The 1974 Tasman Series (formally the Tasman Championship for Drivers[1]) was an international motor racing competition which commenced on 5 January and ended on 23 February 1974 after eight races. The championship, which was the eleventh Tasman Championship,[2] was open to Racing cars complying with the Tasman Formula.[3] The winner was awarded the Tasman Cup.[1]

The championship was won by Peter Gethin of the United Kingdom, driving a Chevron B24 Chevrolet.[4]

Schedule

The championship was won by Peter Gethin (pictured in 1971)

The championship was contested over eight rounds with each round comprising a single race.[5]

Round Name Circuit[6] Date[6] Winning driver[5] Winning car[5] Winning entrant Report
New
Zealand		 1 Peter Stuyvesant International Motor Race[7] Levin 5 January Australia Johnnie Walker Lola T330 Repco Holden Johnnie Walker[7] Report
2 Air New Zealand International Race[8] Pukekohe 12 January United Kingdom Peter Gethin Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS[8] Report
3 Peter Stuyvesant New Zealand Grand Prix
for the Lady Wigram Memorial Trophy[9]		 Wigram 19 January Australia John McCormack Elfin MR5 Repco Holden Ansett Team Elfin[9] Report
4 Teretonga International[5] Teretonga 26 January Australia Max Stewart Lola T330 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors Report
Australia 5 Peter Stuyvesant $100,000[10] Oran Park 3 February Australia Max Stewart Lola T330 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors[10] Report
6 Peter Stuyvesant $100,000[5] Surfers Paradise 10 February Belgium Teddy Pilette Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS Report
7 Peter Stuyvesant $100,000[11] Sandown 17 February United Kingdom Peter Gethin Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS[11] Report
8 Peter Stuyvesant $100,000[3] Adelaide 23 February Australia Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Pat Burke Racing[3] Report

Points system

Championship points were awarded for race positions at each race on the following basis:

Position[1] 1 2 3 4 5 6
Points[1] 9 6 4 3 2 1

Points from all races were counted[1] towards each driver's championship total.

Championship standings

Peter Gethin won the title driving a Chevron B24 similar to the example pictured above.
Pos Driver[12] Car[12] Entrant[3] Lev Puk Wig Ter Ora Sur San Ade Pts[12]
1 United Kingdom Peter Gethin Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS 4 1 3 5 5 2 1 2 41
2 Australia Max Stewart Lola T330 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors 3 5 Ret 1 1 Ret 5 Ret 26
3 Belgium Teddy Pilette Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS Ret 4 2 Ret 6 1 4 Ret 22
4 Australia Johnnie Walker Lola T330 Repco Holden J. Walker 1 7 Ret Ret 2 5 3 Ret 21
= Australia John McCormack Elfin MR5 Repco Holden Ansett Team Elfin Ret 2 1 Ret 4 4 10 Ret 21
6 Australia Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Pat Burke Racing 6 6 Ret 4 3 7 6 1 19
7 New Zealand Graham McRae McRae GM2 Chevrolet Crown Lynn Ret Ret Ret 2 DSQ 6 2 7 13
8 New Zealand David Oxton Begg FM5 Chevrolet David Oxton Motor Racing[11] 7 3 4 10 Ret 9 8 5 9
= New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 Chevrolet Singapore Airlines – WIX 11 Ret 6 3 7 11 Ret 3 9
10 New Zealand Allan McCully Begg FM5 Chevrolet A. McCully[11] 2 Ret 7 6 7
= Australia Frank Matich Matich A53 Repco Holden Frank Matich Racing 3 Ret 4 7
12 New Zealand Ken Smith March 732 Ford Air New Zealand[7] 5 8 10 8 2
= New Zealand Garry Pedersen McLaren M18 Chevrolet Hi-Fi Radio Racing Team[7] DNS 12 5 7 Ret DSQ Ret Ret 2
14 Australia Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 Repco Holden Ansett Team Elfin 9 8 7 6 1
Pos Driver Car Entrant Lev Puk Wig Ter Ora Sur San Ade Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Tasman Championship for Drivers, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport with National Competition Rules 1974, pages 80 to 83
  2. ↑ Tony Loxley, Tasman Cup 1964 1975, pages 472 to 475
  3. 1 2 3 4 Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, February 24th 1974
  4. ↑ "sergent.com.au – Contains Tasman Series information". Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Tasman Series, Australian Competition Yearbook – 1975 Edition, pages 46 to 67
  6. 1 2 Allen Brown. "Tasman Cup (F5000) races « Formula 5000 « OldRacingCars.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Official Programme, Levin Motor Raceways, 5th-6th Jan. 1974
  8. 1 2 Official Programme, Pukekohe, 11th-12th Jan. 1974
  9. 1 2 Official Programme, Wigram, 20th Jan. 1974
  10. 1 2 Official Programme, Oran Park Raceway, 3rd February 1974
  11. 1 2 3 4 Official Programme, Sandown, February 17th 1974
  12. 1 2 3 1974 Tasman Championship – Final Points Score, Australian Competition Yearbook – 1975 Edition, page 46
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