| No. | Driver | Country/ State | Co-driver | Country/ State | Car |
| 1 | Paul Older | NSW | Colin Alexander | NSW | Volvo 142S |
| 2 | John Taylor | SA | Graham West | SA | Austin Kimberley X6 |
| 3 | Bernard Gauzere | NCal | Henry Jean | NCal | BMW 2002 |
| 4 | Colin Bond | NSW | George Shepheard | NSW | Holden Torana XU1 |
| 5 | Peter Janson | Vic | Tony Wunderlich | Vic | Holden Torana XU1 |
| 6 | Doug Stewart | NSW | Brian Hope | NSW | Valiant Galant |
| 7 | Tom Barr-Smith | SA | Robert Hunt | SA | Renault 16TS |
| 8 | Bruce Wilkinson | Vic | Ian Inglis | Vic | Datsun 1600 |
| 9 | Frank Kilfoyle | Vic | Michael Osborne | Vic | Holden Torana XU1 |
| 10 | Andrew Cowan | UK | John Bryson | NSW | Morris Cooper S |
| 11 | Barry Ferguson | NSW | Gary Connelly | NSW | Valiant Galant |
| 12 | Bob Watson | Vic | Andy Chapman | Vic | Renault Gordini 12 |
| 13 | Bruce Hodgson | NSW | Mike Mitchell | Vic | Ford Escort TC |
| 14 | Richard Harris | NSW | Nigel Collier | NSW | Mazda Capella |
| 15 | Even Green | NSW | Peter Brown | NSW | Morris Clubman GT |
| 16 | Yoshio Iwashita | Japan | Noboru Ishikawa | Japan | Datsun H510 (1600) |
| 17 | Bob Holden | NSW | John Dawson-Damer | NSW | Ford Escort TC |
| 18 | Barry Lloyd | NSW | Albert Browne | NSW | Valiant Galant |
| 19 | Edgar Hermann | Kenya | Bob Riley | NSW | Valiant Galant |
| 20 | Doug Chivas | NSW | Peter Meyer | NSW | Valiant Galant |
| 21 | James Roberts | NSW | Brian Benney | NSW | Ford Cortina GT |
| 22 | Stewart McLeod | SA | Adrian Mortimer | SA | Holden Torana XU1 |
| 23 | Mal McPherson | Vic | John Large | WA | Renault Gordini 8 |
| 24 | Bruce Collier | NSW | Lindsay Adcock | NSW | Renault Gordini 8 |
| 25 | Peter Brown | NSW | Steve Halloran | NSW | Alfa Romeo GTV |
| 26 | Peter Houghton | NSW | Mick Nielsen | NSW | Mitsubishi Colt Galant |
| 27 | Gary Mecak | NSW | Chris Edwards | NSW | Ford Escort TC |
| 28 | Jack Mullins | NSW | Monty Love | NSW | Renault 12TL |
| 29 | Ossie Jackson | NSW | John Sproule | NSW | Volvo 142 |
| 30 | Bob Drane | NSW | Dennis Russell | NSW | Ford Escort TC |
| 31 | Grahame Elliott | ACT | Wayne Gregson | ACT | Datsun 1600 |
| 32 | Charles Lund | Qld | Murray Coote | Qld | Mazda Capella |
| 33 | Brian Hilton | NSW | Bruce Mudd | NSW | Peugeot 504 |
| 34 | Ed Mulligan | NSW | John Trumpmanis | NSW | Datsun 1600 |
| 35 | Peter Robinson | NSW | Brian Allery | NSW | Ford Escort TC |
| 36 | Ron Lawton | NSW | Fred Gocentas | ACT | Fort Escort TC |
| 37 | Ron Franks | NSW | Peter Lenardon | NSW | Volkswagen Super Bug |
| 38 | Frank Neale | NSW | Peter Godden | NSW | Toyota Corolla Sprinter |
| 39 | Bob Moore | NSW | Cathy Moore | NSW | Valiant Galant |
