1973 Australian Sports Car Championship
The 1973 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Group A Sports Cars and Group D Production Sports Cars.[1] It was the fifth Australian Sports Car Championship.[2] The title was won by South Australian Phil Moore,[2] driving a 2.5 litre Repco V8 - engined Elfin 360.[3]
Calendar
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The championship was contested over a six round series with one race per round.[3]
Round | Circuit[3] | State | Date[4] | Winning driver[3] | Car[3] |
1 | Phillip Island | Victoria | 28 January | Phil Moore | Elfin 360 Repco |
2 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 8 April[5] | Lionel Ayers | Rennmax Repco |
3 | Sandown | Victoria | 8 July | Phil Moore | Elfin 360 Repco |
4 | Wanneroo Park | Western Australia | 12 August[6] | Lionel Ayers | Rennmax Repco |
5 | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 11 November | Phil Moore | Elfin 360 Repco |
6 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 8 December | Phil Moore | Elfin 360 Repco |
Classes and points system
Car competed in two engine displacement classes:[1]
- Up to and including 2500cc[1]
- Over 2500cc[1]
Championship points were allocated on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six place-getters in each class[1] at each round. Additional points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the first four outright place-getters, regardless of class,[1] at each round.
Results
Position[3] | Driver[3] | Car[3] | Entrant[5] | Phillip Is.[3] | Adelaide[3] | Sandown[3] | Wanneroo[3] | Symmons[3] | Oran Pk.[3] | Total[3] |
1 | Phil Moore | Elfin 360 Repco | 13 | - | 13 | - | 13 | 13 | 52 | |
2 | Lionel Ayers | Rennmax Repco | Lionel Ayers | - | 13 | 12 | 13 | - | - | 38 |
3 | Ray Strong | Chevron B8 BMW | McLean-Strong Auto Clinic | - | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | 9 | 26 |
4 | Graeme Crawford | Elva BMW | Graeme Crawford | 9 | - | 8 | 7 | - | - | 24 |
= | Henry Michell | Elfin 360 Repco | H Michell | - | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | 24 |
6 | Robin Pare | Elfin ME5 Chevrolet | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | |
7 | John Latham | Bolwell Nagari | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
8 | Dick Sorenson | Elfin 300C Ford Cosworth FVA | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
9 | Stuart Kostera | Matich SR3 Ford | Stuart Kostera Racing | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 |
= | Max Thompson | Elfin 400 Ford | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 |
Only the top ten championship positions are shown in the above table.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Conditions for Australian Titles, 1973 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 92 to 94
- ^ a b Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Australian Motor Sport, page 14-6
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Sports Car Championships, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 176 to 179
- ^ Official 1973 Programme, Racing Car News, January 1973, page 24
- ^ a b Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 8 April 1973, page 18
- ^ Ayers, Rocks 'Em!, Australian Motor Manual, November 1973, page 64
External links
- 1973 Australian Sports Car racing images at www.autopics.com.au
- 1973 Western Australian Race Results at www.terrywalkersplace.com Archived 4 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine