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The 1973 Tasman Series
Tasman Series
The Tasman Series was a motor racing series held from 1964 to 1975, in Australia and New Zealand, and named after the Tasman Sea between the two countries...

was the tenth in the series, beginning on 6 January and ending on 25 February after eight races. The series was won by Graham McRae

Graham McRae

Graham McRae is a former racing driver from New Zealand.McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap...

of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, driving a McRae GM1 Chevrolet.

Races

Additional information sourced from:

Round		Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning car	Winning team	Report
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...	1	New Zealand Grand Prix New Zealand Grand Prix The New Zealand Grand Prix, sometimes known as the New Zealand International Grand Prix, is an annual motor racing event held in New Zealand first run in 1950. Currently it is the signature race of the Toyota Racing Series. It is one of only two current national Grand Prix events that are not part...	Pukekohe Pukekohe Park Raceway Although Pukekohe Park Raceway is better known internationally as a motor racing circuit, it is primarily a horse racing circuit in New Zealand. It is located south of Auckland City in the North Island. The track is now owned by Pukekohe Park Limited...	6 January	John McCormack John McCormack (racing driver) ‎John McCormack is a former Australian racing driver. Originally from Tasmania McCormack became one of the leading Formula 5000 racers in Australia during the 1970s....	Elfin MR5 Elfin MR5 The Elfin MR5 is an Australian Formula 5000 racing car produced from 1971-1972 by Elfin Sports Cars. John McCormack drove an MR5 to victory in the 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship, the 1973 New Zealand Grand Prix, the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix and the 1974 Lady Wigram Trophy.... Repco-Holden Holden V8 engine The Holden V8 is an overhead valve V8 engine which was produced by the Australian General Motors subsidiary Holden between 1969 and 2000. The engine was used initially in the Kingswood and Monaro model ranges; it was later utilised in the Torana and Commodore ranges...	Ansett Team Elfin	Report
	2	Levin International	Levin Levin, New Zealand Levin is a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand, and is the largest town in the Horowhenua district. It is 90 kilometres north of Wellington, 50 kilometres south of Palmerston North, and two kilometres to the east of Lake Horowhenua....	13 January	Graham McRae Graham McRae Graham McRae is a former racing driver from New Zealand.McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap...	McRae GM1 Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block...	Crown Lynn	Report
	3	Lady Wigram Trophy	Wigram Wigram Airfield Circuit Wigram Airfield Circuit was a temporary motor racing circuit at Wigram Aerodrome, Christchurch, New Zealand. The airfield is a former base of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It is named after Sir Henry Wigram. The temporary circuit was 3 km with a 1.3 km main straight...	20 January	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	Crown Lynn	Report
	4	Teretonga International	Teretonga Teretonga Park Teretonga is a motor racing circuit situated south-west of Invercargill, New Zealand. It is home of the Southland Sports Car Club. The circuit was established in 1957 and said to be the southern most race track in the world...	28 January	Alan Rollinson Alan Rollinson Alan Rollinson is a British former racing driver from England. He entered one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1965 British Grand Prix, with a Cooper T71/73 run by Gerard Racing, but he failed to qualify...	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	McKechnie Racing Organisation	Report
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	5	Surfers Paradise 100	Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise International Raceway Surfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The circuit was designed and built by Keith Williams, a motor racing enthusiast. It was located opposite the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens at Carrara...	4 February	Frank Matich Frank Matich Frank Matich, born 1935, was an Australian racing car driver. A highly successful motor racing competitor in the 1960s and 70s, Matich built his own range of Matich sports cars and open wheel cars, mainly to support his own career, but some cars found success with other drivers...	Matich A50 Repco Holden	Frank Matich Racing Pty Ltd.	Report
	6	Chesterfield 100	Warwick Farm Warwick Farm Raceway Warwick Farm Raceway was a motor racing facility which was in operation from 1960 to 1973. Warwick Farm Raceway hosted numerous major events during its life such as the Australian Grand Prix and rounds of both the Australian Touring Car Championship and the Tasman Series.-History:Warwick Farm...	11 February	Steve Thompson	Chevron Chevron Cars Ltd Chevron Cars Ltd. is a manufacturer of racing cars, founded by Derek Bennett in 1965. Following Bennett's death in 1978, the firm has remained active in various guises. The original company's designs and name continue to be utilized by Roger Andreason to build replacement parts and continuation... B24 Chevrolet Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block...	Servis/Alan Brodie	Report
	7	Sandown Park Cup	Sandown Sandown Raceway Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...	18 February	Graham McRae	McRae GM1 Chevrolet	Crown Lynn	Report
	8	Adelaide 100	Adelaide Adelaide International Raceway The Adelaide International Raceway is a permanent circuit owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation. It is located on Port Wakefield Road at Virginia, a small town just north of Adelaide, South Australia, and is round the corner from Speedway City...	25 February	John McCormack John McCormack (racing driver) ‎John McCormack is a former Australian racing driver. Originally from Tasmania McCormack became one of the leading Formula 5000 racers in Australia during the 1970s....	Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden	Ansett Team Elfin	Report

