# 1971 Tasman Series

The 1971 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula. The series, which began on 2 January and ended on 28 February after seven races, was the eighth annual Tasman Series. It was won by Graham McRae of New Zealand, driving a McLaren M10B Chevrolet.

## Races

The series was contested over seven races.
| | | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning car | Winning entrant | Report |
| New Zealand | 1 | Levin International | Levin | 2 January | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report |
| New Zealand | 2 | New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 9 January | Neil Allen | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd | Report |
| New Zealand | 3 | Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 16 January | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report |
| New Zealand | 4 | Teretonga International | Teretonga | 23 January | Neil Allen | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd | Report |
| Australia | 5 | Rothmans 100 | Warwick Farm | 14 February | Frank Gardner | Lola T192 Chevrolet | Lola Cars Ltd | Report |
| Australia | 6 | Rothmans Golden 100 | Sandown | 21 February | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report |
| Australia | 7 | Rothmans 100 | Surfers Paradise | 28 February | Frank Matich | McLaren M10B Repco Holden | Rothmans Team Matich | Report |

## Points system

Series points were awarded at each race on the following basis:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
All points scored by each driver were retained to determine final series placings.

## Series standings

| Pos | Driver | Car | Entrant | Lev | Puk | Wig | Ter | War | San | Sur | Pts |
| 1 | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | 1 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
| 2 | Frank Matich | McLaren M10B Repco Holden | Rothmans Team Matich | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| 3 | Neil Allen | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | NE Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 27 |
| 4 | Frank Gardner | Lola T192 Chevrolet | Lola Cars Ltd | | Ret | 4 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | March 701 Cosworth Lotus 70 Ford | STP Corporation | 3 | 9 | 5 | | 2 | 4 | | 15 |
| 6 | Teddy Pilette | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | | 13 |
| 7 | Graeme Lawrence | Ferrari Dino 246T/69 | Air New Zealand | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Kevin Bartlett | Mildren Chevrolet | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 7 |
| 9 | John Cannon | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Hogan Racing Ltd | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 7 | DNS | 7 | 4 |
| = | Malcolm Guthrie | Lola T190 Chevrolet | Guthrie Racing | | 7 | 6 | 5 | DNS | Ret | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | David Oxton | Lotus 70 Ford | | 4 | Ret | DNS | 7 | | | | 3 |
| = | Mike Eyerly | Surtees TS8 Chevrolet | Bonphil Racing | Ret | 4 | DNS | 9 | DNS | | | 3 |
| = | Bob Muir | Mildren Mono Waggott | Robert Muir Motors Pty Ltd | | | | | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Keith Holland | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Road & Track Auto Service | | | | | 9 | 5 | Ret | 2 |
| 15 | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 59B Waggott | Geoghegans Sporty Cars | | | 8 | 6 | Ret | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Entrant | Lev | Puk | Wig | Ter | War | San | Sur | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |