1973 Australian Grand Prix

  1973 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 5 in 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship

Date 4 November 1973
Location Sandown Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Course Permanent racing facility
3.1 km (1.92 mi)
Distance 52 laps, 161.2 km (99.84 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver John McCormack Elfin-Holden
Time 1'01.2
Fastest lap
Driver Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet
Time 1'02.6
Podium
First Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet
Second John McCormack Elfin-Holden
Third Johnnie Walker Lola-Holden

The 1973 Australian Grand Prix was a race for Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars,[1] the former class incorporating Formula 5000 cars. It was held on 4 November at Sandown International Raceway and was the second AGP in a row to be held at that circuit.

It was the thirty eighth Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round four of the 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship. Defending winner Graham McRae won his second AGP ahead of John McCormack and Johnnie Walker.[2]

Classification

Results as follows[2][3]:

Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time
1 1 Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 52 57m 54.8s
2 3 John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Holden 5.0L V8 52 57m 56.5s
3 25 Johnnie Walker Lola T330 / Holden 5.0L V8 50
4 14 Howie Sangster McLaren M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 50
5 Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 / Holden 5.0L V8 49
6 34 John Leffler Elfin MR5 / Holden 5.0L V8 49
7 Enno Buesselmann Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl 46
8 Ken Hastings Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl 45
9 5 Kevin Bartlett Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 43
10 84 Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono / Ford 1.6L 4cyl 41
NC Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 31
DNS Leo Geoghegan Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl
DNS Chas Talbot Elfin 600E / Ford 1.6L 4cyl

Notes

References

  1. ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1973, page 92
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1973". In Howard, Graham. The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 370–378. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5. 
  3. ^ Sergent, Bruce. "1973 Rounds 5-8 Australia". Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. http://www.sergent.com.au/tas73a.html. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
Preceded by
1972 Australian Grand Prix		 Australian Grand Prix
1973		 Succeeded by
1974 Australian Grand Prix