The 1971 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of

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racing cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 79–83 It was the fifth

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Calendar

The championship was contested over a six heat series with one race per heat.Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 78–79 Heats were staged concurrently with those of the 1971

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which was open to drivers of both

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and

cars. * Heat 1, Governor's Trophy, Lakeside,

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, 6 JuneDes White, F5000 on the way, Racing Car News, June 1971, pages 26–28 * Heat 2, Angus & Coote Diamond Trophy, Oran Park,

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, 27 JuneMax Stahl, Stewart Leads Gold Star, Racing Car News, August 1971, pages 34–35 * Heat 3, Glynn Scott Memorial Trophy, Surfers Paradise,

, 29 AugustDes White, Matich Win Opens Score, Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 56–57 * Heat 4, Victoria Trophy,

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, 12 SeptemberTom Naughton, Bartlett’s Game Comeback, Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 68–69 * Heat 5,

Symmons Plains Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility. The circuit is one of th ...

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, 25 SeptemberSteven Chopping, Stewart Strikes Gold, Racing Car News, November 1971, pages 44–45 * Heat 6, Rothmans Trophy, Mallala,

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, 11 OctoberJohn Brownsea, Stewart is Gold Star Champ, Racing Car News, November 1971, pages 58–59

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. Each driver could retain points only from his/her best five heat results.

Results

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B , Don Uebergang , align="center" , – , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , – , align="center" , – , align="center" , – , align="center" , – , align="center" , 1 , - , height="13" align="center" , , Bob Webb , Ausper , Bob Webb , align="center" , – , align="center" , – , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , – , align="center" , – , align="center" , – , align="center" , 1 Note: * Only four Formula 2 cars were classified as finishers at Heat 4 * Only three Formula 2 cars were classified as finishers at Heat 5 * Only two Formula 2 cars were classified as finishers at Heat 6

References

External links

CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles

Australian Formula 2 Championship Formula 2 Championship