1973 Australian Grand Prix

The 1973 Australian Grand Prix was a race for Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars,^[1] the former class incorporating Formula 5000 cars. It was held on 4 November at Sandown^[2] and was the second AGP in a row to be held at that circuit.

1973 Australian Grand Prix
Race 4 of 5 in 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship
Race details
Date	4 November 1973
Official name	XXXVIII Australian Grand Prix
Location	Sandown Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.1 km (1.92 miles)
Distance	52 laps, 161.2 km (99.84 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	John McCormack	Elfin-Repco Holden
Time	1'01.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Graham McRae	McRae-Chevrolet
Time	1'02.6
Podium
First	Graham McRae	McRae-Chevrolet
Second	John McCormack	Elfin-Repco Holden
Third	Johnnie Walker	Lola-Repco Holden

It was the thirty eighth Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round four of the 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship. Defending winner Graham McRae won his second AGP ahead of John McCormack and Johnnie Walker.^[3]

Classification

Results as follows:^[3]

Qualifying

Pos	No.[4]	Driver	Car	Entrant[4]	Qual	Gap
1	3	John McCormack	Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	Ansett Team Elfin	1:01.2	—
2	25	Johnnie Walker	Lola T330 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	John Waker Motor Racing	1:01.4	+0.2
3	5	Kevin Bartlett	Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Chesterfield Filter Racing	1:01.7	+0.5
4	1	Graham McRae	McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Graham McRae	1:01.8	+0.6
5	6	Max Stewart	Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Seiko Service Centre	1:01.9	+0.7
6	14	Howie Sangster	McLaren M18/M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8[5]	Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd.	1:03.7	+2.5
7	2	Garrie Cooper	Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	Ansett Team Elfin	1:05.0	+3.8
8	16	John Leffler	Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	Seiko Service Centre	1:05.1	+3.9
9	18	Enno Buesselmann	Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4	Bob & Marj Brown	1:09.2	+8.0
10	19	Leo Geoghegan	Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4	Grace Bros. Racing Team	1:10.6	+9.4
11	90	Ken Hastings	Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L I4	B.B. Cameron	1:12.3	+11.1
12	31	Alfredo Costanzo	Elfin Mono / Ford 1.6L I4	A. Costanzo	1:13.8	+12.6
13	38	Chas Talbot	Elfin 600E / Ford 1.6L I4	Chas Talbot	1:14.8	+13.6

Race

Pos	No.[4]	Driver	Car	Entrant[4]	Laps	Time
1	1	Graham McRae	McRae GM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Graham McRae	52	57m 54.8s
2	3	John McCormack	Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	Ansett Team Elfin	52	57m 56.5s
3	25	Johnnie Walker	Lola T330 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	John Waker Motor Racing	50
4	14	Howie Sangster	McLaren M18/M22 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8[5]	Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd.	50
5	2	Garrie Cooper	Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	Ansett Team Elfin	49
6	16	John Leffler	Elfin MR5 / Repco Holden 5.0L V8	Seiko Service Centre	49
7	18	Enno Buesselmann	Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl	Bob & Marj Brown	46
8	90	Ken Hastings	Brabham BT36 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl	B.B. Cameron	45
9	5	Kevin Bartlett	Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Chesterfield Filter Racing	43
10	31	Alfredo Costanzo	Elfin Mono / Ford 1.6L I4	A. Costanzo	41
NC	6	Max Stewart	Lola T330 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8	Seiko Service Centre	31
DNS	19	Leo Geoghegan	Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L 4cyl	Grace Bros. Racing Team
DNS	38	Chas Talbot	Elfin 600E / Ford 1.6L I4	Chas Talbot

Notes

• Pole position: John McCormack – 1'01.2
• Fastest lap: Graham McRae – 1'01.6^[3]