1973 Australian Formula 2 Championship
The 1973 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Australian Formula 2 cars.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Australian National Title [1] and was the seventh Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2]
The championship was dominated by multiple-championship winning driver Leo Geoghegan, who scored a perfect 54 points from six round wins over the course of the season.
Calendar
[edit]The championship was contested over a seven-round series with one race per round.[3]
| Round [3] | Circuit [3] | State | Date [3] |
| 1 | Hume Weir | Victoria | 3 June |
| 2 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 5 August |
| 3 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 19 August |
| 4 | Surfers Paradise | Queensland | 2 September |
| 5 | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 23 September |
| 6 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 7 October |
| 7 | Calder | Victoria | 21 October |
Points system
[edit]Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six eligible finishers at each round.[1] Only holders of a General Competition License issued by CAMS were eligible for points and each driver could retain points only from his/her best six round results.[1]
Results
[edit]| Position | Driver [3] | Car [3] | Entrant [4] | Hum.[3] | Ora.[3] | Ama.[3] | Sur.[3] | Sym.[3] | Ade.[3] | Cal.[3] | Total [3] |
| 1 | Leo Geoghegan | Birrana 272 Ford Birrana 273 Ford |
Grace Bros. Racing Team | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | (6) | 9 | 54 |
| 2 | Enno Busselmann | Birrana 273 Ford | Bob and Marj Brown [5] | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Bob Skelton | Bowin P6 Ford | Finnie Ford Miranda | - | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 17 |
| 4 | Chris Farrell | Dolphin 732 Ford | Chris Farrell | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | 14 |
| 5 | Bruce Allison | Bowin P6 Ford | Hobby & Toyland Racing | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | 10 |
| = | Ray Winter | Mildren Mono Ford[6] | Ray Winter | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Tony Stewart | Birrana 273 Ford | 5AD/City State Racing Team | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 8 | Peter Brock | Birrana 273 Ford | Peter Brock | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 9 | Chas Talbot | Elfin 600E Ford | Chas Talbot | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| = | Bob Johns | Lotus 59 Ford | Bob Johns | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| = | Ian Fergusson | Bowin P3a Ford | Ian Fergusson [7] | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| 12 | Bob Holden | Brabham BT36 Ford | Bob Holden | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| = | Paul Hamilton | Elfin 600 Ford | Paul Hamilton | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Mike Stillwell | Elfin 622 Ford | B. S. Stillwell Ford | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Notes and references
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Australian Title Conditions, 1973 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84-85
- ↑ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 2002, page 14-6
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1973 Australian Formula Two, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 78-97
- ↑ Official Programme, Hume Weir, June 10, 1973
- ↑ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, October 7, 1973
- ↑ Australian Formula 2 Race, Amaroo Park, 18 Aug 1973, www.oldracingcars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ Official Programme, Symmons Plains International, 23 September 1973
