1973 Australian Formula 2 Championship

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

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The championship was contested over a seven-round series with one race per round.[3]

Round  | Circuit  | State  | Date

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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

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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

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Position  | Driver  | Car  | Entrant  | Hume Wr  | Oran Pk  | Amaroo  | Surfers  | Symmons  | AIR  | Calder  | Total

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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

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1. ^ a b c 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

## External links

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* Image of 1973 Australian Formula 2 Champion Leo Geoghegan (Biranna 273 Ford) at the Oran Park round of the championship