1968 Tasman Series
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{{Motorsport season
| title = Tasman Series
| link = Tasman Series
| subheader = Champion
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jim Clark
| year = 1968
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The 1968 Tasman Championship for Drivers was a motor racing series contested over eight races during January, February and March 1968, with four races held in New Zealand and four in Australia.The Tasman Championship for Drivers – Season 1968, 1968 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 66 to 69 The championship was open to Racing Cars fitted with non-supercharged engines with a capacity equal or inferior to 2500cc. It was the fifth annual Tasman Championship.
The championship won by Jim Clark, driving a Lotus 49T.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080723204810/http://www.tasman-series.com/races/1968/round8/round8.asp IX South Pacific Trophy, www.tasman-series.com, as archived at web.archive.org]
It was the third and final Tasman Championship win for Clark who was killed in a Formula 2 crash on the ultra fast Hockenheim circuit in West Germany just over a month after the series concluded. Clark won the last of his fifteen career Tasman Series wins when he won the 1968 Australian Grand Prix at the Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, only 0.1 seconds in front of the Dino 246 Tasmania of Chris Amon after a famous duel between the pair.
Reigning {{f1|1967}} Formula One World Champion Denny Hulme finished equal seventh in the series in his Formula 2 Brabham with a best finish of third in Round 3 for the Lady Wigram Trophy, his first race of the series.
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Schedule
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! Name ! Circuit ! Date ! Winning driver ! Winning car ! Winning team ! Report |
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rowspan=4| New Zealand ! 1 | Pukekohe | 6 January | {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon | C.Amon | Report |
2
| Levin International | Levin | 13 January | {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon | C.Amon | Report |
3
| Wigram | 20 January | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jim Clark | Report |
4
| Teretonga International | 27 January | {{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce McLaren | BRM P126 | Report |
rowspan=4| Australia
! 5 | Surfers Paradise 100 | 11 February | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jim Clark | Report |
6
| Warwick Farm International | 18 February | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jim Clark | Report |
7
| Sandown | 25 February | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jim Clark | Report |
8
| South Pacific Trophy | Longford | 4 March | {{flagicon|GBR}} Piers Courage | McLaren M4A | P.Courage | Report |
Points system
Championship standings
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!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver !valign="middle"| Car[http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tasman1968.html Tasman Series 1968, www.sergent.com.au (linked round results pages)] Retrieved 22 November 2017 !Puk !Lev !Wig !Ter !Sur !War !San !Lon !valign="middle"| Pts |
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! 1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jim Clark |align="left"|Lotus 49T Cosworth |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |align="right"| 44 |
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! 2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon |align="left"| Dino 246 Tasmania |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 |align="right"| 36 |
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! 3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Piers Courage |align="left"|McLaren M4A Cosworth |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |align="right"| 34 |
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! 4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill |align="left"|Lotus 49T Cosworth | | | | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |align="right"| 17 |
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! = |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Gardner |align="left"|Brabham BT23D Alfa Romeo |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |align="right"| 17 |
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! 6 |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce McLaren |align="left"|BRM P126 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | | | | |align="right"| 11 |
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! 7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Pedro Rodríguez |align="left"|BRM P126 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |align="right"| 8 |
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! = |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme |align="left"|Brabham BT23 Cosworth | | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |align="right"| 8 |
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! 9 |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Jim Palmer |align="left"|McLaren M4A Cosworth |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 | | | | |align="right"| 3 |
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! 10 |align="left"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Attwood |align="left"|BRM P126 | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |align="right"| 4 |
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! 11 |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Leo Geoghegan | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |align="right"| 3 |
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! = |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Roly Levis |align="left"|Brabham BT18 Ford |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | | | | |align="right"| 3 |
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! 13 |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Kevin Bartlett |align="left"|Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |align="right"| 2 |
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! = |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Red Dawson |align="left"|Brabham BT7A Coventry Climax |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS | | | | |align="right"| 2 |
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! = |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Bolton |align="left"|Brabham BT22 Coventry Climax[http://www.oldracingcars.com/brabham/bt22/ic-1-66 www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved 22 November 2017 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | |align="right"| 2 |
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! 16 |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Graeme Lawrence |align="left"|Brabham BT18 Ford |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 | | | | |align="right"| 1 |
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! = |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Bill Stone |align="left"|Brabham BT6 Ford |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Bryan Faloon |align="left"|Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} David Oxton |align="left"|Brabham BT16 Ford |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Glyn Scott | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham |align="left"|Brabham BT21E Repco | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} John Harvey |align="left"|Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Frank Radisich | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 | |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Malcolm Aldred | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Alfredo Costanzo |align="left"|Elfin Mono Ford | | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} John Nicholson |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 | | |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Ferguson | | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} John McCormack |align="left"|Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax | | | | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Ken Smith |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Don MacDonald |align="left"|Brabham BT10 Ford |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Graham McRae |align="left"|Brabham BT6 Ford | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Peter Yock |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Vince Anderson |align="left"|Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Grahame Harvey |align="left"|Brabham BT6 Ford | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Cusack |align="left"|Brabham BT23 Repco | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Page |align="left"|Brabham BT6 Ford | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Max Stewart | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Fred Gibson |align="left"|Brabham Coventry Climax | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mel McEwin |align="left"|Lotus 32B Coventry Climax | | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |align="right"| 0 |
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! — |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Tony Batchelor |align="left"|Brabham BT6 Ford | | | |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS | | | | |align="right"| 0 |
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