The 1973 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS

Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....

 sanctioned motor racing title open to Australian Formula 2 racing cars. It was the seventh Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by CAMS.

The championship was dominated by multiple-championship winning driver Leo Geoghegan

Leo Geoghegan

Leo Geoghegan is a retired Australian racing driver.Geoghegan is the elder of two sons of New South Wales car dealer Tom Geoghegan, who went on to become two of the dominant names in Australian motor racing in the 1960s...

, 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. generated with :de:Wikipedia:Helferlein/VBA-Macro for EXCEL tableconversion V1.7<\hiddentext>>

Round	Circuit	State	Date
1	Hume Weir Hume Weir Motor Racing Circuit The Hume Weir Motor Racing Circuit is a now disused motorsport track built at on the Victorian side of the Murray River at Lake Hume near Albury-Wodonga.-History:...	Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....	3-Jun
2	Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Oran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....	New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...	5 August
3	Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Amaroo Park was a motor racing circuit located in Annangrove, New South Wales, in the present-day western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It opened in 1967, hosting its first motorcycle meeting on 26 February with a 30 lap production race won by Larry Simons on a BSA Spitfire in heavy rain. The...	New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...	19 August
4	Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise International Raceway Surfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The circuit was designed and built by Keith Williams, a motor racing enthusiast. It was located opposite the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens at Carrara...	Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...	2 September
5	Symmons Plains	Tasmania Tasmania Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...	23 September
6	Adelaide International Raceway Adelaide International Raceway The Adelaide International Raceway is a permanent circuit owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation. It is located on Port Wakefield Road at Virginia, a small town just north of Adelaide, South Australia, and is round the corner from Speedway City...	South Australia South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...	7 October
7	Calder Calder Park Raceway Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a drag strip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise or counter-clockwise .-History:Calder Park...	Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....	21-Oct

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

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Position	Driver	Car	Entrant	Hume Wr	Oran Pk	Amaroo	Surfers	Symmons	AIR	Calder	Total
1	Leo Geoghegan Leo Geoghegan Leo Geoghegan is a retired Australian racing driver.Geoghegan is the elder of two sons of New South Wales car dealer Tom Geoghegan, who went on to become two of the dominant names in Australian motor racing in the 1960s...	Birrana 272 Ford Birrana 273 Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...	Grace Bros - 5AD City State Racing Team	9	9	9	9	9	(6)	9	54
2	Enno Busselmann	Birrana 273 Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...	Bob & Marj Brown	-	-	-	4	1	9	6	20
3	Bob Skelton	Bowin P6 Bowin P6 Bowin P6 was a Formula Ford & Formula 2 class of race car which was designed and built by John Joyce founder of Bowin Cars.-Specifications:...  Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...	Finnie Ford Miranda	-	4	6	1	6	-	-	17
4	Chris Farrell	Dolphin 732 Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...	Chris Farrell	-	1	3	3	3	4	-	14
5	Bruce Allison	Bowin P6 Bowin P6 Bowin P6 was a Formula Ford & Formula 2 class of race car which was designed and built by John Joyce founder of Bowin Cars.-Specifications:...  Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...	Hobby and Toyland Racing	-	-	-	6	4	-	-	10
=	Ray Winter	Mildren Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...		-	2	4	-	-	-	4	10
7	Tony Stewart	Birrana 273 Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...		6	3	-	-	-	-	-	9
8	Peter Brock Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...	Birrana 273 Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...	Team Brock	-	6	1	-	-	-	-	7
9	Chas Talbot	Elfin 600E Elfin Type 600 The Elfin Type 600 is a Formula car produced from 1968 to 1971 by Elfin Sports Cars in Australia. The model was originally developed to compete in the Australian 1½ Litre Formula but later variants were also produced for other categories including Australian Formula 2, the Australian National...  Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...		4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
=	Bob Johns	Lotus 59 Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...		2	-	-	2	-	-	-	4
=	Ian Ferguson	Bowin P3 Bowin P3 The Bowin P3 was a 1968 project that gave Australia a fully professional monocoque racing car. The P3 was designed for the Australian National Formula and the Australian 1½ Litre Formula. After the capacity limit for Australian Formula 2 was increased from 1100cc to 1600cc at the beginning of 1969,... a Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...		-	-	2	-	2	-	-	4
12	Bob Holden Bob Holden (racing driver) Robin John Holden born December 1, 1932, is an Australian racing driver. Holden raced small-engined touring cars throughout his career, racing Peugeots in the early 1960s, establishing a reputation for himself which saw him become a regular part of BMC Australias racing program for Minis which...	Brabham BT36 Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...		3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
=	Paul Hamilton	Elfin 600 Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...		-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3
14	Mike Stillwell	Elfin 622 Elfin 622 The Elfin 622 is an Australian Formula 2 racing car produced from 1972-1974 by Elfin Sports Cars. Elfin also produced a version of this car optimised for Australian Formula 3 called the Elfin 623....  Ford Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:...		1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

External links

• Image of 1973 Australian Formula 2 Champion Leo Geoghegan (Biranna 273 Ford) at the Oran Park round of the championship