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1964<\/p>

The\u00a01964 Tasman Series<\/b>\u00a0was an international motor racing series contested in\u00a0New Zealand<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Australia<\/a>\u00a0over eight races beginning on 4 January and ending on 2 March. It was the first\u00a0Tasman Series<\/a>. The series, which was officially known as the\u00a0Tasman Championship for Drivers<\/b>, was organised jointly by the Association of New Zealand Car Clubs Inc. and the\u00a0Confederation of Australian Motor Sport<\/a>\u00a0with the winning driver awarded the Tasman Cup.[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The championship was open to racing cars using unsupercharged engines of up to 2,500 c.c. capacity.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>

The inaugural series was a battle of the British-based expatriates with a two-car team led by Australian\u00a0Jack Brabham<\/a>\u00a0and a two-car team of\u00a0Coopers<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Bruce McLaren Motor Racing<\/a>, led by the New Zealander\u00a0Bruce McLaren<\/a>. Although\u00a0Denny Hulme<\/a>\u00a0won the opening round of the series,\u00a0McLaren<\/a>\u00a0took a trifecta of wins in\u00a0New Zealand<\/a>\u00a0setting up the title win. When the teams moved to\u00a0Australia<\/a>,\u00a0Brabham<\/a>\u00a0won the first three races, ensuring a thrilling finish, however\u00a0Brabham<\/a>\u00a0was unable to better his score and therefore\u00a0McLaren<\/a>\u00a0emerged as champion. The last round of the series at\u00a0Longford<\/a>\u00a0was won by the Englishman,\u00a0Graham Hill<\/a>, securing sixth place in the final standings as a result. Brabham led the final race until the last laps before his car suffered a transmission failure.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>

The most successful of the local-based drivers was\u00a0John Youl<\/a>. Although the\u00a0Cooper T55<\/a>\u00a0he was driving was three-years old, he took the aging car to six top five finishes. Australian\u00a0Bib Stillwell<\/a>\u00a0only completed in three races, twice beating\u00a0Youl<\/a>, including a second place in the\u00a0Australian Grand Prix<\/a>. Another competitive local was\u00a0Frank Matich<\/a>\u00a0in his\u00a0Repco Brabham BT7A<\/a>, taking pole at\u00a0Warwick Farm<\/a>. Whilst leading, his suspension broke and he was forced to retire. With a further four retirements,\u00a0Matich<\/a>\u00a0only finished one race, gaining a third place at\u00a0Longford<\/a>.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>

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Results and standings<\/span>[<\/span>edit<\/a>]<\/span><\/span><\/h2>

Races<\/span>[<\/span>edit<\/a>]<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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\u00a0<\/div>Jack Brabham<\/a>\u00a0won three of the eight races driving a\u00a0Repco Brabham BT7A<\/a>, similar to that pictured above<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Round<\/th>Name<\/th>Circuit<\/th>Date<\/th>Winning driver<\/th>Winning car<\/th>Winning team<\/th>Report<\/th><\/tr>
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Zealand<\/a><\/th>		1<\/th>Vic Hudson Memorial Race[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>Levin<\/a><\/td>4 January<\/td>\"New<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Denny Hulme<\/a><\/td>Repco Brabham BT4<\/a>\u00a0Coventry Climax<\/a><\/td>Motor Racing Developments<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2<\/th>Eleventh New Zealand International Grand Prix<\/a>[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>Pukekohe<\/a><\/td>11 January<\/td>\"New<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Bruce McLaren<\/a><\/td>Cooper T70<\/a>\u00a0Coventry Climax<\/a><\/td>Bruce McLaren Motor Racing<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
3<\/th>10th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race<\/a>[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>Wigram<\/a><\/td>18 January<\/td>\"New<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Bruce McLaren<\/a><\/td>Cooper T70<\/a>\u00a0Coventry Climax<\/a><\/td>Bruce McLaren Motor Racing<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/th>Teretonga International<\/td>Teretonga<\/a><\/td>25 January<\/td>\"New<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Bruce McLaren<\/a><\/td>Cooper T70<\/a>\u00a0Coventry Climax<\/a><\/td>Bruce McLaren Motor Racing<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Australia<\/th>5<\/th>29th Australian Grand Prix<\/a>[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>Sandown<\/a><\/td>9 February<\/td>\"Australia\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Jack Brabham<\/a><\/td>Repco Brabham BT7A<\/a>\u00a0Coventry Climax<\/a><\/td>Ecurie Vitesse<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
6<\/th>International 100 Race[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>Warwick Farm<\/a><\/td>16 February<\/td>\"Australia\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Jack Brabham<\/a><\/td>Repco Brabham BT7A<\/a>\u00a0Coventry Climax<\/a><\/td>Ecurie Vitesse<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
7<\/th>Lakeside International 99[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>Lakeside<\/a><\/td>23 February<\/td>\"Australia\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Jack Brabham<\/a><\/td>Repco Brabham BT7A<\/a>\u00a0Coventry Climax<\/a><\/td>Ecurie Vitesse<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
8<\/th>South Pacific Trophy<\/td>Longford<\/a><\/td>2 March<\/td>\"United<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Graham Hill<\/a><\/td>Repco Brabham BT4<\/a>\u00a0Coventry Climax<\/a><\/td>Scuderia Veloce<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
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Round<\/th>Name<\/th>Circuit[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>Date[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>Winning driver[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>Car<\/th>Entrant<\/th>Report<\/th><\/tr>
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Zealand<\/a><\/th>		1<\/th>New Zealand Grand Prix<\/a><\/td>Pukekohe<\/a><\/td>4 January<\/td>\"New<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Chris Amon<\/a><\/td>Dino 246 Tasmania<\/a><\/td>Scuderia Veloce<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2<\/th>Levin International<\/td>Levin<\/a><\/td>11 January<\/td>\"New<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Chris Amon<\/a><\/td>Dino 246 Tasmania<\/a><\/td>Scuderia Veloce<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
3<\/th>Lady Wigram Trophy<\/a><\/td>Wigram<\/a><\/td>19 January<\/td>\"Austria\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Jochen Rindt<\/a><\/td>Lotus 49B<\/a>\u00a0Ford Cosworth DFW<\/a><\/td>World Wide Racing<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/th>Teretonga International<\/td>Teretonga<\/a><\/td>25 January<\/td>\"United<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Piers Courage<\/a><\/td>Brabham BT24<\/a>\u00a0Ford Cosworth DFW<\/a><\/td>Frank Williams Racing<\/a><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Australia<\/th>5<\/th>Australian Grand Prix<\/a><\/td>Lakeside<\/a><\/td>2 February<\/td>\"New<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Chris Amon<\/a><\/td>Dino 246 Tasmania<\/a><\/td>Scuderia Veloce<\/a>\u00a0[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
6<\/th>Warwick Farm International<\/td>Warwick Farm<\/a><\/td>9 February<\/td>\"Austria\"<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Jochen Rindt<\/a><\/td>Lotus 49B<\/a>\u00a0Ford Cosworth DFW<\/a><\/td>World Wide Racing<\/a>[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>Report<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
7<\/th>Sandown International 100<\/td>Sandown<\/a><\/td>16 February<\/td>\"New<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Chris Amon<\/a><\/td>Dino 246 Tasmania<\/a><\/td>Scuderia Veloce<\/a><\/td>Repor<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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