The 1973 Australian Grand Prix was a race for Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars,CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1973, page 92 the former class incorporating Formula 5000 cars. It was held on 4 November at SandownCover, Official Programme, 38th Australian Grand Prix, Sandown, November 4, www.progcovers.com Retrieved 21 September 2020 and was the second AGP in a row to be held at that circuit.
It was the thirty eighth Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round four of the 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship. Defending winner Graham McRae won his second AGP ahead of John McCormack and Johnnie Walker.
Classification
Results as follows:
Qualifying Pos No.Official Programme, 38th Australian Grand Prix, Sandown, November 4 Driver Car Entrant Qual Gap 1 3 John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 1:01.2 — 2 25 Johnnie Walker Lola T330 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 John Waker Motor Racing 1:01.4 +0.2 3 5 Kevin Bartlett Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Chesterfield Filter Racing 1:01.7 +0.5 4 1 Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Graham McRae 1:01.8 +0.6 5 6 Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 1:01.9 +0.7 6 14 Howie Sangster McLaren M18/M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8Australian Grand Prix, Sandown Park, 4 Nov 1973, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 21 September 2020 Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd. 1:03.7 +2.5 7 2 Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 1:05.0 +3.8 8 16 John Leffler Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 1:05.1 +3.9 9 18 Enno Buesselmann Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Bob & Marj Brown 1:09.2 +8.0 10 19 Leo Geoghegan Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Grace Bros. Racing Team 1:10.6 +9.4 11 90 Ken Hastings Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L I4 B.B. Cameron 1:12.3 +11.1 12 31 Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono / Ford 1.6L I4 A. Costanzo 1:13.8 +12.6 13 38 Chas Talbot Elfin 600E / Ford 1.6L I4 Chas Talbot 1:14.8 +13.6
Race Pos No. Driver Car Entrant Laps Time 1 1 Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Graham McRae 52 57m 54.8s 2 3 John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 52 57m 56.5s 3 25 Johnnie Walker Lola T330 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 John Waker Motor Racing 50 4 14 Howie Sangster McLaren M18/M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd. 50 5 2 Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 49 6 16 John Leffler Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 49 7 18 Enno Buesselmann Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl Bob & Marj Brown 46 8 90 Ken Hastings Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl B.B. Cameron 45 9 5 Kevin Bartlett Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Chesterfield Filter Racing 43 10 31 Alfredo Costanzo Elfin Mono / Ford 1.6L I4 A. Costanzo 41 NC 6 Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Seiko Service Centre 31 DNS 19 Leo Geoghegan Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl Grace Bros. Racing Team DNS 38 Chas Talbot Elfin 600E / Ford 1.6L I4 Chas Talbot
Notes Pole position: John McCormack – 1'01.2 Fastest lap: Graham McRae – 1'01.6
References
External links Image, Graham McRae, McRae GM2, 1973 Australian Grand Prix, autopics.com.au