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] |  Allan Moffat [4] |
Ford XW Falcon GTHO [4] | Ford Works Team [4] | Report |
| 2 | Castrol Trophy [5] | Warwick Farm [6] | 2 May [6] |  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] | 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] | 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] | 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]
- Class A: 0-3,000 CP units [4]
- Class B: 3,001-4,600 CP units [4]
- Class C: 4,601-9,000 CP units [4]
- Class D: 9,001-18,000 CP units [4]
- Class E: Over 18,000 CP units [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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Australian Title Conditions, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 82
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
- ↑ John Medley, Bathurst, Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 424-428
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 Max Stahl, Fords 1-2 in “MF” Opener, Racing Car News, May 1971, pages 54-55
- ↑ Bryan Hanrahan, Motor Racing The Australian Way, page 46
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Max Stahl, Toranas Top Funny Farm, Racing Car News, June 1971, pages 44-47
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Tom Naughton, Bartlett’s Game Comeback, Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 68-71
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Tom Naughton, Torana Takes Island Thriller, Racing Car News, December 1971, pages 68-70
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Des White, Moffat’s 250, Torana's Title, Racing Car News, December 1971, pages 68-70
- ↑ Bruce Waddell, Moffat by half lap in “250”, Brisbane Courier Mail, Monday, November 8, 1971
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Rob Luck, Fantastic Finale, Modern Motor, January 1972, page 91