# 1971 Sandown 250

The 1971 Sandown 250 was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 12 September 1971 over 130 laps, approximately 250 miles (403km). The race was Round 3 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
The race, which is recognised as the sixth "Sandown 500", was won by Colin Bond driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1.

## Classes

As a round of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, the race featured five classes based on Capacity Price Units with the CP Unit value for each model determined by multiplying the engine capacity of the vehicle in litres by its retail price in Australian dollars.
* Class A : Up to 3000 CP Units
* Class B : 3001 to 4600 CP Units
* Class C : 4601 to 9000 CP Units
* Class D : 9001 to 18000 CP Units
* Class E : Over 1800 CP Units

## Results

| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Class Pos. | Laps |
| 1 | Colin Bond | 44 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | D | 1 | 130 |
| 2 | Murray Carter | 65 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | John Harding Ford | E | 1 | 125 |
| 3 | Tony Roberts | 40 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Dustings of Burwood | D | 2 | 124 |
| 4 | Bruce McPhee | 48 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Kevin Dennis Motors | D | 3 | 124 |
| 5 | Bill Evans | 27 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | R. G. Wilson | C | 1 | 122 |
| 6 | Peter Brock | 45 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | D | 4 | 121 |
| 7 | Graeme Blanchard | 39 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Blanchard Motors | D | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Bob Forbes, John Millyard | 34 | Fiat 124 Coupe | Fiat Dealers Team | C | 2 | 120 |
| 9 | Frank Porter | 43 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Garry & Warren Smith - Oakleigh | D | 6 | 120 |
| 10 | Wayne Rogerson, Alan Mayne | 23 | Mazda Capella R.E. Coupe | Mazda Dealers Team | C | 3 | 120 |
| 11 | Lakis Manticas | 19 | Morris Cooper S | British Leyland Works | B | 1 | 119 |
| 12 | Bill Stanley, Mike Kable | 16 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | B | 2 | 117 |
| 13 | Caroline O'Shaughnessy, Paul Gulson | 15 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | B | 3 | 117 |
| 14 | Alan Keith | 28 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Aladdin Vacuum Flasks | C | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Doug Gardiner | 21 | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | A. F. & M. Beninca | D | 7 | ? |
| 16 | John Hall, George Garth | 22 | Mazda Capella | Mazda Dealers Team | B | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Bryan Thomson | 33 | Alfa Romeo Giulia Super | Bryan Thomson | C | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Doug Grimson | 62 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Doug Grimson | E | 2 | 113 |
| 19 | Jon Leighton | 12 | Datsun 1600 | Datsun Racing Team | B | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Doug Whiteford | 1 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | A | 1 | 112 |
| 21 | John Leffler | 5 | Mazda 1300 | John Palmer Motors | A | 2 | 112 |
| 22 | Geoff Perry | 3 | Mazda 1300 | Geoff Perry | A | 3 | 112 |
| 23 | James Laing-Peach | 2 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | A | 4 | 112 |
| 24 | Mel Mollison | 4 | Mazda 1300 | Mel Mollison | A | 5 | ? |
| 25 | Brian Sampson | 9 | Toyota Corolla | A.M.I. Racing Team | A | 6 | ? |
| DNF | Kingsley Hibbard | 63 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Wright Ford Motors | E | - | ? |
| DNF | Malcolm Ramsay | 42 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | City State Racing Team | D | - | ? |
| DNF | Pat Peck, Jan Holland | 38 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | D & P Traders Pty. Ltd. | D | - | ? |
| DNF | Barry Ward | 26 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Barry Ward | C | - | ? |
| DNF | Ron McCormack | 14 | Honda 1300 Coupe | Melbourne Vehicle Sales | B | - | ? |
| DNF | Phil Barnes, Bob Skelton | 64 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Byrt Ford | E | - | 81 |
| DNF | Barry Seton | 31 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Barry Seton | C | - | 69 |
| DNF | John Walker | 41 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | City State Racing Team | D | - | 47 |
| DNF | Bill Gates | 25 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Morley Ford | C | - | 43 |
| DNF | John French | 61 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | E | - | 8 |
| DNF | Allan Moffat | 60 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | E | - | 3 |
| Disq | Jim Murcott | 30 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Jim Murcott | C | - | 123 |
| DNS | Bill Evans | 8 | Toyota Corolla | A.M.I. Racing Team | A | - | - |