1931 Australian Grand Prix
The 1931 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 23 March 1931.[1] The race, which was the fourth Australian Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Phillip Island, had 19 entrants [1] and 14 starters.[2] It was organised by the Victorian Light Car Club.[1]
The race was staged using a handicap format with the first car starting 35 minutes before the two "Scratch" cars.[1] However prize money was paid for both handicap and overall results [1] with the principle prize of £100 awarded to the fastest car to complete the distance.[3] The race was won by Carl Junker driving a Bugatti Type 39.[1]
Classes
Car competed in four classes:
Classification
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Carl Junker won the race driving a Bugatti Type 39
| Pos [5] | No. [1] | Class [1] | Driver [5] | Car [5] | Laps [5] | Time [5] / Reason for ret. |
Handicap (mins) [1] | Handicap Pos. [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | C | Carl Junker | Bugatti Type 39 | 31 | 2h 54m 50s | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | A | Cyril Dickason | Austin 7 Ulster s/c [1] | 31 | 3h 02m 24s | 30 | 1 |
| 3 | 12 | C | Harold Drake-Richmond | Bugatti Type 37 | 31 | 3h 03m 19s | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | B | Barney Dentry | Riley Brooklands | 31 | 3h 09m 39s | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | 13 | B | Joan Richmond | Riley Brooklands | 31 | 3h 34m 00s | 22 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | A | Cec Warren | Austin 7 Ulster [1] | 31 | 3h 35m 21s | 35 | 5 |
| Ret | 15 | C | Hope Bartlett | Bugatti Type 37A s/c [1] | 29 | Engine [3] | Scratch | |
| Ret | 19 | D | Les Jennings | Morris Oxford | 28 | Connecting rod [6] | 22 | |
| Ret | 2 | A | Clarrie May | Austin 7 s/c [1] | 18 | 30 | ||
| Ret | 4 | A | Ian Russell | Morris Minor | 15 | Engine [6] | 32 | |
| Ret | 20 | D | Jack Clements | Bugatti Type 30 | 14 | Crankshaft [3] | 9 | |
| Ret | 18 | D | Jack Sidebottom | Singer | 12 | 24 | ||
| Ret | 14 | C | Arthur Terdich | Bugatti Type 37A s/c [1] | 8 | Connecting rod [3] | Scratch | |
| Ret [7] | 9 | B | Bill Lowe [1] | Lombard AL.3 s/c [8] | 0 [7] | Gearbox [7] | 11 | |
Notes
- Fastest lap: Hope Bartlett – 4'45.00 (79.90 mph) [1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 John Blanden, A History Of Australian Grand Prix 1928-1939, pages 59-73
- ↑ The Official History of the Australian Grand Prix 80 Races 1927 - 2014, page 51 lists 13 competitors by name but does not mention Bill Lowe. Lowe is however mentioned as a retirement during the first lap of the race in an article in the Argus, Tuesday, 24 March 1931, page 8
- 1 2 3 4 The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 44-50
- 1 2 3 4 Australian Grand Prix, West Australian, Thursday, 12 February 1931, page 4
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Official History of the Australian Grand Prix 80 Races 1927 - 2014, page 51
- 1 2 Australian Grand Prix, Northern Argus, Friday, 10 April 1931, page 4
- 1 2 3 Australian Grand Prix. Argus, Tuesday, 24 March 1931, page 8
- ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 191
| Preceded by 1930 Australian Grand Prix |
Australian Grand Prix 1931 |
Succeeded by 1932 Australian Grand Prix |
External links
- National Museum of Australia 1930s Australian Grand Prix and Monte Carlo rally driver Joan Richmond collection.
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