1974 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars with the championship winner awarded the 1974 CAMS "Gold Star". [1]
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[edit] Calendar
The title was contested over a six round series with Rounds 1, 2 & 3 each run over two heats and Rounds 4, 5 & 6 each staged as a single race.
- Round 1, Chesterfield Filter Cup, Oran Park, New South Wales, 4 August
- Round 2, The Glynn Scott Memorial Trophy, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 1 September
- Round 3, Calder Raceway, Victoria, 20 October
- Round 4, Victorian Trophy, Sandown Park, Victoria, 3 November
- Round 5, Australian Grand Prix, Oran Park, New South Wales, 17 November
- Round 6, Phillip Island, Victoria, 24 November [2]
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. Only holders of a CAMS General Competition Licence were eligible, therefore any placings gained by international licence holders were ignored by CAMS when allocating championship points. [1]
[edit] Results
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Stewart | Lola T330 Chevrolet | Max Stewart Motors | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 51 |
| 2 | Kevin Bartlett | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Chesterfield Filter Racing | - | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Phil Moore | Elfin MR5 Repco Holden | Ansett Team Elfin | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| 4 | Garrie Cooper | Elfin MR5 Repco Holden | Ansett Team Elfin | - | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | John McCormack | Elfin ML6 Leyland Elfin MR5 Repco Holden |
Ansett Team Elfin | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 8 |
| 6 | John Leffler | Bowin P8 Ford | Grace Bros - Levi's Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| Jon Davison | Matich A50 Repco Holden | Jon Davison | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | 7 | |
| 8 | Warwick Brown | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Pat Burke Racing | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 9 | John Goss | Matich A53 Repco Holden | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Kurt Seeberg | Brabham BT36 Ford | Ken Dykes Racing | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| 11 | Bruce Allison | Birrana 274 Ford | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 12 | Chas Talbot | Birrana 274 Ford | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1974, pages 84-85
- ^ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975, pages 68-83
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1975, pages 6-11 and 96-97
[edit] Further reading
- (1986) The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. R&T Publishing, 380-387.
- Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 67&68
- Racing Car News, December 1974, Sandown report, pages 38-40
- Racing Car News, December 1974, Oran Park AGP report, pages 60-61
- Racing Car News, January 1975, Phillip Island report, page 60
