The Tasman Series (formally the Tasman Championship for Drivers) was a motor racing competition held annually from 1964 to 1975 over a series of races in New Zealand and Australia. Until 1969, the Tasman Formula specified open-wheel single-seater racing cars similar to Formula One cars, yet retaining F1 engine rules that were in effect until 1960. Thus, engines of 2500 cm³ that were obsolete for the contemporary Formula One class were eligible for the Tasman Formula. The Tasman Series races were held in January through to late February or early March of each year, during the Formula One off season. Between 1964 and 1969 under the 2.5 litre Formula, 22 Tasman races were contested in Australia, and 24 races conducted in New Zealand. From January 1970 the formula was changed to F5000.
In the 1965 Tasman Series season, seven races were held, and the Series winner was Jim Clark who won four rounds in his Lotus 32B – Coventry Climax for Team Lotus.
Graham Hill drove the BT11A powered by Coventry Climax engine for Scuderia Veloce in the 1965 Tasman races. Scuderia Veloce was an Australian motor racing team founded by journalist racer David McKay and his chief mechanic Bob Atkin. The team competed in many motor racing categories in the 1960s. Hill won the inaugural race of the 1965 Tasman season, New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe. In the final Tasman standings Hill was 7th, just one point behind Frank Gardner, Phil Hill and Jim Palmer, who shared 4th place.
| Season | Series | Event |
| 1965 | Tasman Series | New Zealand GP |
| Driver | No. | Entrant |
| Graham Hill | 4 | Scuderia Veloce |
| Scale | Manufacturer | Collection |
| 1:43 | Spark | |
| Cat. No. | Quality | Rarity |
| S7432 | 
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