The 1971 Australian Drivers’ Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to

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

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and the first to feature cars complying with a new for 1971 Australian Formula 1 which permitted cars with production based

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s of up to 5 litre capacity (commonly known as

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cars) or racing engines of up to eight cylinders and up to 2 litre capacity.Pedr Davis, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 171 The championship winner was awarded the 1971 CAMS Gold Star and the title of Australian Champion Driver. The championship was won by

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from Kevin Bartlett, Alan Hamilton and John McCormack, with only two points separating first from fourth after the final race.John Brownsea, Stewart is Gold Star Champ, Racing Car News, November 1971, pages 58-59

Calendar

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Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each race. Each driver could retain points only from his/her best five race results. Only holders of a General Competition License issued by CAMS were eligible to compete for the title.

Championship standings

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) placed second at Oran Park, but not being an Australian resident he did not qualify for championship points.

References

External links

Australian Gold Star 1971, www.oldracingcars.com

1971 Oran Park Gold Star…, primotipo.com

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