1973 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

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]

Schedule

John Leffler won the series driving a Bowin P4a and a Bowin P6F (pictured)

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 system

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]

Series standings

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.