Tasman Series

For other tournaments with similar names, see Tasman (disambiguation) § Sport.
Tasman Series
CategoryTasman Formula
1964–69 2.5 litre
1970–71 F5000 & 2.5 litre
1972–75 F5000 & 2.0 litre
Country Australia
 New Zealand
Inaugural season1964
Folded1975
Drivers28 (1975)
Constructors12 (1975)
Engine suppliers3 (1975)
Last Drivers' championAustralia Warwick Brown
Jim Clark won the 1965 Tasman Series with a Lotus 32B, the Tasman Series variant of the Formula Two Lotus 32, with a 2.5L engine in place of the 32's 1L unit.

The Tasman Series (formally the Tasman Championship for Drivers)[1] was a motor racing competition held annually from 1964 to 1975 over a series of races in New Zealand and Australia. It was named after the Tasman Sea which lies between the two countries. The Tasman Series races were held in January through to late February or early March of each year, during the Formula One off season, taking advantage of winter in the Northern Hemisphere to attract many top drivers to summer in the south. The Tasman Cup was the permanent trophy awarded to the winning driver.[1]

  1. ^ a b Tasman Championship for Drivers, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport with National Competition Rules 1974, pages 80 to 83