1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship

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
9	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
16	Mike Stillwell	6	Elfin 622 Ford	B.S. Stillwell Ford ^[9]	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1

Note:

New Zealander Ken Smith (March 712M/732 Ford) finished 4th at Hume Weir and 6th at Amaroo Park but was not eligible for points.
Malaysian driver Sonny Rajah (March 732 Ford) finished 6th at Hume Weir and 3rd at Symmons Plains but was not eligible for points.
There were only four eligible finishers at the Symmons Plains round.

Notes and references

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

External links

Image of 1974 Australian Formula 2 Champion Leo Geoghegan

[CAMS-1] 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

[Amaroo_Programme-5] Official Programme, Amaroo Park Raceway, 21st July 1974

[Fogarty-6] 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

[Chequered_Flag-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Chequered Flag, December 1974/January 1975, Page Seventy Seven

[Adelaide_Programme-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 October 1974

[Hume_Weir_Programme-10] Official Programme, Hume Weir, Sunday, 16th June 1974

[Symmons_Programme-11] Official Programme, Symmons Plains, 22 September 1974

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