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]
Henk Woelders at Lakeside in the Elfin 600, winner of the 1971 Australian Formula 2 Championship
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 78-79
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Des White, F5000 on the way, Racing Car News, June 1971, pages 26-28
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Max Stahl, Stewart Leads Gold Star, Racing Car News, August 1971, pages 34-35
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Des White, Matich Win Opens Score, Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 56-57
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Tom Naughton, Bartlett’s Game Comeback, Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 68-69
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Steven Chopping, Stewart Strikes Gold, Racing Car News, November 1971, pages 44-45
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 John Brownsea, Stewart is Gold Star Champ, Racing Car News, November 1971, pages 58-59
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Official Programme, Mallala Race Circuit, 11 October 1971
- ↑ Top drivers for Symmons Plains, The Mercury, Monday, 13-9-1971, page 15