1974 Australian Grand Prix
| 1974 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 5 of 6 of the 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | November 17, 1974 | ||
| Official name | XXXIX Australian Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Oran Park Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.620 km (1.628 miles) | ||
| Distance | 61 laps, 159.82 km (99.308 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lola-Chevrolet | ||
| Time | 1'05.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Warwick Brown | Lola-Chevrolet | |
| Time | 1'05.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lola-Chevrolet | ||
| Second | Elfin-Repco Holden | ||
| Third | Lola-Chevrolet | ||
The 1974 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Oran Park Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 17 November 1974. It was open to Racing Cars complying with Australian Formula 1 or Australian Formula 2.[1][2][3] The race, which was the thirty-ninth Australian Grand Prix, was Round Five of the 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship.
Australian driver Max Stewart won the race, ahead of John McCormack and Graeme Lawrence.[4] It was Stewart's first Australian Grand Prix victory.
Classification
Results were as follows:[4]
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | No. [5] | Car | Entrant [5] | Qual | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Stewart | 6 | Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Max Stewart Motors | 1:05.2 | — |
| 2 | Warwick Brown | 2 | Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Pat Burke Racing | 1:05.3 | +0.1 |
| 3 | Kevin Bartlett | 5 | Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Chesterfield Filter Racing | 1:05.9 | +0.7 |
| 4 | Lella Lombardi | 1 | Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Ansett Team | 1:07.0 | +1.8 |
| 5 | John McCormack | 9 | Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Ansett Team Elfin | 1:07.5 | +2.3 |
| 6 | Graeme Lawrence | 14 | Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Marlboro Racing | 1:08.0 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Garrie Cooper | 3 | Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Ansett Team Elfin | 1:09.2 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Jon Davison | 4 | Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | J. Davison | 1:09.2 | +4.0 |
| 9 | John Leffler | 7 | Bowin P8 / Hart 1.6L I4 | Grace Bros. Race Team | 1:09.7 | +4.5 |
| 10 | John Goss | 8 | Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | John Goss Racing Pty. Ltd. | 1:11.9 | +6.7 |
| 11 | Ken Shirvington | 15 | March 732 / Hart 1.6L I4 | K. Shirvington | 1:14.4 | +9.2 |
Race
| Pos | Driver | No. [5] | Car | Entrant [5] | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Stewart | 6 | Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Max Stewart Motors | 61 | 1h 08m 43.0s |
| 2 | John McCormack | 9 | Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Ansett Team Elfin | 61 | 1h 09m 43.3s |
| 3 | Graeme Lawrence | 14 | Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Marlboro Racing | 60 | 1h 08m 51.2s [6] |
| 4 | Jon Davison | 4 | Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | J. Davison | 59 | 1h 09m 13.0s [6] |
| 5 | Garrie Cooper | 3 | Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Ansett Team Elfin | 58 | 1h 09m 19.9s [6] |
| Ret | Kevin Bartlett | 5 | Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Chesterfield Filter Racing | 58 | fuel pick up |
| Ret | Warwick Brown | 2 | Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Pat Burke Racing | 49 | harmonic balancer |
| Ret | Lella Lombardi | 1 | Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Ansett Team | 47 | oil pump |
| Ret | John Leffler | 7 | Bowin P8 / Hart 1.6L 4cyl | Grace Bros. Race Team | 26 | valve |
| DNS | John Goss | 8 | Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | John Goss Racing Pty. Ltd. | engine bearing | |
| DNQ | Ken Shirvington | 15 | March 732 / Hart 1.6L 4cyl | K. Shirvington | Did not qualify [7] |
Notes
- Attendance: More than 20,000 [6]
- Pole position: Max Stewart - 1'05.2 [4]
- Fastest lap: Warwick Brown - 1'05.2, 146.3 km/h (90.9 mph),[4] new outright record [7]
Notes & references
- ^ Conditions for Australian Titles, 1974 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 84
- ^ The 1974 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport indicates that Australian Formula 1 in 1974 was for Racing Cars with V8 production pushrod engines of up to 5000cc or free design engines of up to eight cylinders and up to 2000cc. The former are commonly referred to as Formula 5000 cars.
- ^ The 1974 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport indicates that Australian Formula 2 in 1974 was for Racing Cars with engines of up to 1600cc
- ^ a b c d Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1974". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 380–387. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ^ a b c d Official Programme, Oran Park Raceway, Sunday, November 17th, 1974
- ^ a b c d AJ van Loon, Victory by Default, Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1975, pages 22 to 27
- ^ a b Ray Bell, Lucky Stewart Bags AGP, Racing Car News, December 1974, pages 60-61