1974 Tasman Series

The 1974 Tasman Series (formally the: Tasman Championship for Drivers) was an international motor racing competition which commenced on 5 January. And ended on 23 February 1974 after eight races. The championship, which was the——eleventh Tasman Championship, was open——to Racing cars complying with the Tasman Formula. The winner was awarded the "Tasman Cup."

The championship was won by, Peter Gethin of the United Kingdom, driving Chevron B24 Chevrolet.

Schedule※

The championship was contested over eight rounds with each round comprising single race.

Round		Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning car	Winning entrant	Report
New Zealand	1	Peter Stuyvesant International Motor Race	Levin	5 January	Johnnie Walker	Lola T330 Repco Holden	Johnnie Walker	Report
	2	Air New Zealand International Race	Pukekohe	12 January	Peter Gethin	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Chevron Racing Team VDS	Report
	3	Peter Stuyvesant New Zealand Grand Prix for the Lady Wigram Memorial Trophy	Wigram	19 January	John McCormack	Elfin MR5 Repco Holden	Ansett Team Elfin	Report
	4	Teretonga International	Teretonga	26 January	Max Stewart	Lola T330 Chevrolet	Max Stewart Motors	Report
Australia	5	Peter Stuyvesant $100,000	Oran Park	3 February	Max Stewart	Lola T330 Chevrolet	Max Stewart Motors	Report
	6	Peter Stuyvesant $100,000	Surfers Paradise	10 February	Teddy Pilette	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Chevron Racing Team VDS	Report
	7	Peter Stuyvesant $100,000	Sandown	17 February	Peter Gethin	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Chevron Racing Team VDS	Report
	8	Peter Stuyvesant $100,000	Adelaide	23 February	Warwick Brown	Lola T332 Chevrolet	Pat Burke Racing	Report

Points system※

Championship points were awarded for race positions at each race on the following basis:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	9	6	4	3	2	1

Points from all races were counted towards each driver's championship total.

Championship standings※

Pos	Driver	Car	Entrant	Lev	Puk	Wig	Ter	Ora	Sur	San	Ade	Pts
1	Peter Gethin	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Chevron Racing Team VDS	4	1	3	5	5	2	1	2	41
2	Max Stewart	Lola T330 Chevrolet	Max Stewart Motors	3	5	Ret	1	1	Ret	5	Ret	26
3	Teddy Pilette	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Chevron Racing Team VDS	Ret	4	2	Ret	6	1	4	Ret	22
4	Johnnie Walker	Lola T330 Repco Holden	J. Walker	1	7	Ret	Ret	2	5	3	Ret	21
=	John McCormack	Elfin MR5 Repco Holden	Ansett Team Elfin	Ret	2	1	Ret	4	4	10	Ret	21
6	Warwick Brown	Lola T332 Chevrolet	Pat Burke Racing	6	6	Ret	4	3	7	6	1	19
7	Graham McRae	McRae GM2 Chevrolet	Crown Lynn	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	DSQ	6	2	7	13
8	David Oxton	Begg FM5 Chevrolet	David Oxton Motor Racing	7	3	4	10	Ret	9	8	5	9
=	Graeme Lawrence	Lola T332 Chevrolet	Singapore Airlines – WIX	11	Ret	6	3	7	11	Ret	3	9
10	Allan McCully	Begg FM5 Chevrolet	A. McCully	2	Ret	7	6					7
=	Frank Matich	Matich A53 Repco Holden	Frank Matich Racing						3	Ret	4	7
12	Ken Smith	March 732 Ford	Air New Zealand	5	8	10	8					2
=	Garry Pedersen	McLaren M18 Chevrolet	Hi-Fi Radio Racing Team	DNS	12	5	7	Ret	DSQ	Ret	Ret	2
14	Garrie Cooper	Elfin MR5 Repco Holden	Ansett Team Elfin					9	8	7	6	1
Pos	Driver	Car	Entrant	Lev	Puk	Wig	Ter	Ora	Sur	San	Ade	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References※

^ Tasman Championship for Drivers, "CAMS Manual of Motor Sport with National Competition Rules 1974," pages 80 to 83
^ Tony Loxley, "Tasman Cup 1964 1975," pages 472 to 475
^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, February 24th 1974
^ "sergent.com.au – Contains Tasman Series information". Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
^ Tasman Series, Australian Competition Yearbook – 1975 Edition, pages 46 to 67
^ Allen Brown. "Tasman Cup (F5000) races « Formula 5000 « OldRacingCars.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
^ Official Programme, Levin Motor Raceways, 5th-6th Jan. 1974
^ Official Programme, Pukekohe, 11th-12th Jan. 1974
^ Official Programme, Wigram, 20th Jan. 1974
^ Official Programme, Oran Park Raceway, 3rd February 1974
^ Official Programme, Sandown, February 17th 1974
^ 1974 Tasman Championship – Final Points Score, Australian Competition Yearbook – 1975 Edition, page 46

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