1964 Australian Formula 2 Championship Explained

The 1964 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2.^[1] The championship was contested over a single 30 lap, 90 mile race staged at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 14 June 1964.^[2] It was the first Australian Formula 2 Championship.^{[2] [3]}

The championship was won by Greg Cusack^[2] driving an Elfin FJ Ford Cosworth^[4]

Championship results

Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Laps
1	Greg Cusack		Elfin FJ Ford Cosworth		30
2^[5]	David Walker		Brabham
3	J Hunnam		Elfin
Finished	W Bloomfield		MRC Lotus
?	Keith Malcolm		Lotus 20
DNF	Lionel Ayers		MRC Lotus		29
DNF	Leo Geoghegan				27

Notes

• Nominations: 10^[2]
• Starters: 7^[2]
• Pole position: Leo Geoghegan, 1:49.2^[2]
• Fastest lap: Leo Geoghegan, 1:47 (new lap record)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1964 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 48 & 49
2. Brier Thomas, First Aust. F2 Title to Cusack, Racing Car News, July 1964, pages 24 & 25
3. Records, Titles & Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20170216145035/https://nmrm.com.au/1963elfin 1963 Elfin Formula Junior, nmrm.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
5. Formula Two title to Greg Cusack, The Courier Mail, Monday, 15 June 1964