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 won by Bill Thompson driving a Riley Brooklands.[1] Thompson's win was his third Australian Grand Prix victory.[2]

Race format

The Grand Prix was staged as a handicap race with the first car, the Austin of Ken McKinney, scheduled to start 35 minutes before the last car, the Bugatti of Bill Williamson.[1] McKinney was subsequently re-handicapped to 32 minutes.[1] As Williamson's car was withdrawn prior to the race, the Bugatti of Arthur Terdich (off six minutes) was the last car to start.[1]

Race classification

Race winner Bill Thompson (Riley Brooklands) contesting the 1933 Australian Grand Prix
Position [3] Driver [3] No.[3] Car [3] Entrant [1] Handicap
(minutes) [1]		 Laps [3]
1 Bill Thompson 5 Riley Brooklands W Thompson 8 31
2 Harold Drake-Richmond 12 Bugatti Type 37 H Drake-Richmond 16 31
3 Les Jennings 19 MG Magna L Jennings 24 31
4 Clarrie May 16 Austin 7 Austin Distributors P/L 19 31
5 Ken McKinney [4] 20 Austin 7 K McKinney 32 [1] 31
6 Bill Lowe 14 Lombard WH Lowe 16 31
FO Norman Putt &
Jack Clements (relief driver) [3]		 10 Bugatti Type 37 Britannia Motors P/L 14 31 [5]
FO Geoff Disher 17 Salmson G Disher 21 31 [5]
DNF Neil Gullifer 6 Ballot Britannia Motors P/L 10 24
DNF Carl Junker 7 Bugatti Type 39 EG McKay 12 24
DNF Merton Wreford 8 Bugatti Type 39 M Wreford 12 20
DNF Jack McGrath 11 Bugatti Type 37 J McGrath 14  
DNF Cec Warren 9 Bugatti Type 37 Britannia Motors P/L 12 4
DNF Arthur Terdich 2 [1] Bugatti Type 37A AJ Terdich 6 1
DNF Wally Mullett 15 Lea-Francis Britannia Motors P/L 16 1
DNS Bill Williamson 1 Bugatti Type 43 LG Jackson Scratch -
DNS Doug Shepherd 3 Frazer Nash DF Shepherd 7 -
DNS Jack Clements 4 Bugatti Type 38 [1] J Clements 8 -
DNS Alan Chamberlain 18 Chamberlain A Chamberlain 23 -

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Notes:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 John Blanden, 1933 Australian Grand Prix, A History Of Australian Grand Prix 1928-1939, pages 91 to 100
  2. 1 2 3 Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday March 23 1933, page 5, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved on 4 March 2014
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1933 Grands Prix, www.teamdan.com Retrieved on 4 March 2014
  4. ↑ 1933 - Bill Thompson, Riley Brooklands, The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, pages 60 to 65
  5. 1 2 3 The Official History of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races, Chevron, ISBN 9780958846400, page 61

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Preceded by
1932 Australian Grand Prix		 Australian Grand Prix
1933 		Succeeded by
1934 Australian Grand Prix
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