The 1973 South Pacific Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars. [1] It was contested over four rounds, run in conjunction with the Australian rounds of the 1973 Tasman Series. [2] The series, which was the third South Pacific Touring Series, was won by Peter Brock [3] and his entrant, [1] the Holden Dealer Team. [3]
The series was contested over four rounds. [1]
Round [1] | Circuit [1] | Date [1] | Winning driver | Winning entrant | Car |
1 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | 4 February | Peter Brock [4] | Holden Dealer Team [4] | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [4] |
2 | Warwick Farm | 11 February | Colin Bond [5] | Holden Dealer Team [5] | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [5] |
3 | Sandown | 18 February | Peter Brock [6] | Holden Dealer Team [6] | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [6] |
4 | Adelaide International Raceway | 25 February | Peter Brock [3] | Holden Dealer Team [3] | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [3] |
Cars competed in four engine displacement classes: [1]
Points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the first four outright placegetters in each round and on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each class in each round. [1]
Points were only awarded conditional on the driver competing in the same make and model of car entered by the same entrant in all four rounds. [1]
Position | Driver & Entrant |
Car |
1 [3] |
Peter Brock
[3] Holden Dealer Team [3] |
Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [3] |
Note: The series winner was considered to be the driver and his/her entrant with each receiving equal recognition. [1]
The 1973 South Pacific Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars. [1] It was contested over four rounds, run in conjunction with the Australian rounds of the 1973 Tasman Series. [2] The series, which was the third South Pacific Touring Series, was won by Peter Brock [3] and his entrant, [1] the Holden Dealer Team. [3]
The series was contested over four rounds. [1]
Round [1] | Circuit [1] | Date [1] | Winning driver | Winning entrant | Car |
1 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | 4 February | Peter Brock [4] | Holden Dealer Team [4] | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [4] |
2 | Warwick Farm | 11 February | Colin Bond [5] | Holden Dealer Team [5] | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [5] |
3 | Sandown | 18 February | Peter Brock [6] | Holden Dealer Team [6] | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [6] |
4 | Adelaide International Raceway | 25 February | Peter Brock [3] | Holden Dealer Team [3] | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [3] |
Cars competed in four engine displacement classes: [1]
Points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the first four outright placegetters in each round and on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each class in each round. [1]
Points were only awarded conditional on the driver competing in the same make and model of car entered by the same entrant in all four rounds. [1]
Position | Driver & Entrant |
Car |
1 [3] |
Peter Brock
[3] Holden Dealer Team [3] |
Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [3] |
Note: The series winner was considered to be the driver and his/her entrant with each receiving equal recognition. [1]