New Zealand Grand Prix
Pukekohe, 6 Jan 1968
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Amon | (Tasman) 2.4-litre Ferrari Dino 246T/68 [0004] V6 #4 SEFAC Ferrari |
58 | 59m 20.1s 102.5 mph |
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| 2 | Frank Gardner | Brabham BT23D [1] - Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 V8 #7 Alec Mildren Racing (see note 1) |
58 | 59m 57.8s |
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| 3 | Piers Courage | (F2) 1.6-litre McLaren M4A [M4A/2] - Cosworth FVA #8 |
57 | ||||||
| 4 | Jim Palmer | (F2) 1.6-litre McLaren M4A [M4A/1] - Cosworth FVA #41 Jim Palmer Motor Racing |
55 | ||||||
| 5 | Paul Bolton | Brabham BT22 [F1-1-64] - Climax FPF 4 #15 Rorstan Racing Team |
55 | ||||||
| 6 | Graeme Lawrence | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT18 [AM144] - Ford twin cam #14 Lawrence Racing |
53 | ||||||
| 7 | Bryan Faloon | Brabham BT4 [IC-3-62] - Climax FPF 4 #57 Bryan Faloon Racing |
52 | ||||||
| 8 | Roly Levis | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT18 [AM168] - Ford twin cam #12 Shaw Motors |
51 | ||||||
| 9 | John Nicholson | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 27 [27-FM-24/25] - Ford pushrod #19 |
50 | ||||||
| 10 | Bill Stone | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT6 [FJ-9-63] - Ford twin cam #24 |
50 | ||||||
| 11 | Don Macdonald | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT10 [IC-6-64] - Ford twin cam #29 |
49 | ||||||
| 12 | Ken Smith | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 41 [41-F3-14] - Ford twin cam #11 |
49 | ||||||
| R | Denis Hulme | (F2) 1.6-litre Brabham BT23 [5] - Cosworth FVA #3 |
54 | accident | |||||
| R | Laurence Brownlie | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT18/23 ["F3-J-66"] - Ford twin cam #20 |
52 | accident | |||||
| R | "Red" Dawson | Brabham BT7A [IC-1-63] - Climax FPF 4 #5 |
45 | battery | |||||
| R | Jim Clark | Lotus 49 [R2] - Cosworth DFW V8 #6 Team Lotus |
44 | engine | |||||
| R | Pedro Rodriguez | (Tasman) 2.1-litre BRM P261 [2614] V8 #2 Owen Motor Racing Organisation |
28 | clutch | |||||
| R | David Oxton | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT16 [F2-9-65] - Ford twin cam #18 (see note 2) |
15 | driveshaft | |||||
| R | Bruce McLaren | BRM P126 [02] - V12 #1 Owen Motor Racing Organisation |
14 | clutch | |||||
| R | Vince Anderson | Brabham BT11A [IC-2-64] - Climax FPF 4 #17 |
9 | driveshaft | |||||
| R | Peter Yock | (Tasman) 2-litre Lotus 25/33 [R13] - BRM V8 #10 Peter Yock Racing |
8 | radiator | |||||
| DNS | Dave Holloway | Cooper T66 [F1-6-63] - Climax FPF 4 #9 |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Tim Bailey | (NZ 1.5) Brabham BT6 [FJ-12-63] - Fiat #16 |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Tony Batchelor | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT6 [FJ-4-63] - Ford twin cam #23 |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Robbie Francevic | (Tasman) 2.1-litre BRM P261 [2614] V8 #31 |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Les Jones | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 20B [20-J-953] - Ford pushrod #34 |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Graham McRae | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT2 ['FJ-13-62'] - Ford twin cam #36 |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Frank Radisich | (Tasman) 1.75-litre Lotus 22 [22-J-20] - Ford #91 |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Peter Ransom | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 22 [22-J-47] - Ford pushrod #122 |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Jim Kennedy | Brabham BT22 [IC-1-66] - Climax FPF 4 #133 |
Did not start | ||||||
| T | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM P126 [01] - V12 #2 |
(Only used in practice) | ||||||
| DNA | Tony Shaw | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT18 [AM168] - Ford twin cam #12 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
| DNA | Grahame Harvey | (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT21 [7] - Ford twin cam #56 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
All cars are 2.5-litre Tasman unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying information not available |
Notes on the cars:
- Brabham BT23D [1] (Frank Gardner): The one-off BT23D was built for Alec Mildren Racing for Tasman racing and fitted with a 2.5-litre Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 V8. It debuted in Frank Gardner's hands at the Warwick Farm Gold Star race in Dec 1967 and was then raced by Garder in every race of the 1968 Tasman series. Kevin Bartlett took over the drive for the 1968 Australian Gold Star season and the 1969 Tasman series. It was then sold to Jim Abbott who acquired a 5-litre Traco Oldsmobile engine from Frank Matich and built what was claimed to be the first Formula 5000 in Australia. It was displayed at Abbott's Melbourne Racing Car Show and thereafter mainly used in hillclimbs. Its racing career ended after the death of a later pilot, Chris Murphy, but the remains were acquired by Paul Moxham who had it fully restored with its original Autodelta engines.
- Brabham BT16 [F2-9-65] (David Oxton): Silvio Moser's F2 car in 1965, entered by Martinelli-Sonvico Racing. Used briefly as a second car early 1966 then apparently to Ken Sager in New Zealand for 1966 and later to Dave Oxton 1967, Graham Watson 1969, Brian Faloon 1970 and Warren Elleray in 1971.
Sources
The identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' orginal results.
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Individual sources for this event
Instead of heats, there was an 'Air New Zealand Feature' support race for 1500cc entries (plus Radisich's 1700cc car).
