1973 Australian Grand Prix

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1973 Australian Grand Prix
Race 4 of 5 in 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship
Race details
Date4 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 Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet
Time 1'02.6
Podium
First McRae-Chevrolet
Second Elfin-Repco Holden
Third Lola-Repco Holden

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.

Contents

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

PosNo. [4] DriverCarEntrant [4] QualGap
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin1:01.2
225 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johnnie Walker Lola T330 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 John Waker Motor Racing1:01.4+0.2
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Bartlett Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Chesterfield Filter Racing1:01.7+0.5
41 Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Graham McRae1:01.8+0.6
56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre1:01.9+0.7
614 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Howie Sangster McLaren M18/M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 [5] Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd.1:03.7+2.5
72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin1:05.0+3.8
816 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Leffler Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre1:05.1+3.9
918 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Enno Buesselmann Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Bob & Marj Brown1:09.2+8.0
1019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leo Geoghegan Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Grace Bros. Racing Team1:10.6+9.4
1190 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Hastings Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L I4 B.B. Cameron1:12.3+11.1
1231 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono / Ford 1.6L I4 A. Costanzo1:13.8+12.6
1338 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chas Talbot Elfin 600E / Ford 1.6L I4 Chas Talbot1:14.8+13.6

Race

PosNo. [4] DriverCarEntrant [4] LapsTime
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Graham McRae5257m 54.8s
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin5257m 56.5s
325 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johnnie Walker Lola T330 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8John Waker Motor Racing50
414 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Howie Sangster McLaren M18/M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 [5] Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd.50
52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin49
616 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Leffler Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre49
718 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Enno Buesselmann Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cylBob & Marj Brown46
890 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Hastings Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L 4cylB.B. Cameron45
95 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Bartlett Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Chesterfield Filter Racing43
1031 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono / Ford 1.6L I4 A. Costanzo41
NC6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Seiko Service Centre31
DNS19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leo Geoghegan Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cylGrace Bros. Racing Team
DNS38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chas Talbot Elfin 600E / Ford 1.6L I4 Chas Talbot

Notes

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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. 1 2 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.
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  5. 1 2 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