1971 New Zealand Grand Prix

July 2020 CUST Race 2 of 7 in 1971 Tasman Series New Zealand New Zealand Pukekohe_Park_Raceway_(1967-1989).png Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand 10 January 1971 Permanent racing facility 1.76 2.82 58 102 164 Sunny Neil Allen Australia McLaren-Chevrolet 56.9 Frank Matich McLaren-Chevrolet 56.7 Australia Neil Allen Australia McLaren-Chevrolet Frank Matich Australia McLaren-Chevrolet Graham McRae New Zealand McLaren-Chevrolet The 1971 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 9 January 1971. The race had 20 starters. It was the 17th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the second round of the 1971 Tasman Series. Australian Neil Allen won his first NZGP in his McLaren Formula 5000 ahead of fellow Australian and previous years winner, Frank Matich. The first New Zealand driver to finish was Graham McRae in the McLaren Formula 5000. Classification Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time 1 26 AUS Neil Allen N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 56m 27.0s 2 10 AUS Frank Matich Rothmans Team Matich McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4940cc V8 58 + 0.4 s 3 22 NZL Graham McRae Crown Lynn McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 + 7.7 s 4 3 USA Mike Eyerly Bonphil Racing Surtees TS8 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 + 32.7 s 5 1 CAN John Cannon Hogan Racing Ltd McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 + 32.7 s 6 14 NZL Graeme Lawrence Air New Zealand Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2417cc V6 57 + 1 Lap 7 32 GBR Malcolm Guthrie Guthrie Racing Lola T192 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 56 + 2 Laps 8 9 NZL Frank Radisich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 56 + 2 Laps 9 25 NZL Chris Amon STP Corporation Lotus 70 / Ford 4988cc V8 55 + 3 Laps 10 11 NZL Ken Smith Team Cambridge Lotus Cars 69 / Cosworth 1850cc 4cyl 53 + 5 Laps 11 12 NZL Baron Robertson Robertson Racing Brabham BT23C / Cosworth 1598cc 4cyl 12 80 CAN Dave McConnell D.McConnell Lotus 69 / Ford 1598cc V8 Ret 2 NZL David Oxton STP Corporation March 701 / Cosworth 2491cc V8 51 Half-Shaft Ret 72 USA Evan Noyes Fred Opert Racing Brabham BT29 / Chevrolet 1850cc 4cyl 47 Puncture Ret 28 USA Bob Brown Colorado Ski Country Lola T190 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 44 Oil Pump Ret 31 AUS Frank Gardner Guthrie Racing Lola T192 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 12 Accident Ret 5 AUS Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd Mildren / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 11 Retired Ret 8 AUS Don O'Sullivan Rothmans Team Matich McLaren M10A / Repco 4988cc V8 8 Half-Shaft Ret 34 BEL Teddy Pilette Racing Team V.D.S. McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 3 Oil Pressure DNS 52 NZL Bryan Faloon Wills Export Racing Team Rorstan Mk1a / Porsche 1990 8cyl DNS 57 NZL Dexter Dunlop Team Cambridge McRae S2 / Cosworth 1598cc 4cyl Source(s): http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tas71p.html 1971 Round 2 Pukekohe sergent.com.au 27 October 2015 http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=NZ71 New Zealand Grand Prix – Pukekohe, 9 Jan 1971 oldracingcars.com 27 October 2015 References Tasman Series 1971 Levin International 1971 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy New Zealand Grand Prix 1970 New Zealand Grand Prix 1971 1972 New Zealand Grand Prix expanded Grand Prix Category:New Zealand Grand Prix Category:Tasman Series Category:January 1971 sports events in Oceania