The 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. [1] The championship, which was the inaugural Australian Manufacturers' Championship, [2] was won by General Motors-Holden's. [2]
The championship was contested over a five heat series, [1] with each heat being a single race staged over a minimum duration of three hours. [1]
Heat | Race | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Car | Entrant | Report |
1 | Rothmans 3 Hour [3] | Mount Panorama [4] | 12 April [4] | Allan Moffat [4] | Ford XW Falcon GTHO [4] | Ford Motor Company of Australia [3] | Report |
2 | Castrol Trophy [5] | Warwick Farm [6] | 2 May [6] | Colin Bond [6] | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 [6] | Holden Dealer Team [6] | Report |
3 | Sandown 250 [7] | Sandown Raceway [7] | 12 September [7] | Colin Bond [7] | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 [7] | Holden Dealer Team [7] | Report |
4 | Phillip Island 500K [8] | Phillip Island [8] | 24 October [8] | Colin Bond [8] | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 [8] | Holden Dealer Team [8] | Report |
5 | Rothmans 250 [9] | Surfers Paradise [9] | 7 November [10] | Allan Moffat [9] | Ford XY Falcon GTHO [9] | Ford Motor Company [9] | Report |
Cars competed in five classes based on a Capacity / Price index in which the engine capacity in litres was multiplied by the retail price to determine the CP units for each model. [4]
Championship points were awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four positions outright. [1] Only the best placed car from a manufacturer was eligible to score points. [11]
Position | Manufacturer | Bat | War | San | Phi | Sur | Total |
1 [2] | General Motors-Holden's [2] | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 60 [11] |
2 [11] | Ford [11] | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 58 [11] |
Note: Championship placings below second position are not known.
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