1974 Tasman Series
Introduction The '''1974 Tasman Series''' (formally the Tasman Championship for Drivers) 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, was open to Racing cars complying with the Tasman Formula. The winner was awarded the Tasman Cup.The championship was won by Peter Gethin of the United Kingdom, driving a Chevron B24 Chevrolet.
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. Round Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car Winning entrant  Report NewZealand 1 Peter Stuyvesant International Motor Race Levin 5 January  Johnnie Walker Lola T330 Repco Holden Johnnie Walker Report 2 Air New Zealand International Race Pukekohe 12 January  Peter Gethin Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS Report 3 Peter Stuyvesant New Zealand Grand Prix for the Lady Wigram Memorial Trophy Wigram 19 January  John McCormack Elfin MR5 Repco Holden Ansett Team Elfin Report 4 Teretonga International Teretonga 26 January  Max Stewart Lola T330 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors Report Australia 5 Peter Stuyvesant $100,000  Oran Park 3 February  Max Stewart Lola T330 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors Report 6 Peter Stuyvesant $100,000  Surfers Paradise 10 February  Teddy Pilette Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS Report 7 Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 Sandown 17 February  Peter Gethin Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS Report 8 Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 Adelaide 23 February  Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Pat Burke Racing Report
Points system Championship points were awarded for race positions at each race on the following basis: '''Position'''123456 '''Points''' 9 6 4 3 2 1Points from all races were counted towards each driver's championship total.
Championship standings Peter Gethin won the title driving a Chevron B24 similar to the example pictured above.Pos DriverCarEntrantLevPukWigTerOraSurSanAde  Pts 1 Peter Gethin Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS 4 1 3 5 5 2 1 2 '''41''' 2 Max Stewart Lola T330 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors 3 5 Ret 1 1 Ret 5 Ret '''26''' 3 Teddy Pilette Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS Ret 4 2 Ret 6 1 4 Ret '''22''' 4 Johnnie Walker Lola T330 Repco Holden J. Walker 1 7 Ret Ret 2 5 3 Ret '''21''' = John McCormack Elfin MR5 Repco Holden Ansett Team Elfin Ret 2 1 Ret 4 4 10 Ret '''21''' 6 Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Pat Burke Racing 6 6 Ret 4 3 7 6 1 '''19''' 7 Graham McRae McRae GM2 Chevrolet Crown Lynn Ret Ret Ret 2 '''DSQ''' 6 2 7 '''13''' 8 David Oxton Begg FM5 Chevrolet David Oxton Motor Racing 7 3 4 10 Ret 9 8 5 '''9''' = Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 Chevrolet Singapore Airlines – WIX 11 Ret 6 3 7 11 Ret 3 '''9''' 10 Allan McCully Begg FM5 Chevrolet A. McCully 2 Ret 7 6 '''7''' = Frank Matich Matich A53 Repco Holden Frank Matich Racing 3 Ret 4 '''7''' 12 Ken Smith March 732 Ford Air New Zealand 5 8 10 8 '''2''' = Garry Pedersen McLaren M18 Chevrolet Hi-Fi Radio Racing Team DNS 12 5 7 Ret '''DSQ''' Ret Ret '''2''' 14 Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 Repco Holden Ansett Team Elfin 9 8 7 6 '''1''' Pos Driver Car EntrantLevPukWigTerOraSurSanAde Pts
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