1974 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition July 2026 March 2014 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship 1973 1975 The 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars with the winner awarded the 1974 CAMS "Gold Star".CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1974, pages 84-85 It was the 18th Australian Drivers' Championship. The championship was won by Max Stewart driving a Lola T330 Chevrolet. Calendar The championship was contested over six rounds:Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975, pages 68-83 Round Name Circuit State Date Format 1 Chesterfield Filter Cup Oran Park New South Wales 4 August Two Heats 2 The Glynn Scott Memorial Trophy Surfers Paradise Queensland 1 September Two Heats 3 Calder Victoria 20 October Two Heats 4 Marlboro 100 (Incorporating the Victorian Trophy Race)Official Programme, Sandown, 3 November 1974 Sandown Park Victoria 3 November One race 5 Australian Grand Prix Oran Park New South Wales 17 November One race 6 Phillip Island Victoria 24 November One race Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. Only holders of a CAMS General Competition Licence were eligible, therefore any placings gained by international licence holders were ignored by CAMS when allocating championship points. Championship standings Position Driver Car Entrant Ora. Sur. Cal. San. Ora. Phi. TotalAustralian Motor Racing Annual, 1975, pages 6-11 and 96-97 1 Max Stewart Lola T330 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors 9 9 9 9 9 6 51 2 Kevin Bartlett Lola T332 Chevrolet Chesterfield Filter Racing - 4 6 6 - 9 25 3 Phil Moore Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden Ansett Team Elfin 3 6 3 4 - - 16 4 Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 Repco-Holden Ansett Team Elfin - 1 4 - 3 3 11 5 John McCormack Elfin ML6 LeylandElfin MR5 Repco-Holden Ansett Team Elfin 2 - - - 6 - 8 6 John Leffler Bowin P8 Ford Grace Bros - Levi's Team 1 2 2 2 - - 7 Jon Davison Matich A50 Repco-Holden Jon Davison - - - 3 4 - 7 8 Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Pat Burke Racing 6 - - - - - 6 9 John Goss Matich A53 Repco-Holden McLeod Ford 4 - - - - - 4 Kurt Seeberg Brabham BT36 Ford Ken Dykes Racing - - - - - 4 4 11 Bruce Allison Birrana 274 Ford - 3 - - - - 3 12 Chas Talbot Birrana 274 Ford Chas TalbotOfficial Program, Calder Raceway, 20 October 1974 - - 1 - - - 1 References Further reading The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix Graham Howard Stewart Wilson Ray Bell Des White Noel Tuckey John Medley Mark Durham Terry Walker R&T Publishing 1986 0-9588464-0-5 380–387 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 67–68 Racing Car News, December 1974, Sandown report, pages 38–40 Racing Car News, December 1974, Oran Park AGP report, pages 60–61 Racing Car News, January 1975, Phillip Island report, page 60 External links Australian Drivers' Championship records from www.camsmanual.com.au 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship round results from www.oldracingcars.com Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship Category:Formula 5000