1970 Tasman Series

Motor racing event in New Zealand and Australia January 2024 1970 Tasman Series 1969 1971 The 1970 Tasman Series (officially the Tasman Championship for Drivers The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1970, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1970, Pages 74 to 77) was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula. It was jointly organised by the Motorsport Association New Zealand Inc. (MANZ) and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS). It was the seventh Tasman Series, beginning on 3 January and ending on 22 February after seven races. The series was won by Graeme Lawrence of New Zealand, driving the Ferrari Dino 246T/69 that fellow New Zealander Chris Amon raced to win the 1969 Tasman Series. 1970 was a transitional year for the series, being the first year not involving the European Formula One teams which had given the Tasman Series its distinctive style. It was also the first year in which stock production engines of up to five litres cubic capacity were allowed, in short, Formula 5000. Entries arrived from both Europe and the United States, although not of the same quality of the earlier Tasman Formula era. Traditional 2.5 litre Tasman cars, like Lawrence's Ferrari, continued to race along with the 1.6 litre cars that filled much of the lower end of the grids during the Tasman era. Schedule thumb|Graeme Lawrence won the series driving a Ferrari Dino 246T/69. Source:Tasman Cup (F5000) races « Formula 5000 « OldRacingCars.com Allen Brown http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/racelist.php?CategoryID=T5 https://web.archive.org/web/20090924032308/http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/racelist.php?CategoryID=T5 24 September 2009 live 27 August 2009 Round Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car Winning team Report NewZealand Bay Park InternationalKlopfer Wolfgang Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia 2005 BoD – Books on Demand 978-3-8334310-12Brown Allen Tasman Cup Formula 5000 1970 https://www.oldracingcars.com/f5000/tasman/1970/ Old Racing Cars 16 July 2019 Baypark 28 December USA Ron Grable McLaren M10A Chevrolet Report 1 Levin International Levin 3 January New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Ferrari Dino 246T/69. Report 2 New Zealand Grand Prix Pukekohe 10 January Australia Frank Matich McLaren M10A Chevrolet Rothmans Team Matich Report 3 Lady Wigram Trophy Wigram 17 January Australia Frank Matich McLaren M10A Chevrolet Rothmans Team Matich Report 4 Teretonga International Teretonga 24 January New Zealand Graham McRae McLaren M10A Chevrolet Report Australia 5 Rothmans 100Official Programme, Surfers Paradise International Motor Circuit, Sunday 8th Feb. 1970 Surfers Paradise 8 February New Zealand Graham McRae McLaren M10A Chevrolet Report 6 International 100 Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Tasman Championship International Meeting, 15 February 1970 Warwick Farm 15 February Australia Kevin Bartlett Mildren Mono Waggott Alec Mildren Racing Report 7 Golden 100 Official Programme, Sandown, 22 February 1970 Sandown 22 February Australia Neil Allen McLaren M10B Chevrolet Report Note: The Bay Park International, held on 28 December 1969, one week before the first round, was a non-championship event. Points system All scores from points-scoring races were counted Position123456 Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 Championship standings Pos Driver Car Lev. Puk. Wig. Ter. Sur. War. San. Pts 1New Zealand Graeme LawrenceFerrari Dino 246T/69. 1 3 Ret 4 3 3 2 30 2Australia Frank MatichMcLaren M10A Chevrolet 3 1 1 4 Ret Ret 25 3Australia Kevin BartlettMildren Waggott Ret 5 Ret 5 2 1 Ret 19 =Australia Max StewartMildren Waggott 2 9 3 Ret 9 2 4 19 5New Zealand Graham McRaeMcLaren M10A Chevrolet DNS Ret Ret 1 1 Ret Ret 18 6USA Ron GrableMcLaren M10A Chevrolet DNS 4 2 2 5 Ret Ret 17 7Australia Neil AllenMcLaren M10B Chevrolet ?? 8 Ret 4 1 12 8USA Mike GothSurtees TS5 Chevrolet 4 7 5 3 8 6 Ret 10 9Sweden Ulf NorinderLola T190 Chevrolet 6 6 Ret Ret 6 8 3 7 10United Kingdom Derek BellBrabham BT26 FordDonn Anderson, Matich Wins N.Z. GP, Racing Car News, February 1970, pages 60 & 61 9 2 Ret DNS 6 11USA Bill SimpsonEagle Chevrolet Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 3 12New Zealand Dennis MarwoodEisert ChevroletDonn Anderson, Tasman Opener to Kiwi, Racing Car News, February 1970, pages 58 & 59 5 Ret Ret Ret 2 =Australia John HarveyRepco Brabham BT23 5 Ret 2 =Australia Alfredo CostanzoMcLaren M4A Cosworth Ret 5 2 15UK Derrick WilliamsLola T142 Chevrolet 10 10 9 6 10 ?? Ret 1 =USA Mike CampbellForsgrini Mk 14 Ford Ret Ret 6 DNS Ret 10 Ret 1 =Australia Tony StewartElfin 600B Ford 6 1 Pos Driver Car Lev. Puk. Wig. Ter. Sur. War. San. Pts Keys AbbreviationCircuit Lev. Levin Puk. Pukekohe San. Sandown Sur. Surfers Paradise Ter. Teretonga War. Warwick Farm Wig. Wigram References 1970 Tasman Series Tasman Series Category:Formula 5000