1971 Australian Grand Prix

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1971 Australian Grand Prix
Australian Formula 1 & Australian Formula 2 race
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Race details
Date21 November 1971
Official name XXXVI Australian Grand Prix
Location Warwick Farm Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.621 km (2.25 mi)
Distance 45 laps, 162.945 km (101.25 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Matich-Repco Holden
Time 1'24.3
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich Matich-Repco Holden
Time 1'24.6
Podium
First Matich-Repco Holden
Second McLaren-Chevrolet
Third McLaren-Chevrolet

The 1971 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 21 November 1971. It was open to Racing Cars complying with either Australian Formula 1 or Australian Formula 2 regulations. [1]

Contents

The race was the thirty sixth running of the Australian Grand Prix. Frank Matich won his second straight AGP and, as in 1970, he started the race on pole and also set the fastest race lap. The race marked the debut of Matich's self designed and built Matich A50 which was powered by a Repco Holden V8 engine. Matich won the race by 58.7 seconds from Kevin Bartlett driving a McLaren M10B-Chevrolet, with Alan Hamilton, also driving McLaren M10B-Chevrolet, 1.1 seconds behind Bartlett in third place.

Other than two New Zealanders, the only international driver in the event was 1964 Formula One World Drivers' Champion John Surtees. The Englishman started ninth in his Surtees TS8-Chevrolet, and battled with Bartlett, Hamilton, and, until his retirement, Colin Bond in the McLaren M10B in which Matich had won the 1970 Australian Grand Prix. Surtees ultimately placed 14th after suffering two punctures late in the race. [2] 1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship winner Frank Gardner was unable to start the race after damaging his Lola T300 in the first practice session on the Saturday. [3]

Classification

Results as follows: [2]

Official practice

Frank Matich won the race driving a Matich A50 similar to the above Matich-A50-Graham-Ruckert.jpg
Frank Matich won the race driving a Matich A50 similar to the above

Grid positions for the race were determined during "official practice". [4]

PosNoDriverCar/Engine [4] TimeGap
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:24.3
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Muir Mildren Mono / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L I4 1:25.4+0.9
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Harvey Brabham BT36 / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L I4 1:25.6+1.3
46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Stewart Mildren / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L I4 1:25.8+1.5
514 Flag of New Zealand.svg Graeme Lawrence Brabham BT30 / Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 1:26.0+1.7
69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Hamilton McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:26.3+2.0
72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bond McLaren M10B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:26.4+2.1
85 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Bartlett McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:26.8+2.5
93 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees TS8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:27.2+2.9
1011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:27.6+3.3
1112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warwick Brown McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 1:29.3+5.0
1226 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Bono Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2)1:29.7+5.4
1315 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don O'Sullivan McLaren M18 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:29.7+5.4
1417 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Campbell Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2)1:30.1+5.8
1520 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alfredo Costanzo Elfin AC1 / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2)1:30.1+5.8
1616 Flag of New Zealand.svg Henk Woelders Elfin 600C / Waggott T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2)1:31.2+6.9
1710 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Hyams Lola T192 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:31.4+7.1
1819 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Quartly Lotus 32B / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2)1:31.8+7.5
1925 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Fergusson Bowin P3A / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2)1:33.0+8.7
2021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ian CookDevione LC2 / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2)1:33.8+9.5
2124 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Ambrose Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2)1:34.2+9.9
2218 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clive Mills Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2)1:34.8+10.5
2323 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Farrell Brabham BT6 / BRM Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2)DNP
4 [4] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Gardner [3] Lola T300 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 [4] DNP [3]

Race

PosNo.DriverCar [4] Entrant [4] LapsTime /
Reason
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8Rothmans Team Matich451h 05m 09.5s
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Bartlett McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Kevin Bartlett Shell Racing451h 06m 08.2s
39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Hamilton McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Porsche Distributors Racing Pty Ltd451h 06m 09.3s
414 Flag of New Zealand.svg Graeme Lawrence Brabham BT30 / Cosworth FVC 1.8L 4cylAir New Zealand451h 06m 09.7s
56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Stewart Mildren / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L 4cylMax Stewart Motors – Waggott Engineering 451h 06m 10.2s
611 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Elfin Sports Cars 44
712 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warwick Brown McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVC 1.9L 4cylPat Burke Racing43
817 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Campbell Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2)Provincial Motors43
916 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Henk Woelders Elfin 600C / Waggott T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2)Bill Patterson Racing43
1026 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Bono Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2)Graham Collier43
1125 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Fergusson Bowin P3A / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2)Ian Ferguson42
1221 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ian CookDevione LC2 / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2)Autocorse42
1318 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clive Mills Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2)Clive Millis Motors Pty Ltd41
143 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees TS8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Team Surtees 38
1518 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Quartly Lotus 32 / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2)Jeff Noblett38
Ret7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Harvey Brabham BT36 / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L 4cylBob Jane Racing23 [5] Exhaust [6]
Ret15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don O'Sullivan McLaren M18 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty Ltd21 [5] Crash [6]
Ret2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bond McLaren M10B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8Rothmans Team Matich20Oil pressure [6]
Ret20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alfredo Costanzo Elfin AC1 / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2)Alfredo CostanzoEngine [6]
Ret10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Hyams Lola T192 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Colin HyamsWheels [6]
Ret24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Ambrose Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2)Ross Ambrose
Ret23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Farrell Brabham BT6 / BRM Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2)BP Cordon Service StationOil pressure [6]
Ret8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Muir [7] Mildren Mono / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L I4 Robert Muir Motors Pty Ltd0 [3] Bent valve [3]
DNS [3] 4 [4] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Gardner [3] Lola T300 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 [4] Amalgamated Scooters – Team Lola [4] Practice accident [3]

Notes

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References

  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 79
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1971". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 354–361. ISBN   0-9588464-0-5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 John Smailes, Matich's mighty AGP win, Australian Auto Action, 26 November 1971, pages 8&9
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Official Programme, 36th Australian Grand Prix, Warwick Farm, 21 November 1971
  5. 1 2 Alan Wood, Matich takes his second A.G.P.!, Racing Car News, January 1972, pages 24–25
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 XXXVI Australian Grand Prix 1971, www.formula2.net Retrieved 20 May 2017
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