# 1974 Tasman Series

The 1974 Tasman Series (formally the Tasman Championship for Drivers) was an international motor racing competition which commenced on 5 January and ended on 23 February 1974 after eight races. The championship, which was the eleventh Tasman Championship, was open to Racing cars complying with the Tasman Formula. The winner was awarded the Tasman Cup.
The championship was won by Peter Gethin of the United Kingdom, driving a Chevron B24 Chevrolet.

## Schedule

The championship was contested over eight rounds with each round comprising a single race.
| Round | Round | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning car | Winning entrant | Report |
| New Zealand | 1 | Peter Stuyvesant International Motor Race | Levin | 5 January | Johnnie Walker | Lola T330 Repco Holden | Johnnie Walker | Report |
| New Zealand | 2 | Air New Zealand International Race | Pukekohe | 12 January | Peter Gethin | Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Chevron Racing Team VDS | Report |
| New Zealand | 3 | Peter Stuyvesant New Zealand Grand Prix for the Lady Wigram Memorial Trophy | Wigram | 19 January | John McCormack | Elfin MR5 Repco Holden | Ansett Team Elfin | Report |
| New Zealand | 4 | Teretonga International | Teretonga | 26 January | Max Stewart | Lola T330 Chevrolet | Max Stewart Motors | Report |
| Australia | 5 | Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 | Oran Park | 3 February | Max Stewart | Lola T330 Chevrolet | Max Stewart Motors | Report |
| Australia | 6 | Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 | Surfers Paradise | 10 February | Teddy Pilette | Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Chevron Racing Team VDS | Report |
| Australia | 7 | Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 | Sandown | 17 February | Peter Gethin | Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Chevron Racing Team VDS | Report |
| Australia | 8 | Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 | Adelaide | 23 February | Warwick Brown | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Pat Burke Racing | Report |

## Points system

Championship points were awarded for race positions at each race on the following basis:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points from all races were counted towards each driver's championship total.

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Car | Entrant | Lev | Puk | Wig | Ter | Ora | Sur | San | Ade | Pts |
| 1 | Peter Gethin | Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Chevron Racing Team VDS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
| 2 | Max Stewart | Lola T330 Chevrolet | Max Stewart Motors | 3 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 26 |
| 3 | Teddy Pilette | Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Chevron Racing Team VDS | Ret | 4 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 22 |
| 4 | Johnnie Walker | Lola T330 Repco Holden | J. Walker | 1 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 21 |
| = | John McCormack | Elfin MR5 Repco Holden | Ansett Team Elfin | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 21 |
| 6 | Warwick Brown | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Pat Burke Racing | 6 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Graham McRae | McRae GM2 Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | DSQ | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | David Oxton | Begg FM5 Chevrolet | David Oxton Motor Racing | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| = | Graeme Lawrence | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Singapore Airlines – WIX | 11 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Allan McCully | Begg FM5 Chevrolet | A. McCully | 2 | Ret | 7 | 6 | | | | | 7 |
| = | Frank Matich | Matich A53 Repco Holden | Frank Matich Racing | | | | | | 3 | Ret | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | Ken Smith | March 732 Ford | Air New Zealand | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | | | | | 2 |
| = | Garry Pedersen | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Hi-Fi Radio Racing Team | DNS | 12 | 5 | 7 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | Ret | 2 |
| 14 | Garrie Cooper | Elfin MR5 Repco Holden | Ansett Team Elfin | | | | | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Entrant | Lev | Puk | Wig | Ter | Ora | Sur | San | Ade | 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) |