- 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1974
Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers ofAustralian Formula 1 andAustralian Formula 2 racing cars with the championship winner awarded the 1974 CAMS "Gold Star". CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1974, pages 84-85]Calendar
The title was contested over a six round series with Rounds 1, 2 & 3 each run over two heats and Rounds 4, 5 & 6 each staged as a single race.
* Round 1, Chesterfield Filter Cup, Oran Park,New South Wales , 4 August
* Round 2, The Glynn Scott Memorial Trophy,Surfers Paradise ,Queensland , 1 September
* Round 3, Calder Raceway, Victoria, 20 October
* Round 4, Victorian Trophy, Sandown Park, Victoria, 3 November
* Round 5,Australian Grand Prix , Oran Park, New South Wales, 17 November
* Round 6, Phillip Island, Victoria, 24 November [Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975, pages 68-83]Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. Only holders of a CAMS General Competition Licence were eligible, therefore any placings gained by international licence holders were ignored by CAMS when allocating championship points.
Results
References
Further reading
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* Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 67&68
* Racing Car News, December 1974, Sandown report, pages 38-40
* Racing Car News, December 1974, Oran Park AGP report, pages 60-61
* Racing Car News, January 1975, Phillip Island report, page 60External links
* [http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp Australian Drivers' Championship records from www.camsmanual.com.au]
* [http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/racelist.php?CategoryID=A5 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship round results from www.oldracingcars.com]
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