1971 Rothmans 3 Hour

June 2020 August 2019 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) The 1971 Rothmans 3 Hour was motor raceMax Stahl, Fords 1-2 in Opener, Racing Car News, May 1971, pages 54 & 55 for Group E Series Production Touring Cars.Australian Title Conditions, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 82 It was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 12 April 1971. The race, which was Heat 1 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford Falcon GTHO. Classes As a heat of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, classes were defined by a Capacity/Price Units formula with the value for each model calculated by multiplying the engine capacity in litres by the retail price.John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, 1997, pages 423 to 428 Class A : 0 to 3,000 CP units Class B : 3,001 to 4,600 CP units Class C : 4,601 to 9,000 CP units Class D : 9,001 to 18,000 CP units Class E : Over 18,000 CP units Results Position Rothmans International Meeting, Mount Panorama Bathurst, Sunday, 12th April 1971, Provisional Results, Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd. Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Laps 1 Allan Moffat 40 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford - The racing History, 1989, page 286 Ford Motor Company of Australia E 65 2 John French 41 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company of Australia E 65 3 Peter Brock 23 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team D 65 4 Colin Bond 22 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team D 64 5 Don Holland 26 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd D 64 6 Bob Morris 31 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Mark VI Car Air Conditioning D 63 7 Doug Chivas 34 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer Geoghegans Sporty Cars D 62 8 Mick Brown 24 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 M Brown D 62 9 Bill Evans 18 Ford Escort Twin Cam Bill Evans Developments C 61 10 Barry Seton 21 Ford Escort Twin Cam Barry Seton C 61 11 Murray Carter 37 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Bob Rollington E 60 12 Bob Forbes, John Millyard 13 Fiat 124 Coupe Fiat Dealers Team C 60 13 Norm Beechey 32 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer Shell Racing D 60 14 Jim Murcott Medley does not include Murcott in his list of outright finishers but does include him in his list of Class C finishers 20 Ford Escort Twin Cam J Murcott C 60 15 Bruce McPhee 42 Holden HT Monaro GTS350 Bardahl International Oil Corporation E 57 16 Bert Fenton 38 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 BP Muirfield E 57 17 Lakis Manticas 4 Morris Cooper S British Leyland Works B 57 18 Bill Stanley 5 Morris Cooper S Marque Motors B 57 19 Doug Whiteford 3 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team A 55 20 Peter Cray, Carl Kennedy 1 Mazda 1300 Tynan Motors A 53 21 Caroline O'Shanessy 8 Morris Cooper S Miss C O'Shanessy B 21 DNF Phillip Edwards, N Ledingham 7 Morris Cooper S Phillip Edwards C ? DNF G Kratzman, Eric Olsen 19 Ford Escort Twin Cam G Kratzman C ? DNF Paul Gulson 6 Morris Cooper S Marque Motors B ? DNF Peter White, D Goodwin 25 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Peter White D ? DNF Les Grose 9 Morris Cooper S Les Grose B ? DNF Don Smith 27 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 WH Motors D ? DNF James Laing-Peach 14 Mazda Capella Rotary Mazda House C 44 DNF Geoff Leeds 30 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd D 37 DNF Clive Millis, Terry Southall 15 Mazda Capella Rotary Clive Millis Motors C 34 DNF Leo Geoghegan 36 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer Geoghegans Sporty Cars D 31 DNF Phil Barnes 39 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Byrt Ford Pty Ltd E 29 DNF Geoff Hunter, Joe Butta 35 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer Harvey Drew Pty Ltd D 29 DNF Ross Hewison 16 Ford Escort Twin Cam John Hiles Ford C 19 DNF Alan Cant, Bob Cook 33 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer Central Motors (Nepean) Pty Ltd D 3 35 cars started the event and 14 failed to finish.David McKay, Ferodo Fever, Modern Motor, June 1971 Allan Moffat recorded the fastest practice time (2:46.4) and the fastest race lap (2:46). References Rothmans 3 Hour Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales