1971 Australian Sports Car Championship

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The 1971 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars. [1] The title, which was the third Australian Sports Car Championship, [2] was won by John Harvey driving a McLaren M6 Repco.

Schedule

The championship was contested over a four heat series. [1]

HeatHeat nameCircuitDateWinning driverCar
1Endeavour Cup Phillip Island 31 January [3] Lionel AyersMRC MkII Repco
2RAC Trophy Warwick Farm 2 May [4] John Harvey McLaren M6 Repco
3Western Australian Sports Car Championship Wanneroo Park 15 August [5] John Harvey McLaren M6 Repco
4  Mallala Race Circuit 14 November [6] [7] John Harvey McLaren M6 Repco

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each heat. [1]

Championship standings

Position [8] DriverNo.CarEntrantPhi [3] War [4] Wan [9] Mal [6] Total
1 John Harvey 3, 76 & 71 McLaren M6 Repco Bob Jane Racing-99927 [10]
2Lionel Ayers1MRC MkII Repco Lionel Ayers963624 [10]
3Howie Sangster2 Matich SR3 Repco
McLaren LT170 Traco Chevrolet [11] 		Pinocchio's Racing Team6-6-12 [10]
4Alan Hamilton12 [12] Porsche 906 Porsche Distributors Racing44--8
5Phillip Moore6 [12] [13] Elfin 300C
Elfin 360 Repco 		Phillip Moore3--47
6Doug Macarthur7 Rennmax BMW
Rennmax Repco 		Doug Macarthur-2-35
7Henry Michell61 Elfin 360 Henry Michell--4-4
8Stan Keen8 Elfin 400 Ford Stan Keen Motors-3--3
9Ken Hastings13 [12] Elfin 400 Repco Clive Millis Motors Pty Ltd2---2
Stan Starcevich5Bob Jane GraduateStan Starcevich--2-2
Eric Boord60Olympus Ford Shell Racing Team---22
12Dennis Urhane25 [12] Elfin 300 Dennis Urhane1---1
Ian Hindmarsh Elfin BMC Ian Hindmarsh Motors-1--1
Chris Royston71 Lotus 47 --1-1
Jim Doig39 Lotus 7 Motorlab Racing---11

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1971, pages 79-83
  2. ↑ Australian Titles, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. 1 2 Tom Naughton, Ayers Grabs Island Cup, Racing Car News, March 1971, pages 54–55
  4. 1 2 Max Stahl, Harvey in Easy RAC, Racing Car News, June 1971, pages 46-47
  5. ↑ Sangster Loses After Title Car Duel, The Western Australian, Monday, 16 August 1971, page 52
  6. 1 2 Bob Trenorden, Harvey new sports Champ, Australian Auto Action, 26 November 1971
  7. ↑ Harvey The Champion, Racing Car News, January 1972, page 36
  8. ↑ Positions were established by applying the CAMS points system to published heat results as referenced
  9. ↑ Western Australian Motor Race Results 1971, www.terrywalkersplace.com Archived 3 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 June 2017
  10. 1 2 3 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 170
  11. ↑ A watery Wanneroo, Australian Motoring News, 3 September 1971, page 10
  12. 1 2 3 4 Official Souvenir Programme, Endeavour Cup, 31 January 1971, page 12
  13. ↑ Official Programme, Mallala Race Circuit, 14 November 1971, page 17

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