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1971 Tasman Series
Motor racing competition in Australia and New Zealand
Motor racing competition in Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand Graham McRae
The 1971 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula. The series, which began on 2 January and ended on 28 February after seven races,
Races
The series was contested over seven races.
| Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning car | Winning entrant | Report | New | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zealand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Australia | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||
| Levin International | Levin | 2 January | New Zealand Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report | |||||||||
| New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 9 January | Australia Neil Allen | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd | Report | |||||||||
| Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 16 January | New Zealand Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report | |||||||||
| Teretonga International | Teretonga | 23 January | Australia Neil Allen | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd | Report | |||||||||
| Rothmans 100 | Warwick Farm | 14 February | Australia Frank Gardner | Lola T192 Chevrolet | Lola Cars Ltd | Report | |||||||||
| Rothmans Golden 100 | Sandown | 21 February | New Zealand Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report | |||||||||
| Rothmans 100 | Surfers Paradise | 28 February | Australia Frank Matich | McLaren M10B Repco Holden | Rothmans Team Matich | Report |
Points system
Series points were awarded at each race on the following basis:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
All points scored by each driver were retained to determine final series placings.
Series standings
| Pos | Driver | Car | Entrant | Lev | Puk | Wig | Ter | War | San | Sur | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | = | 11 | = | = | 14 | 15 | Pos | Driver | Car | Entrant | Lev | Puk | Wig | Ter | War | San | Sur | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | 1 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 3 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Frank Matich | McLaren M10B Repco Holden | Rothmans Team Matich | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Neil Allen | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | NE Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Frank Gardner | Lola T192 Chevrolet | Lola Cars Ltd | Ret | 4 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Chris Amon | March 701 Cosworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lotus 70 Ford | STP Corporation | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium Teddy Pilette | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Graeme Lawrence | Ferrari Dino 246T/69 | Air New Zealand | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Kevin Bartlett | Mildren Chevrolet | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada John Cannon | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Hogan Racing Ltd | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 7 | DNS | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Malcolm Guthrie | Lola T190 Chevrolet | Guthrie Racing | 7 | 6 | 5 | DNS | Ret | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand David Oxton | Lotus 70 Ford | 4 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Mike Eyerly | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet | Bonphil Racing | Ret | 4 | DNS | 9 | DNS | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Bob Muir | Mildren Mono Waggott | Robert Muir Motors Pty Ltd | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Keith Holland | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Road & Track Auto Service | 9 | 5 | Ret | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 59B Waggott | Geoghegans Sporty Cars | 8 | 6 | Ret | 1 |
|}
References
References
- ''And the V8s roared'', Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1971, pages 29 to 41
- [http://www.nzfmr.co.nz/info_pages.php/page/History%20Of%20Tasman%20Series/pages_id/26 ''Tasman Series'', www.nzfmr.co.nz] {{Webarchive. link. (8 March 2015 Retrieved on 3 March 2015)
- "sergent.com.au – Contains Tasman Series information".
- Allen Brown. "Tasman Cup (F5000) races « Formula 5000 « OldRacingCars.com".
- Official Programme, Warwick Farm, 14 Feb 1971
- Official Programme, Sandown, 21 Feb 1971
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