The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The current circuit was first used in 1956.
The 1929 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 18 March 1929. The race, which was organised by the Victorian Light Car Club, had 27 entries and 22 starters. It is recognised by the Motorsport Australia as the second Australian Grand Prix.
The 1930 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 24 March 1930. The race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Victoria, was the third Australian Grand Prix and the third held at Phillip Island. It was staged as a scratch race with the Class A cars starting first, followed by the Class B entries three minutes later and the Class C cars a further three minutes after that. The Grand Prix title was awarded to the entry recording the fastest time for the race. Of the 22 cars which started the race, nine completed the race distance within the 4½ hour time limit.
The 1931 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 23 March 1931. The race, which was the fourth Australian Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Phillip Island, had 19 entries and 14 starters. It was organised by the Victorian Light Car Club.
The 1932 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 14 March 1932. It was the fifth Australian Grand Prix and the fifth to be held at Phillip Island.
The 1955 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Port Wakefield Circuit in South Australia on 10 October 1955. The race, which had 22 starters, was held over 80 laps of the 2.09 km (1.3 mi) circuit. It was open to Formula Libre cars of unlimited capacity. The race was promoted by Brooklyn Speedway (SA) Ltd. and was organised by the Sporting Car Club of SA Inc.
The 1947 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula Libre motor race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 6 October 1947. The race, which had 22 starters, was held over 38 laps of the six kilometre circuit, for a total race distance of 241 kilometres.
The 1934 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 19 March 1934. The 200 mile race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia, was the seventh Australian Grand Prix. Contested as a handicap race, it was won by Bob Lea-Wright, driving a Singer Nine.
The 1939 Australian Stock Car Road Championship was a motor race staged at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia on 2 January 1939. It was contested on a handicap basis over six laps of the 8.6 mile course, a total distance of 50 miles. The handicap format saw the slowest cars starting first and the fastest cars starting last.
The 1938 South Australian Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia, Australia on 3 January 1938. It was held over 12 laps, a total distance of 100 miles. The race, which was the second South Australian Grand Prix, was contested on a handicap basis with the first car starting 30 minutes before the "Scratch" car.
The 1936 Benalla Centenary Race was a motor race staged at the Benalla Circuit at Benalla in Victoria, Australia on Easter Monday, 13 April 1936. The 100-mile race, which was organised by the Victorian Sporting Car Club, was open to cars of 'all powers'. It was contested on a handicap basis with the 'Limit Man', J O’Dea (MG), given a 20-minute start on the 'Scratch Man', Jack Day. The race, which was organised to celebrate the centenary of the town of Benalla, was claimed to be the first road race to be contested on the Victorian mainland.
The 1936 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 30 March 1936. The race was held over 60 laps of the new 3.312 mile "triangular circuit", a total distance of 200 miles. It was open to factory built and catalogued racing cars and sports cars, irrespective of engine capacity. The race, which was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club, was contested on a handicap basis with the 'Limit' starter, HR Reeves, given a 38-minute start on the 'Scratch' starter, J McCutcheon.
The 1940 Bathurst Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama road racing circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 25 March 1940. The race was contested on a handicap basis over a distance of 150 miles, comprising 37 laps of the course. It was promoted by the New South Wales Light Car Club.
The 1953 New South Wales Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit, Orange, New South Wales, Australia on 5 October 1953. The race, which was organised by the Australian Sporting Car Club, was contested over a distance of 100 miles (161 km). It was staged on a handicap basis with prize money allocated for the first ten handicap positions and additional prizes offered for the first three scratch placings.
The 1934 Phillip Island 100 was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 1 January 1934. The 100 mile race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia, was attended by over 8,000 people. It was contested on a handicap basis with the limit starter, JW Williamson, commencing the race 17 minutes before the scratch starter, WB Thompson. A competitor had to complete the course within the prescribed time limit of 1¾ hours to be classified as a finisher.
The 1935 Centenary 300 was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 1 January 1935. It was contested over 46 laps of the 6.569 mile course, a total distance of 302.174 miles. At the time, it was claimed to be the longest race of the kind ever held in Australia. The race, which was conducted on a handicap basis, was limited to cars with a piston displacement of not more than 2500cc. The race meeting was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia and was held under licence from the Australian Automobile Association and in accordance with the International Sporting Code governing car racing.
The 1934 Winter 100 was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit, near Cowes on Phillip Island, in Victoria, Australia on 4 June 1934. The race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia, was staged over 15 laps, a total distance of 100 miles. It was contested on a handicap basis with the first car scheduled to start 17 minutes 30 seconds before the Scratch car.
The 1937 Phillip Island Trophy was a motor race held at the then-new 3.3 mile Phillip Island "triangular" circuit, in Victoria, Australia on 15 March 1937. It was contested over 45 laps, a distance of 150 miles. Organised by the Victorian Sporting Car Club, it was staged on a handicap basis with the limit starter commencing the race 30 minutes before the scratch starter.
The Jubilee Handicap was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 6 May 1935. The race, which was organised by the Victorian Sporting Car Club, was contested on a handicap basis over a distance of 100 miles.
The 1938 Phillip Island Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island triangular circuit in Victoria, Australia on Labor Day, 28 March 1938. The race was contested over 35 laps, approximately 116 miles. It was staged by the Victorian Sporting Car Club and was contested on a handicap basis with the first car, driven by G.A. Cowper, starting 29 minutes and 45 seconds before the last car, driven by G.M. Joshua.
