1971 Rothmans 3 Hour
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The 1971 Rothmans 3 Hour was motor race[1] for Group E Series Production Touring Cars.[2] It was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 12 April 1971.[1] The race, which was Heat 1 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford Falcon GTHO.[1]
As a heat of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, classes were defined by a Capacity/Price Units formula with the value for each model calculated by multiplying the engine capacity in litres by the retail price.[3]
Results
| Position[3] | Drivers[3] | No.[3] | Car[3] | Entrant[3] | Class[3] | Laps[3] |
| 1 | Allan Moffat | 40 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2[4] | Ford Motor Company of Australia | E | 65 |
| 2 | John French | 41 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2[4] | Ford Motor Company of Australia | E | 65 |
| 3 | Peter Brock | 23 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | D | 65 |
| 4 | Colin Bond | 22 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | D | 64 |
| 5 | Don Holland | 26 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd | D | 64 |
| 6 | Bob Morris | 31 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Mark VI Car Air Conditioning | D | 63 |
| 7 | Doug Chivas | 34 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer | Geoghegans Sporty Cars | D | 62 |
| 8 | Mick Brown | 24 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | M Brown | D | 62 |
| 9 | Bill Evans | 18 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Bill Evans Developments | C | 61 |
| 10 | Barry Seton | 21 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Barry Seton | C | 61 |
| 11 | Murray Carter | 37 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2[4] | Bob Rollington | E | 60 |
| 12 | Bob Forbes, John Millyard | 13 | Fiat 124 Coupe | Fiat Dealers Team | C | 60 |
| 13 | Norm Beechey | 32 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer | Shell Racing | D | 60 |
| 14 | Bruce McPhee | 42 | Holden HT Monaro GTS350 | Bardahl International Oil Corporation | E | 57 |
| 15 | Bert Fenton | 38 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2[4] | BP Muirfield | E | 57 |
| 16 | Lakis Manticas | 4 | Morris Cooper S | British Leyland Works | B | 57 |
| 17 | Bill Stanley | 5 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | B | 57 |
| 18 | Doug Whiteford | 3 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | A | 55 |
| 19 | Peter Cray, Carl Kennedy | 1 | Mazda 1300 | Tynan Motors | A | 53 |
| 20 | Caroline O'Shanessy | 8 | Morris Cooper S | Miss C O'Shanessy | B | 21 |
| 21[5] | Jim Murcott | 20 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | J Murcott | C | ? |
| DNF | Phillip Edwards, N Ledingham | 7 | Morris Cooper S | Phillip Edwards | C | ? |
| DNF[1] | G Kratzman, Eric Olsen[4] | 19 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | G Kratzman | C | ? |
| DNF[1] | Paul Gulson | 6 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | C | ? |
| DNF[1] | Peter White, D Goodwin | 25 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Peter White | D | ? |
| DNF[6] | Les Grose | 9 | Morris Cooper S | Les Grose | C | ? |
| DNF | Don Smith | 27 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | WH Motors | D | ? |
| DNF | James Laing-Peach | 14 | Mazda Capella Rotary | Mazda House | C | 44[1] |
| DNF | Geoff Leeds | 30 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd | D | 37[1] |
| DNF[1] | Clive Millis, Terry Southall[1] | 15 | Mazda Capella Rotary | Clive Millis Motors | C | 34[1] |
| DNF | Leo Geoghegan | 36 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer | Geoghegans Sporty Cars | D | 31 |
| DNF[1] | Phil Barnes | 39 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2[4] | Byrt Ford Pty Ltd | E | 29[1] |
| DNF | Geoff Hunter, Joe Butta | 35 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer | Harvey Drew Pty Ltd | D | 29[3] |
| DNF | Ross Hewison | 16 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | John Hiles Ford | C | 19 |
| DNF | Alan Cant, Bob Cook[1] | 33 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer | Central Motors (Nepean) Pty Ltd | D | 3 |
35 cars started the event and 14 failed to finish.[7]
Allan Moffat recorded the fastest practice time (2:46.4) and the fastest race lap (2:46).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Max Stahl, Fords 1-2 in Opener, Racing Car News, May 1971, pages 54 & 55
- ↑ Australian Title Conditions, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 82
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, 1997, page 423
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford - The racing History, 1989, page 286
- ↑ Medley does not include Murcott in his list of outright finishers but does include him in his list of Class C finishers
- ↑ Grose is shown by Stahl as competing in the race and he is not included in Medley’s list of finishers
- ↑ David McKay, Ferodo Fever, Modern Motor, June 1971