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A summary of some of his motor racing achievements is given in the table below:
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Formula A and
Formula 5000 in America.: Race by Race. By Wolfgang Klopfer
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Morning Herald, 27 July 2015, page 28
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and a number of other
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1824:"Obituary: Frank Matich 1935-2015"
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870:Australian Drivers' Championship
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500:Australian Drivers' Championship
383:Australian Drivers' Championship
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268:Australian Drivers' Championship
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1745:Repco Holden
1726:Repco Holden
1723:McLaren M10B
1627:Repco Holden
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462:Team Leaton
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279:Formula Ford
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75:Years active
24:Frank Matich
18:
2055:1935 births
2045:2015 deaths
2002:Max Stewart
1167:Total Team
1083:Total Team
647:Team Total
620:Team Total
593:Total Team
567:Team Total
540:Team Total
513:Team Total
266:, the 1972
262:races, two
252:sports cars
102:Best finish
29:Nationality
2034:Categories
1992:Niel Allen
1972:Chris Amon
1938:Chris Amon
1753:References
1742:Matich A50
1624:Matich A53
1524:Matich A50
1426:Matich A50
1016:Matich A53
990:Matich A51
964:Matich A51
957:Matich A50
931:Matich A50
905:Matich A50
798:Matich SR4
745:Matich SR4
719:Matich SR3
697:Oldsmobile
693:Matich SR3
670:Oldsmobile
668:400 Traco-
643:Climax FPF
616:Climax FPF
589:Climax FPF
563:Climax FPF
536:Climax FPF
303:Matich SR4
281:driver in
256:open wheel
245:racing car
86:Total Team
39:Australian
1247:Chevrolet
775:Chevrolet
586:Lotus 19B
489:F Matich
343:Position
1877:Archived
1793:21 March
481:Elfin FJ
349:Entrant
1073:Points
878:McLaren
851:McLaren
824:McLaren
771:McLaren
639:Brabham
612:Brabham
559:Brabham
532:Brabham
337:Season
301:in the
131:1969-70
129:1964-68
106:2nd in
78:1964-74
60:Retired
1703:Venue
1700:Title
695:Traco-
283:Sydney
249:Matich
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1227:10th
1154:10th
1070:Rank
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1037:Year
1012:11th
986:16th
880:M10C
853:M10B
826:M10B
801:Repco
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614:BT7A
608:10th
561:BT7A
534:BT7A
528:10th
508:Elfin
387:15th
306:Repco
83:Teams
2015:1972
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1706:Car
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1505:4th
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162:1961
127:1962
125:1961
108:1970
93:Wins
63:1974
52:Died
44:Born
1675:AIR
1670:Ret
1666:SAN
1657:SUR
1652:ORA
1647:TER
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1637:PUK
1632:LEV
1604:3rd
1599:Ret
1595:AIR
1586:SAN
1577:WAR
1568:SUR
1563:Ret
1559:TER
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1541:LEV
1536:Ret
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1492:Ret
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1479:WAR
1470:SUR
1461:TER
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1443:LEV
1438:Ret
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1386:SAN
1381:Ret
1377:WAR
1368:TER
1359:WIG
1350:PUK
1345:Ret
1341:LEV
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1297:Ret
1293:WAR
1284:SUR
1279:TER
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1261:PUK
1252:LEV
1221:Ret
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1212:Ret
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1199:WAR
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