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. 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 Bruce Allison Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:05.8 — 2 2 John Goss Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:05.8 +0.0 3 7 John Leffler Bowin P8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:07.2 +1.4 4 9 John McCormack Elfin MR6 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:07.4 +1.6 5 5 Kevin Bartlett Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:08.4 +2.6 6 1 Max Stewart Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:08.4 +2.6 7 4 Jon Davison Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:08.4 +2.6 8 14 Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:09.0 +3.2 9 15 Terry Hook Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:10.2 +4.4 10 27 Ray Winter Mildren Mono / Ford 1.6L I4 1:11.1 +5.3 11 12 Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 1:11.2 +5.4 12 31 Enno Buesselmann Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 1:11.3 +5.5 13 10 Chris Milton McLaren M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:12.4 +6.6 14 16 Ross Switzer Rennmax BN7 / Ford 1.6L I4 1:17.6 +11.8
Race classification
Pos No. Driver Car Entrant Laps Time / Remarks 1 1 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 John Leffler Bowin P8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Grace Bros-Levi's Racing Team 50 1h 07m 08.5s 3 27 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 Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Wix Filters 48 5 9 John McCormack Elfin MR6 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Racing Team 47 6 10 Chris Milton McLaren M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Labrador Pharmacy / Shell Racing 47 7 4 Jon Davison Matich A50 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Jon Davison 41 Ret 12 Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5B / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 36 front suspension Ret 62 Bruce Allison Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Zupps of Mt Gravatt / Hobby & Toyland Racing 17 poor visibility / tyres Ret 5 Kevin Bartlett Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Shell Racing / Kevin Bartlett 9 poor visibility Ret 16 Ross Switzer Rennmax BN7 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl Ross Switzer 8 unsuitable tyres Ret 2 John Goss Matich A53 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8 John Goss Racing 4 poor visibility / rough engine Ret 31 Enno Buesselmann Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 Enno Buesselmann 3 poor visibility Ret 15 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