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.[1] The race, which was organised by the Victorian Light Car Club,[1] had 27 entries [1] and 22 starters.[2] It is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the second Australian Grand Prix.[3]

1929 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 18 March 1929
Location Phillip Island, Victoria
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 10.6 km (6.5 mi)
Distance 31 laps, 332 km (206 mi)
Podium
First
Bugatti
Second
  • Reg Brearley
 Bugatti
Third
  • Bill Lowe
 Lombard

The race was won by Arthur Terdich driving a Bugatti Type 37A.[1]

Classes

Cars competed in four classes: [1]

  • Class A: Under 900cc [1]
  • Class B: 901cc - 1100cc [1]
  • Class C: 1101cc - 1500cc [1]
  • Class D: 1501cc - 2000cc [1]

Race format

Class B cars started the race first followed by the Class A entries thirty seconds later.[1] Class C cars started next, the first group four minutes after the Class A cars and the remainder thirty seconds after that.[1] The Class D cars were the last to start,[1] thirty seconds after the Class C cars.[4]

The winner of the Grand Prix was to be the entry, irrespective of class, which made the fastest time for the race.[1]

Classification
Arthur Terdich driving a Bugatti Type 37A to victory in the race
Pos. [2] No. [1] Class [1] Driver [1] [2] Car [1] Laps Time [1]
1 19 C Arthur Terdich Bugatti Type 37A s/c 31 3h 14m 22 1/5 s
2 18 C Reg Brearley Bugatti Type 37 31 3h 29m 43s
3 12 B Bill Lowe Lombard 31 3h 31m 55 3/5 s
4 28 D Harry Jenkins Bugatti Type 30 31 3h 43m 48s
5 20 C John Bernadou Bugatti Brescia 31 3h 49m 14 3/5 s
6 11 B Barney Dentry Sénéchal 31 3h 51m 16 1/5 s
7 25 D Cyril Dickason Austin 12 31 4h 1m 16s
8 3 A Wally Robertson Austin 7 31 4h 12m 1 1/2 s
9 26 D John McCutcheon Morris Cowley 31 4h 17m 6 1/5 s
10 1 A Noel Langton Austin 7 31 4h 24m 55 2/5 s
NC [4] 6 A Ken Wallace-Crabbe Austin 7 ?
Ret 14 B Bill Williamson Riley 23 [5]
Ret 23 C Albert Edwards Alvis 21 [4]
Ret 2 A Clarrie May Austin 7 s/c 20 [4]
Ret 10 B Harold Drake Richmond Fiat 509 20 [1]
Ret 5 A Ron Gardner Triumph Super 7 13 [1]
Ret 27 D Ernie King Th. Schneider ?
Ret 16 C John Goodall Aston Martin 5 [4]
Ret 15 B W Albert "Ab" Terdich Sénéchal 4 [4]
Ret 22 C Bill Thompson Bugatti Type 37 2 [5]
Ret 8 A Ken McKinney Austin 7 1 [1]
Ret 4 A Robert Baker Morris Minor 1 [1]
  • Wallace-Crabbe failed to complete the race distance within the prescribed time limit.[4]


Notes

References
  1. John Blanden, A History Of Australian Grand Prix 1928-1939, pages 43 to 58
  2. John Blanden, A History Of Australian Grand Prix 1928-1939, pages 185 to 192
  3. Australian Grand Prix, 2019 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. Australian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, pages 28 to 34
  5. Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races, page 41
Preceded by
1928 Australian Grand Prix		 Australian Grand Prix
1929		 Succeeded by
1930 Australian Grand Prix
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