# 1971 Rothmans 3 Hour

The 1971 Rothmans 3 Hour was motor race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars. It was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 12 April 1971. The race, which was Heat 1 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford Falcon GTHO.

## Classes

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.
* Class A : 0 to 3,000 CP units
* Class B : 3,001 to 4,600 CP units
* Class C : 4,601 to 9,000 CP units
* Class D : 9,001 to 18,000 CP units
* Class E : Over 18,000 CP units

## Results

| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Laps |
| 1 | Allan Moffat | 40 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | E | 65 |
| 2 | John French | 41 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Jim Murcott | 20 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | J Murcott | C | ? |
| DNF | Phillip Edwards, N Ledingham | 7 | Morris Cooper S | Phillip Edwards | C | ? |
| DNF | G Kratzman, Eric Olsen | 19 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | G Kratzman | C | ? |
| DNF | Paul Gulson | 6 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | C | ? |
| DNF | Peter White, D Goodwin | 25 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Peter White | D | ? |
| DNF | 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 |
| DNF | Geoff Leeds | 30 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd | D | 37 |
| DNF | Clive Millis, Terry Southall | 15 | Mazda Capella Rotary | Clive Millis Motors | C | 34 |
| DNF | Leo Geoghegan | 36 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer | Geoghegans Sporty Cars | D | 31 |
| DNF | Phil Barnes | 39 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Byrt Ford Pty Ltd | E | 29 |
| DNF | Geoff Hunter, Joe Butta | 35 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer | Harvey Drew Pty Ltd | D | 29 |
| DNF | Ross Hewison | 16 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | John Hiles Ford | C | 19 |
| DNF | Alan Cant, Bob Cook | 33 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer | Central Motors (Nepean) Pty Ltd | D | 3 |
35 cars started the event and 14 failed to finish.
Allan Moffat recorded the fastest practice time (2:46.4) and the fastest race lap (2:46).