1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship
The 1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 2 racing cars.[1] It was the eighth Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2]
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Leo Geoghegan won the 1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship in this Birrana 274.
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.[3]
- Round 1, Hume Weir, Victoria, 16 June
- Round 2, Oran Park, New South Wales, 23 June
- Round 3, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 21 July
- Round 4, Calder Park Raceway, Victoria, 18 August
- Round 5, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 22 September
- Round 6, Phillip Island, Victoria, 13 October
- Round 7, Adelaide International Raceway, South Australia, 27 October
- Round 8, Lakeside, Queensland, 8 December
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six eligible finishers at each round.[1] Only holders of a General Competition License issued by CAMS were eligible for points and each driver could retain points only from his/her best seven round results.[1]
Results
Position | Driver | No. | Car[4] | Entrant[5][6] | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total[7] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leo Geoghegan | 1 | Birrana 274 Ford | Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 41 |
2 | Bob Muir | 6 18 & 3 |
Rennmax BN6 Ford Birrana 273 Ford |
Bob & Marj Brown |
- | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | - | 9 | - | 37 |
3 | John Leffler | 7 | Bowin P8 Ford | Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 9 | 6 | - | 25 |
4 | Ray Winter | 27 | Mildren Mono Ford | Ray Winter | - | - | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | 4 | 9 | 24 |
5 | Bruce Allison | 62 | Birrana 274 Ford | Hobby & Toyland Racing | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 4 | 12 |
6 | Graeme Crawford | 66 | Birrana 273 Ford | Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 11 |
7 | Johnnie Walker | 2 | Elfin 622 Ford | Graeme Crawford | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
8 | Wolfgang Prejawa | 26 | Birrana 274 Ford | Wolfgang Prejawa | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 2 | 8 |
9 | Enno Buesselmann | 18 | Birrana 273 Ford | Bob & Marj Brown | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Tony Stewart | 21 | Brabham BT36 Ford | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
11 | Ken Shirvington | 21 | March 732 Ford | Ken Shirvington | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
12 | Max Stewart | 6 | March 722 Ford | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Chris Farrell | 36 | Elfin 600B Ford | Chris Farrell | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
Ian Douglass | 77 | March 733M/743 Ford | Ian Douglass | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
15 | Craig McAllister | 10 | Elfin 622 Ford | Oxford Spares | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
16 | Paul Hamilton | 88 | Elfin 600 Ford | Paul Hamilton | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Mike Stillwell | 6 | Elfin 622 Ford | BS Stillwell Ford | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Note:
- New Zealander Ken Smith (March 712M/732 Ford) finished 4th at Hume Weir and 6th at Amaroo Park but was not eligible for points.
- Malaysian driver Sonny Rajah (March 732 Ford) finished 6th at Hume Weir and 3rd at Symmons Plains but was not eligible for points.
- There were only four eligible finishers at the Symmons Plains round.
Notes and references
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1974, pages 84-85
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 2002, page 14-6
- Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 84-101
- 1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship race results Retrieved from www.oldracingcars.com on 27 February 2010
- Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 October 1974, page 45
- Official Programme, Symmons Plains, 22 September 1974
- Mark Fogarty, Leo, the King again, Australian Motor Racing Annual 1975, pages 52-56
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