The 1965 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula .[ 1] [ 2] Tasman Series .[ 1] Jim Clark , driving Lotus 32B Coventry Climax .[ 3]
Races
The Lotus 32B with which Jim Clark won the 1965 Tasman Series The series was contested over seven races.[ 2]
Points system
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.
Series standings
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
References and notes
^ a b The 1965 Series, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 12 February 2015^ a b c d Tasman Series 1965, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 12 February 2015^ a b c d Tasman Cup 1965, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 12 February 2015^ a b c Race result pages linked from Tasman Cup 1965, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 12 February 2015^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Listed in the Official Programme for the Sandown round as a Repco Brabham
^ a b c d e f g h i Official Programme, Sandown International Cup Meeting, Sunday 21st February, entry list
^ a b Programme, Longford, 30th Australian Grand Prix Meeting 1965
^ a b c Bill Tuckey, Seven days in summer , Australian Motor Racing Annual, No. 2, pages 10-17
^ Listed in Bill Tuckey’s Australian Motor Racing Annual article as a Repco Brabham
