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 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.
Races
The series was contested over seven races. Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car Winning entrant Report NewZealand 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 100Official Programme, Warwick Farm, 14 Feb 1971 Warwick Farm 14 February Frank Gardner Lola T192 Chevrolet Lola Cars Ltd Report 6 Rothmans Golden 100Official Programme, Sandown, 21 Feb 1971 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: 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 1 Graham McRaeMcLaren M10B ChevroletCrown Lynn 1 3 1 Ret 8 1 3 35 2 Frank MatichMcLaren M10B Repco Holden Rothmans Team Matich Ret 2 2 2 Ret 3 1 31 3 Neil AllenMcLaren M10B ChevroletNE Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd 2 1 Ret 1 4 Ret Ret 27 4 Frank GardnerLola T192 ChevroletLola Cars Ltd Ret 4 Ret 1 Ret 2 18 5 Chris AmonMarch 701 Cosworth Lotus 70 FordSTP Corporation 3 9 5 2 4 15 6 Teddy PiletteMcLaren M10B ChevroletRacing Team VDS 6 Ret Ret 3 5 2 13 7 Graeme LawrenceFerrari Dino 246T/69Air New Zealand Ret 6 3 Ret Ret 6 4 9 8 Kevin BartlettMildren ChevroletAlec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd Ret Ret Ret 4 3 Ret DNS 7 9 John CannonMcLaren M10B ChevroletHogan Racing Ltd 5 5 Ret Ret 7 DNS 7 4 = Malcolm GuthrieLola T190 ChevroletGuthrie Racing 7 6 5 DNS Ret 6 4 11 David OxtonLotus 70 Ford 4 Ret DNS 7 3 = Mike EyerlySurtees TS8 ChevroletBonphil Racing Ret 4 DNS 9 DNS 3 = Bob MuirMildren Mono WaggottRobert Muir Motors Pty Ltd 6 8 5 3 14 Keith HollandMcLaren M10B ChevroletRoad & Track Auto Service 9 5 Ret 2 15 Leo GeogheganLotus 59B WaggottGeoghegans Sporty Cars 8 6 Ret 1 Pos Driver Car Entrant Lev Puk Wig Ter War San Sur Pts
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