1971 Australian Sports Car Championship
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The 1971 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars.[1]
The championship, which was the third Australian Sports Car Championship,[2] was contested over a four heat series.[1]
- Heat 1, Endeavour Cup, Phillip Island, Victoria, 31 January[3]
- Heat 2, RAC Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 2 May[4]
- Heat 3, Western Australian Sports Car Championship, Wanneroo Park, Western Australia, 15 August[5]
- Heat 4, Mallala, South Australia, 14 November[6]
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each heat.[1]
Results
| Position[7] | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | H1 | H2 | H3 | H4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Harvey | 3, 76 & 71 | McLaren M6 Repco | Bob Jane Racing | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 2 | Lionel Ayers | 1 | MRC MkII Repco | Lionel Ayers | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | Howie Sangster | 2 | Matich SR3 Repco McLaren LT170 |
Pinocchio's Racing Team | 6 | - | 6 | - | 12 |
| 4 | Alan Hamilton | Porsche 906 | Porsche Distributors Racing | 4 | 4 | - | - | 8 | |
| 5 | Phillip Moore | Elfin 300C Elfin 360 Repco |
Phillip Moore | 3 | - | - | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Doug Macarthur | 7 | Rennmax BMW Rennmax Repco |
Doug Macarthur | - | 2 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Henry Michell | 61 | Elfin 360 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| 8 | Stan Keen | 8 | Elfin 400 Ford | Stan Keen Motors | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 9 | Ken Hastings | Elfin 400 Repco | Clive Millis Motors Pty Ltd | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Stan Starcevich | 5 | Bob Jane Graduate | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| 11 | Dennis Urhane | Elfin 300 | Dennis Urhane | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Ian Hindmarsh | Elfin BMC | Ian Hindmarsh Motors | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Chris Royston | 71 | Lotus 47 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Note: There were only four classified finishers in Heat 4[8]
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1971, pages 79-83
- ↑ Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 24 June 2009. Archived 2009-07-22.
- ↑ Tom Naughton, Ayers Grabs Island Cup, Racing Car News, March 1971, page 54-55
- ↑ Max Stahl, Harvey in Easy RAC, Racing Car News, June 1971, pages 46-47
- ↑ Sangster Loses After Title Car Duel, The Western Australian, Monday, 16 August 1971, page 52
- ↑ Harvey The Champion, Racing Car News, January 1972, page 36
- ↑ Positions were established by applying the CAMS points system to published heat results as referenced
- ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 169 – 170
Further reading
- Harvey Captures Sports Car Title, The Advertiser, Monday, 15 November 1971, page 22
External links
- 1971 Western Australian race results Retrieved from www.terrywalkersplace.com au on 24 June 2009
- 1971 Australian sports car racing images Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 24 June 2009
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