The 1968 Bathurst Gold Star Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 15 April 1968. The race was contested over 30 laps at a total distance of approximately 115 miles and it was Round 1 of the 1968 Australian Drivers' Championship.
The race was won by Phil West driving a Brabham BT23A Repco.
Results
edit| Pos | No | Entrant | Driver | Car | Race Time/DNF | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Scuderia Veloce | Phil West | Brabham BT23A Repco | 1:14:18.6 | 30 |
| 2 | 44 | Max Stewart Motors | Max Stewart | Rennmax BN2 Ford | 1:16:26.5 | 30 |
| 3 | 15 | Ian Fergusson | Ian Fergusson | Lotus 27 Ford | +2 laps | 28 |
| 4 | 81 | Brian Page | Brian Page | Brabham BT2 Ford | +2 laps | 28 |
| 5 | 10 | Alfredo Costanzo | Alfredo Costanzo | Elfin Mono MkIIB Ford | +2 laps | 28 |
| 6 | 17 | Col Green | Col Green | Elfin Mono MkI Ford | +3 laps | 27 |
| 7 | 26 | Malcolm Bailey | Malcolm Bailey | Elfin Junior Peugeot | +11 laps | 19 |
| 8 | 6 | Alec Mildren Racing | Kevin Bartlett | Brabham BT23D Alfa Romeo | Rear Upright | 25 |
| 9 | 3 | N.E. Allen Competition | Niel Allen | McLaren M4A Cosworth | Gearbox | 12 |
| 10 | 2 | N.E. Allen Competition | Fred Gibson | Brabham BT16 Climax | Broken Oil Line | 6 |
| 11 | 8 | Merlynston Motors P/L | Clive Millis | Elfin Mono MkI Ford | Retired | 2 |
| DNS | 9 | Alton Boddenberg | Alton Boddenberg | Lotus 32 Ford | N/A | - |
| DNS | 11 | Bob Jane Racing Team | John Harvey | Brabham BT23E Repco | Accident in Practice | - |
| DNS | 5 | Geoghegan Racing Division | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 39 Repco | Accident in Practice | - |
| Source:[1][2] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Brown, Allen. "Bathurst, 15 Apr 1968 « Australian Gold Star (2.5l) « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
- ^ John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, page 387
 | This Auto racing-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |