1971 New Zealand Grand Prix

  1971 New Zealand Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 7 in 1971 Tasman Series
Date	10 January 1971
Location	Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.82 km (1.76 mi)
Distance	58 laps, 164 km (102 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Neil Allen	McLaren-Chevrolet
Time	56.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Frank Matich	McLaren-Chevrolet
Time	56.7
Podium
First	Neil Allen	McLaren-Chevrolet
Second	Frank Matich	McLaren-Chevrolet
Third	Graham McRae	McLaren-Chevrolet

The 1971 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 9 January 1971. The race had 20 starters.

It was the 17th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the second round of the 1971 Tasman Series. Australian Neil Allen won his first NZGP in his McLaren Formula 5000 ahead of fellow Australian and previous years winner, Frank Matich. The first New Zealand driver to finish was Graham McRae in the McLaren Formula 5000.

Classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time
1	26	Neil Allen	N.E. Allen Auto Indust. (Pty) Ltd	McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8	58	56m 27.0s
2	10	Frank Matich	Rothmans Team Matich	McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4940cc V8	58	+ 0.4 s
3	22	Graham McRae	Crown Lynn	McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8	58	+ 7.7 s
4	3	Mike Eyerly	Bonphil Racing	Surtees TS8 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8	58	+ 32.7 s
5	1	John Cannon	Hogan Racing Ltd	McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8	58	+ 32.7 s
6	14	Graeme Lawrence	Air New Zealand	Ferrari 246T / Ferrari 2417cc V6	57	+ 1 Lap
7	32	Malcolm Guthrie	Guthrie Racing	Lola T192 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8	56	+ 2 Laps
8	9	Frank Radisich		McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 4988cc V8	56	+ 2 Laps
9	25	Chris Amon	STP Corporation	Lotus 70 / Ford 4988cc V8	55	+ 3 Laps
10	11	Ken Smith	Team Cambridge	Lotus Cars 69 / Cosworth 1850cc 4cyl	53	+ 5 Laps
11	12	Baron Robertson	Robertson Racing	Brabham BT23C / Cosworth 1598cc 4cyl
12	80	Dave McConnell	D.McConnell	Lotus 69 / Ford 1598cc V8
Ret	2	David Oxton	STP Corporation	March 701 / Cosworth 2491cc V8	51	Half-Shaft
Ret	72	Evan Noyes	Fred Opert Racing	Brabham BT29 / Chevrolet 1850cc 4cyl	47	Puncture
Ret	28	Bob Brown	Colorado Ski Country	Lola T190 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8	44	Oil Pump
Ret	31	Frank Gardner	Guthrie Racing	Lola T192 / Chevrolet 4988cc V8	12	Accident
Ret	5	Kevin Bartlett	Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd	Mildren / Chevrolet 4988cc V8	11	Retired
Ret	8	Don O'Sullivan	Rothmans Team Matich	McLaren M10A / Repco 4940cc V8	8	Half-Shaft
Ret	34	Teddy Pilette	Racing Team V.D.S.	McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4988cc V8	3	Oil Pressure
DNS	52	Bryan Faloon	Wills Export Racing Team	Rorstan Mk1a / Porsche 1990 8cyl
DNS	57	Dexter Dunlop	Team Cambridge	McRae S2 / Cosworth 1598cc 4cyl
Source(s): [1][2]

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