1933 Australian Grand Prix


The 1933 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 20 March 1933. Organised by the Light Car of Australia, it was the sixth Australian Grand Prix and the sixth to be held at Phillip Island. The race, which was the most important annual car competition in Australia, was open to cars of up to 2300cc engine capacity, the 2000cc limit of previous years having been increased for 1933. The Grand Prix was won by Bill Thompson driving a Riley Brooklands. Thompson's win was his third Australian Grand Prix victory.

Race format

The Grand Prix was staged as a handicap race with the first car, the Austin of Ken McKinney, scheduled to start 35 minutes before the last car, the Bugatti of Bill Williamson. McKinney was subsequently re-handicapped to 32 minutes. As Williamson's car was withdrawn prior to the race, the Bugatti of Arthur Terdich was the last car to start.

Race classification

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantHandicap
Laps
1Bill Thompson5Riley BrooklandsW Thompson831
2Harold Drake-Richmond12Bugatti Type 37H Drake-Richmond1631
3Les Jennings19MG MagnaL Jennings2431
4Clarrie May16Austin 7Austin Distributors P/L1931
5Ken McKinney20Austin 7K McKinney3231
6Bill Lowe14LombardWH Lowe1631
FONorman Putt &
Jack Clements 		10Bugatti Type 37Britannia Motors P/L1431
DNFNeil Gullifer6BallotBritannia Motors P/L1024
DNFCarl Junker7Bugatti Type 39EG McKay1224
DNFMerton Wreford8Bugatti Type 39M Wreford1220
DNFGeoff Disher17SalmsonG Disher219
DNFJack McGrath11Bugatti Type 37J McGrath146
DNFCec Warren9Bugatti Type 37Britannia Motors P/L124
DNFArthur Terdich2Bugatti Type 37AAJ Terdich61
DNFWally Mullett15Lea-FrancisBritannia Motors P/L161
DNSBill Williamson1Bugatti Type 43LG JacksonScratch-
DNSDoug Shepherd3Frazer NashDF Shepherd7-
DNSJack Clements4Bugatti Type 38J Clements8-
DNSAlan Chamberlain18ChamberlainA Chamberlain23-

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