1969 Australian Sports Car Championship


The 1969 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars. It was the inaugural Australian Sports Car Championship, replacing the Australian Tourist Trophy as Australia's premier Sports Car contest.
The championship was won by Frank Matich driving a Matich SR4 Repco.

Schedule

The championship was contested over three heats with one race per heat.
HeatRace nameCircuitDateHeat winnerCar
1RAC TrophyWarwick Farm4 MayFrank MatichMatich SR4
2Queensland Sports Car ChampionshipSurfers Paradise International Race Circuit18 MayFrank MatichMatich SR4
3Trans Australian Trophy RaceSandown9 NovemberFrank MatichMatich SR4 Repco

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each heat.

Results

PositionDriverCarEntrantWar.Sur.San.Total
1Frank MatichMatich SR4 RepcoRothmans Team Matich99927
2Don O'SullivanMatich SR3 RepcoDon O'Sullivan Racing66416
3Bob MuirLotus 23B FordCivil Flying School3429
4John HarveyMcLaren RepcoBob Jane Racing--66
5Bob BeasleyLotus 47Robert Beasley Motors23-5
6Neil AllenElfin 400 ChevroletNE Allen Competition4--4
7Peter WoodwardElfin 350 Coventry ClimaxWoodward Racing--33
8Tony OxleyChevron B8 BMWAnthony Oxley-2-2
9Doug MacarthurLotus ElanMayfair Motors1--1
=John GossTornado FordJohn Goss-1-1
=Malcolm RamsayElfin 300 FordElfin Sports Cars--11