1973 Tasman Series

The 1973 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 6 January." And ended on 25 February after eight races, was the——tenth Tasman Series. Officially known as the Tasman Championship for Drivers, it was organised jointly by, the Motorsport Association New Zealand Incorporated and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. The championship was won by Graham McRae, driving McRae GM1 Chevrolet.

Races※

The series was contested over eight rounds.

Round		Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning car	Winning entrant	Report
New Zealand	1	New Zealand Grand Prix	Pukekohe	6 January	John McCormack	Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden	Ansett Team Elfin	Report
	2	Levin International	Levin	13 January	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP	Report
	3	Lady Wigram Trophy	Wigram	20 January	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP	Report
	4	Rothmans International	Teretonga	28 January	Alan Rollinson	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	McKechnie Racing Organisation	Report
Australia	5	Surfers Paradise International	Surfers Paradise	4 February	Frank Matich	Matich A50 Repco Holden	Frank Matich	Report
	6	Chesterfield 100	Warwick Farm	11 February	Steve Thompson	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Servis Racing Team	Report
	7	Chesterfield 100	Sandown	18 February	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP	Report
	8	Chesterfield 100	Adelaide	25 February	John McCormack	Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden	Ansett Team Elfin	Report

Points system※

Points were awarded at each race on the following basis:

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

Series standings※

Pos	Driver	Car	Entrant	Puk	Lev	Wig	Ter	Sur	War	San	Ade	Pts
1	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP	4	1	1	10	2	3	1	Ret	40
2	John McCormack	Elfin MR5 Repco Holden	Ansett Team Elfin	1	Ret	Ret	4	6	6	2	1	29
3	Frank Matich	Matich A50 Repco Holden	Frank Matich Racing Pty Ltd Frank Matich	Ret	2	4	Ret	1	2	4	Ret	27
4	Steve Thompson	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Servis / Alan Brodie Servis Racing Team	3	Ret	3	6	Ret	1	7	3	22
5	Alan Rollinson	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	McKechnie Racing Organisation	2	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	21
6	Max Stewart	Lola T330 Chevrolet	Max Stewart Motors Lola Cars Ltd	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	3	5	3	4	17
7	Warwick Brown	Lola T300 Chevrolet	Team Target	Ret	3	2	7	DNS				10
8	Sam Posey	Surtees TS11 Chevrolet	Champ Car Inc	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	5	7	6	Ret	9
9	Johnnie Walker	Matich A50 Repco Holden	Johnnie Walker					4	4	5	Ret	8
10	David Oxton	Begg FM5 Chevrolet	GN Begg Engineering Co	Ret	5	5	9					4
11	Kevin Bartlett	Lola T300 Chevrolet	Chesterfield Filter Racing	Ret	4	7	8	10	8	Ret	9	3
12	Garry Pedersen	Begg FM4 Chevrolet	Wright Machinery Ltd	5	12		12					2
=	Noritake Takahara	Brabham BT36 Ford	Takahara Racing Inc	7	9	10	5	8				2
=	Dexter Dunlop	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	Dunlop Racing	Ret	6	6	11	9	11	9	Ret	2
=	Bob Muir	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Pat Burke Racing							Ret	5	2
16	Garrie Cooper	Elfin MR5 Repco Holden	Ansett Team Elfin					Ret		Ret	6	1
=	Ken Smith	March 722 Ford	Air NZ Motor Racing	6	7							1
Pos	Driver	Car	Entrant	Puk	Lev	Wig	Ter	Sur	War	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 Series, Australian Competition Yearbook, "1974 Edition," pages 40——to 59
^ Official programme, Final Round, Tasman International Series, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, February 25, 1973, page 3
^ Tasman Series, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 21 February 2015
^ Tasman Championship for Drivers, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1973, pages 88 to 91
^ Official Programme, Teretonga, 28 January 1973, page 29
^ Official Programme, Sandown, Saturday & Sunday, February 17 & 18 1973, page 65
^ Official programme, Final Round, Tasman International Series, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, February 25, 1973, page 31
^ Tasman Series 1973, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 21 February 2015

External links※

Tasman Cup (F5000) races 1970-1975, www.oldracingcars.com

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