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1971 New Zealand Grand Prix

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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

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

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 Australia Neil Allen N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 56m 27.0s
2 10 Australia Frank Matich Rothmans Team Matich McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4940cc V8 58 + 0.4 s
3 22 New Zealand Graham McRae Crown Lynn McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 + 7.7 s
4 3 United States Mike Eyerly Bonphil Racing Surtees TS8 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 + 32.7 s
5 1 Canada John Cannon Hogan Racing Ltd McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 58 + 32.7 s
6 14 New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Air New Zealand Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2417cc V6 57 + 1 Lap
7 32 United Kingdom Malcolm Guthrie Guthrie Racing Lola T192 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 56 + 2 Laps
8 9 New Zealand Frank Radisich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 56 + 2 Laps
9 25 New Zealand Chris Amon STP Corporation Lotus 70 / Ford 4988cc V8 55 + 3 Laps
10 11 New Zealand Ken Smith Team Cambridge Lotus Cars 69 / Cosworth 1850cc 4cyl 53 + 5 Laps
11 12 New Zealand Baron Robertson Robertson Racing Brabham BT23C / Cosworth 1598cc 4cyl
12 80 Canada Dave McConnell D.McConnell Lotus 69 / Ford 1598cc V8
Ret 2 New Zealand David Oxton STP Corporation March 701 / Cosworth 2491cc V8 51 Half-Shaft
Ret 72 United States Evan Noyes Fred Opert Racing Brabham BT29 / Chevrolet 1850cc 4cyl 47 Puncture
Ret 28 United States Bob Brown Colorado Ski Country Lola T190 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 44 Oil Pump
Ret 31 Australia Frank Gardner Guthrie Racing Lola T192 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 12 Accident
Ret 5 Australia Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd Mildren / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 11 Retired
Ret 8 Australia Don O'Sullivan Rothmans Team Matich McLaren M10A / Repco 4940cc V8 8 Half-Shaft
Ret 34 Belgium Teddy Pilette Racing Team V.D.S. McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8 3 Oil Pressure
DNS 52 New Zealand Bryan Faloon Wills Export Racing Team Rorstan Mk1a / Porsche 1990 8cyl
DNS 57 New Zealand 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