1974 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars with the winner awarded the 1974 CAMS "Gold Star". [1] It was the 18th Australian Drivers' Championship.

The championship was won by Max Stewart driving a Lola T330 Chevrolet.

Calendar

The championship was contested over six rounds: [2]

RoundNameCircuitStateDateFormat
1Chesterfield Filter Cup Oran Park New South Wales 4 AugustTwo Heats
2The Glynn Scott Memorial Trophy Surfers Paradise Queensland 1 SeptemberTwo Heats
3 Calder Victoria 20 OctoberTwo Heats
4Marlboro 100
(Incorporating the Victorian Trophy Race) [3] 		Sandown Park Victoria 3 NovemberOne race
5 Australian Grand Prix Oran Park New South Wales 17 NovemberOne race
6 Phillip Island Victoria 24 NovemberOne race

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. Only holders of a CAMS General Competition Licence were eligible, therefore any placings gained by international licence holders were ignored by CAMS when allocating championship points. [1]

Championship standings

PositionDriverCarEntrantOra.Sur.Cal.San.Ora.Phi.Total [4]
1 Max Stewart Lola T330 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors99999651
2 Kevin Bartlett Lola T332 ChevroletChesterfield Filter Racing-466-925
3Phil Moore Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden Ansett Team Elfin 3634--16
4 Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 Repco-HoldenAnsett Team Elfin-14-3311
5 John McCormack Elfin ML6 Leyland
Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden		Ansett Team Elfin2---6-8
6 John Leffler Bowin P8 Ford Grace Bros - Levi's Team1222--7
Jon Davison Matich A50 Repco-HoldenJon Davison---34-7
8 Warwick Brown Lola T332 ChevroletPat Burke Racing6-----6
9 John Goss Matich A53 Repco-HoldenMcLeod Ford [3] 4-----4
Kurt Seeberg Brabham BT36 FordKen Dykes Racing-----44
11Bruce Allison Birrana 274 Ford-3----3
12Chas Talbot Birrana 274 FordChas Talbot [5] --1---1

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References

  1. 1 2 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1974, pages 84-85
  2. ↑ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975, pages 68-83
  3. 1 2 Official Programme, Sandown, November 3rd, 1974
  4. ↑ Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1975, pages 6-11 and 96-97
  5. ↑ Official Program, Calder Raceway, October 20, 1974

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