1973 Australian Grand Prix

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 [2] and was the second AGP in a row to be held at that circuit.

1973 Australian Grand Prix
Race 4 of 5 in 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship
Race details
Date 4 November 1973
Official name XXXVIII Australian Grand Prix
Location Sandown Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.1 km (1.92 mi)
Distance 52 laps, 161.2 km (99.84 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
Elfin-Repco Holden
Time 1'01.2
Fastest lap
Driver Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet
Time 1'02.6
Podium
First
McRae-Chevrolet
Second
Elfin-Repco Holden
Third
Lola-Repco Holden

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.[3]

Classification

Results as follows:[3]

Qualifying
Pos No. [4] Driver Car Entrant [4] Qual Gap
1 3 John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 1:01.2 —
2 25 Johnnie Walker Lola T330 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 John Waker Motor Racing 1:01.4 +0.2
3 5 Kevin Bartlett Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Chesterfield Filter Racing 1:01.7 +0.5
4 1 Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Graham McRae 1:01.8 +0.6
5 6 Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 1:01.9 +0.7
6 14 Howie Sangster McLaren M18/M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 [5] Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd. 1:03.7 +2.5
7 2 Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 1:05.0 +3.8
8 16 John Leffler Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 1:05.1 +3.9
9 18 Enno Buesselmann Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Bob & Marj Brown 1:09.2 +8.0
10 19 Leo Geoghegan Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Grace Bros. Racing Team 1:10.6 +9.4
11 90 Ken Hastings Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L I4 B.B. Cameron 1:12.3 +11.1
12 31 Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono / Ford 1.6L I4 A. Costanzo 1:13.8 +12.6
13 38 Chas Talbot Elfin 600E / Ford 1.6L I4 Chas Talbot 1:14.8 +13.6

Race
Pos No. [4] Driver Car Entrant [4] Laps Time
1 1 Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Graham McRae 52 57m 54.8s
2 3 John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 52 57m 56.5s
3 25 Johnnie Walker Lola T330 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 John Waker Motor Racing 50
4 14 Howie Sangster McLaren M18/M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 [5] Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd. 50
5 2 Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 49
6 16 John Leffler Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 49
7 18 Enno Buesselmann Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl Bob & Marj Brown 46
8 90 Ken Hastings Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl B.B. Cameron 45
9 5 Kevin Bartlett Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Chesterfield Filter Racing 43
10 31 Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono / Ford 1.6L I4 A. Costanzo 41
NC 6 Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 31
DNS 19 Leo Geoghegan Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl Grace Bros. Racing Team
DNS 38 Chas Talbot Elfin 600E / Ford 1.6L I4 Chas Talbot

Notes

References
  1. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1973, page 92
  2. Cover, Official Programme, 38th Australian Grand Prix, Sandown, November 4, www.progcovers.com Retrieved 21 September 2020
  3. Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1973". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 370–378. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
  4. Official Programme, 38th Australian Grand Prix, Sandown, November 4
  5. Australian Grand Prix, Sandown Park, 4 Nov 1973, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 21 September 2020
Preceded by
1972 Australian Grand Prix		 Australian Grand Prix
1973		 Succeeded by
1974 Australian Grand Prix
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