1934 Australian Grand Prix

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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 Nine. [1]

Race classification

Bob Lea-Wright driving his Singer Nine to victory in the 1934 Australian Grand Prix Singer of Bob Lea-Wright.jpg
Bob Lea-Wright driving his Singer Nine to victory in the 1934 Australian Grand Prix
Position [1] [2] Driver [1] No. [1] Car [1] [2] Entrant [1] Handicap [1] Laps [1] [2]
1Bob Lea-Wright20 Singer Nine Lea-Wright Motors35 minutes31
2 Bill Thompson 2 MG K3 Magnette R LaneScratch31
3Jack Clements22 MG J2 Midget J Clements35 minutes31
4Les Jennings9 MG Magna L Jennings15 minutes31
5Harold Drake Richmond12 Bugatti Type 37 H Drake Richmond17 minutes31
6Cec Warren6 MG J2 Midget Britannia Motors P/L12 minutes31
NC Arthur Terdich 3 Bugatti Type 37A AJ Terdich4 minutes29
NCBarnie Dentry7 Riley Brooklands GB Dentry13 minutes28
DNFGeoff Disher16 Salmson L TypeG Disher19 minutes28
DNFNeil Gullifer15 Ballot N Gullifer18 minutes28
DNFR Anderson10 MG Magna R Anderson15 minutes20
DNFLes Murphy21 MG J2 Midget L Murphy35 minutes14
DNFJohnny Summers8 MG Magna JH Summers14 minutes13
DNFBill Williamson19 Riley 9 JW Williamson32 minutes10
DNFErnie Nichols11 Bugatti Type 37 E Nichols15 minutes8
DNFJack McCutcheon5 Bugatti Type 37 K MacMeikan15 minutes7
DNFR Johnstone14 Lombard HWH Lowe17 minutes6
DNFArthur Wylie13 Bugatti Type 37 AJ Wylie17 minutes3
DNFNorman Putt18 MG K1 Magnette Britannia Motors P/L20 minutes3
DNFKen McKinney17 Austin 7 K McKinney20 minutes1
DNSJack Edwards4 Bugatti Type 30 AC Smith--

Of the twenty starters, six completed the course within the prescribed time limit. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 John Blanden, 1934 Australian Grand Prix, A History Of Australian Grand Prix 1928-1939, pages 101 to 114
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 60 to 72
  3. Light Car Club race - Grand Prix at Cowes - Victory for Lea-Wright, The Age, Tuesday, March 20, 1934, Page 10
  4. 1 2 3 "GRAND PRIX". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 30, 018. New South Wales, Australia. 20 March 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 22 May 2017 via National Library of Australia.
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1934
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