1969 Australian Formula 2 Championship

The 1969 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2.[1] The title, which was the third Australian Formula 2 Championship,[2] was contested concurrently with the 1969 Sam Hordern Memorial Trophy which was staged at Warwick Farm in New South Wales, Australia on 7 December 1969.[3] The championship was won by Max Stewart driving a Mildren Waggott.[3]

Layout of the Warwick Farm Raceway (1960-1973)

Results
Championship winner Max Stewart in the Mildren Waggott, pictured in 1971
Position[4] Driver[4] No.[4] Car[4] Entrant[4] Laps[4]
1 Max Stewart 6 Mildren Waggott Alec Mildren Racing 45
2 Niel Allen 2 McLaren M4A Ford Cosworth FVA NE Allen Competition 45
3 Ken Goodwin 14 Rennmax BN3 Ford Peter Clark Surfboards 41
4 Ivan Tighe 12 Elfin 600B Ford Ivan Tighe 41
5 Glyn Scott 20 Bowin P3 Ford Cosworth FVA Glyn Scott Motors 40
6 Ian Ferguson 15 Bowin P3 Ford Ian Ferguson 40
7 Alan Stewart 18 Monarch Ford Alan Stewart 23
DNF Alf Costanzo 8 McLaren M4A Ford Cosworth FVA Argo Racing Pty Ltd 0

Note: The 1969 Sam Hordern Memorial Trophy, which incorporated the 1969 Australian Formula 2 Championship, was a round of the 1969 Australian Drivers' Championship. It was open to both Australian National Formula cars and Australian Formula 2 cars, however the former were not eligible for the Australian Formula 2 Championship and thus are not included in the above table.

References
  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1969 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 77 & 78
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
  3. David McKay, ho hum hordern, Modern Motor, February 1970, pages 93 & 95
  4. D and S Shaw. "1969 Gold Star results". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.

Further reading
  • Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
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