1973 Tasman Series

The 1973 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia[1] for cars complying with the Tasman Formula.[2] The series, which began on 6 January and ended on 25 February after eight races,[1] was the tenth Tasman Series.[3] Officially known as the Tasman Championship for Drivers, it was organised jointly by the Motorsport Association New Zealand Incorporated and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.[4] The championship was won by Graham McRae, driving a McRae GM1 Chevrolet.[1]

Races

A McRae GM1, similar to the car driven by 1973 Tasman Series winner Graham McRae

The series was contested over eight rounds.[1]

Round[1]		Name[1]	Circuit[1]	Date[1]	Winning driver[1]	Winning car[1]	Winning entrant	Report
New Zealand	1	New Zealand Grand Prix	Pukekohe	6 January	John McCormack	Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden	Ansett Team Elfin[5]	Report
	2	Levin International	Levin	13 January	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP[5]	Report
	3	Lady Wigram Trophy	Wigram	20 January	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP[5]	Report
	4	Rothmans International[5]	Teretonga	28 January	Alan Rollinson	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	McKechnie Racing Organisation[5]	Report
Australia	5	Surfers Paradise International	Surfers Paradise	4 February	Frank Matich	Matich A50 Repco Holden	Frank Matich[6]	Report
	6	Chesterfield 100	Warwick Farm	11 February	Steve Thompson	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Servis Racing Team[6]	Report
	7	Chesterfield 100[6]	Sandown	18 February	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP[6]	Report
	8	Chesterfield 100[7]	Adelaide	25 February	John McCormack	Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden	Ansett Team Elfin[7]	Report

Points were awarded at each race on the following basis:[8]

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	9	6	4	3	2	1

All races were counted towards the final totals for each driver.[8]

Pos[1]	Driver[1]	Car[1]	Entrant[5]	Puk	Lev	Wig	Ter	Sur	War	San	Ade	Pts
1	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	STP	4	1	1	10	2	3	1	Ret	40
2	John McCormack	Elfin MR5 Repco Holden	Ansett Team Elfin	1	Ret	Ret	4	6	6	2	1	29
3	Frank Matich	Matich A50 Repco Holden	Frank Matich Racing Pty Ltd Frank Matich[6]	Ret	2	4	Ret	1	2	4	Ret	27
4	Steve Thompson	Chevron B24 Chevrolet	Servis / Alan Brodie Servis Racing Team[6]	3	Ret	3	6	Ret	1	7	3	22
5	Alan Rollinson	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	McKechnie Racing Organisation	2	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	21
6	Max Stewart	Lola T330 Chevrolet	Max Stewart Motors Lola Cars Ltd[6]	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	3	5	3	4	17
7	Warwick Brown	Lola T300 Chevrolet	Team Target	Ret	3	2	7	DNS				10
8	Sam Posey	Surtees TS11 Chevrolet	Champ Car Inc	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	5	7	6	Ret	9
9	Johnnie Walker	Matich A50 Repco Holden	Johnnie Walker[7]					4	4	5	Ret	8
10	David Oxton	Begg FM5 Chevrolet	GN Begg Engineering Co	Ret	5	5	9					4
11	Kevin Bartlett	Lola T300 Chevrolet	Chesterfield Filter Racing	Ret	4	7	8	10	8	Ret	9	3
12	Garry Pedersen	Begg FM4 Chevrolet	Wright Machinery Ltd	5	12		12					2
=	Noritake Takahara	Brabham BT36 Ford	Takahara Racing Inc	7	9	10	5	8				2
=	Dexter Dunlop	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	Dunlop Racing	Ret	6	6	11	9	11	9	Ret	2
=	Bob Muir	McLaren M10B Chevrolet	Pat Burke Racing[7]							Ret	5	2
16	Garrie Cooper	Elfin MR5 Repco Holden	Ansett Team Elfin[7]					Ret		Ret	6	1
=	Ken Smith	March 722 Ford	Air NZ Motor Racing	6	7							1
Pos	Driver	Car	Entrant	Puk	Lev	Wig	Ter	Sur	War	San	Ade	Pts

Tasman Series, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 40 to 59
Official programme, Final Round, Tasman International Series, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, February 25, 1973, page 3
Tasman Series, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 21 February 2015
Tasman Championship for Drivers, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1973, pages 88 to 91
Official Programme, Teretonga, 28 January 1973, page 29
Official Programme, Sandown, Saturday & Sunday, February 17 & 18 1973, page 65
Official programme, Final Round, Tasman International Series, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, February 25, 1973, page 31
Tasman Series 1973, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 21 February 2015

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