1929 Australian Grand Prix


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 Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the second Australian Grand Prix.
The race was won by Arthur Terdich driving a Bugatti Type 37A.

Classes

Cars competed in four classes:
Class B cars started the race first followed by the Class A entries thirty seconds later.
Class C cars started next, the first group four minutes after the Class A cars and the remainder thirty seconds after that.
The Class D cars were the last to start, thirty seconds after the Class C cars.
The winner of the Grand Prix was to be the entry, irrespective of class, which made the fastest time for the race.

Classification

Pos.No.ClassDriverCarLapsTime
119CArthur TerdichBugatti Type 37A s/c313h 14m 22 1/5 s
218CReg BrearleyBugatti Type 37313h 29m 43s
312BBill LoweLombard313h 31m 55 3/5 s
428DHarry JenkinsBugatti Type 30313h 43m 48s
520CJohn BernadouBugatti Brescia313h 49m 14 3/5 s
611BBarney DentrySénéchal313h 51m 16 1/5 s
725DCyril DickasonAustin 12314h 1m 16s
83AWally RobertsonAustin 7314h 12m 1 1/2 s
926DJohn McCutcheonMorris Cowley314h 17m 6 1/5 s
101ANoel LangtonAustin 7314h 24m 55 2/5 s
NC6AKen Wallace-CrabbeAustin 7?
Ret14BBill WilliamsonRiley23
Ret23CAlbert EdwardsAlvis21
Ret2AClarrie MayAustin 7 s/c20
Ret10BHarold Drake RichmondFiat 50920
Ret5ARon GardnerTriumph Super 713
Ret27DErnie KingTh. Schneider?
Ret16CJohn GoodallAston Martin5
Ret15BW Albert "Ab" TerdichSénéchal4
Ret22CBill ThompsonBugatti Type 372
Ret8AKen McKinneyAustin 71
Ret4ARobert BakerMorris Minor1