The 1971 Australian Sports Car Championship was a
CAMS sanctioned
Australia
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n motor racing title for drivers of
Group A Sports Cars Group A Sports Cars is an Australian motor racing category that Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, CAMS formulated for sports car racing in Australia. Introduced in 1964, it continues today under the name Group 2A Sports Cars.
On introduction ...
,
Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and
Group D Series Production Sports Cars.
[Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1971, pages 79-83] The title, which was the third
Australian Sports Car Championship,
Australian Titles, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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driving a McLaren M6 Repco.
Schedule
The championship was contested over a four heat series.[
]
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each heat.[
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Championship standings
Notes and references
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Further reading
* Harvey Captures Sports Car Title, The Advertiser, Monday, 15 November 1971, page 22
External links
1971 Australian sports car racing images, www.autopics.com.au
Australian Sports Car Championship
Sports Car Championship