1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship

October 2019 October 2019 thumb|right|Leo Geoghegan won the championship in this Birrana 274. The car is pictured in 2010. The 1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Australian Formula 2 racing cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1974, pages 84-89 It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Australian National Title and was the eighth Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by CAMS.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 2002, page 14-6 The championship was sponsored by Melbourne shirt-maker Van Heusen, which provided $50,000 prizemoney for the eight round series.Graham Howard, Dressed for Success, Motor Racing Australia, August/September 2003, pages 60 to 65 The championship was won by Leo Geoghegan driving a Birrana 274 Ford for the Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team. Calendar The championship was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 84-101 Round Circuit State Date Winning driver Car 1 Hume Weir Victoria 16 June Leo Geoghegan Birrana 274 Ford 2 Oran Park New South Wales 23 June Leo Geoghegan Birrana 274 Ford 3 Amaroo Park RacewayOfficial Programme, Amaroo Park Raceway, 21st July 1974 New South Wales 21 July Bob Muir Birrana 273 Ford 4 Calder Victoria 18 August Leo Geoghegan Birrana 274 Ford 5 Symmons Plains Tasmania 22 September Bob Muir Birrana 273 Ford 6 Phillip Island Victoria 13 October John Leffler Bowin P8 Ford 7 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 27 October Bob Muir Birrana 273 Ford 8 Lakeside Queensland 8 December Ray Winter Mildren Mono Ford Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six eligible finishers at each round. 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. Championship standings Position Mark Fogarty, Leo, the King again, Australian Motor Racing Annual 1975, pages 52-56 Driver No. Car1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship race results Retrieved from www.oldracingcars.com on 27 February 2010 Entrant Hum Chequered Flag, December 1974/January 1975, Page Seventy Seven Ora Ama Cal Sym Phi Ade Lak Total 1 Leo Geoghegan 1 Birrana 274 Ford Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 October 1974 9 9 6 9 - 2 - 6 41 2 Bob Muir 618 & 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 Graeme Crawford 2 - - - 4 3 2 - 11 7 Johnnie Walker 2 Elfin 622 Ford John Walker Motor Racing Official Programme, Hume Weir, Sunday, 16th June 1974 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 Tony Stewart Wholesale Cars 3 1 2 - - - - - 6 11 Ken Shirvington 21 March 732 Ford Ken Shirvington - - - - - - 3 1 4 12 Max Stewart 6 March 722 Ford Max Stewart Motors - 3 - - - - - - 3 Chris Farrell 36 Elfin 600B Ford Chris Farrell Official Programme, Symmons Plains, 22 September 1974 - - - - 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 B.S. 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 External links Image of 1974 Australian Formula 2 Champion Leo Geoghegan Category:Australian Formula 2 Championship Formula 2 Championship