1969 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1969 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Australian National Formula or Australian Formula 2 regulations. The championship was contested over a six race series with the winner awarded the 1969 CAMS Gold Star. It was the thirteenth Australian Drivers' Championship to be awarded by CAMS.
Kevin Bartlett won his second Australian Drivers' Championship driving the Mildren Mono which was powered by an Alfa Romeo V8 engine in the early races and by a Waggott TC4V inline 4 for the last three races. Bartlett won three of the six races to finish 16 points ahead of Leo Geoghegan. Bartlett's Alec Mildren Racing team mate Max Stewart finished third in the points standings, driving the Mildren Waggott built by Rennmax Engineering.
In addition to Bartlett's three wins, single race victories were taken by Jack Brabham, John Harvey and Garrie Cooper.
Race schedule
The championship was contested over a six race series.| Race | Race name | Circuit | State | Date | Winning driver | Winning car |
| 1 | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 3 March | Kevin Bartlett | Mildren Mono Alfa Romeo | |
| 2 | Bathurst 100 | Mount Panorama, Bathurst | New South Wales | 7 April | Jack Brabham | Repco Brabham BT31 |
| 3 | Victoria Trophy | Sandown Park | Victoria | 21 September | John Harvey | Repco Brabham BT23E |
| 4 | Mallala | South Australia | 13 October | Garrie Cooper | Elfin 600C Repco | |
| 5 | Surfers Paradise Trophy | Surfers Paradise | Queensland | 26 October | Kevin Bartlett | Mildren Mono Waggott |
| 6 | Sam Hordern Memorial Trophy | Warwick Farm | New South Wales | 7 December | Kevin Bartlett | Mildren Mono Waggott |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each race.Each driver could only the points earned in his or her best five race results.
Only holders of a current and valid General Competition License issued by CAMS were eligible.
Championship results
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Sym. | Bat. | San. | Mal. | Sur. | War. | Total |
| 1 | Kevin Bartlett | Mildren Mono Alfa Romeo & Mildren Mono Waggott | Alec Mildren Racing | 9 | - | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 2 | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 39 Repco | Geoghegan Racing Division | 6 | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Max Stewart | Mildren Waggott | Alec Mildren Racing | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | John Harvey | Repco Brabham BT23E | Bob Jane Racing Team | - | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | 15 |
| = | Neil Allen | McLaren M4A Ford Cosworth FVA | NE Allen Competition | 4 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Garrie Cooper | Elfin 600B Ford & Elfin 600C Repco | Elfin Sports Cars | - | - | 3 | 9 | - | - | 12 |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | Repco Brabham BT31 | Jack Brabham | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 8 | Henk Woelders | Elfin 600B Ford | Bill Patterson Motors | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 9 | Glyn Scott | Bowin P3 Ford Cosworth FVA | Glyn Scott Motors | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| 10 | Alton Boddenburg | Lotus 32 Ford | Alton Boddenburg | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 11 | Jack Bono | Brabham BT2 Ford | Graham Collier | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| = | Malcolm Bailey | Elfin Catalina Peugeot | Malcolm Bailey | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| = | Ken Goodwin | Rennmax BN3 Ford | Peter Clark Surfboards | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Alan Watson | Delta Ford | Alan Watson | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| = | John Ampt | Elfin Mono MK 2D Ford | John Ampt | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| = | Ian Ferguson | Bowin P3a Ford | Ian Ferguson | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| = | Ivan Tighe | Elfin 600B Ford | Ivan Tighe | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |