1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

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]

Calendar

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] Canada Allan Moffat [4] Ford XW Falcon GTHO [4] Ford Works Team [4] Report
2 Castrol Trophy [5] Warwick Farm [6] 2 May [6] Australia 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] Australia 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] Australia 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] Canada Allan Moffat [9] Ford XY Falcon GTHO [9] Ford Works Team [9] Report

Class Structure

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]

Points system

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]

Results

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Australian Title Conditions, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 82
  2. 1 2 3 4 Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
  3. ↑ John Medley, Bathurst, Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 424-428
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Max Stahl, Fords 1-2 in “MF” Opener, Racing Car News, May 1971, pages 54-55
  5. ↑ Bryan Hanrahan, Motor Racing The Australian Way, page 46
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Max Stahl, Toranas Top Funny Farm, Racing Car News, June 1971, pages 44-47
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tom Naughton, Bartlett’s Game Comeback, Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 68-71
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tom Naughton, Torana Takes Island Thriller, Racing Car News, December 1971, pages 68-70
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Des White, Moffat’s 250, Torana's Title, Racing Car News, December 1971, pages 68-70
  10. ↑ Bruce Waddell, Moffat by half lap in “250”, Brisbane Courier Mail, Monday, November 8, 1971
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Rob Luck, Fantastic Finale, Modern Motor, January 1972, page 91
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