The 1973 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Australian Formula 2 cars.Australian Title Conditions, 1973 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84-85 It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Australian National Title and was the seventh Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by CAMS.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 2002, page 14-6
The championship was dominated by multiple-championship winning driver Leo Geoghegan, who scored a perfect 54 points from six round wins over the course of the season.
Calendar The championship was contested over a seven-round series with one race per round.1973 Australian Formula Two, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 78-97 Round Circuit State Date 1 Hume Weir Victoria 3 June 2 Oran Park New South Wales 5 August 3 Amaroo Park New South Wales 19 August 4 Surfers Paradise Queensland 2 September 5 Symmons Plains Tasmania 23 September 6 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 7 October 7 Calder Victoria 21 October
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 six round results.
Results Position Driver Car Entrant Official Programme, Hume Weir, June 10, 1973 Hum. Ora. Ama. Sur. Sym. Ade. Cal. Total 1 Leo Geoghegan Birrana 272 Ford Birrana 273 Ford Grace Bros. Racing Team 9 9 9 9 9 (6) 9 54 2 Enno Busselmann Birrana 273 Ford Bob and Marj Brown Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, October 7, 1973 - - - 4 1 9 6 20 3 Bob Skelton Bowin P6 Ford Finnie Ford Miranda - 4 6 1 6 - - 17 4 Chris Farrell Dolphin 732 Ford Chris Farrell - 1 3 3 3 4 - 14 5 Bruce Allison Bowin P6 Ford Hobby & Toyland Racing - - - 6 4 - - 10 = Ray Winter Mildren Mono FordAustralian Formula 2 Race, Amaroo Park, 18 Aug 1973, www.oldracingcars.com, as archived at web.archive.org Ray Winter - 2 4 - - - 4 10 7 Tony Stewart Birrana 273 Ford 5AD/City State Racing Team 6 3 - - - - - 9 8 Peter Brock Birrana 273 Ford Peter Brock - 6 1 - - - - 7 9 Chas Talbot Elfin 600E Waggott Chas Talbot 4 - - - - - - 4 = Bob Johns Lotus 59 Ford Bob Johns 2 - - 2 - - - 4 = Ian Fergusson Bowin P3a Ford Ian Fergusson Official Programme, Symmons Plains International, 23 September 1973 - - 2 - 2 - - 4 12 Bob Holden Brabham BT36 Ford Bob Holden 3 - - - - - - 3 = Paul Hamilton Elfin 600 Ford Paul Hamilton - - - - - - 3 3 14 Mike Stillwell Elfin 622 Ford B. S. Stillwell Ford 1 - - - - - - 1
Notes and references
External links Image of 1973 Australian Formula 2 Champion Leo Geoghegan (Biranna 273 Ford) at the Adelaide round of the championship, primotipo.com, as archived at web.archive.org