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1974 Australian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRound 5 of 6 of the 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship
Grand PrixAustralian
CountryAustralia
ImageTrack map for Oran Park--Grand Prix circuit.svg
Official nameXXXIX Australian Grand Prix
LocationOran Park Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales
DateNovember 17
Year1974
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi1.628
Course_km2.620
Distance_laps61
Distance_mi99.308
Distance_km159.82
WeatherSunny
Pole_DriverMax Stewart
Pole_CountryAUS
Pole_TeamLola-Chevrolet
Pole_Time1'05.2
Fast_DriverWarwick Brown
Fast_TeamLola-Chevrolet
Fast_Time1'05.2
Fast_CountryAUS
First_DriverWarwick Brown
First_CountryAUS
First_TeamLola-Chevrolet
Second_DriverJohn McCormack
Second_CountryAUS
Second_TeamElfin-Repco Holden
Third_DriverGraeme Lawrence
Third_CountryNZL
Third_TeamLola-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. 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. It was Stewart's first Australian Grand Prix victory.

Classification

Results were as follows:

Qualifying

PosDriverNo.CarEntrantQualGap1234567891011
AUS Max Stewart6Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Max Stewart Motors1:05.2—
AUS Warwick Brown2Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Pat Burke Racing1:05.3+0.1
AUS Kevin Bartlett5Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Chesterfield Filter Racing1:05.9+0.7
ITA Lella Lombardi1Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8Ansett Team1:07.0+1.8
AUS John McCormack9Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8Ansett Team Elfin1:07.5+2.3
NZL Graeme Lawrence14Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Marlboro Racing1:08.0+2.8
AUS Garrie Cooper3Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8Ansett Team Elfin1:09.2+4.0
AUS Jon Davison4Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8J. Davison1:09.2+4.0
AUS John Leffler7Bowin P8 / Hart 1.6L I4Grace Bros. Race Team1:09.7+4.5
AUS John Goss8Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8John Goss Racing Pty. Ltd.1:11.9+6.7
AUS Ken Shirvington15March 732 / Hart 1.6L I4K. Shirvington1:14.4+9.2

Race

PosDriverNo.CarEntrantLapsTime12345RetRetRetRetDNSDNQ
AUS Max Stewart6Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Max Stewart Motors611h 08m 43.0s
AUS John McCormack9Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8Ansett Team Elfin611h 09m 43.3s
NZL Graeme Lawrence14Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Marlboro Racing601h 08m 51.2s AJ van Loon, Victory by Default, Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1975, pages 22 to 27
AUS Jon Davison4Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8J. Davison591h 09m 13.0s
AUS Garrie Cooper3Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8Ansett Team Elfin581h 09m 19.9s
AUS Kevin Bartlett5Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Chesterfield Filter Racing58fuel pick up
AUS Warwick Brown2Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Pat Burke Racing49harmonic balancer
ITA Lella Lombardi1Matich A51 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8Ansett Team47oil pump
AUS John Leffler7Bowin P8 / Hart 1.6L 4cylGrace Bros. Race Team26valve
AUS John Goss8Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8John Goss Racing Pty. Ltd.engine bearing
AUS Ken Shirvington15March 732 / Hart 1.6L 4cylK. ShirvingtonDid not qualify

Notes

  • Attendance: More than 20,000
  • Pole position: Max Stewart - 1'05.2
  • Fastest lap: Warwick Brown - 1'05.2, 146.3 km/h (90.9 mph),

Notes & references

References

  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1974 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 84
  2. 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.
  3. The 1974 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport indicates that Australian Formula 2 in 1974 was for Racing Cars with engines of up to 1600cc
  4. (1986). "The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix". R & T Publishing.
  5. Official Programme, Oran Park Raceway, Sunday, November 17th, 1974
  6. new outright record Ray Bell, Lucky Stewart Bags AGP, Racing Car News, December 1974, pages 60-61
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