1965 Australian Formula 2 Championship

Australian motor racing championship

Layout of the Warwick Farm Raceway (1960-1973)

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]

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

## Results

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Position[2] | Driver[2] | No.[5] | Car[5] | Entrant[5] | Laps[2]

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Australian Title Conditions, page 68
2. ^ a b c d e f Max Stahl, Go Johnny Go!, Racing Car News, November 1965, page 22
3. ^ 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
4. ^ a b c d e f Driver retains title by mile, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20 September 1965, page 4
5. ^ a b c Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, September 19, 1965, page 25
6. ^ a b c d Australian Motor Sports, November 1965, page 50
7. ^ a b Car Racing at Warwick Farm, Provisional Results, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 20 September 1965, page 16
8. ^ a b c d e 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.

## External links

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* Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014
* Images at www.autopics.com.au

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