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1971 Australian Sports Car Championship

The 1971 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars. The title, which was the third Australian Sports Car Championship, was won by John Harvey driving a McLaren M6 Repco.

Schedule

The championship was contested over a four heat series.

4Mallala Race Circuit14 NovemberJohn HarveyMcLaren M6 Repco

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each heat.

Championship standings

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantPhiWarWanMalTotal12345678912
John Harvey3, 76 & 71McLaren M6 RepcoBob Jane Racing-99927
Lionel Ayers1MRC MkII RepcoLionel Ayers963624
Howie Sangster2Matich SR3 Repco
McLaren LT170 Traco ChevroletPinocchio's Racing Team6-6-12
Alan Hamilton12Porsche 906Porsche Distributors Racing44--8
Phillip Moore6Elfin 300C
Elfin 360 RepcoPhillip Moore3--47
Doug Macarthur7Rennmax BMW
Rennmax RepcoDoug Macarthur-2-35
Henry Michell61Elfin 360Henry Michell--4-4
Stan Keen8Elfin 400 FordStan Keen Motors-3--3
Ken Hastings13Elfin 400 RepcoClive Millis Motors Pty Ltd2---2
Stan Starcevich5Bob Jane GraduateStan Starcevich--2-2
Eric Boord60Olympus FordShell Racing Team---22
Dennis Urhane25Elfin 300Dennis Urhane1---1
Ian HindmarshElfin BMCIan Hindmarsh Motors-1--1
Chris Royston71Lotus 47--1-1
Jim Doig39Lotus 7Motorlab Racing---11

References

  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1971, pages 79-83
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160123221648/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2016-1.pdf Australian Titles, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
  3. Tom Naughton, Ayers Grabs Island Cup, Racing Car News, March 1971, pages 54–55
  4. Max Stahl, Harvey in Easy RAC, Racing Car News, June 1971, pages 46-47
  5. Sangster Loses After Title Car Duel, The Western Australian, Monday, 16 August 1971, page 52
  6. Bob Trenorden, Harvey new sports Champ, Australian Auto Action, 26 November 1971
  7. Harvey The Champion, Racing Car News, January 1972, page 36
  8. Positions were established by applying the CAMS points system to published heat results as referenced
  9. [http://www.terrywalkersplace.com/Results/1971-all.pdf Western Australian Motor Race Results 1971, www.terrywalkersplace.com] {{Webarchive. link. (3 June 2014 Retrieved 21 June 2017)
  10. Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 170
  11. A watery Wanneroo, Australian Motoring News, 3 September 1971, page 10
  12. Official Souvenir Programme, Endeavour Cup, 31 January 1971, page 12
  13. Official Programme, Mallala Race Circuit, 14 November 1971, page 17
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