1975 Australian Grand Prix

1975 Australian Grand Prix
	Round 1 of 5 of the 1975 Australian Drivers' Championship
Race details
Date	31 August 1975
Official name	XL Australian Grand Prix
Location	Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.219 km (2.000 mi)
Distance	50 laps, 160.95 km (100.00 mi)
Weather	Heavy rain
Pole position
Time	1'05.8
Fastest lap
Time	1'17.8
Podium

The 1975 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race for Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars,[1] held on a very wet track at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia on 31 August 1975.[2] It was the fortieth Australian Grand Prix and was also Round 1 of the 1975 Australian Drivers' Championship.[2]

1974 Australian Grand Prix winner Max Stewart won his second AGP ahead of John Leffler and Ray Winter.[2]

Qualifying classification

Pos [2]	No. [3]	Driver [2]	Car [2]	Qual [2]	Gap [2]
1	62	Bruce Allison	Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	1:05.8	—
2	2	John Goss	Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	1:05.8	+0.0
3	7	John Leffler	Bowin P8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	1:07.2	+1.4
4	9	John McCormack	Elfin MR6 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	1:07.4	+1.6
5	5	Kevin Bartlett	Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	1:08.4	+2.6
6	1	Max Stewart	Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	1:08.4	+2.6
7	4	Jon Davison	Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	1:08.4	+2.6
8	14	Graeme Lawrence	Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	1:09.0	+3.2
9	15	Terry Hook	Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	1:10.2	+4.4
10	27	Ray Winter	Mildren Mono / Ford 1.6L I4	1:11.1	+5.3
11	12	Garrie Cooper	Elfin MR5B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	1:11.2	+5.4
12	31	Enno Buesselmann	Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4	1:11.3	+5.5
13	10	Chris Milton	McLaren M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	1:12.4	+6.6
14 [3]	16	Ross Switzer [3]	Rennmax BN7 / Ford 1.6L I4 [3]	1:17.6 [3]	+11.8

The race was won by Max Stewart driving a Lola T400 similar to the example pictured above

Pos [2]	No.[3]	Driver [2]	Car [2]	Entrant [3]	Laps [2]	Time / Remarks [3]
1	1	Max Stewart	Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Sharp Corporation	50	1h 06m 55.1s
2	7	John Leffler	Bowin P8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Grace Bros-Levi's Racing Team	50	1h 07m 08.5s
3	27	Ray Winter	Mildren Mono / Ford 1.6L 4cyl		48
4	14	Graeme Lawrence	Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Wix Filters	48
5	9	John McCormack	Elfin MR6 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	Ansett Racing Team	47
6	10	Chris Milton	McLaren M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Labrador Pharmacy / Shell Racing	47
7	4	Jon Davison	Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8		41
Ret	12	Garrie Cooper	Elfin MR5B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	Ansett Team Elfin	36	front suspension
Ret	62	Bruce Allison	Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Zupps of Mt Gravatt / Hobby & Toyland Racing	17	poor visibility / tyres
Ret	5	Kevin Bartlett	Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Shell Racing / Kevin Bartlett	9	poor visibility
Ret [3]	16	Ross Switzer [3]	Rennmax BN7 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl [3]		8 [3]	unsuitable tyres
Ret	2	John Goss	Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	John Goss Racing	4	poor visibility / rough engine
Ret	31	Enno Buesselmann	Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4	Enno Buesselmann	3	poor visibility
Ret	15	Terry Hook	Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Sharp Corporation	1	unsuitable tyres

Conditions for Australian Titles, 1975 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 84
Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1975". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 388–394. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
Australian Grand Prix, Surfers Paradise, 31 Aug 1975, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 12 January 2019
40th Australian Grand Prix, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 118 & 119

Preceded by 1974 Australian Grand Prix	Australian Grand Prix 1975	Succeeded by 1976 Australian Grand Prix

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