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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 Motorsport Australia as the second Australian Grand Prix.[3]

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
The Bugatti Type 37 of Reg Brearley contesting the race. Brearley placed second.
Bill Lowe placed third driving a Lombard AL3
Pos.[2] No.[1] Class[1] Driver[1][2] Car[1] Entrant[1] Laps Time[1]
1 19 C Arthur Terdich Bugatti Type 37A s/c A. Terdich 31 3h 14m 22 1/5 s
2 18 C Reg Brearley Bugatti Type 37 R. Rearley 31 3h 29m 43s
3 12 B Bill Lowe[5] Lombard AL3[6] W. H. Lowe 31 3h 31m 55 3/5 s
4 28 D Harry Jenkins Bugatti Type 30 H. Jenkins 31 3h 43m 48s
5 20 C John Bernadou Bugatti Type 23 Brescia[7] A. W. Bernadou 31 3h 49m 14 3/5 s
6 11 B Barney Dentry Sénéchal G. Dentry 31 3h 51m 16 1/5 s
7 25 D Cyril Dickason Austin 12 A. Waite 31 4h 1m 16s
8 3 A Wally Robertson Austin 7 W. R. M. Robertson 31 4h 12m 1 1/2 s
9 26 D John McCutcheon Morris Cowley J. O. McCutcheon 31 4h 17m 6 1/5 s
10 1 A Noel Langton Austin 7 N. Langdon 31 4h 24m 55 2/5 s
NC[4] 6 A Ken Wallace-Crabbe Austin 7 K. Wallace-Crabbe ?
Ret 14 B Bill Williamson Riley Nine[8] Riley Distributors 23[9]
Ret 23 C Albert Edwards Alvis A. Edwards 21[4]
Ret 2 A Clarrie May Austin 7 s/c A. Waite 20[4]
Ret 10 B Harold Drake Richmond Fiat 509 H. Drake Richmond 20[1]
Ret 27 D Ernie King Th. Schneider E. H. King 17[10]
Ret 5 A Ron Gardner Triumph Super 7 R. Gardner 13[1]
Ret 16 C John Goodall Aston Martin J. Goodall 5[4]
Ret 15 B W Albert "Ab" Terdich Sénéchal W. A. Terdich 4[4]
Ret 22 C Bill Thompson Bugatti Type 37 W. Thompson 2[9]
Ret 8 A Ken McKinney Austin 7 K. McKinney 1[1]
Ret 4 A Robert Baker Morris Minor R. Baker 1[1]
DNS[11] 9 B George Saville Amilcar G. Saville
  • Wallace-Crabbe failed to complete the race distance within the prescribed time limit.[4]

Notes

  • Average speed of winning car: 61.7 miles an hour[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w John Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, pages 25 to 42
  2. ^ a b c John Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, pages 185 to 192
  3. ^ Australian Grand Prix, 2020 Motorsport Australia Manual, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Australian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, pages 28 to 34
  5. ^ Car 12 was entered for John Cleaver to drive but was actually driven in the race by Bill Lowe, as outlined on page 29 of A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939
  6. ^ John B. Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 191
  7. ^ Australian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, page 30 indicates that the Bernadou Bugatti was a Type 23
  8. ^ The Herald, Monday 18 March 1929, Page 2 A. J. Terdich (Bugatti) Wins 200 Miles Road Race, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
  9. ^ a b Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races, page 41
  10. ^ Th. Schneider, Ernest King and the 1929 Australian Grand Prix, 15/11/2014, thschneider.wordpress.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  11. ^ A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, page 190 lists Saville's Amilcar as a retirement but page 31 states that the car "had problems during practice and did not start the race".
  12. ^ Light Car Road Race, The Argus, Tuesday, 19 March 1929, Page 9, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au

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