1974 Tasman Series

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. 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. 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. Tasman Series, Australian Competition Yearbook - 1975 Edition, pages 46 to 67
  6. Allen Brown. "Tasman Cup (F5000) races « Formula 5000 « OldRacingCars.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  7. Official Programme, Levin Motor Raceways, 5th-6th Jan. 1974
  8. Official Programme, Pukekohe, 11th-12th Jan. 1974
  9. Official Programme, Wigram, 20th Jan. 1974
  10. Official Programme, Oran Park Raceway, 3rd February 1974
  11. Official Programme, Sandown, February 17th 1974
  12. 1974 Tasman Championship - Final Points Score, Australian Competition Yearbook - 1975 Edition, page 46
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