The 1971 Rothmans 250 was motor race[1] for Group E Series Production Touring Cars.[2] It was staged on 7 November 1971[3] at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia, over a 250-mile distance.[1] The race, which was Heat 5 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford Falcon GTHO.[1]
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.[4]
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps | |
| 1 | Allan Moffat | 60E | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3[5] | 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[6] | 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[7] | |||||
| ? | 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[3] (133 km/h).
The above results table does not list all competitors, given that there were "over forty starters" in the race.[1]