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1974 Oran Park 100 Grand Prix
Race 5 of 8 in 1974 Tasman Series
Race details
Date February 3, 1974
Official name Oran Park 100
Location Oran Park Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.960 km (1.218 miles)
Distance 90 laps, 176.40 km (109.20 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Elfin MR5
Time 39.900
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Johnnie Walker Lola T330
Time 40.000
Podium
First Lola T330
Second Lola T330
Third Lola T332
Motor car race

The 1974 Oran Park 100, one of three races marketed as the Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 was the fifth round of the 1974 Tasman Series. It was open to racing cars complying with the Tasman Formula, which permitted Formula 5000-style cars and 2-litre cars. The race and was held at Oran Park Raceway on 3 February 1974.

It was held on the same circuit that would in November be used for the Australian Grand Prix. Australian driver Max Stewart won the race and would go on to win the Grand Prix as well.

Classification

Pos Driver Car Laps Time
1 Australia Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 90 1h 01m 22.0s
2 Australia Johnnie Walker Lola T330 / Repco 4994cc V8 90
3 Australia Warwick Brown Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 90
4 Australia John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 90
5 United Kingdom Peter Gethin Chevron B24 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 90
6 Belgium Teddy Pilette Chevron B24 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 90
7 New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 90
8 Australia John Leffler March 722 / Cosworth 1790cc 4cyl 87
9 Australia Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 83
10 New Zealand Baron Robertson Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 73
Ret Australia Bob Muir Matich A52 / Repco 4994cc V8 69 Fuel Pump
Ret New Zealand David Oxton Begg FM5 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 48 Rocker Stud
Ret New Zealand Garry Pedersen McLaren M18 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 48 Driveshaft
Ret Australia Errol Richardson Wortmeyer SCV / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 5 Accelerator
DSQ New Zealand Graham McRae McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 4 Disqualified

Notes

References

  1. Wilson, Stewart (1986). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. R & T Publishing. pp. 380–387. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
  2. "1974 Australian Tasman Races". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
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