1971 Australian Grand Prix
1971 Australian Grand Prix | |||
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Australian Formula 1 & Australian Formula 2 race | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 21 November 1971 | ||
Official name | XXXVI Australian Grand Prix | ||
Location | Warwick Farm Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.621 km (2.25 miles) | ||
Distance | 45 laps, 162.945 km (101.25 miles) | ||
Weather | Fine, mild [1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Matich-Repco Holden | ||
Time | 1'24.3 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Matich-Repco Holden | |
Time | 1'24.6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Matich-Repco Holden | ||
Second | McLaren-Chevrolet | ||
Third | McLaren-Chevrolet |
The 1971 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 21 November 1971. It was open to Racing Cars complying with either Australian Formula 1 or Australian Formula 2 regulations.[2]
The race was the thirty sixth running of the Australian Grand Prix. Frank Matich won his second straight AGP and, as in 1970, he started the race on pole and also set the fastest race lap. The race marked the debut of Matich's self designed and built Matich A50 which was powered by a Repco Holden V8 engine. Matich won the race by 58.7 seconds from Kevin Bartlett driving a McLaren M10B-Chevrolet, with Alan Hamilton, also driving McLaren M10B-Chevrolet, 1.1 seconds behind Bartlett in third place.
Other than two New Zealanders, the only international driver in the event was 1964 Formula One World Drivers' Champion John Surtees. The Englishman started ninth in his Surtees TS8-Chevrolet, and battled with Bartlett, Hamilton, and, until his retirement, Colin Bond in the McLaren M10B in which Matich had won the 1970 Australian Grand Prix. Surtees ultimately placed 14th after suffering two punctures late in the race.[3] 1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship winner Frank Gardner was unable to start the race after damaging his Lola T300 in the first practice session on the Saturday.[4]
Classification
[edit]Results as follows:[3]
Official practice
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Matich-A50-Graham-Ruckert.jpg/220px-Matich-A50-Graham-Ruckert.jpg)
Grid positions for the race were determined during "official practice".[5]
Pos | No | Driver | Car/Engine[5] | Time | Gap |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 1:24.3 | — |
2 | 8 | ![]() |
Mildren Mono / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L I4 | 1:25.4 | +0.9 |
3 | 7 | ![]() |
Brabham BT36 / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L I4 | 1:25.6 | +1.3 |
4 | 6 | ![]() |
Mildren / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L I4 | 1:25.8 | +1.5 |
5 | 14 | ![]() |
Brabham BT30 / Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 | 1:26.0 | +1.7 |
6 | 9 | ![]() |
McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 1:26.3 | +2.0 |
7 | 2 | ![]() |
McLaren M10B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 1:26.4 | +2.1 |
8 | 5 | ![]() |
McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 1:26.8 | +2.5 |
9 | 3 | ![]() |
Surtees TS8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 1:27.2 | +2.9 |
10 | 11 | ![]() |
Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 1:27.6 | +3.3 |
11 | 12 | ![]() |
McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVC 1.9L I4 | 1:29.3 | +5.0 |
12 | 26 | ![]() |
Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2) | 1:29.7 | +5.4 |
13 | 15 | ![]() |
McLaren M18 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 1:29.7 | +5.4 |
14 | 17 | ![]() |
Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2) | 1:30.1 | +5.8 |
15 | 20 | ![]() |
Elfin AC1 / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2) | 1:30.1 | +5.8 |
16 | 16 | ![]() |
Elfin 600C / Waggott T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2) | 1:31.2 | +6.9 |
17 | 10 | ![]() |
Lola T192 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 1:31.4 | +7.1 |
18 | 19 | ![]() |
Lotus 32B / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2) | 1:31.8 | +7.5 |
19 | 25 | ![]() |
Bowin P3A / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2) | 1:33.0 | +8.7 |
20 | 21 | ![]() |
Devione LC2 / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2) | 1:33.8 | +9.5 |
21 | 24 | ![]() |
Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2) | 1:34.2 | +9.9 |
22 | 18 | ![]() |
Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L I4 (AF2) | 1:34.8 | +10.5 |
