1973 Sandown Park Cup

The 1973 Sandown Park Cup was the seventh round of the 1973 Tasman Series. It was a Formula 5000 race held at Sandown International Raceway. It was held on the 18th of February on the same circuit that would in November be used for the 1973 Australian Grand Prix. New Zealander Graham McRae won the race and would go on the win the Grand Prix was well.^[1]

Classification

Pos	Driver	Car	Laps	Time
1	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	52	55m 32.3s
2	John McCormack	Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8	52	56m 02.0s
3	Max Stewart	Lola T330 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	52
4	Frank Matich	Matich A50 / Repco 4994cc V8	52
5	Johnnie Walker	Matich A50 / Repco 4994cc V8	51
6	Sam Posey	Surtees TS11 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	51
7	Steve Thompson	Chevron B24 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	51
8	Graeme Lawrence	Surtees TS15 / Hart 1927cc 4cyl	49
9	Dexter Dunlop	McRae GM1 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	48
Ret	Stan Keen	Elfin MR5 / Cosworth 1790cc 4cyl	38
Ret	Kevin Bartlett	Lola T300 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	27
Ret	Alan Rollinson	McRae GM1 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	9
Ret	Garrie Cooper	Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8	4
Ret	Bob Muir	McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4995cc V8	1

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Notes

• Pole position:
• Fastest lap: Frank Matich 1'02.6s

References