1973 Australian Sports Car Championship


The 1973 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Group A Sports Cars and Group D Production Sports Cars. It was the fifth Australian Sports Car Championship. The title was won by South Australian Phil Moore, driving a 2.5 litre Repco V8 - engined Elfin 360.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a six round series with one race per round.
RoundCircuitStateDateWinning driverCar
1Phillip IslandVictoria28 JanuaryPhil MooreElfin 360 Repco
2Adelaide International RacewaySouth Australia8 AprilLionel AyersRennmax Repco
3SandownVictoria8 JulyPhil MooreElfin 360 Repco
4Wanneroo ParkWestern Australia12 AugustLionel AyersRennmax Repco
5Symmons PlainsTasmania11 NovemberPhil MooreElfin 360 Repco
6Oran ParkNew South Wales8 DecemberPhil MooreElfin 360 Repco

Classes and points system

Car competed in two engine displacement classes:
Championship points were allocated on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six place-getters in each class at each round. Additional points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the first four outright place-getters, regardless of class, at each round.

Results

Only the top ten championship positions are shown in the above table.