23 | 23 | ![]() |
Brabham BT6 / BRM Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2) | DNP | |
– | 4[5] | ![]() |
Lola T300 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8[5] | DNP[4] | – |
Race
[edit]Pos | No. | Driver | Car[5] | Entrant[5] | Laps | Time / Reason |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Rothmans Team Matich | 45 | 1h 05m 09.5s |
2 | 5 | ![]() |
McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Kevin Bartlett Shell Racing | 45 | 1h 06m 08.2s |
3 | 9 | ![]() |
McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Porsche Distributors Racing Pty Ltd | 45 | 1h 06m 09.3s |
4 | 14 | ![]() |
Brabham BT30 / Cosworth FVC 1.8L 4cyl | Air New Zealand | 45 | 1h 06m 09.7s |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
Mildren / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L 4cyl | Max Stewart Motors – Waggott Engineering | 45 | 1h 06m 10.2s |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Elfin Sports Cars | 44 | |
7 | 12 | ![]() |
McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVC 1.9L 4cyl | Pat Burke Racing | 43 | |
8 | 17 | ![]() |
Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2) | Provincial Motors | 43 | |
9 | 16 | ![]() |
Elfin 600C / Waggott T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2) | Bill Patterson Racing | 43 | |
10 | 26 | ![]() |
Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2) | Graham Collier | 43 | |
11 | 25 | ![]() |
Bowin P3A / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2) | Ian Ferguson | 42 | |
12 | 21 | ![]() |
Devione LC2 / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2) | Autocorse | 42 | |
13 | 18 | ![]() |
Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2) | Clive Millis Motors Pty Ltd | 41 | |
14 | 3 | ![]() |
Surtees TS8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Team Surtees | 38 | |
15 | 18 | ![]() |
Lotus 32 / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2) | Jeff Noblett | 38 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
Brabham BT36 / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L 4cyl | Bob Jane Racing | 23[6] | Exhaust[7] |
Ret | 15 | ![]() |
McLaren M18 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty Ltd | 21[6] | Crash[7] |
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
McLaren M10B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Rothmans Team Matich | 20 | Oil pressure[7] |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Elfin AC1 / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2) | Alfredo Costanzo | Engine[7] | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() |
Lola T192 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Colin Hyams | Wheels[7] | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
Elfin 600B / Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2) | Ross Ambrose | ||
Ret | 23 | ![]() |
Brabham BT6 / BRM Ford T/C 1.6L 4cyl (AF2) | BP Cordon Service Station | Oil pressure[7] | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Mildren Mono / Waggott TC 4V 2.0L I4 | Robert Muir Motors Pty Ltd | 0[4] | Bent valve[4] |
DNS[4] | 4[5] | ![]() |
Lola T300 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8[5] | Amalgamated Scooters – Team Lola[5] | – | Practice accident[4] |
- (AF2) indicates Australian Formula 2 car[5]
Notes
[edit]- Pole position: Frank Matich – 1'24.3[3]
- Starters: 23[8]
- Finishers: 15[3]
- Winner's average speed: 93.32 m.p.h.[1]
- Australian Formula 2 Class winner:[5] Gary Campbell[3]
- Fastest lap: Frank Matich – 1'24.6 (94.75 mph / 154.08 km/h)[3] (New outright lap record)[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 36th Australian Grand Prix - Information Sheet No. 14
- ^ Conditions for Australian Titles, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 79
- ^ a b c d e f Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1971". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 354–361. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h John Smailes, Matich's mighty AGP win, Australian Auto Action, 26 November 1971, pages 8&9
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Official Programme, 36th Australian Grand Prix, Warwick Farm, 21 November 1971
- ^ a b Alan Wood, Matich takes his second A.G.P.!, Racing Car News, January 1972, pages 24–25
- ^ a b c d e f XXXVI Australian Grand Prix 1971, www.formula2.net, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1971". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. p. 358. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.