# 1971 Rothmans 250

The 1971 Rothmans 250 was motor race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars. It was staged on 7 November 1971 at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia, over a 250-mile distance. The race, which was Heat 5 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 values for each model calculated by multiplying the engine capacity in litres by the retail price.

## Results

| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
| 1 | Allan Moffat | 60E | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Ford Motor Co | 125 |
| 2 | Leo Geoghegan | 43D | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | Austral Motors | 125 |
| 3 | Peter Brock | 55D | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | Holden Dealer Team | 124 |
| 4 | Colin Bond | 54D | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | Holden Dealer Team | 124 |
| 5 | John French | 61E | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Ford Motor Co | 123 |
| 6 | Doug Chivas | | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | Austral Motors | 123 |
| | Class A : Up to 3000 CP Units | | | | |
| 1 | Jim Laing-Peach | | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | |
| 2 | Barry Tapsall | | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | |
| 3 | Mel Mollison | 4A | Mazda 1300 | Mel Mollison | |
| 4 | Peter Le Francke | | Toyota Corolla | AMI Racing Team | |
| 5 | Doug Whiteford | | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | |
| 6 | Paul McInerney | | Chrysler Valiant Galant 1300 | | |
| 7 | Middleton | | Mazda | | |
| ? | Paul Buda | 7A | Honda Scamp | | |
| | Class B : 3001 - 4600 CP Units | | | | |
| 1 | Lakis Manticas | | Morris Cooper S | British Leyland Works Team | |
| 2 | Paul Gulson | | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | |
| 3 | Bruce Stewart | | Datsun 1600 | WH Motors | |
| 4 | Jenny Parker | | Morris Cooper S | | |
| 5 | Keith Henry | | Morris Cooper S | | |
| 6 | Graeme Finan | | Morris Cooper S | | |
| ? | | | Datsun 1600 | | |
| ? | Keith Shaw, Dennis Caswell | | Honda Coupe 9 | | |
| ? | O'Shanesy, English | | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | |
| DNF | Joe Camilleri | | Morris Clubman GT | | |
| | Class C : 4601 - 9000 CP Units | | | | |
| 1 | Eric Olsen | | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Eric Olsen | |
| 2 | Lyndon Arnel | | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Tony Motson's Performance Tune | |
| 3 | Bob Forbes | | Fiat 124 Coupe | Fiat Dealers Team | |
| ? | John Piper | | Ford Escort Twin Cam | | |
| ? | Jim Murcott | | Ford Escort Twin Cam | | |
| ? | George Giesberts | | Holden LC Torana GTR | | |
| ? | Warren Gracie | | Holden LC Torana GTR | | |
| ? | Garry Cooke | | Mazda Capella RE | | |
| ? | Charlie Lund | | Mazda Capella RE | | |
| ? | Terry Friar | | Mazda Capella RE | | |
| | Class D : 9001 - 18000 CP Units | | | | |
| 1 | Leo Geoghegan | 43D | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | Austral Motors | 125 |
| 2 | Peter Brock | 55D | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | Holden Dealer Team | 124 |
| 3 | Colin Bond | 54D | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | Holden Dealer Team | 124 |
| 5 | Doug Chivas | | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | Austral Motors | 123 |
| 6 | Tony Paul | | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | | |
| | Class E : 18001 and Over CP Units | | | | |
| 1 | Allan Moffat | 60E | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Ford Motor Co | 125 |
| 2 | John French | 61E | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Ford Motor Co | 123 |
| DNF | David McKay | | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Finnie Ford | |
| DNF | Phil Barnes | | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Brian Byrt Ford | |
| DNF | Rod Donovan | | Ford Falcon GTHO | | |
The winning car completed the race in 3 hours 11 minutes 46.1 seconds at an average speed of 83 mph (133 km/h).
The above results table does not list all competitors, given that there were "over forty starters" in the race.