1975 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1975 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Australian Formula 1 cars and Australian Formula 2 cars. The championship winner was awarded the 1975 CAMS "Gold Star". The title, which was the nineteenth Australian Drivers' Championship, was won by John McCormack driving an Elfin MR6 Repco-Holden.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a five-round series.
| Round | Race name | Circuit | Date | Round format | Round winner | Car | Report |
| 1 | Australian Grand Prix | Surfers Paradise | 21 August | One race | Max Stewart | Lola T400 Chevrolet | Report |
| 2 | Marlboro 100 | Sandown | 14 September | One race | Johnnie Walker | Lola T332 Repco-Holden | |
| 3 | Radio 2JJ Gold Star race | Oran Park | 21 September | Two heats | John McCormack | Elfin MR6 Repco-Holden | |
| 4 | TAA Gold Star race | Calder | 19 October | Two heats | John McCormack | Elfin MR6 Repco-Holden | |
| 5 | Phillip Island Classic Cup | Phillip Island | 23 November | One race | Kevin Bartlett | Lola T400 Chevrolet |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the first six placegetters at each round. Only holders of a current and valid full General Competition License issued by CAMS were eligible.
Championship results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Sur | San | Ora | Cal | Phi | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McCormack | 9 | Elfin MR6 Repco-Holden | Ansett Team Elfin | 3 | - | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Johnnie Walker | 25 | Lola T332 Repco-Holden | John Walker | - | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 3 | Max Stewart | 1 | Lola T400 Chevrolet | Sharp Corporation | 9 | - | 6 | 4 | - | 19 |
| 4 | Kevin Bartlett | 5 | Lola T400 Chevrolet | Shell Racing | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | John Leffler | 7 | Bowin P8 Chevrolet | Grace Brothers Levis | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Bruce Allison | 62 | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Hobby & Toyland Racing | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 7 | Ray Winter | 27 | Mildren Mono Ford | Ray Winter | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 8 | Paul Bernasconi | 6 | Lola T330 Chevrolet | Sharp Corporation | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 9 | Enno Busselmann | 10 | Elfin 622 Ford | Enno Busselmann | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Chris Milton | 10 | McLaren M22 Chevrolet | Labrador Pharmacy/Shell Racing | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 11 | Garrie Cooper | 12 | Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden | Ansett Team Elfin | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| = | Ian Fergusson | Bowin P6 Ford | Ian Fergusson | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | John Goss | 2 | Matich A53 Repco-Holden | John Goss Racing P/L | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Note: New Zealander Graeme Lawrence placed fourth in the Surfers Paradise round but was not eligible to score championship points.
Championship name
Contemporary publications used various names for the championship including Australian Formula 1 Championship, Australian Drivers' Championship and Australian National Formula One Championship. CAMS uses the term Australian Drivers' Championship in its historical documentation and this term has been used in this article.
Further reading
- Jim Shepherd, A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
- The official 50-year history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986