Leo Geoghegan won the championship in this Birrana 274. The car is pictured in 2010.

The 1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Australian Formula 2 racing cars.[1] It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Australian National Title [1] and was the eighth Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2] The championship was sponsored by Melbourne shirt-maker Van Heusen, which provided $50,000 prizemoney for the eight round series.[3]

The championship was won by Leo Geoghegan driving a Birrana 274 Ford for the Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team.

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.[4]

Round Circuit State Date Winning driver Car
1 Hume Weir Victoria 16 June Leo Geoghegan Birrana 274 Ford
2 Oran Park New South Wales 23 June Leo Geoghegan Birrana 274 Ford
3 Amaroo Park Raceway[5] New South Wales 21 July Bob Muir Birrana 273 Ford
4 Calder Victoria 18 August Leo Geoghegan Birrana 274 Ford
5 Symmons Plains Tasmania 22 September Bob Muir Birrana 273 Ford
6 Phillip Island Victoria 13 October John Leffler Bowin P8 Ford
7 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 27 October Bob Muir Birrana 273 Ford
8 Lakeside Queensland 8 December Ray Winter Mildren Mono Ford

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six eligible finishers at each round.[1] 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 seven round results.[1]

Championship standings

Position [6] Driver [6] No. Car[7] Entrant Hum [8] Ora [8] Ama [8] Cal [8] Sym [8] Phi [8] Ade [8] Lak [8] Total [6]
1 Leo Geoghegan 1 Birrana 274 Ford Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team [9] 9 9 6 9 - 2 - 6 41
2 Bob Muir 6
18 & 3 		Rennmax BN6 Ford
Birrana 273 Ford 		 
Bob & Marj Brown [9] 		- 4 9 6 9 - 9 - 37
3 John Leffler 7 Bowin P8 Ford Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team [9] - 2 4 4 - 9 6 - 25
4 Ray Winter 27 Mildren Mono Ford Ray Winter [9] - - 3 2 6 - 4 9 24
5 Bruce Allison 62 Birrana 274 Ford Hobby & Toyland Racing [9] 1 - - 3 - 4 - 4 12
6 Graeme Crawford 66 Birrana 273 Ford Graeme Crawford [9] 2 - - - 4 3 2 - 11
7 Johnnie Walker 2 Elfin 622 Ford John Walker Motor Racing [10] 4 6 - - - - - - 10
8 Wolfgang Prejawa 26 Birrana 274 Ford Wolfgang Prejawa [9] - - - - - 6 - 2 8
9 Enno Buesselmann 18 Birrana 273 Ford Bob & Marj Brown [9] 6 - - - - - - - 6
Tony Stewart 21 Brabham BT36 Ford Tony Stewart Wholesale Cars [10] 3 1 2 - - - - - 6
11 Ken Shirvington 21 March 732 Ford Ken Shirvington [9] - - - - - - 3 1 4
12 Max Stewart 6 March 722 Ford Max Stewart Motors [10] - 3 - - - - - - 3
Chris Farrell 36 Elfin 600B Ford Chris Farrell [11] - - - - 3 - - - 3
Ian Douglass 77 March 733M/743 Ford Ian Douglass [11] - - - - - - - 3 3
15 Craig McAllister 10 Elfin 622 Ford Oxford Spares [9] - - - - - 1 1 - 2
16 Paul Hamilton 88 Elfin 600 Ford Paul Hamilton [9] - - 1 - - - - - 1
Mike Stillwell 6 Elfin 622 Ford B.S. Stillwell Ford [9] - - - 1 - - - - 1

Note:

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1974, pages 84-89
  2. ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 2002, page 14-6
  3. ^ Graham Howard, Dressed for Success, Motor Racing Australia, August/September 2003, pages 60 to 65
  4. ^ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 84-101
  5. ^ Official Programme, Amaroo Park Raceway, 21st July 1974
  6. ^ a b c Mark Fogarty, Leo, the King again, Australian Motor Racing Annual 1975, pages 52-56
  7. ^ 1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship race results Retrieved from www.oldracingcars.com on 27 February 2010
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h Chequered Flag, December 1974/January 1975, Page Seventy Seven
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 October 1974
  10. ^ a b c Official Programme, Hume Weir, Sunday, 16th June 1974
  11. ^ a b Official Programme, Symmons Plains, 22 September 1974

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