1966 Australian Drivers' Championship

The 1966 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of racing cars complying with either the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula. The winner of the title, which was the tenth Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1966 CAMS Gold Star.
The championship was won by Spencer Martin driving a Repco-Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax for Bob Jane Racing.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a six-round series with one race per round.

Round	Race	Circuit	State	Date	Round winner	Car
1	Governor's Trophy	Lakeside	Queensland	10 July	Spencer Martin	Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax
2	Surfers Paradise Trophy	Surfers Paradise	Queensland	14 August	Spencer Martin	Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax
3	Country Club Trophy	Mallala	South Australia	10 October	John Harvey	Repco Brabham BT14 Ford
4	Victorian Trophy	Sandown	Victoria	16 October	Spencer Martin	Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax
5	Examiner 1000	Symmons Plains	Tasmania	13 November	Greg Cusack	Lotus 32B Coventry Climax
6	Hordern Trophy	Warwick Farm	New South Wales	4 December	Kevin Bartlett	Repco Brabham BT11A Coventry Climax

Each round also incorporated a round of the 1966 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship.

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each round. Only the best five round results could be obtained by each driver.
The championship was open to holders of a General Competition License issued by CAMS.

Results

Note:

Kerry Grant placed sixth at Lakeside however the New Zealand driver was not awarded championship points.
Roly Levis placed sixth at Surfers Paradise however the New Zealand driver was not awarded championship points.
Frank Gardner won the Hordern Trophy but was not awarded championship points as he was not classified as an "Australian Resident".