| 40 | Andrew Smith | NSW | Ray Mettan | NSW | Renault 16TS |
| 41 | Ann Ross | NSW | Rosemarie White | NSW | Volvo 122S |
| 42 | Arthur Jackson | NSW | Ross Jackson | NSW | Datsun 1600 |
| 43 | Murray Finlay | NSW | Brian Mepham | NSW | Ford Capri |
| 44 | Peter Lang | ACT | Ed O’Cleary | ACT | Datsun 1600 |
| 45 | Ron Row | NSW | Grahame Pinnell | NSW | Ford Cortina |
| 46 | Bob Brown | NSW | James Innes | NSW | Morris Cooper S |
| 47 | Brian Bell | ACT | Terry Bain | ACT | Datsun 1600 |
| 48 | Bob Patterson | NSW | Brian McQuirk | NSW | Morris Cooper S |
| 49 | Charles Ryder | NSW | John Guthrey | NSW | Mitsubishi Colt |
| 50 | Les Boaden | NSW | Peter Clark | NSW | Morris Cooper S |
| 51 | Garry Cooke | NSW | Geoff Wioddicombe | NSW | Volkswagen 1500 |
| 52 | Bob Inglis | NSW | Chris Avery | NSW | Ford Escort TC |
| 53 | John Buttsworth | NSW | David Dwyer | NSW | Holden HD |
| 54 | Bruce Cheeseman | NSW | Alan Horsely | NSW | Datsun 1600 |
| 55 | Brian Lidbury | NSW | Robert Lumby | NSW | Mitsubishi Colt 1100 |
| 56 | Adrian Adams | NSW | Bruce Walker | NSW | Holden Monaro GTS |
| 57 | Garry MacDonald | NSW | Jenny Robinson | NSW | Holden Torana GTR |
| 58 | Noel Glass | SA | Dennis Coulter | SA | Mazda Capella |
| 59 | Jeff Carr | Qld | Ray Wood | Qld | Toyota Corolla Sprinter |
| 60 | Derek Hallam | NSW | John Hallam | NSW | Morris Cooper |
| 61 | Nicholas Rochester | NSW | Lesley Rochester | NSW | Vanguard Standard |
| 62 | Robert Jackson | NSW | Kevin Williams | NSW | Holden Torana XU1 |
| 63 | Stephen Taylor | NSW | Arthur Taylor | NSW | Holden Torana XU1 |
| 64 | Doug Coulter | NSW | Arthur Downey | NSW | Mazda 1300 |
| 65 | Peter Marshall | NSW | Peter Berriman | NSW | Ford Cortina |
| 66 | Bryan West | NSW | Neil Harvey | NSW | Volkswagen 1500 |
| 67 | John Jensen | Qld | Paul Jensen | Qld | Ford Capri V6 |
| 68 | Gerald Fitzgerald | Vic | Geoff Schmidt | Vic | Peugeot 404 |
| 69 | Robert Wilson | NSW | William Wilson | NSW | Mitsubishi Colt 1100 |
| 70 | Anthony Patterson | NSW | Graham Roser | NSW | Ford Capri |
| 71 | Brian Morris | NSW | Colin Byrne | NSW | Mazda Capella |
| 72 | Norm Bolitho | NSW | John Stewart | NSW | Mitsubishi Colt Galant |
| 73 | Helmut Goetz | Vic | Peter McFadzean | Vic | Datsun 1600 SSS |
| 74 | Allan Hunter | NSW | George Knight | NSW | Isuzu Bellett 1500 |
| 75 | Terence O’Connor | NSW | Bill Adams | NSW | Volkswagen Beetle |
| 76 | John Shera | Qld | Mike Meadows | Qld | Fiat ? |
| 77 | Wilf Slater | NSW | Doug Muxlow | NSW | Morris Clubman GT |
| 78 | John Patterson | NSW | Humber Vogue | ||
| 79 | Keith Goodall | Qld | Tom Kearney | Qld | Ford Falcon XW GTHO |
| 80 | Tim Hutchinson | NSW | Fiat Abarth |
1971 Entries
