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1934 Australian Grand Prix
The 1934 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 19 March 1934.[1] The 200 mile race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia, was the seventh Australian Grand Prix.[1] Contested as a handicap race, it was won by Bob Lea-Wright, driving a Singer Nine.[1]
Race classification Edit
| Position[1][2] | Driver[1] | No.[1] | Car[1][2] | Entrant[1] | Handicap[1] | Laps[1][2] |
| 1 | Bob Lea-Wright | 20 | Singer Nine | Lea-Wright Motors | 35 minutes | 31 |
| 2 | Bill Thompson | 2 | MG K3 Magnette | R Lane | Scratch | 31 |
| 3 | Jack Clements | 22 | MG J2 Midget | J Clements | 35 minutes | 31 |
| 4 | Les Jennings | 9 | MG Magna | L Jennings | 15 minutes | 31 |
| 5 | Harold Drake Richmond | 12 | Bugatti Type 37 | H Drake Richmond | 17 minutes | 31 |
| 6 | Cec Warren | 6 | MG J2 Midget | Britannia Motors P/L | 12 minutes | 31 |
| NC | Arthur Terdich | 3 | Bugatti Type 37A | AJ Terdich | 4 minutes | 29 |
| NC | Barnie Dentry | 7 | Riley Brooklands | GB Dentry | 13 minutes | 28 |
| DNF | Geoff Disher | 16 | Salmson L Type | G Disher | 19 minutes | 28 |
| DNF | Neil Gullifer | 15 | Ballot | N Gullifer | 18 minutes | 28 |
| DNF | R Anderson | 10 | MG Magna | R Anderson | 15 minutes | 20 |
| DNF | Les Murphy | 21 | MG J2 Midget | L Murphy | 35 minutes | 14 |
| DNF | Johnny Summers | 8 | MG Magna | JH Summers | 14 minutes | 13 |
| DNF | Bill Williamson | 19 | Riley 9 | JW Williamson | 32 minutes | 10 |
| DNF | Ernie Nichols | 11 | Bugatti Type 37 | E Nichols | 15 minutes | 8 |
| DNF | Jack McCutcheon | 5 | Bugatti Type 37 | K MacMeikan | 15 minutes | 7 |
| DNF | R Johnstone | 14 | Lombard | HWH Lowe | 17 minutes | 6 |
| DNF | Arthur Wylie | 13 | Bugatti Type 37 | AJ Wylie | 17 minutes | 3 |
| DNF | Norman Putt | 18 | MG K1 Magnette | Britannia Motors P/L | 20 minutes | 3 |
| DNF | Ken McKinney | 17 | Austin 7 | K McKinney | 20 minutes | 1 |
| DNS | Jack Edwards | 4 | Bugatti Type 30 | AC Smith | - | - |
Of the twenty starters, six completed the course within the prescribed time limit.[3]
Key:
- NC: Not classified
- DNF: Did not finish
- DNS: Did not start
Notes:
- Race distance: 31 laps, 206 miles, 321.8 kilometres (200.0 mi)[2]
- Winner's race time: 3 hours 12 minutes 10 seconds (63.5 miles per hour (102.2 km/h))[1]
- Winning margin: 24 seconds[2]
- Fastest lap: Bill Thompson, 4 minutes 43 seconds[1] (84 miles per hour (135 km/h))[4]
- Fastest time: Bill Thompson, 2 hours 37 minutes and 21 seconds[4] (Thompson was awarded the prize for the "Fastest time",[4] this being actual running time,[1] ignoring handicap.)
References Edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m John Blanden, 1934 Australian Grand Prix, A History Of Australian Grand Prix 1928-1939, pages 101 to 114
- ^ a b c d e The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 60 to 72
- ^ Light Car Club race - Grand Prix at Cowes - Victory for Lea-Wright, The Age, Tuesday, March 20, 1934, Page 10
- ^ a b c "GRAND PRIX". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 018. New South Wales, Australia. 20 March 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 22 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.