1930 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 race was won by Bill Thompson driving a Bugatti Type 37A.

Classes

Cars competed in classes according to cylinder capacity.
Only one entry, the 1517cc Lea-Francis Hyper of Mick Carlton, was received for Class D.
At the discretion of the organisers it was placed in Class C.

Classification

PosNo.ClassDriverCarLapsTime
1C10CBill ThompsonBugatti Type 37A s/c313h 06m 00s
2C6CHarold Drake-RichmondBugatti Type 37313h 25m 00s
3A1ACyril DickasonAustin 7313h 30m 30s
4A3AHarry BurkillAustin 7313h 44m 30s
5A10AKen McKinneyAustin 7313h 46m 00s
6A1CJohn GoodallAston Martin-Anzani313h 47m 30s
7B1BBarney DentryRiley Nine Brooklands313h 51m 30s
8B7BJack EdwardsSénéchal314h 06m 30s
9A8AWally WhelanMorris Minor314h 06m 30s
DNFC3CRon GardnerAlvis 12/5019Magnetto
DNFA2AClarrie MayAustin 717Rollover
DNFC2CAlbert EdwardsAlvis FWD s/c16Accident
DNFC5CArthur TerdichBugatti Type 37A s/c10Con rod
DNFA5ALes JenningsMorris Minor7Engine bearings
DNFC4CMick CarltonLea-Francis Hyper?Gearbox
DNFA6AJack McCutcheonMorris Minor?Engine bearings
DNFA7ABernie SuttonMorris Minor?Engine bearings
DNFB4BBill JohnsonRiley Nine Brooklands?Bearings
DNFB5BFrank MatthewsStandard s/c?Ignition
DNFC7CReg BrearleyBugatti Type 37?Engine
DNFB6BBill LoweLombard AL3 s/c0Overheating
DNFB8BFrank CorriganAmilcar0Accident