1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship


The 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. The championship, which was the inaugural Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by General Motors-Holden's.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a five heat series, with each heat being a single race staged over a minimum duration of three hours.
HeatRaceCircuitDateWinning DriverCarEntrantReport
1Rothmans 3 HourMount Panorama12 April Allan MoffatFord XW Falcon GTHOFord Works TeamReport
2Castrol TrophyWarwick Farm2 May Colin BondHolden LC Torana GTR XU-1Holden Dealer TeamReport
3Sandown 250Sandown Raceway12 September Colin BondHolden LC Torana GTR XU-1Holden Dealer TeamReport
4Phillip Island 500KPhillip Island24 October Colin BondHolden LC Torana GTR XU-1Holden Dealer TeamReport
5Rothmans 250Surfers Paradise7 November Allan MoffatFord XY Falcon GTHOFord Works TeamReport

Class Structure

Cars competed in five classes based on a Capacity / Price index in which the engine capacity in litres was multiplied by the retail price to determine the CP units for each model.
Championship points were awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four positions outright. Only the best placed car from a manufacturer was eligible to score points.

Results

Note: Championship placings below second position are not known.