1971 Australian Touring Car Championship


1971 Australian Touring Car Championship
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The 1971 Australian Touring Car Championship was the 12th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship. It began on March 1, 1971 at Symmons Plains Raceway and ended on August 8 at Oran Park Raceway after seven rounds.

[edit] Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 1971 ATCC. The series consisted of seven rounds held in five different states.

Manufacturer	Car model	No	Driver
Holden	Monaro HT GTS350	1	Norm Beechey
Porsche	911S	3	Jim McKeown
Ford	Mustang GTA	4	Ian Geoghegan
Chevrolet	Camaro ZL1	7	Bob Jane
Alfa Romeo	GTAm	8	Brian Foley
Ford	Mustang Boss 302	9	Allan Moffat
Ford	Escort Twin Cam Mk.I	11	Bill Fanning
Holden	Torana LC GTR XU-1	17	Dick Johnson
Holden	Torana LC GTR XU-1	44	Colin Bond
Ford	Mustang	90	Robin Bessant
Morris	Cooper S		Graeme Bishop
Holden	Torana LC GTR XU-1		Noel Devine
Ford	Falcon XY GTHO Phase III		John French
Morris	Cooper S		Bob Kent
Morris	Cooper S		Andrew McComb
Ford	Escort Twin Cam Mk.I		Graham Ritter

The 1971 ATCC season consisted of seven rounds.

Rd.	Race Title	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner	Team
1	Symmons Plains	Symmons Plains Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	1 Mar	Allan Moffat	Team Coca-Cola AMR
2	Calder	Calder Park Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	21 Mar	Norm Beechey	Shell Racing Team
3	Sandown	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	14 Apr	Bob Jane	Bob Jane Racing Team
4	Surfers Paradise	Surfers Paradise Raceway	Surfers Paradise, Queensland	14 May	Allan Moffat	Team Coca-Cola AMR
5	Mallala	Mallala Motorsport Park	Adelaide, South Australia	14 Jun	Bob Jane	Bob Jane Racing Team
6	Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	25 Jul	Allan Moffat	Team Coca-Cola AMR
7	Oran Park	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	8 Aug	Bob Jane	Bob Jane Racing Team

Points were awarded 9-6-4-3-2-1 based on the top six race positions, a copy of the system then in use in Formula One.

Pos	Driver	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Pts
1	Bob Jane	2nd	Ret	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	43
2	Allan Moffat	1st	Ret	DSQ	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	37
3	Ian Geoghegan	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	36
4	Jim McKeown	4th	3rd	3rd	5th	4th	6th	4th	20
5	Norm Beechey	Ret	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	12
6	Graham Ritter	5th		4th					5
6	John French				4th		5th		5
8	John Rushford		4th						3
9	Brian Foley				6th	5th	7th		3
10	Trevor Meehan		5th						2
10	Colin Bond			5th					2
10	Bill Fanning							5th	2
13	Bob Kent	6th							1
13	Andrew McComb		6th						1
13	Noel Devine			6th					1
13	Graeme Bishop					6th			1
13	Dick Johnson						8th	6th	1
Pos	Driver	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Pts

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