1975 Australian Grand Prix

June 2021 September 2011 CUST Round 1 of 5 of the 1975 Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Australia XL Australian Grand Prix Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Surfers Paradise, Queensland 31 August 1975 Permanent racing facility 2.000 3.219 50 100.00 160.95 Heavy rain Bruce Allison AUS Lola-Chevrolet 1'05.8 Max Stewart Lola-Chevrolet 1'17.8 AUS Max Stewart AUS Lola-Chevrolet John Leffler AUS Bowin-Chevrolet Ray Winter AUS Mildren Mono-Ford The 1975 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race for Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars,Conditions for Australian Titles, 1975 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 84 held on a very wet track at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia on 31 August 1975.Wilson Stewart Graham Howard The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix 1986 R & T Publishing Gordon, NSW 0-9588464-0-5 388–394 1975 It was the fortieth Australian Grand Prix and was also Round 1 of the 1975 Australian Drivers' Championship. 1974 Australian Grand Prix winner Max Stewart won his second AGP ahead of John Leffler and Ray Winter. Qualifying classification Pos No.Australian Grand Prix, Surfers Paradise, 31 Aug 1975, www.oldracingcars.com, as archived at web.archive.org Driver Car Qual Gap 1 62 AUS Bruce Allison Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:05.8 — 2 2 AUS John Goss Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:05.8 +0.0 3 7 AUS John Leffler Bowin P8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:07.2 +1.4 4 9 AUS John McCormack Elfin MR6 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:07.4 +1.6 5 5 AUS Kevin Bartlett Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:08.4 +2.6 6 1 AUS Max Stewart Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:08.4 +2.6 7 4 AUS Jon Davison Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:08.4 +2.6 8 14 NZL Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:09.0 +3.2 9 15 AUS Terry Hook Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:10.2 +4.4 10 27 AUS Ray Winter Mildren Mono / Ford 1.6L I4 1:11.1 +5.3 11 12 AUS Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:11.2 +5.4 12 31 AUS Enno Buesselmann Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 1:11.3 +5.5 13 10 AUS Chris Milton McLaren M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:12.4 +6.6 14 16 AUS Ross Switzer Rennmax BN7 / Ford 1.6L I4 1:17.6 +11.8 Race classification thumb|The race was won by Max Stewart driving a Lola T400 similar to the example pictured above Pos No. Driver Car Entrant Laps Time / Remarks 1 1 AUS Max Stewart Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Sharp Corporation of AustraliaA Wet Grand Prix at Sunny Surfers, Chequered Flag, October 1975, pages 25 to 27 50 1h 06m 55.1s 2 7 AUS John Leffler Bowin P8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Grace Bros-Levi's Racing Team 50 1h 07m 08.5s 3 27 AUS Ray Winter Mildren Mono / Ford 1.6L 4cyl Ray WinterDes White, Splashing Surfers AGP to Stewart, Racing Cars News, October 1975, pages 64 to 67 48 4 14 NZL Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Wix Filters 48 5 9 AUS John McCormack Elfin MR6 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Racing Team 47 6 10 AUS Chris Milton McLaren M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Labrador Pharmacy / Shell Racing 47 7 4 AUS Jon Davison Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Jon Davison 41 Ret 12 AUS Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 36 front suspension Ret 62 AUS Bruce Allison Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Zupps of Mt Gravatt / Hobby & Toyland Racing 17 poor visibility / tyres Ret 5 AUS Kevin Bartlett Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Shell Racing / Kevin Bartlett 9 poor visibility Ret 16 AUS Ross Switzer Rennmax BN7 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl Ross Switzer 8 unsuitable tyres Ret 2 AUS John Goss Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 John Goss Racing 4 poor visibility / rough engine Ret 31 AUS Enno Buesselmann Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 Enno Buesselmann 3 poor visibility Ret 15 AUS Terry Hook Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Sharp Corporation of Australia 1 unsuitable tyres Notes Pole position: Bruce Allison - 1'05.840th Australian Grand Prix, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 118 & 119 Winner's average speed: 144.36 km/h, 89.70 mph Fastest lap: Max Stewart - 1'17.8 (148.94 km/h, 95.54 mph) References External links Image of cover of Official Programme, www.progcovers.com Image of the winning Lola T400, web.archive.org Australian Grand Prix 1974 Australian Grand Prix 1975 1976 Australian Grand Prix 28 0 59 S 153 22 34 E type:event_region:AU-QLD title Grand Prix Category:Australian Grand Prix Category:Formula 5000 race reports Category:Motorsport at Surfers Paradise International Raceway Category:Sports competitions on the Gold Coast, Queensland Australian Grand Prix