1931 Australian Grand Prix

The 1931 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Phillip Island on 23 March 1931. The race had 20 entrants and 14 starters.

It was the fourth Australian Grand Prix and the fourth held at Phillip Island. The race was run in 4 classes (A, B, C and D)

Classification

Source:^[1]

Pos	No.	Class	Driver	Car	Laps	Time
1	16	C	Carl Junker	Bugatti Type 39	31	2h 54m 50s
2	1	A	Cyril Dickason	Austin 7 Ulster s/c	31	3h 02m 24s
3	12	C	Harold Drake-Richmond	Bugatti Type 37	31	3h 03m 19s
4	10	B	Barney Dentry	Riley Brooklands	31	3h 09m 39s
5	13	B	Joan Richmond	Riley Brooklands	31	3h 34m 00s
6	3	A	Cec Warren	Austin 7 Ulster	31	3h 35m 21s
Ret	15	C	Hope Bartlett	Bugatti Type 37 s/c	29	Engine
Ret	19	D	Les Jennings	Morris Oxford	28
Ret	2	A	Clarrie May	Austin 7 s/c	18
Ret	4	A	Ian Russell	Morris Minor	15
Ret	20	D	Jack Clements	Bugatti Type 30	14	Crankshaft
Ret	18	D	Jack Sidebottom	Singer	12
Ret	14	C	Arthur Terdich	Bugatti Type 37 s/c	8	Con-rod
Ret	9	B	Bill Lowe	Lombard AL3 s/c

Notes

• Pole position:
• Fastest lap: Hope Bartlett – 4'45.00 (79.90 mph)
• Organised by the Victorian Light Car Club.
• Officially a scratch race although handicap times were recorded.
• Handicap race.
• Lap times had improved greatly after a resurfacing of the track.

References

1. Australian Motor Racing Archive

External links

• National Museum of Australia 1930s Australian Grand Prix and Monte Carlo rally driver Joan Richmond collection.