1969 Tasman Series

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1969 Tasman Series

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Chris Amon

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1969 Tasman Series winner Chris Amon (Dino 246 Tasmania) at Lakeside for the Australian Grand Prix

The 1969 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia[1] for cars complying with the Tasman Formula.[2] The series, which commenced on 4 January 1969 and ended on 16 February 1969 after seven rounds, was the sixth annual Tasman Series.[2] It was won by Chris Amon, driving a Dino 246 Tasmania.[2]

Unfortunately due to the growing commercial nature of Formula One, 1969 would be something of a watershed for the Tasman Series as it was the last one attended by the top Grand Prix drivers such as Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme, Graham Hill, Chris Amon, Piers Courage and Jochen Rindt. Formula One teams who were regulars in the Tasman such as Brabham, Lotus, BRM and Ferrari were finding it increasingly difficult to justify financing what was becoming just a secondary championship half a world away from the centre of F1, Europe and Britain.

## Races

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The series was contested over seven races.[1]

Round  | Name  | Circuit[1] | Date[2] | Winning driver[1] | Car  | Entrant  | Report

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Zealand | 1  | New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 4 January  |  Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce | Report
2  | Levin International  | Levin | 11 January  |  Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce | Report
3  | Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 19 January  |  Jochen Rindt | Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW | World Wide Racing | Report
4  | Teretonga International  | Teretonga | 25 January  |  Piers Courage | Brabham BT24 Ford Cosworth DFW | Frank Williams Racing | Report
Australia  | 5  | Australian Grand Prix | Lakeside | 2 February  |  Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce[3] | Report
6  | Warwick Farm International  | Warwick Farm | 9 February  |  Jochen Rindt | Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW | World Wide Racing[4] | Report
7  | Sandown International 100  | Sandown | 16 February  |  Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce | Report

## Points system

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Series points were awarded at each race on the following basis.[5]

Position | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6

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Points | 9  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1

All points scored by each driver were retained to determine final series placings.[5]

## Series standings

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| Pos  | Driver[6][7] | Car[2] | Entrant[2] | Puk  | Lev  | Wig  | Ter  | Lak  | War  | San  | Pts[5]

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1  |  Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce[3] | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 1  | Ret  | 1  | 44
2  |  Jochen Rindt | Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW | Gold Leaf Team Lotus[8]
World Wide Racing[4] | 2  | Ret  | 1  | Ret  | Ret  | 1  | 2  | 30
3  |  Piers Courage | Brabham BT24 Ford Cosworth DFW | Frank Williams Racing[4] | 3  | 2  | 4  | 1  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 22
4  |  Derek Bell | Dino 246 Tasmania | Scuderia Veloce[4] | 4  | Ret  | 5  | 5  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 21
5  |  Graham Hill | Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFW | Gold Leaf Team Lotus[8]
World Wide Racing[4] | Ret  | Ret  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 11  | 6  | 16
6  |  Frank Gardner | Mildren Mono Alfa Romeo | Alec Mildren Racing[4] | Ret  | 3  | Ret  | 4  | Ret  | 3  | 4  | 14
7  |  Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 39 Repco | Geoghegan Racing Division[4] | 5  | 4  | Ret  |  | 3  | 5  | DNS  | 11
8  |  Jack Brabham | Brabham BT31 Repco |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 4
9  |  Kevin Bartlett | Brabham BT23E Alfa Romeo | Alec Mildren Racing[9] |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 4  | Ret  | 3
=  |  Graeme Lawrence | McLaren M4A Ford Cosworth FVA | Lawrence Racing[4] | 6  | 5  | 12  | Ret  |  | 8  | Ret  | 3
=  |  Neil Allen  | McLaren M4A Ford Cosworth FVA | NE Allen Competition Pty. Ltd.[8] |  |  |  |  | 5  | 6  | 11  | 3
12  |  Roly Levis  | Brabham BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA | Team Lexington  | 7  | 9  | 6  | 6  |  | 7  | 7  | 2
13  |  Graham McRae | McRae 69 Ford |  | Ret  | 6  | 7  | Ret  |  |  |  | 1
=  |  Max Stewart | Mildren Alfa Romeo | Alec Mildren Racing[9] |  |  |  |  | 6  |  |  | 1
—  |  Malcolm Guthrie  | Brabham BT21B Ford | Frank Williams Racing[4] |  | 8  | 10  | 10  | 7  | 10  | 10  | 0
—  |  Bert Hawthorne | Brabham BT21 Ford | Team Lexington  | 12  | 7  | 8  | 11  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Laurence Brownlie  | Brabham BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA | Team Lexington  | 11  | DNS  | Ret  | 7  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Glyn Scott  | Bowin P3 Ford Cosworth FVA | Glyn Scott Motors[4] |  |  |  |  | 8  | 9  | 9  | 0
—  |  Red Dawson  | Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax FPF |  | 8  | Ret  | 9  | 13  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  David Oxton | Brabham BT16 Ford |  | 9  | Ret  | Ret  | 8  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Garrie Cooper | Elfin 600B Ford |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 0
—  |  Ken Smith | Lotus 41 Ford |  | DNS  |  | Ret  | 9  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Frank Radisich  | HCM Ford Cosworth FVA | Henderson Central Motors  | 10  | DNS  | Ret  | 15  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  John Nicholson | Brabham BT18 Ford |  | Ret  |  | 11  | 12  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Wayne Murdoch  | Brabham BT10 Ford |  |  |  | DNS  | 14  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Dennis Marwood  | Brabham BT22 Coventry Climax FPF | Rorstan Motor Racing  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Alfredo Costanzo | McLaren M4A Ford Cosworth FVA | Argo Racing Pty. Ltd.[8] |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 0
—  |  Col Green  | Brabham BT16 Coventry Climax FPF | Col Green[8] |  |  |  |  | Ret  | ??  | Ret  | 0
—  |  Henk Woelders  | Elfin 600B Ford | Bill Patterson Motors[8] |  |  |  |  | Ret  |  | Ret  | 0
—  |  Vince Anderson  | Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax FPF |  | ??  |  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Peter Moloney  | Cooper T66 Coventry Climax FPF |  |  |  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Barry Keen  | Begg Mono Ford |  |  |  |  | Ret  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Clive Mills  | Rennmax BN2 Ford |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  |  | 0
—  |  John Harvey | Brabham BT23E Repco |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 0
—  |  Maurie Quincey  | Elfin 600B Ford |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 0
—  |  Bryan Faloon  | Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax FPF |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Peter Hughes  | Lotus 25/33 Daimler |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | Car  | Entrant  | Puk  | Lev  | Wig  | Ter  | Lak  | War  | San  | Pts
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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (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

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1. ^ a b c d Thomas B Floyd, Amon Gives Ferrari a Tasman, Australian Motor Racing Annual, pages 6 to 17 & 30 to 63
2. ^ a b c d e f Tasman Cup 1969, oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 16 March 2015
3. ^ a b 1969 , The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, pages 336 to 344
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Results (Warwick Farm), Racing Car News, March 1969, page 47
5. ^ a b c Tasman Series 1969, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 5 March 2015
6. ^ The names of the fourteen drivers who scored points in the series and were classified in the final standings were sourced from www.sergent.com.au
7. ^ The names of the drivers who did not score points in the series and were not classified in the final standings were sourced from oldracingcars.com
8. ^ a b c d e f Official Programme, Australian Grand Prix, Lakeside, 2 February 1969
9. ^ a b 1969 Season, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 6 March 2015