1970 Tasman Series

Motor racing event in New Zealand and Australia

1970 Tasman Series

Champion
Graeme Lawrence

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The 1970 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula. It was the seventh Tasman Series, beginning on 3 January and ending on 22 February after seven races. The series was won by Graeme Lawrence of New Zealand, driving the Ferrari 246T[1] that fellow New Zealander Chris Amon raced to win the 1969 Tasman Series.

1970 was a transitional year for the series, being the first year not involving the European Formula One teams which had given the Tasman Series its distinctive style. It was also the first year in which stock production engines of up to five litres cubic capacity were allowed, in short, Formula 5000. Entries arrived from both Europe and the United States, although not of the same quality of the earlier Tasman Formula era. Traditional 2.5 litre Tasman cars, like Lawrence's Ferrari, continued to race along with the 1.6 litre cars that filled much of the lower end of the grids during the Tasman era.

## Results

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### Races

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The Bay Park International, held on 28 December 1969, one week before the first round, was a non-championship event.

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Round  | Name  | Circuit  | Date  | Winning driver  | Winning car  | Winning team  | Report

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Zealand |  | Bay Park International[3][4] | Bay Park  | 28 December  |  Ron Grable  | McLaren M10A Chevrolet |  | Report
1  | Levin International  | Levin | 3 January  |  Graeme Lawrence | Dino 246 Tasmania |  | Report
2  | New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 10 January  |  Frank Matich | McLaren M10A Chevrolet | Rothmans Team Matich  | Report
3  | Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 17 January  |  Frank Matich  | McLaren M10A Chevrolet  | Rothmans Team Matich  | Report
4  | Teretonga International  | Teretonga | 24 January  |  Graham McRae | McLaren M10A Chevrolet  |  | Report
Australia  | 5  | Rothmans 100[5] | Surfers Paradise | 8 February  |  Graham McRae  | McLaren M10A Chevrolet  |  | Report
6  | International 100[6] | Warwick Farm | 15 February  |  Kevin Bartlett | Mildren Mono Waggott | Alec Mildren Racing | Report
7  | Golden 100[7] | Sandown | 22 February  |  Neil Allen  | McLaren M10B Chevrolet  |  | Report

### Standings

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All scores from points-scoring races were counted

Position | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6

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Points | 9  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1
Pos  | Driver  | LEV  | PUK  | WIG  | TER  | SUR  | WAR  | SAN  | Pts

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1  |  Graeme Lawrence | 1  | 3  | Ret  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 30
2  |  Frank Matich | 3  | 1  | 1  |  | 4  | Ret  | Ret  | 25
3  |  Kevin Bartlett | Ret  | 5  | Ret  | 5  | 2  | 1  | Ret  | 19
=  |  Max Stewart | 2  | 9  | 3  | Ret  | 9  | 2  | 4  | 19
5  |  Graham McRae | DNS  | Ret  | Ret  | 1  | 1  | Ret  | Ret  | 18
6  |  Ron Grable | DNS  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 5  | Ret  | Ret  | 17
7  |  Neil Allen | ??  | 8  | Ret  |  |  | 4  | 1  | 12
8  |  Mike Goth | 4  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 8  | 6  | Ret  | 10
9  |  Ulf Norinder | 6  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | 6  | 8  | 3  | 7
10  |  Derek Bell | 9  | 2  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  | 6
11  |  Bill Simpson | Ret  | Ret  | 4  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  |  | 3
12  |  Dennis Marwood | 5  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  | 2
=  |  John Harvey |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | Ret  | 2
=  |  Alfredo Costanzo |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 5  | 2
15  |  Derrick Williams | 10  | 10  | 9  | 6  | 10  | ??  | Ret  | 1
=  |  Mike Campbell | Ret  | Ret  | 6  | DNS  | Ret  | 10  | Ret  | 1
=  |  Tony Stewart |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 1
Pos  | Driver  | LEV  | PUK  | WIG  | TER  | SUR  | WAR  | SAN  | Pts

#### Keys

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LEV  | Levin
PUK  | Pukekohe
SAN  | Sandown
SUR  | Surfers Paradise
TER  | Teretonga
WAR  | Warwick Farm
WIG  | Wigram
| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

## References

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1. ^ "sergent.com.au – Contains Tasman Series information". Archived from the original on 9 March 2000. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
2. ^ Allen Brown. "Tasman Cup (F5000) races « Formula 5000 « OldRacingCars.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
3. ^ Klopfer, Wolfgang (2005). Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-8334310-12.
4. ^ Brown, Allen. "Tasman Cup Formula 5000 1970". Old Racing Cars. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
5. ^ Official Programme, Surfers Paradise International Motor Circuit, Sunday 8th Feb. 1970
6. ^ Official Programme, Warwick Farm, 5 Feb. 1970
7. ^ Official Programme, Sandown, Sunday 22nd February 1970