1971 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1971 Australian Drivers’ Championship was a CAMS
sanctioned motor racing title open to Australian Formula 1
and Australian Formula 2 racing cars. It was the fifteenth Australian Drivers' Championship
and the first to feature cars complying with a new for 1971 Australian Formula 1 which permitted cars with production based V8 engine
s of up to 5 litre capacity (commonly known as Formula 5000
cars) or racing engines of up to eight cylinders and up to 2 litre capacity. The championship winner was awarded the 1971 CAMS Gold Star.
The championship was won by Max Stewart
from Kevin Bartlett, Alan Hamilton and John McCormack, with only two points separating first from fourth after the final race.
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New Zealander Graeme Lawrence (Brabham BT30 Ford) placed second at Oran Park, but not being an Australian resident he did not qualify for championship points.
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned motor racing title open to Australian Formula 1
Australian Formula 1
Australian Formula 1 was a motor sport category for open-wheeler racing cars which was current in Australia from 1970 to 1983.AF1 was introduced by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport in 1970, initially restricting cars to unsupercharged engines of no greater than 2.5-litre capacity,...
and Australian Formula 2 racing cars. It was the fifteenth Australian Drivers' Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship is a motor racing championship which has been contested annually since 1957 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. Since 2005 this category has been Formula...
and the first to feature cars complying with a new for 1971 Australian Formula 1 which permitted cars with production based V8 engine
V8 engine
A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
s of up to 5 litre capacity (commonly known as Formula 5000
Formula 5000
Formula 5000 was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula...
cars) or racing engines of up to eight cylinders and up to 2 litre capacity. The championship winner was awarded the 1971 CAMS Gold Star.
The championship was won by Max Stewart
Max Stewart
Malcolm Clarke Stewart was an Australian racecar driver....
from Kevin Bartlett, Alan Hamilton and John McCormack, with only two points separating first from fourth after the final race.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a six race series. Races were staged concurrently with those of the 1971 Australian Formula 2 Championship- Race 1, Governor's Trophy, LakesideLakeside International RacewayLakeside Park, formerly known as Lakeside International Raceway is a motor racing circuit located at Pine Rivers north of Brisbane and lies adjacent to Lake Kurwongbah....
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 6 June - Race 2, Angus & Coote Diamond Trophy, Oran ParkOran Park RacewayOran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 27 June - Race 3, Glynn Scott Memorial Trophy, Surfers ParadiseSurfers Paradise International RacewaySurfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The circuit was designed and built by Keith Williams, a motor racing enthusiast. It was located opposite the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens at Carrara...
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 29 August - Race 4, Victoria Trophy, Sandown ParkSandown RacewaySandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 12 September - Race 5, Symmons PlainsSymmons Plains RacewaySymmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility...
, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, 25 September - Race 6, Rothmans Trophy, Mallala, South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
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Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each race. Each driver could retain points only from his/her best five race results. Only holders of a General Competition License issued by CAMS were eligible to compete for the title..Championship results
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Lak | Ora | Sur | San | Sym | Mal | Total |
| 1 | Max Stewart Max Stewart Malcolm Clarke Stewart was an Australian racecar driver.... |
Mildren Waggott | Alec Mildren Racing | 6 | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 | Kevin Bartlett | McLaren McLaren McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup... M10B Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
Kevin Bartlett Shell Racing | 9 | - | 4 | 9 | - | - | 22 |
| Alan Hamilton | McLaren McLaren McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup... M10B Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
Porsche Distributors Racing | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | 22 | |
| 4 | John McCormack | Elfin MR5 Elfin MR5 The Elfin MR5 is an Australian Formula 5000 racing car produced from 1971-1972 by Elfin Sports Cars. John McCormack drove an MR5 to victory in the 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship, the 1973 New Zealand Grand Prix, the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix and the 1974 Lady Wigram Trophy.... Repco Holden |
Elfin Sports Cars | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | Elfin 600B England Ford | Paul England Pty Ltd | 3 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Henk Woelders | Elfin 600C Waggott | Bill Patterson Racing | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Warwick Brown | McLaren McLaren McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup... M4A Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
Pat Burke Racing | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 10 |
| 8 | Frank Matich Frank Matich Frank Matich, born 1935, was an Australian racing car driver. A highly successful motor racing competitor in the 1960s and 70s, Matich built his own range of Matich sports cars and open wheel cars, mainly to support his own career, but some cars found success with other drivers... |
McLaren McLaren McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup... M10B Repco Holden |
Rothmans Team Matich | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 9 |
| 9 | Jack Bono | Elfin 600B Ford | Graham Collier | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 6 |
| 10 | Colin Hyams | Lola T192 Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
Colin Hyams | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Garrie Cooper | Elfin 600B Lotus Lotus Cars Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at the former site of RAF Hethel, a World War II airfield in Norfolk. The company designs and builds race and production automobiles of light weight and fine handling characteristics... |
Elfin Sports Cars | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| 12 | Ivan Tighe | Elfin 600B | Ivan Tighe | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 13 | John Walker | Elfin 600C Ford | City State Racing Team | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| John Ampt | Elfin Mono IIB Ford | John Ampt | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
New Zealander Graeme Lawrence (Brabham BT30 Ford) placed second at Oran Park, but not being an Australian resident he did not qualify for championship points.