1971 Tasman Series
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The 1971 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia [1] for cars complying with the Tasman Formula.[2] The series, which began on 2 January and ended on 28 February after seven races,[1] was the eighth annual Tasman Series.[2] It was won by Graham McRae of New Zealand, driving a McLaren M10B Chevrolet.[3]
Races
File:McLaren M10B (1).jpg
Graham McRae won the series driving a McLaren M10B, similar to that pictured above
The series was contested over seven races.[1]
[4] | Name [1] | Circuit [1] | Date [1] | Winning driver [1] | Winning car | Winning entrant | Report | |
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New Zealand |
1 | Levin International | Levin | 2 January | ![]() |
McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report |
2 | New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 9 January | ![]() |
McLaren M10B Chevrolet | N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd | Report | |
3 | Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 16 January | ![]() |
McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report | |
4 | Teretonga International | Teretonga | 23 January | ![]() |
McLaren M10B Chevrolet | N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd | Report | |
Australia | 5 | Rothmans 100 [5] | Warwick Farm | 14 February | ![]() |
Lola T192 Chevrolet | Lola Cars Ltd | Report |
6 | Rothmans Golden 100 [6] | Sandown | 21 February | ![]() |
McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report | |
7 | Rothmans 100 | Surfers Paradise | 28 February | ![]() |
McLaren M10B Repco Holden | Rothmans Team Matich | Report |
Points system
Series points were awarded at each race on the following basis:[3]
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
All points scored by each driver were retained to determine final series placings.[3]
Series standings
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 And the V8s roared, Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1971, pages 29 to 41
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tasman Series, www.nzfmr.co.nz Retrieved on 3 March 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Official Programme, Warwick Farm, 14 Feb 1971
- ↑ Official Programme, Sandown, 21 Feb 1971