The 1938 South Australian Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia, Australia on 3 January 1938. [1] It was held over 12 laps, a total distance of 100 miles. [2] The race, which was the second South Australian Grand Prix, [1] was contested on a handicap basis with the first car starting 30 minutes before the "Scratch" car. [3]
The race was won by South Australian Noel Campbell driving a Singer Bantam. [1]
| Position [2] | Driver [4] | No. [2] | Car [2] | Entrant [2] | Handicap [2] | Time [2] |
| 1 | Noel Campbell [1] | 34 | Singer Bantam | Noel Campbell | 27:30 | 97:37 |
| 2 | Colin Dunne [1] | 3 | MG K3 Magnette [5] | Colin Dunne | 4:00 | 77:39 |
| 3 | Tony Ohlmeyer | 24 | MG T-type | Tony Ohlmeyer | 17:00 | 90:55 |
| 4 | Ron Uffindell | 33 | Austin 7 | Ron Uffindell | 24:00 | 98.33 |
| 5 | Jim Boughton | 27 | Morgan 4/4 [6] | Jim Boughton | 18:00 | 92:54 |
| 6 | Reg Nutt [2] | 2 | Day Special | JA Day | 1:30 | 77:33 |
| 7 | Les Murphy [7] | 20 | MG P-type | Les Murphy | 14:00 | 90:31 |
| 8 [1] | Fred Thwaites [8] | 14 | Ford V8 | FJ Thwaites | 9:30 | 89:20 [1] |
| ? | Arthur Beasley [7] | 21 | MG P-type | D Sowter | 16:00 | |
| ? | GA Cowper | 35 | Morris 8/40 [6] | GA Cowper | 30:00 | |
| ? | A Aitken | 22 | Riley 9 | A Aitken | 17:00 | |
| DNF [1] | Bob Lea-Wright [9] | 10 | Terraplane | RA Lea-Wright | 09:00 | |
| ? | Lyster Jackson [8] | 4 | MG K3 Magnette [5] | LJ Jackson | 05:00 | |
| ? | Alf Barrett [8] | 30 | Morris Cowley | A Barrett | 19:00 | |
| ? | AV McDonough | 13 | Ford V8 | AV McDonough | 12:00 | |
| DNF [1] | Ash Moulden [8] | 17 | Sunbeam GP | MA Moulden | 13:00 | |
| ? | Tim Joshua [9] | 5 | Frazer Nash | G Joshua | 05:00 | |
| ? | Jack Day [9] | 23 | Bugatti | JA Day | 17:00 | |
| DNF [1] | Jack Phillips [9] | 7 | Ford V8 | JK Phillips | 08:00 | |
| ? | Harry Beith [10] | 9 | Terraplane | H Beith | 09:00 | |
| DNF [1] | Allan Sinclair [1] | 1 | Alta | A Sinclair | Scratch | |
| ? | LE Vinall | 18 | Vauxhall 30/98 | LE Vinall | 13:00 | |
| ? | T Dowe | 12 | Fronty Ford | T Dowe | 09:00 | |
| ? | AE Powell | 31 | Alvis 12/50 [5] | AE Powell | 21:30 |
Notes:
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