1973 Australian Sports Car Championship Explained

The 1973 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Group A Sports Cars and Group D Production Sports Cars.[1] It was the fifth Australian Sports Car Championship.[2] The title was won by South Australian Phil Moore,[2] driving a 2.5 litre Repco V8 - engined Elfin 360.[3]

Calendar

The championship was contested over a six round series with one race per round.[3]

RoundCircuitStateDate[4] Winning driverCar
1Phillip IslandVictoria28 JanuaryPhil MooreElfin 360 Repco
2Adelaide International RacewaySouth Australia8 April[5] Lionel AyersRennmax Repco
3SandownVictoria8 JulyPhil MooreElfin 360 Repco
4Wanneroo ParkWestern Australia12 August[6] Lionel AyersRennmax Repco
5Symmons PlainsTasmania11 NovemberPhil MooreElfin 360 Repco
6Oran ParkNew South Wales8 DecemberPhil MooreElfin 360 Repco

Classes and points system

Car competed in two engine displacement classes:[1]

Championship points were allocated on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six place-getters in each class[1] at each round. Additional points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the first four outright place-getters, regardless of class,[1] at each round.

Results

PositionDriverCarEntrantPhillip Is.AdelaideSandownWannerooSymmonsOran Pk.Total
1Phil MooreElfin 360 Repco 13-13-131352
2Lionel AyersRennmax RepcoLionel Ayers-131213--38
3Ray StrongChevron B8 BMWMcLean-Strong Auto Clinic-854-926
4Graeme CrawfordElva BMWGraeme Crawford9-87--24
=Henry MichellElfin 360 RepcoH Michell-12-12--24
6Robin PareElfin ME5 Chevrolet ----12-12
7John LathamBolwell Nagari -----1010
8Dick Sorenson 45----9
9Stuart KosteraMatich SR3 FordStuart Kostera Racing---8--8
=Max ThompsonElfin 400 Ford ----8-8

Only the top ten championship positions are shown in the above table.

References

  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1973 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 92 to 94
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Australian Motor Sport, page 14-6
  3. Sports Car Championships, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 176 to 179
  4. Official 1973 Programme, Racing Car News, January 1973, page 24
  5. Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 8 April 1973, page 18
  6. Ayers, Rocks 'Em!, Australian Motor Manual, November 1973, page 64

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