1971 Australian Formula 2 Championship
The 1971 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 2 racing cars.[1] It was the fifth Australian Formula 2 Championship.[2]
Calendar[]
The championship was contested over a six heat series with one race per heat.[3] Heats were staged concurrently with those of the 1971 Australian Drivers' Championship which was open to drivers of both Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 cars.[1]
- Heat 1, Governor's Trophy, Lakeside, Queensland, 6 June[4]
- Heat 2, Angus & Coote Diamond Trophy, Oran Park, New South Wales, 27 June[5]
- Heat 3, Glynn Scott Memorial Trophy, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 29 August[6]
- Heat 4, Victoria Trophy, Sandown Park, Victoria, 12 September[7]
- Heat 5, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 25 September[8]
- Heat 6, Rothmans Trophy, Mallala, South Australia, 11 October[9]
Points system[]
Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six placegetters in the Formula 2 class at each heat.[1] Each driver could retain points only from his/her best five heat results.[1]
Results[]
| Position[3] | Driver[3] | Car[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] | Entrant[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | H1 | H2 | H3 | H4 | H5 | H6 | Total[3] |
| 1 | Henk Woelders | Elfin 600C Waggott | Bill Patterson Racing | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | – | 9 | 40 |
| 2 | Tony Stewart | Elfin 600B England Ford | Paul England Pty Ltd | 9 | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| 3 | Jack Bono | Elfin 600B Lotus Ford | Graham Collier | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | – | 20 |
| 4 | John Walker | Elfin 600B Lotus Ford | City State Racing Team | – | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 5 | Ivan Tighe | Elfin 600B | Ivan Tighe | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Garrie Cooper | Elfin 600B Lotus Ford | Elfin Sports Cars | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| 7 | Vern Hamilton | Elfin 600B | Vern Hamilton | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| 8 | John Ampt | Elfin Mono 11B Ford | John Ampt | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 9 | Ken Hastings | Elfin 600B | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Ross Ambrose | Elfin 600B Lotus | Ross Ambrose | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| 11 | Clive Millis | Elfin 600B Ford | Clive Millis Pty Ltd | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Don Uebergang | Elfin 600B | Don Uebergang | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Bob Webb | Ausper | Bob Webb | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
Note:
- Only four Formula 2 cars were classified as finishers at Heat 4[3]
- Only three Formula 2 cars were classified as finishers at Heat 5[3]
- Only two Formula 2 cars were classified as finishers at Heat 6[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Conditions for Australian Titles, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 79–83
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
- ^ a b c d e f g h Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 78–79
- ^ a b c Des White, F5000 on the way, Racing Car News, June 1971, pages 26–28
- ^ a b c Max Stahl, Stewart Leads Gold Star, Racing Car News, August 1971, pages 34–35
- ^ a b c Des White, Matich Win Opens Score, Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 56–57
- ^ a b c Tom Naughton, Bartlett’s Game Comeback, Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 68–69
- ^ a b c Steven Chopping, Stewart Strikes Gold, Racing Car News, November 1971, pages 44–45
- ^ a b c John Brownsea, Stewart is Gold Star Champ, Racing Car News, November 1971, pages 58–59
- ^ a b Official Programme, Mallala Race Circuit, 11 October 1971
- ^ Top drivers for Symmons Plains, The Mercury, Monday, 13-9-1971, page 15
External links[]
Categories:
- Australian Formula 2 Championship
- 1971 in Australian motorsport