Standings

All scores from points-scoring races were counted

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

EWLINE

Pos	Driver	PUK	LEV	WIG	TER	SUR	WAR	SAN	ADE	Pts
1	Graham McRae Graham McRae Graham McRae is a former racing driver from New Zealand.McRae's single outing in the Formula One World Championship was at the 1973 British Grand Prix on 14 July 1973, where he retired in the first lap...	4	1	1	10	2	3	1	Ret	40
2	John McCormack John McCormack (racing driver) ‎John McCormack is a former Australian racing driver. Originally from Tasmania McCormack became one of the leading Formula 5000 racers in Australia during the 1970s....	1	Ret	Ret	4	6	6	2	1	29
3	Frank Matich Frank Matich Frank Matich, born 1935, was an Australian racing car driver. A highly successful motor racing competitor in the 1960s and 70s, Matich built his own range of Matich sports cars and open wheel cars, mainly to support his own career, but some cars found success with other drivers...	Ret	2	4	Ret	1	2	4	Ret	27
4	Steve Thompson	3	Ret	3	6	Ret	1	7	3	22
5	Alan Rollinson Alan Rollinson Alan Rollinson is a British former racing driver from England. He entered one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1965 British Grand Prix, with a Cooper T71/73 run by Gerard Racing, but he failed to qualify...	2	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	21
6	Max Stewart Max Stewart Malcolm Clarke Stewart was an Australian racecar driver....	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	3	5	3	4	17
7	Warwick Brown Warwick Brown Warwick Brown is a former racing driver from Australia.Brown participated in a single Formula One Grand Prix, on 10 October 1976. He drove a Williams-Wolf at the US GP and finished 14th....	Ret	3	2	7	DNS				10
8	Sam Posey Sam Posey Sam Posey is a retired American racecar driver and sports broadcast journalist.-Driving career:...	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	5	7	6	Ret	9
9	Johnnie Walker Johnnie Walker (racing driver) Johnnie Walker is a former Australian racing driver. Born in Adelaide, he first raced Holden FE's in the 1960s. After competing in the Australian Formula 2 Championship he graduated to Formula 5000 where he drove an Elfin and a Matich A50 before switching to the Lola marque in late 1973.Walker...					4	4	5	Ret	8
10	David Oxton David Oxton David Oxton is a former New Zealand racing driver. Oxton spent the majority of his career racing open wheel cars in New Zealand and Australia but did drive touring cars late in his career....	Ret	5	5	9					4
11	Kevin Bartlett Kevin Bartlett (race driver) Kevin Bartlett , often known by his nickname "KB", is an Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the CAMS Gold Star in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000. Bartlett was named in Wheels magazine's annual yearbook in 2004 as one of Australia's 50...	Ret	4	7	8	10	8	Ret	9	3
12	Noritake Takahara Noritake Takahara Noritake Takahara is a former racing driver from Japan. He participated in 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on October 24, 1976. He scored no championship points....	7	9	10	5	8				2
=	Garry Pedersen	5	12		12					2
=	Bob Muir Bob Muir Bob Muir is the name of:Bob Muir , American swimming coach in the International Swimming Hall of FameBob Muir , Australian rules footballer*Bob Muir , Australian Bathurst 1000 race car driver...							Ret	5	2
=	Dexter Dunlop	Ret	6	6	11	9	11	9	Ret	2
16	Ken Smith	6	7							1
=	Garrie Cooper Garrie Cooper Garrie Clifford Cooper was the founder of the highly successful Elfin Sports Cars and a competitive racing driver in his own right, winning the 1968 Australian 1½ Litre Championship and the 1975 Australian Sports Car Championship...					Ret	??	Ret	6	1
Pos	Driver	PUK	LEV	WIG	TER	SUR	WAR	SAN	ADE	Pts

Key

Abbreviation	Circuit
ADE	Adelaide
LEV	Levin
PUK	Pukekohe
SAN	Sandown
SUR	Surfers Paradise
TER	Teretonga
WAR	Warwick Farm
WIG	Wigram

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