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The 1969 Australian Touring Car Championship was the 10th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the first to run over a series of races instead of a single race. It began on March 23, 1969 at Calder Park Raceway and ended on November 16 at Symmons Plains Raceway after five rounds.
[edit] Teams and drivers
The following drivers competed in the 1969 ATCC. This first series consisted of five rounds held in five different states.
[edit] Season review
[edit] Results and standings
[edit] Race calendar
The 1969 ATCC season consisted of five rounds.
[edit] Drivers Championship
Points were awarded 9-6-4-3-2-1 based on the top six race positions, a copy of the system then in use in Formula One. The pointscore system allowed a driver to drop his worst result. Only one driver finished all five rounds in a point scoring position, but it did make the difference as to who was crowned champion.
| Pos |
Driver |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Pts |
| 1 |
Ian Geoghegan |
2nd |
1st |
1st |
6th |
DSQ |
25 |
| 2 |
Alan Hamilton |
3rd |
2nd |
2nd |
2nd |
2nd |
24(28) |
| 3 |
Norm Beechey |
Ret |
DNS |
DNS |
1st |
1st |
18 |
| 4 |
Jim McKeown |
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4th |
3rd |
3rd |
11 |
| 5 |
Peter Manton |
4th |
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3rd |
4th |
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10 |
| 6 |
Bob Jane |
1st |
Ret |
Ret |
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9 |
| 7 |
Phil Barnes |
5th |
3rd |
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6 |
| 8 |
Robert Inglis |
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4th |
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3 |
| 8 |
Robin Bessant |
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4th |
3 |
| 10 |
Ron Gillard |
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5th |
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2 |
| 10 |
Graeme Bishop |
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5th |
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2 |
| 10 |
John French |
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5th |
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2 |
| 10 |
Ross Ambrose |
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5th |
2 |
| 14 |
Roger Brownrigg |
6th |
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1 |
| 14 |
Nick Petrilli |
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6th |
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1 |
| 14 |
Malcolm Nancarrow |
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6th |
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1 |
| 14 |
Tony Calvert |
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6th |
1 |
| Pos |
Driver |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Pts |
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| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Finished, in points |
| Blue |
Finished, no points |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Not classified (NC) |
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank |
Did not participate |
| Injured (INJ) |
| Excluded (EX) |
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