1934 Australian Grand Prix
The 1934 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 19 March 1934.[1] The 200 mile race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia, was the seventh Australian Grand Prix.[1] Contested as a handicap race, it was won by Bob Lea-Wright, driving a Singer 9 Le Mans.[1]
Race classification
The Singer 9 Le Mans of Bob Lea-Wright, pictured after Lea-Wright’s victory in the 1934 Australian Grand Prix
| Position [1] [2] | Driver [1] | No. [1] | Car [1] [2] | Entrant [1] | Handicap [1] | Laps [1] [2] |
| 1 | Bob Lea-Wright | 20 | Singer 9 Le Mans | Lea-Wright Motors | 35 minutes | 31 |
| 2 | Bill Thompson | 2 | MG K3 Magnette | R Lane | Scratch | 31 |
| 3 | Jack Clements | 22 | MG J2 Midget | J Clements | 35 minutes | 31 |
| 4 | Les Jennings | 9 | MG Magna | L Jennings | 15 minutes | 31 |
| 5 | Harold Drake Raymond | 12 | Bugatti Type 37 | H Drake Raymond | 17 minutes | 31 |
| 6 | Cec Warren | 6 | MG J2 Midget | Britannia Motors P/L | 12 minutes | 31 |
| NC | Arthur Terdich | 3 | Bugatti Type 37A | AJ Turdich | 4 minutes | 29 |
| NC | Barnie Dentry | 7 | Riley Brooklands | GB Dentry | 13 minutes | 28 |
| DNF | Geoff Disher | 16 | Salmson L Type | G Disher | 19 minutes | 28 |
| DNF | Neil Gullifer | 15 | Ballot | N Gullifer | 18 minutes | 28 |
| DNF | R Anderson | 10 | MG Magna | R Anderson | 15 minutes | 20 |
| DNF | Les Murphy | 21 | MG J2 Midget | L Murphy | 35 minutes | 14 |
| DNF | Johnny Summers | 8 | MG Magna | JH Summers | 14 minutes | 13 |
| DNF | Bill Williamson | 19 | Riley 9 | JW Williamson | 32 minutes | 10 |
| DNF | Ernie Nichols | 11 | Bugatti Type 37 | E Nichols | 15 minutes | 8 |
| DNF | Jack McCutcheon | 5 | Bugatti Type 37 | K MacMeikan | 15 minutes | 7 |
| DNF | R Johnstone | 14 | Lombard | HWH Lowe | 17 minutes | 6 |
| DNF | Arthur Wylie | 13 | Bugatti Type 37 | AJ Wylie | 17 minutes | 3 |
| DNF | Norman Putt | 18 | MG K1 Magnette | Britannia Motors P/L | 20 minutes | 3 |
| DNF | Ken McKinney | 17 | Austin 7 | K McKinney | 20 minutes | 1 |
| DNS | Jack Edwards | 4 | Bugatti Type 30 | AC Smith | - | - |
Of the twenty starters, six completed the course within the prescribed time limit.[3]
Key:
- NC: Not classified
- DNF: Did not finish
- DNS: Did not start
Notes:
- Race distance: 31 laps, 206 miles, 321.8 km [2]
- Winner's race time: 3 hours 12 minutes 10 seconds (63.5 mph) [1]
- Fastest lap: Bill Thompson, 4 minutes 43 seconds [1] (84 mph) [4]
- Fastest time: Bill Thompson, 2 hours 37 minutes and 21 seconds [4] (Thompson was awarded the prize for the "Fastest time",[4] this being actual running time,[1] ignoring handicap.)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 John Blanden, 1934 Australian Grand Prix, A History Of Australian Grand Prix 1928-1939, pages 101 to 114
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 60 to 72
- ↑ Light Car Club race - Grand Prix at Cowes - Victory for Lea-Wright, The Age, Tuesday, March 20 1934, Page 10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 200-Mile Motor Race won by R.A. Lea-Wright, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, March 20 1934, page 10 Retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 12 March 2014
| Preceded by 1933 Australian Grand Prix |
Australian Grand Prix 1934 |
Succeeded by 1935 Australian Grand Prix |