The 1973 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. [1] It was the fourth annual Australian national series for Formula Fords. [2]
The series, which was sponsored by TAA, [3] was won by John Leffler, driving a Bowin P4a and a Bowin P6F. [1]
The series was contested over nine rounds. [1]
Round [1] | Circuit [1] | State | Date | Round winner [1] | Car [1] |
1 | Phillip Island | Victoria | 28 January [3] | John Leffler | Bowin P4a |
2 | Warwick Farm | New South Wales | 11 February [4] | David Mingay | Bowin P6F |
3 | Sandown | Victoria | 18 February [5] | John Leffler | Bowin P4a |
4 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 4 March [6] | John Leffler | Bowin P6F |
5 | Calder Raceway | Victoria | Peter Larner | Wren | |
6 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 20 May [7] | Enno Buesselmann | Elfin 600 |
7 | Hume Weir | Victoria | 10 June [8] | Paul Bernasconi | Bowin P4a |
8 | Lakeside | Queensland | John Leffler | Bowin P6F | |
9 | Warwick Farm | New South Wales | 15 July [9] | John Leffler | Bowin P6F |
Points were awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis at each round. [6]
The worst results from one round in New South Wales and from one round in Victoria were dropped from each drivers final points score. [6]
Position [1] | Driver [1] | Car [1] [4] | Entrant [4] [10] [11] [12] | Points [1] |
1 | John Leffler | Bowin P4a & Bowin P6F | Grace Bros Race Team | 68 |
2 | David Mingay | Bowin P6F | David Mingay | 61 |
3 | Gerry Murphy | Elfin 600 | Gerard Murphy | 48 |
4 | Paul Bernasconi | Bowin P4a | Paul Bernasconi | 43 |
5 | Peter Larner | Wren | Bill Reynolds | 34 |
= | Terry Perkins | Elfin 600 & Elfin 620 | Strapp Ford | 34 |
7 | Geoffrey Brabham | Elfin 620 | Jack Brabham Ford | 17 |
8 | Dale Thompson | Bowin P4a | Dale Thompson | 15 |
9 | Chester Kernot | Elfin 600B | Chester Kernot | 13 |
= | Stephen Brook | Bowin P4a | S Brook | 13 |
Note: All cars were powered by 1.6 litre [4] Ford engines. [13]
Note: Only the top ten points-scorers are shown in the above table.