1929 Australian Grand Prix

September 2020 June 2026 CUST Australian Australia Phillip Island, Victoria 18 March 1929 Temporary road circuit 6.5 10.6 31 206 332 Arthur Terdich AUS Bugatti Reg Brearley AUS Bugatti Bill Lowe AUS Lombard The 1929 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 18 March 1929.John Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, pages 25 to 42 The race, which was organised by the Victorian Light Car Club, had 27 entries and 22 starters.John Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, pages 185 to 192 It is recognised by Motorsport Australia as the second Australian Grand Prix.Australian Grand Prix, 2020 Motorsport Australia Manual, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org The race was won by Arthur Terdich driving a Bugatti Type 37A. Classes Cars competed in four classes: Class A: Under 900cc Class B: 901cc - 1100cc Class C: 1101cc - 1500cc Class D: 1501cc - 2000cc Race format Class B cars started the race first followed by the Class A entries thirty seconds later. Class C cars started next, the first group four minutes after the Class A cars and the remainder thirty seconds after that. The Class D cars were the last to start, thirty seconds after the Class C cars. The winner of the Grand Prix was to be the entry, irrespective of class, which made the fastest time for the race. Classification thumb|right|Arthur Terdich driving a Bugatti Type 37A to victory in the race thumb|right|The Bugatti Type 37 of Reg Brearley contesting the race. Brearley placed second. thumb|Bill Lowe placed third driving a Lombard AL3 thumb|right|Barney Dentry (Sénéchal), seen here during a pitstop, placed sixth. Pos. No. Class Driver Car Entrant Laps Time 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 LoweCar 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 Lombard AL3John B. Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 191 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 BresciaAustralian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, page 30 indicates that the Bernadou Bugatti was a Type 23 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 NCAustralian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, pages 28 to 34 6 A Ken Wallace-Crabbe Austin 7 K. Wallace-Crabbe ? Ret 14 B Bill Williamson Riley NineThe Herald, Monday 18 March 1929, Page 2 A. J. Terdich (Bugatti) Wins 200 Miles Road Race, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au Riley Distributors 23Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races, page 41 Ret 23 C Albert Edwards Alvis A. Edwards 21 Ret 2 A Clarrie May Austin 7 s/c A. Waite 20 Ret 10 B Harold Drake Richmond Fiat 509 H. Drake Richmond 20 Ret 27 D Ernie King Th. Schneider E. H. King 17Th. Schneider, Ernest King and the 1929 Australian Grand Prix, 15/11/2014, thschneider.wordpress.com, as archived at web.archive.org Ret 5 A Ron Gardner Triumph Super 7 R. Gardner 13 Ret 16 C John Goodall Aston Martin J. Goodall 5 Ret 15 B W Albert "Ab" Terdich Sénéchal W. A. Terdich 4 Ret 22 C Bill Thompson Bugatti Type 37 W. Thompson 2 Ret 8 A Ken McKinney Austin 7 K. McKinney 1 Ret 4 A Robert Baker Morris Minor R. Baker 1 DNSA 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". 9 B George Saville Amilcar G. Saville Wallace-Crabbe failed to complete the race distance within the prescribed time limit. Notes Average speed of winning car: 61.7 miles an hourLight Car Road Race, The Argus, Tuesday, 19 March 1929, Page 9, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au References External links Motor-Racing, Australian Grand Prix, Course of 200 Miles, Contest at Cowes on Monday, The Argus, Saturday 16 March 1929, Page 20, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au Grid sheet, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au Australian Grand Prix - Terdich wins in Bugatti, The Referee, Wednesday 20 March 1929, Page 17, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au 200 Miles Motor road Race at Cowes, The Argus, Tuesday 19 March 1929, Page 5, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au Australian Grand Prix 1928 Australian Grand Prix 1929 1930 Australian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Australian Grand Prix Category:Motorsport at Phillip Island Australian Grand Prix