1964 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship explained

The 1964 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Australian 1½ Litre Formula racing cars.[1] It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.[1] The championship was contested over a 34 lap, 76½ miles (123 km) race held at the Warwick Farm circuit in New South Wales, Australia on 6 September 1964.[2] It was the inaugural Australian One and a Half Litre Championship,[3] held in what was the inaugural year of the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.[4]

The championship was won by Greg Cusack driving a Repco-Brabham-Ford.

Results

Pos.[5] [6] [7] DriverNo.[8] Car Entrant Laps
1Greg Cusack7Repco-Brabham-FordScuderia Veloce34
2Arnold Glass14Lotus 27-FordCapitol Motors (Holdings) P/L34
3Roly Levis8Repco-Brabham BT2[9] - FordA. Mildren Pty Ltd34
4Barry Collerson24Repco-Brabham-CosworthB. Collerson
5Doug Kelley26Cooper-ClimaxD. J. Kelley
6Ron Price [10] 18Lotus 18-CosworthR. Price
7A. Felton16Lotus 20-FordKurt Keller Motors
8Lionel Ayers23Motor Racing Components
9Keith Malcolm 17Lotus 20-CosworthBoss Hill Service Station
10R. Salter15Lotus 22-FordSalter Motors
?Tony Reynolds 22Rennmax-FordA. J. Reynolds
?Dave Walker10Repco-Brabham-FordD. Walker
DNFNoel Potts20Elfin-FordN. Potts32
DNFGlynn Scott12Lotus 27-FordGlynn Scott Motors P/L21
DNFBarry Lake 25Jolus-MinxB. Lake20
DNSLeo Geoghegan11Lotus 27-FordTotal Team

Notes

References

  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1964, pages 48 & 49
  2. Cusack Wins at Warwick Farm, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 September 1964
  3. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1986, p. 53
  4. The official Racing Cars of the world, Australian Motor Manual, May 1965, p. 31
  5. Max Stahl, Australian 1½ Litre Championship - Cusack Takes Another Title, Racing Car News, October 1964, pages 14 & 15
  6. Brilliant Drive by Greg Cusack Clinches Aust. 1.5 Litre Title, Australian Motor Sports, October 1964, pp 50 & 51
  7. Motor Racing (results), AARC Meet at Warwick Farm, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 September 1964
  8. Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, September 6, 1964
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20230201183700/https://primotipo.com/2019/09/13/anf-1-5-litre/ ANF 1.5 Championship, Warwick Farm, 6 September 1964…, primotipo.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  10. Cusack's Day, Sports Car World, November 1964, pages 50, 51, 59 & 60