1967 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1967 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Australian National Formula or Australian 1½ Litre Formula regulations. The winner of the championship was awarded the 1967 CAMS Gold Star. It was the 11th Australian Drivers' Championship to be awarded by CAMS.
The championship was won by Spencer Martin driving a Repco Brabham BT11A-Coventry Climax. Martin won two of the first four races and finished second in the other two. Despite not finishing a race for the rest of the series he finished seven points ahead of Greg Cusack. Third was Kevin Bartlett.
In addition to Martin's wins, single victories were taken by Cusack, Bartlett, Leo Geoghegan and Frank Gardner.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a six race series.Round | Race | Circuit, State | Date |
1 | Governor's Trophy | Lakeside, Queensland | 25 June |
2 | Speed Week Trophy | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 27 August |
3 | Victoria Trophy | Sandown Park, Victoria | 17 September |
4 | N/A | Mallala, South Australia | 9 October |
5 | Examiner 1000 | Symmons Plains, Tasmania | 13 November |
6 | Hordern Trophy | Warwick Farm, New South Wales | 3 December |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each race. Points from any five of the six races could be counted towards a driver's total. Only drivers racing under a CAMS General Competition License were eligible for the championship.Championship results
Note:- New Zealander Graeme Lawrence placed 3rd at Surfers Paradise and 4th at Sandown but was not eligible to score championship points.
- British-based Australian Frank Gardner placed 1st at Warwick Farm but was not eligible to score championship points.