pty Ltd
 ? D Ferris 4 Lotus 20 Ford Middle Cove Friendly Garage
 ? D Collins 15 Lotus 18 Ford Amoco Swan Street
DNF Tim Schenken[6] 16 Lotus 18 Ford T Schenken 20
DNF Les Howard 7 Lotus 27 Ford Howard & Sons Racing Team 3
DNF[8] Ian Kaufman[9] 17 Elfin Cosworth I Kaufman

Notes
  • Pole position: Greg Cusack, 1m 42.3s[2]
  • Starters: 15[10]
  • Finishers: 10[8]
  • Fastest lap: Greg Cusack, 1m 41.2s,[7] 80.04 mph,[6] new Formula 2 lap record[8]

References
  1. 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Australian Title Conditions, page 68
  2. Max Stahl, Go Johnny Go!, Racing Car News, November 1965, page 22
  3. 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
  4. Driver retains title by mile, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20 September 1965, page 4
  5. Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, September 19, 1965, page 25
  6. Australian Motor Sports, November 1965, page 50
  7. Car Racing at Warwick Farm, Provisional Results, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20 September 1965, page 16
  8. Australian Autosportsman, November 1965, page 15
  9. “The First Elfin Works 1500”, page 25, www.vhrr.com Retrieved on 1 September 2010
  10. The Grid Line-up chart published as part of the Racing Car News report lists 15 drivers. The actual race report includes mention of all except Ferris.


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