1971 Tasman Series

Motor racing competition in Australia and New Zealand January 2024 Tasman Series Tasman Series ChampionNew Zealand Graham McRae 1971 The 1971 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and AustraliaAnd the V8s roared, Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1971, pages 29 to 41 for cars complying with the Tasman Formula.Tasman Series, www.nzfmr.co.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20150210114502/http://www.nzfmr.co.nz/info_pages.php/page/History%20Of%20Tasman%20Series/pages_id/26 10 February 2015 Retrieved on 3 March 2015 The series, which began on 2 January and ended on 28 February after seven races, was the eighth annual Tasman Series. It was won by Graham McRae of New Zealand, driving a McLaren M10B Chevrolet.sergent.com.au – Contains Tasman Series information http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tasman1971.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091007232035/http://www.sergent.com.au/tasman1971.html 7 October 2009 live 26 August 2009 Races thumb|Graham McRae won the series driving a McLaren M10B, similar to that pictured above The series was contested over seven races. 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 Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car Winning entrant Report NewZealand 1 Levin International Levin 2 January New Zealand Graham McRae McLaren M10B Chevrolet Crown Lynn Report 2 New Zealand Grand Prix Pukekohe 9 January Australia Neil Allen McLaren M10B Chevrolet N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd Report 3 Lady Wigram Trophy Wigram 16 January New Zealand Graham McRae McLaren M10B Chevrolet Crown Lynn Report 4 Teretonga International Teretonga 23 January Australia Neil Allen McLaren M10B Chevrolet N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd Report Australia 5 Rothmans 100Official Programme, Warwick Farm, 14 Feb 1971 Warwick Farm 14 February Australia Frank Gardner Lola T192 Chevrolet Lola Cars Ltd Report 6 Rothmans Golden 100Official Programme, Sandown, 21 Feb 1971 Sandown 21 February New Zealand Graham McRae McLaren M10B Chevrolet Crown Lynn Report 7 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: Position123456 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 1New Zealand Graham McRaeMcLaren M10B ChevroletCrown Lynn 1 3 1 Ret 8 1 3 35 2Australia Frank MatichMcLaren M10B Repco Holden Rothmans Team Matich Ret 2 2 2 Ret 3 1 31 3Australia Neil AllenMcLaren M10B ChevroletNE Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd 2 1 Ret 1 4 Ret Ret 27 4Australia Frank GardnerLola T192 ChevroletLola Cars Ltd Ret 4 Ret 1 Ret 2 18 5New Zealand Chris AmonMarch 701 Cosworth Lotus 70 FordSTP Corporation 3 9 5 2 4 15 6Belgium Teddy PiletteMcLaren M10B ChevroletRacing Team VDS 6 Ret Ret 3 5 2 13 7New Zealand Graeme LawrenceFerrari Dino 246T/69Air New Zealand Ret 6 3 Ret Ret 6 4 9 8Australia Kevin BartlettMildren ChevroletAlec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd Ret Ret Ret 4 3 Ret DNS 7 9Canada John CannonMcLaren M10B ChevroletHogan Racing Ltd 5 5 Ret Ret 7 DNS 7 4 =UK Malcolm GuthrieLola T190 ChevroletGuthrie Racing 7 6 5 DNS Ret 6 4 11New Zealand David OxtonLotus 70 Ford 4 Ret DNS 7 3 =USA Mike EyerlySurtees TS8 ChevroletBonphil Racing Ret 4 DNS 9 DNS 3 =Australia Bob MuirMildren Mono WaggottRobert Muir Motors Pty Ltd 6 8 5 3 14UK Keith HollandMcLaren M10B ChevroletRoad & Track Auto Service 9 5 Ret 2 15Australia Leo GeogheganLotus 59B WaggottGeoghegans Sporty Cars 8 6 Ret 1 Pos Driver Car Entrant Lev Puk Wig Ter War San Sur Pts References 1971 Tasman Series Tasman Series Category:Formula 5000