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1973 Tasman Series

New Zealand Graham McRae

The 1973 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 6 January and ended on 25 February after eight races, Officially known as the Tasman Championship for Drivers, it was organised jointly by the Motorsport Association New Zealand Incorporated and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. The championship was won by Graham McRae, driving a McRae GM1 Chevrolet.

Races

The series was contested over eight rounds.

Round	Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning car	Winning entrant	Report	New
Zealand	1	2	3	4	Australia	5	6	7	8
New Zealand Grand Prix	Pukekohe	6 January	Australia John McCormack	Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden	Ansett Team Elfin	Report
Levin International	Levin	13 January	New Zealand Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP	Report
Lady Wigram Trophy	Wigram	20 January	New Zealand Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP	Report
Rothmans International	Teretonga	28 January	UK Alan Rollinson	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	McKechnie Racing Organisation	Report
Surfers Paradise International	Surfers Paradise	4 February	Australia Frank Matich	Matich A50 Repco Holden	Frank Matich	Report
Chesterfield 100	Warwick Farm	11 February	UK Steve Thompson	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Servis Racing Team	Report
Chesterfield 100	Sandown	18 February	New Zealand Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP	Report
Chesterfield 100	Adelaide	25 February	Australia John McCormack	Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden	Ansett Team Elfin	Report

Points system

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 races were counted towards the final totals for each driver.

Series standings

Pos	Puk	Lev	Wig	Ter	Sur	War	San	Ade	Pts	1	2
Driver	Car	Entrant
New Zealand Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP	4	1	1	10	2	3	1	Ret	40
Australia John McCormack	Elfin MR5 Repco Holden	Ansett Team Elfin	1	Ret	Ret	4	6	6	2	1	29
Australia Frank Matich	Matich A50 Repco Holden	Frank Matich Racing Pty Ltd
Frank Matich	Ret	2	4	Ret	1	2	4	Ret	27
UK Steve Thompson	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Servis / Alan Brodie
Servis Racing Team	3	Ret	3	6	Ret	1	7	3	22
UK Alan Rollinson	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	McKechnie Racing Organisation	2	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	21
Australia Max Stewart	Lola T330 Chevrolet	Max Stewart Motors
Lola Cars Ltd	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	3	5	3	4	17
Australia Warwick Brown	Lola T300 Chevrolet	Team Target	Ret	3	2	7	DNS				10
USA Sam Posey	Surtees TS11 Chevrolet	Champ Car Inc	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	5	7	6	Ret	9
Australia Johnnie Walker	Matich A50 Repco Holden	Johnnie Walker					4	4	5	Ret	8
New Zealand David Oxton	Begg FM5 Chevrolet	GN Begg Engineering Co	Ret	5	5	9					4
Australia Kevin Bartlett	Lola T300 Chevrolet	Chesterfield Filter Racing	Ret	4	7	8	10	8	Ret	9	3
New Zealand Garry Pedersen	Begg FM4 Chevrolet	Wright Machinery Ltd	5	12		12					2
Japan Noritake Takahara	Brabham BT36 Ford	Takahara Racing Inc	7	9	10	5	8				2
New Zealand Dexter Dunlop	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	Dunlop Racing	Ret	6	6	11	9	11	9	Ret	2
Australia Bob Muir	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Pat Burke Racing							Ret	5	2
Australia Garrie Cooper	Elfin MR5 Repco Holden	Ansett Team Elfin					Ret		Ret	6	1
New Zealand Ken Smith	March 722 Ford	Air NZ Motor Racing	6	7							1
Driver	Car	Entrant

References

''Tasman Series'', Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 40 to 59
Official programme, Final Round, Tasman International Series, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, February 25, 1973, page 3
was the tenth [[Tasman Series]].[https://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tasman.html ''Tasman Series'', www.sergent.com.au] Retrieved on 21 February 2015
Tasman Championship for Drivers, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1973, pages 88 to 91
Official Programme, Teretonga, 28 January 1973, page 29
"Vintage! 1973 Toyota Corolla Levin Coupé – DW – 03/25/2015".
"1973 Lady Wigram Trophy {{!}} Motorsport Database".
Brown, Allen. "Teretonga Park, 28 Jan 1973 « Tasman Cup (F5000)".
Official Programme, Sandown, Saturday & Sunday, February 17 & 18 1973, page 65
"Surfers Paradise, 4 Feb 1973 « Tasman Cup (F5000)".
Brown, Allen. "Warwick Farm, 11 Feb 1973 « Tasman Cup (F5000)".
Official programme, Final Round, Tasman International Series, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, February 25, 1973, page 31
Brown, Allen. "Adelaide International Raceway, 25 Feb 1973 « Tasman Cup (F5000)".
"Tasman Series 1973".

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