1971 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 1971 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 9 January 1971. The race had 20 starters.

1971 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 2 of 7 in 1971 Tasman Series
Race details
Date 10 January 1971
Location Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.82 km (1.76 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 164 km (102 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
  • Australia Neil Allen
McLaren-Chevrolet
Time 56.9
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Frank Matich McLaren-Chevrolet
Time 56.7
Podium
First
  • Australia Neil Allen
McLaren-Chevrolet
Second McLaren-Chevrolet
Third McLaren-Chevrolet

It was the 17th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the second round of the 1971 Tasman Series. Australian Neil Allen won his first NZGP in his McLaren Formula 5000 ahead of fellow Australian and previous years winner, Frank Matich. The first New Zealand driver to finish was Graham McRae in the McLaren Formula 5000.

Classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time
1 26   Neil Allen N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 56m 27.0s
2 10   Frank Matich Rothmans Team Matich McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4940cc V8 58 + 0.4 s
3 22   Graham McRae Crown Lynn McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 + 7.7 s
4 3   Mike Eyerly Bonphil Racing Surtees TS8 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 + 32.7 s
5 1   John Cannon Hogan Racing Ltd McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 + 32.7 s
6 14   Graeme Lawrence Air New Zealand Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2417cc V6 57 + 1 Lap
7 32   Malcolm Guthrie Guthrie Racing Lola T192 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 56 + 2 Laps
8 9   Frank Radisich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 56 + 2 Laps
9 25   Chris Amon STP Corporation Lotus 70 / Ford 4988cc V8 55 + 3 Laps
10 11   Ken Smith Team Cambridge Lotus Cars 69 / Cosworth 1850cc 4cyl 53 + 5 Laps
11 12   Baron Robertson Robertson Racing Brabham BT23C / Cosworth 1598cc 4cyl
12 80   Dave McConnell D.McConnell Lotus 69 / Ford 1598cc V8
Ret 2   David Oxton STP Corporation March 701 / Cosworth 2491cc V8 51 Half-Shaft
Ret 72   Evan Noyes Fred Opert Racing Brabham BT29 / Chevrolet 1850cc 4cyl 47 Puncture
Ret 28   Bob Brown Colorado Ski Country Lola T190 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 44 Oil Pump
Ret 31   Frank Gardner Guthrie Racing Lola T192 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 12 Accident
Ret 5   Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd Mildren / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 11 Retired
Ret 8   Don O'Sullivan Rothmans Team Matich McLaren M10A / Repco 4940cc V8 8 Half-Shaft
Ret 34   Teddy Pilette Racing Team V.D.S. McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 3 Oil Pressure
DNS 52   Bryan Faloon Wills Export Racing Team Rorstan Mk1a / Porsche 1990 8cyl
DNS 57   Dexter Dunlop Team Cambridge McRae S2 / Cosworth 1598cc 4cyl
Source(s):[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "1971 Round 2 Pukekohe". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Grand Prix – Pukekohe, 9 Jan 1971". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
Preceded by Tasman Series
1971
Succeeded by
Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
1971
Succeeded by