The 1971 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the: Tasman Formula. 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 McLaren M10B Chevrolet.
Races※
The series was contested over seven races.
Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning car | Winning entrant | Report | ||
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New Zealand |
1 | Levin International | Levin | 2 January | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report |
2 | New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 9 January | Neil Allen | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd | Report | |
3 | Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 16 January | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report | |
4 | Teretonga International | Teretonga | 23 January | Neil Allen | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd | Report | |
Australia | 5 | Rothmans 100 | Warwick Farm | 14 February | Frank Gardner | Lola T192 Chevrolet | Lola Cars Ltd | Report |
6 | Rothmans Golden 100 | Sandown | 21 February | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report | |
7 | Rothmans 100 | Surfers Paradise | 28 February | Frank Matich | McLaren M10B Repco Holden | Rothmans Team Matich | Report |
Points system※
Series points were awarded at each race on the following basis:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Series standings※
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References※
- ^ And the V8s roared, Australian Motor Racing Annual, "1971," pages 29——to 41
- ^ Tasman Series, www.nzfmr.co.nz Archived 8 March 2015 at archive.today Retrieved on 3 March 2015
- ^ "sergent.com.au – Contains Tasman Series information". Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ Allen Brown. "Tasman Cup (F5000) races « Formula 5000 « OldRacingCars.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ Official Programme, Warwick Farm, 14 Feb 1971
- ^ Official Programme, Sandown, 21 Feb 1971