1974_Australian_Drivers'_Championship

1974 Australian Drivers' Championship

1974 Australian Drivers' Championship

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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".[1] 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:[2]

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)[3]		 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.[1]

Championship standings

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References

  1. [1]
    CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1974, pages 84-85
  2. [2]
    Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975, pages 68-83
  3. [3]
    Official Programme, Sandown, November 3rd, 1974
  4. [4]
    Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1975, pages 6-11 and 96-97
  5. [5]
    Official Program, Calder Raceway, October 20, 1974

Further reading

  • Graham Howard; Stewart Wilson; Ray Bell; Des White; Noel Tuckey; John Medley; Mark Durham; Terry Walker (1986). The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. R&T Publishing. pp. 380–387. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
  • 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
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