| Frank Matich | |
| Nationality: |  Australian |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1935 |
| Death Date: | 11 May 2015 (aged 80 years) |
| Retired: | 1974 |
| Last Series: | Tasman Series |
| Years Active: | 1964-74 |
| Teams: | Total Team Rothmans Team Matich |
| Wins: | 5 |
| Best Finish: | 2nd |
| Year: | 1970 & 1971 Tasman Series |
| Prev Series: | Australian Drivers' Champ. Australian GT Champ. Australian Formula Junior Australian Tourist Trophy Australian Sports Car Chp. |
| Prev Series Years: | 1959, 63-5, 71-72 1961 1962 1964-68 1969-70 |
| Titles: | Australian GT Champ. Australian Formula Junior Chp. Australian Tourist Trophy Australian Tourist Trophy Australian Tourist Trophy Australian Tourist Trophy Australian Sports Car Chp. New Zealand Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix Australian Drivers' Champ. |
| Title Years: | 1961 1962 1964 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1970 1971 1972 |
Francis Anthony Matich (25 January 1935[1] 11 May 2015) was an Australian racing car driver. A highly successful motor racing competitor in the 1960s and 1970s, Matich built his own range of Matich sports cars and open wheel cars, mainly to support his own career, but some cars found success with other drivers. In these and other makes he won five Tasman Series races, two Australian Grands Prix, the 1972 Australian Drivers' Championship and a number of other Australian motor racing titles.[2]
In April 1970, Frank Matich was appointed as a Director of Lambretta (Australasia) Pty Ltd, and was to assemble McLaren racing cars in the Lambretta site in Artarmon, Sydney.[3]
Matich, who suffered major electrical burns in a boating accident in 1973, retired from racing in 1974 in order to spend more time with his family and his business. His son Kris Matich became a leading Formula Ford driver in Sydney during the late 1980s.[4]
A summary of some of his motor racing achievements is given in the table below:[5]
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Total Team | Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax | LEV | PUK | WIG | TER | SAN | WAR | LAK | LON | 10th | 4 | |
| 1965 | Total Team | Repco Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax | PUK | LEV | WIG | TER | WAR | SAN | LON | 10th | 4 | ||
| 1970 | Rothmans Team Matich | McLaren M10A Chevrolet | LEV | PUK | WIG | TER | SUR | WAR | SAN | 2nd | 25 | ||
| 1971 | Rothmans Team Matich | McLaren M10B Repco Holden | LEV | PUK | WIG | TER | WAR | SAN | SUR | 2nd | 31 | ||
| 1972 | Frank Matich Pty Ltd | Matich A50 Repco Holden | PUK | LEV | WIG | TER | SUR | WAR | SAN | AIR | 4th | 22 | |
| 1973 | Frank Matich Racing Pty Ltd Frank Matich | Matich A50 Repco Holden | PUK | LEV | WIG | TER | SUR | WAR | SAN | AIR | 3rd | 27 | |
| 1974 | Frank Matich | Matich A53 Repco Holden | LEV | PUK | WIG | TER | ORA | SUR | SAN | AIR | 11th | 7 |
| Title | Venue | Car |
| Warwick Farm | McLaren M10B Repco Holden | |
| 1971 Australian Grand Prix | Warwick Farm | Matich A50 Repco Holden |
