The 1973 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Australian Formula 2 racing cars.[1] It was the seventh Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2]

The championship was dominated by multiple-championship winning driver Leo Geoghegan, 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.[3]

Round Circuit State Date
1 Hume Weir Victoria 3-Jun
2 Oran Park New South Wales 5 August
3 Amaroo Park New South Wales 19 August
4 Surfers Paradise Queensland 2 September
5 Symmons Plains Tasmania 23 September
6 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 7 October
7 Calder Victoria 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.[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 six round results.[1]

Results

Position Driver Car Entrant Hume Wr Oran Pk Amaroo Surfers Symmons AIR Calder Total
1 Leo Geoghegan Birrana 272 Ford
Birrana 273 Ford		 Grace Bros - 5AD City State Racing Team 9 9 9 9 9 (6) 9 54
2 Enno Busselmann Birrana 273 Ford Bob & Marj Brown - - - 4 1 9 6 20
3 Bob Skelton Bowin P6 Ford Finnie Ford Miranda - 4 6 1 6 - - 17
4 Chris Farrell Dolphin 732 Ford Chris Farrell - 1 3 3 3 4 - 14
5 Bruce Allison Bowin P6 Ford Hobby and Toyland Racing - - - 6 4 - - 10
= Ray Winter Mildren Mono Ford   - 2 4 - - - 4 10
7 Tony Stewart Birrana 273 Ford   6 3 - - - - - 9
8 Peter Brock Birrana 273 Ford Team Brock - 6 1 - - - - 7
9 Chas Talbot Elfin 600E Ford   4 - - - - - - 4
= Bob Johns Lotus 59 Ford   2 - - 2 - - - 4
= Ian Ferguson Bowin P3a Ford   - - 2 - 2 - - 4
12 Bob Holden Brabham BT36 Ford   3 - - - - - - 3
= Paul Hamilton Elfin 600 Ford   - - - - - - 3 3
14 Mike Stillwell Elfin 622 Ford   1 - - - - - - 1

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Title Conditions, 1973 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84-85
  2. ↑ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 2002, page 14-6
  3. ↑ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 78-97
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