1970 Tasman Series
Introduction 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 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 ===Races===The Bay Park International, held on 28 December 1969, one week before the first round, was a non-championship event. Additional information sourced from: Round Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car Winning team Report NewZealand Bay Park International 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 Surfers Paradise 8 February  Graham McRae McLaren M10A Chevrolet  Report 6 International 100 Warwick Farm 15 February  Kevin Bartlett Mildren Mono Waggott Alec Mildren Racing Report 7 Golden 100 Sandown 22 February  Neil Allen McLaren M10B Chevrolet  Report=== Standings ===''All scores from points-scoring races were counted'' '''Position'''123456 '''Points''' 9 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Driver LEV PUK WIG TER SUR WAR SAN Pts 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====Key====AbbreviationCircuit LEV Levin PUK Pukekohe SAN Sandown  SUR Surfers Paradise TER Teretonga WAR Warwick Farm WIG Wigram
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