1930 Australian Grand Prix
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The 1930 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Phillip Island
on 24 March 1930. The race had 30 entrants and 17 starters.
It was the third Australian Grand Prix
and the third held at Phillip Island. The race was run in 3 classes (A, B and C)
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...
on 24 March 1930. The race had 30 entrants and 17 starters.
It was the third Australian Grand Prix
Australian Grand Prix
The Australian Grand Prix is a motor race held annually and is held to be the pinnacle of motor racing in Australia. The Grand Prix is the oldest surviving motor racing competition held in Australia having been held 76 times since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. Since 1985 the race has...
and the third held at Phillip Island. The race was run in 3 classes (A, B and C)
Classification
Source:| Pos | No. | Class | Driver | Car | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | C | Bill Thompson | Bugatti Type 37A s/c | 31 | 3h 06m 00s |
| 2 | 6 | C | Harold Drake-Richmond | Bugatti Type 37 | 31 | 3h 25m 00s |
| 3 | 1 | A | Cyril Dickason | Austin 7 Austin 7 The Austin 7 was a car produced from 1922 through to 1939 in the United Kingdom by the Austin Motor Company. Nicknamed the "Baby Austin", it was one of the most popular cars ever produced for the British market, and sold well abroad... |
31 | 3h 30m 30s |
| 4 | 3 | A | Harry Burkill | Austin 7 Austin 7 The Austin 7 was a car produced from 1922 through to 1939 in the United Kingdom by the Austin Motor Company. Nicknamed the "Baby Austin", it was one of the most popular cars ever produced for the British market, and sold well abroad... |
31 | 3h 44m 30s |
| 5 | 10 | A | Ken McKinney | Austin 7 Austin 7 The Austin 7 was a car produced from 1922 through to 1939 in the United Kingdom by the Austin Motor Company. Nicknamed the "Baby Austin", it was one of the most popular cars ever produced for the British market, and sold well abroad... |
31 | 3h 48m 30s |
| 6 | 1 | C | John Goodall | Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire... -Anzani Anzani Anzani was an engine manufacturer founded by the Italian Alessandro Anzani , which produced proprietary engines for aircraft, cars, boats, and motorcycles in factories in Britain, France and Italy.-Overview:... |
31 | 3h 47m 30s |
| 7 | 1 | B | Barney Dentry | Riley Nine Brooklands Riley Nine thumb|250px|Riley Nine Kestrel Saloon 1933The Riley Nine was one of the most successful light cars produced by the British motor industry in the inter war period. It was made by the Riley company of Coventry, England with a wide range of body styles between 1926 and 1938.The car was largely... |
31 | 3h 51m 30s |
| 8 | 7 | B | Jack Edwards | Seneschal | 31 | 4h 06m 30s |
| 9 | 8 | A | Wally Whelan | Morris Minor Morris Minor (1928) This article refers to the motor car manufactured by the Morris Motor Company and its successors from 1928–1933. For the Morris Minor manufactured by the Morris Motor Company from 1948–1971, see Morris Minor.... |
31 | 4h 06m 30s |
| Ret | 7 | C | Reg Brearley | Bugatti Type 37 | ||
| Ret | 3 | B | D Peter Antill | Riley | ||
| Ret | 3 | C | Ron Gardner | Alvis Alvis Cars Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company that existed in Coventry, England from 19191967. In addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles, the... 12/50 |
19 | |
| Ret | 2 | A | Clarrie May | Austin 7 Austin 7 The Austin 7 was a car produced from 1922 through to 1939 in the United Kingdom by the Austin Motor Company. Nicknamed the "Baby Austin", it was one of the most popular cars ever produced for the British market, and sold well abroad... |
17 | |
| Ret | 2 | C | Albert Edwards | Alvis Alvis Cars Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company that existed in Coventry, England from 19191967. In addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles, the... FWD s/c |
16 | Crash |
| Ret | 5 | C | Arthur Terdich Arthur Terdich Arthur Terdich was an Australian racing driver. He won the 1929 Australian Grand Prix.... |
Bugatti Type 37A s/c | 10 | Con rod |
| Ret | 5 | A | Les Jennings | Morris Minor Morris Minor (1928) This article refers to the motor car manufactured by the Morris Motor Company and its successors from 1928–1933. For the Morris Minor manufactured by the Morris Motor Company from 1948–1971, see Morris Minor.... |
7 | |
| Ret | 6 | B | Bill Lowe | Lombard AL3 s/c | 0 | Overheating |
| Ret | C | W "Ab" Terdich | Bugatti Type 40 | |||