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.
| 1974 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 5 of 6 of the 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship | |||
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| 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 | ||
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 edit
Results were as follows:[4]
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Qual | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Max Stewart
|
Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 1:05.2 | — |
| 2 | Warwick Brown
|
Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 1:05.3 | +0.1 | |
| 3 | 5 | Kevin Bartlett
|
Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 1:05.9 | +0.7 |
| 4 | 1 |  Lella Lombardi
|
Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 1:07.0 | +1.8 |
| 5 | 4 | John McCormack
|
Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 1:07.5 | +2.3 |
| 6 | 14 |  Graeme Lawrence
|
Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 1:08.0 | +2.8 |
| 7 | 12 | Garrie Cooper
|
Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 1:09.2 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Jon Davison
|
Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 1:09.2 | +4.0 | |
| 9 | 7 | John Leffler
|
Bowin P8 / Hart 1.6L I4 | 1:09.7 | +4.5 |
| 10 | John Goss
|
Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 1:11.9 | +6.7 | |
| 11 | Ken Shirvington
|
March 732 / Hart 1.6L I4 | 1:14.4 | +9.2 |
Race edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Entrant[5] | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Max Stewart
|
Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Max Stewart Motors | 61 | 1h 08m 43.0s |
| 2 | 4 | John McCormack
|
Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Ansett Team Elfin | 61 | 1h 09m 43.3s |
| 3 | 14 | Graeme Lawrence
|
Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | Air New Zealand | 60 | |
| 4 | Jon Davison
|
Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Jon Davison | 59 | ||
| 5 | Garrie Cooper
|
Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | Ansett Team Elfin | 58 | ||
| Ret | 5 | Kevin Bartlett
|
Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 58 | fuel pick up | |
| Ret | Warwick Brown
|
Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 49 | harmonic balancer | ||
| Ret | 1 | Lella Lombardi
|
Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | 47 | oil pump | |
| Ret | 7 | John Leffler
|
Bowin P8 / Hart 1.6L 4cyl | 26 | valve | |
| DNS | John Goss
|
Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 | engine bearing | |||
| DNS | Ken Shirvington
|
March 732 / Hart 1.6L 4cyl | too slow |
Notes edit
- Pole position: Max Stewart - 1'05.2
- Fastest lap: Warwick Brown - 1'05.2, 146.3 km/h (90.9 mph),[4] new outright record[5]
Notes & references edit
- ^ 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 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 Ray Bell, Lucky Stewart Bags AGP, Racing Car News, December 1974, pages 60-61