1933 Australian Grand Prix
The 1933 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 20 March 1933.[1] Organised by the Light Car of Australia, it was the sixth Australian Grand Prix and the sixth to be held at Phillip Island.[1] The race, which was the most important annual car competition in Australia,[2] was open to cars of up to 2300cc engine capacity,[1] the 2000cc limit of previous years having been increased for 1933.[1] The Grand Prix was staged as a handicap race and was won by Bill Thompson driving a Riley Brooklands.[1] Thompson's win was his third Australian Grand Prix victory.[2]
Race classification
Bill Thompson won the 1933 Australian Grand Prix driving a Riley Brooklands, similar to the example pictured above.
| Position [3] | Driver [3] | No.[3] | Car [3] | Entrant [1] | Laps [3] |
| 1 | Bill Thompson | 5 | Riley Brooklands | W Thompson | 31 |
| 2 | Harold Drake-Richmond | 12 | Bugatti Type 37 | H Drake-Richmond | 31 |
| 3 | Les Jennings | 19 | MG Magna | L Jennings | 31 |
| 4 | Clarrie May | 16 | Austin 7 | Austin Distributors P/L | 31 |
| 5 | Ken McKinney [4] | 20 | Austin 7 | K McKinney | 31 |
| 6 | Bill Lowe | 14 | Lombard | WH Lowe | 31 |
| FO | Norman Putt | 10 | Bugatti Type 37 | Britannia Motors P/L | |
| FO | Geoff Disher | 17 | Salmson | G Disher | |
| DNF | Neil Gullifer | 6 | Ballot | Britannia Motors P/L | 24 |
| DNF | Carl Junker | 7 | Bugatti Type 39 | EG McKay | 24 |
| DNF | Merton Wreford | 8 | Bugatti Type 39 | M Wreford | 20 |
| DNF | Jack McGrath | 11 | Bugatti Type 37 | J McGrath | |
| DNF | Cec Warren | 9 | Bugatti Type 37 | Britannia Motors P/L | 4 |
| DNF | Arthur Terdich | 2 [1] | Bugatti Type 37A | AJ Terdich | 1 |
| DNF | Wally Mullett | 15 | Lea-Francis | Britannia Motors P/L | 1 |
| DNS | Bill Williamson | 1 | Bugatti Type 43 | LG Jackson | - |
| DNS | Doug Shepherd | 3 | Frazer Nash | DF Shepherd | - |
| DNS | Jack Clements | 4 | Bugatti Type 38 [1] | J Clements | - |
| DNS | Alan Chamberlain | 18 | Chamberlain | A Chamberlain | - |
Key:
- FO: Flagged off
- DNF: Did not finish
- DNS: Did not start
Notes:
- Race distance: 324.280 km (31 laps x 10.478 km) [3]
- Winner's race time: 3h09m05 (102.90 kph) [3]
- Only six cars completed the course within the allotted time limit.[2]
- Fastest lap: Merton Wreford [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 John Blanden, 1933 Australian Grand Prix, A History Of Australian Grand Prix 1928-1939, pages 91 to 100
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday March 23 1933, page 5, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved on 4 March 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 1933 Grands Prix, www.teamdan.com Retrieved on 4 March 2014
- ↑ 1933 - Bill Thompson, Riley Brooklands, The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, pages 60 to 65
External links
| Preceded by 1932 Australian Grand Prix |
Australian Grand Prix 1933 |
Succeeded by 1934 Australian Grand Prix |