1938 South Australian Grand Prix

Layout of the Lobethal Circuit (1937-1948)

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]

Race results

The race winning Singer Bantam of Noel Campbell

Reg Nutt's No 2 Day Special and Colin Dunne's No 3 MG K3 Magnette prior to the start. Nutt established the fastest race time and Dunne set the fastest lap of the race

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:

• Race distance: 100 miles ^[1]
• Starters: 24 ^[1]
• Finishers: 8 ^[1]
• Fastest Time: Reg Nutt, Day Special, 77 min 33 sec ^[1]
• Fastest Lap: Colin Dunne, MG K3 Magnette, 6 min 17 sec, 83 mph ^[2]

References

1. "SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WINS GRAND PRIX AT LOBETHAL". The Advertiser (Adelaide) . South Australia. 4 January 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 22 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
2. Lobethal Race History, www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
3. "GRAND PRIX AT LOBETHAL TODAY". The Advertiser (Adelaide) . South Australia. 3 January 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 22 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
4. It has been assumed that the Entrant (as per lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au) was also the driver unless otherwise known
5. "MOTORING". The West Australian . Vol. 53, no. 16, 065. Western Australia. 23 December 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 22 May 2017– via National Library of Australia.
6. Official Programme, South Australian Grand Prix for Motor Cars, Lobethal, Sunday, 3 January 1938
7. Pre-war MG Archives Register, prewar.mgcc.info Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 August 2015
8. Tony Parkinson, Legend of Lobethal, 2008, Vintage Motorsport Carnivals Pty Ltd, pages 10 to 15
9. The Spook, The Baron and the 1938 South Australian GP, Lobethal..., primotipo.com (First names of Lea-Wright, Joshua, Day & Phillips are sourced from this article) Retrieved 29 December 2020
10. Lobethal 1938 Cars Gallery (thumbnails only) www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org