1933 Australian Grand Prix
{{Short description|Race at Phillip Island circuit in Victoria}}
The 1933 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 20 March 1933.John Blanden, 1933 Australian Grand Prix, A History Of Australian Grand Prix 1928-1939, pages 91 to 100 Organised by the Light Car of Australia, it was the sixth Australian Grand Prix and the sixth to be held at Phillip Island. The race, which was the most important annual car competition in Australia,[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16958412 Australian Grand Prix - Mr. W. B. Thompson's Success, Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday March 23 1933, page 5, trove.nla.gov.au] Retrieved on 4 March 2014 was open to cars of up to 2300cc engine capacity, the 2000cc limit of previous years having been increased for 1933.
The Grand Prix was won by Bill Thompson driving a Riley Brooklands. Thompson's win was his third Australian Grand Prix victory.
Race format
The Grand Prix was staged as a handicap race with the first car, the Austin of Ken McKinney, scheduled to start 35 minutes before the last car, the Bugatti of Bill Williamson. McKinney was subsequently re-handicapped to 32 minutes. As Williamson's car was withdrawn prior to the race, the Bugatti of Arthur Terdich (off six minutes) was the last car to start.
Race classification
File:Riley Brooklands of Bill Thompson.jpg (Riley Brooklands) contesting the 1933 Australian Grand Prix]]
File:MG Magna of Les Jennings.jpg of Les Jennings cornering during the race]]
File:Ballot of Neil Gullifer at the 1933 AGP.jpg but did not finish the race.]]
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| align="center" | Position[https://web.archive.org/web/20181001112358/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1933.html 1933 Grands Prix, www.teamdan.com, as archived at web.archive.org] |
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| align="center" | 5 | W Thompson | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 31 |
| align="center" | 2
| Harold Drake-Richmond | align="center" | 12 | H Drake-Richmond | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 31 |
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| Les Jennings | align="center" | 19 | MG Magna | L Jennings | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 31 |
| align="center" | 4
| Clarrie May | align="center" | 16 | Austin 7 | Austin Distributors P/L | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | 31 |
| align="center" | 5
| Ken McKinney1933 - Bill Thompson, Riley Brooklands, The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, pages 60 to 65 | align="center" | 20 | Austin 7 | K McKinney | align="center" | 31 |
| align="center" | 6
| Bill Lowe | align="center" | 14 | Lombard | WH Lowe | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 31 |
| align="center" | FO
| Norman Putt & | align="center" | 10 | Britannia Motors P/L | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 31The Official History of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races, Chevron, {{ISBN|9780958846400}}, page 61 |
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| Neil Gullifer | align="center" | 6 | Ballot | Britannia Motors P/L | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 24 |
| align="center" | DNF
| Carl Junker | align="center" | 7 | EG McKay | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 24 |
| align="center" | DNF
| Merton Wreford | align="center" | 8 | M Wreford | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 20 |
| align="center" | DNFKent Patrick, Bill Thompson - Australian motor racing champion, 2011, page 193
| Geoff Disher | align="center" | 17 | Salmson | G Disher | align="center" | 21 |
| align="center" | DNF
| Jack McGrath | align="center" | 11 | J McGrath | align="center" | 14 |
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| Cec Warren | align="center" | 9 | Britannia Motors P/L | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 4 |
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| AJ Terdich | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 1 |
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| Wally Mullett | align="center" | 15 | Britannia Motors P/L | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 1 |
| align="center" | DNS
| Bill Williamson | align="center" | 1 | LG Jackson | align="center" | Scratch | align="center" | - |
| align="center" | DNS
| Doug Shepherd | align="center" | 3 | DF Shepherd | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | - |
| align="center" | DNS
| Jack Clements | align="center" | 4 | J Clements | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | - |
| align="center" | DNS
| Alan Chamberlain | align="center" | 18 | Chamberlain | A Chamberlain | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | - |
=Key=
- FO: Flagged off. (completed the full race distance but not within the allocated time limit)
- DNF: Did not finish
- DNS: Did not start
=Notes=
References
External links
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58676115 Australian Grand Prix, Sunday Times, Sunday, 12 March 1933, Page 8, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16966680/1152238# Grand Prix. Won by a Riley. The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 21 Mar 1933, Page 9, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4725072/520652 Motor Racing at Cowes, The Argus, Tuesday 21 March 1933, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/135319037/15579993# Thompson wins his third Grand Prix, The Referee, Wednesday, 22 March 1933, Page 1, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200213021931/https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/video/australian-grand-prix-is-on-again-bill-thompson-wins-200-news-footage/594654921 Australian Grand Prix is on Again: Bill Thompson wins 200 miles handicap on Philip Island course (video), www.gettyimages.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
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Category:Australian Grand Prix