1971 Phillip Island 500K

The 1971 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 24 October 1971. The event was staged over a race distance of 106 laps, totalling 500 km (310 mi). It was Round 4 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. The field was divided into five classes according to the assessed CP Units of each car (i.e. engine capacity in litres multiplied by retail price in dollars).

Results

The following results table is incomplete.

Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Laps
1 Colin Bond 31 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 106
2 Peter Brock 32 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 106
3 Doug Chivas Chrysler Valiant Charger Liverpool Chrysler 105
4 Frank Porter Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Garry & Warren Smith 104
5 Allan Moffat 65 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III Ford Motor Co of Australia 104
Class A (Up to 3000 CP Units)
1 Geoff Perry Mazda 1300 G Perry 90
2 Mel Mollison Mazda 1300 Mel Mollison 87
3 Jim Laing-Peach Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team 85
Class B (3001 to 4600 CP Units)
1 Bill Stanley Morris Cooper S Marque Motors 96
2 Lakis Manticas 19 Morris Cooper S British Leyland 92
3 Ron McCormack Honda 1300 Melbourne Vehicles Sales
Class C (2601 to 9000 CP Units)
1 John Piper Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam J Piper 99
2 Bill Evans Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam R Wilson 99
3 Bob Forbes Fiat 124S Fiat Dealer Team 98
DNF Tony Niovanni Mazda Capella
DNF Jim Murcott Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam
DNF Ward Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam
DNF Alan Keith Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam 2
Class D (9001 to 18000 CP Units)
1 Colin Bond Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 106
2 Peter Brock Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 106
3 Doug Chivas Chrysler Valiant Charger Liverpool Chrysler 105
4 Tony Roberts Holden Torana GTR XU-1 102
5 Tom Naughton Chrysler Valiant Charger Northcote 101
Lawrie Nelson Chrysler Valiant Charger Northcote
Malcolm Ramsey Holden Torana GTR XU-1
Leo Geoghegan Chrysler Valiant Charger
Bertram Holden Torana GTR XU-1
Lionel Rose Holden Torana GTR XU-1
DNF Bruce McPhee Holden Torana GTR XU-1
DNF Brian Reed Chrysler Valiant Charger
DNF Devine Chrysler Valiant Charger
DNF John Walker Holden Torana GTR XU-1
Class E (18001 and Over CP Units)
1 Allan Moffat Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III Ford Motor Co of Australia 104
2 Don Preece Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III Pitstop Motors 84
DNF Murray Carter Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III
DNF Phil Barnes Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III Byrt Ford

References

  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1971
  • Ford, The Australian Racing History © 1989
  • Holden, The Official Racing History © 1988
  • Modern Motor, January 1972
  • Racing Car News, December 1971
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