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1930 Australian Grand Prix

The 1930 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 24 March 1930. The race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Victoria, was the third Australian Grand Prix and the third held at Phillip Island. The Grand Prix title was awarded to the entry recording the fastest time for the race.

The race was won by Bill Thompson driving a Bugatti Type 37A.

Classes

Cars competed in classes according to cylinder capacity.

Class A: Cars up to 850cc
Class B: Cars over 850cc and up to 1100cc
Class C: Cars over 1100cc and up to 1500cc
Class D: Cars over 1500cc and up to 2000cc

Only one entry, the 1517cc Lea-Francis Hyper of Mick Carlton, was received for Class D. At the discretion of the organisers it was placed in Class C.

Classification

Harold Drake-Richmond placed second driving a [[Bugatti Type 37

Barney Dentry placed seventh and won Class B driving a [[Riley Nine

Pos	No.	Class	Driver	Car	Laps	Time /
Remarks	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF
C10	C	Bill Thompson	Bugatti Type 37A s/c	31	3h 06m 00s
C6	C	Harold Drake-Richmond	Bugatti Type 37	31	3h 25m 00s
A1	A	Cyril Dickason	Austin 7	31	3h 30m 30s
A3	A	Harry Burkill	Austin 7	31	3h 44m 30s
A10	A	Ken McKinney	Austin 7	31	3h 46m 00s
A1	C	John Goodall	Aston Martin-Anzani	31	3h 47m 30s
B1	B	Barney Dentry	Riley Nine Brooklands	31	3h 51m 30s
B7	B	Jack Edwards	Sénéchal	31	4h 06m 30s
A8	A	Wally Whelan	Morris Minor	31	4h 06m 30s
C3	C	Ron Gardner	Alvis 12/50	19	Magnetto
A2	A	Clarrie May	Austin 7	17	Rollover
C2	C	Albert Edwards	Alvis FWD s/c	16	Accident
C5	C	Arthur Terdich	Bugatti Type 37A s/c	10	Con rod
A5	A	Les Jennings	Morris Minor	7	Engine bearings
C4	C	Mick Carlton	Lea-Francis Hyper	?	Gearbox
A6	A	Jack McCutcheon	Morris Minor	?	Engine bearings
A7	A	Bernie Sutton	Morris Minor	?	Engine bearings
B4	B	Bill Johnson	Riley Nine Brooklands	?	Bearings
B5	B	Frank Matthews	Standard s/c	?	Ignition
C7	C	Reg Brearley	Bugatti Type 37	?	Engine
B6	B	Bill Lowe	Lombard AL3 s/c	0	Overheating
B8	B	Frank Corrigan	Amilcar	0	Accident

Note: DNF indicates that car did not finish.

Notes

Attendance: Over 7,000
Race distance: 200 miles
Entries: 28
Starters: 22
Classified finishers: 9
Winner's average speed: 65.5 mph
Sealed Handicap winner: Cyril Dickason (Austin 7)
Fastest lap: Bill Thompson – approx. 75 mph (new lap record)
Race time limit: 4½ hours

References

John Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, pp. 43–58
It was staged as a scratch race with the Class A cars starting first, followed by the Class B entries three minutes later and the Class C cars a further three minutes after that.Kent Patrick, Chapter 14, Victory in the 1930 Australian Grand Prix, "Bill Thompson – Australian motor racing champion", pages 97 to 105
The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 36 to 41
[http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4077214 Australian Grand Prix A Class Winner's Time Reduced by Seven Minutes, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848–1957) Wednesday 26 Mar 1930, Page 20, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au]
[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/29017785/2465742 Motor Grand Prix - 22 Start: 9 Finish, The Advertiser, Tuesday 25 March 1930, Page 15, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au] Retrieved 31 August 2023

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