1971 Australian Formula 2 Championship

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The 1971 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 2 racing cars. [1] It was the fifth Australian Formula 2 Championship. [2]

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The championship was won by Henk Woelders driving an Elfin 600C Waggott.

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Championship winner Henk Woelders (Elfin 600B) at the Lakeside round Elfin 600E Graham Ruckert.jpg
Championship winner Henk Woelders (Elfin 600B) at the Lakeside round

The championship was contested over a six heat series with one race per heat. [3] Heats were staged concurrently with those of the 1971 Australian Drivers' Championship which was open to drivers of both Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 cars. [1]

HeatHeat nameCircuitStateDateWinning driverCar
1Governor's Trophy Lakeside Queensland 6 June [4] Tony Stewart Elfin 600B England Ford
2Angus & Coote Diamond Trophy Oran Park New South Wales 27 June [5] Henk Woelders Elfin 600C Waggott
3Glynn Scott Memorial Trophy Surfers Paradise Queensland 29 August [6] Henk Woelders Elfin 600C Waggott
4Victoria Trophy Sandown Park Victoria 12 September [7] Henk Woelders Elfin 600C Waggott
5 Symmons Plains Tasmania 25 September [8] Tony Stewart Elfin 600B England Ford
6Rothmans Trophy Mallala South Australia 11 October [9] Henk Woelders Elfin 600C Waggott

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six placegetters in the Formula 2 class at each heat. [1] Each driver could retain points only from his/her best five heat results. [1]

Results

Position [3] Driver [3] Car [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Entrant [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Lak.Ora.Sur.San.Sym.Mal.Total [3]
1Henk Woelders Elfin 600C Waggott Bill Patterson Racing4999–940
2Tony Stewart Elfin 600B England Ford Paul England Pty Ltd
Box Hill Auto Sales		962–9632
3Jack Bono Elfin 600B Lotus Ford Graham Collier24464–20
4 John Walker Elfin 600B Lotus Ford City State Racing Team–36–––9
5Ivan Tighe Elfin 600BIvan Tighe6–––––6
= Garrie Cooper Elfin 600B Lotus Ford Elfin Sports Cars ––––6–6
7Vern Hamilton Elfin 600BVern Hamilton32––––5
8John Ampt Elfin Mono 11B Ford John Ampt–––4––4
9Ross Ambrose Elfin 600B Lotus Ross Ambrose––3–––3
=Ken Hastings McLaren M4A Ford [12] Clive Millis Motors [12] –––3––3
11Clive Millis Elfin 600B Ford Clive Millis Pty Ltd1–––––1
=Don Uebergang Elfin 600BDon Uebergang–1––––1
=Bob Webb Ausper Bob Webb––1–––1

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 79–83
  2. ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 78–79
  4. 1 2 3 Des White, F5000 on the way, Racing Car News, June 1971, pages 26–28
  5. 1 2 3 Max Stahl, Stewart Leads Gold Star, Racing Car News, August 1971, pages 34–35
  6. 1 2 3 Des White, Matich Win Opens Score, Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 56–57
  7. 1 2 3 Tom Naughton, Bartlett’s Game Comeback, Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 68–69
  8. 1 2 3 Steven Chopping, Stewart Strikes Gold, Racing Car News, November 1971, pages 44–45
  9. 1 2 3 John Brownsea, Stewart is Gold Star Champ, Racing Car News, November 1971, pages 58–59
  10. 1 2 Official Programme, Mallala Race Circuit, 11 October 1971
  11. ↑ Top drivers for Symmons Plains, The Mercury, Monday, 13-9-1971, page 15
  12. 1 2 Official Programme, Sandown, September 11 & 12 1971
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