1971 Australian Touring Car Championship

The 1971 Australian Touring Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Improved Production Touring Cars and Group E Series Production Touring Cars. It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title. The championship, which was the 12th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship, began at Symmons Plains Raceway on 1 March 1971 and ended at Oran Park Raceway on 8 August after seven heats.

Bob Jane won his third Australian Touring Car Championship, driving his 7.0-litre Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1. Allan Moffat finished runner-up in his Ford Boss 302 Mustang, while Ian Geoghegan was third in his Ford Mustang. Defending champion Norm Beechey finished fifth in the series, suffering from reliability problems with his Holden HT Monaro GTS350. Beechey only finished two heats of the series, one of which was a victory in the second heat at Calder Park Raceway.

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