1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship

Leo Geoghegan won the championship in this Birrana 274. The car is pictured in 2010.

The 1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Australian Formula 2 racing cars.[1] It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Australian National Title [1] and was the eighth Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2] The championship was sponsored by Melbourne shirt-maker Van Heusen, which provided $50,000 prizemoney for the eight round series.[3]

The championship was won by Leo Geoghegan driving a Birrana 274 Ford for the Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team.

## Calendar

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The championship was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.[4]

Round  | Circuit  | State  | Date  | Winning driver  | Car

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1  | Hume Weir | Victoria | 16 June  | Leo Geoghegan | Birrana 274 Ford
2  | Oran Park | New South Wales | 23 June  | Leo Geoghegan | Birrana 274 Ford
3  | Amaroo Park Raceway[5] | New South Wales | 21 July  | Bob Muir  | Birrana 273 Ford
4  | Calder | Victoria | 18 August  | Leo Geoghegan | Birrana 274 Ford
5  | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 22 September  | Bob Muir  | Birrana 273 Ford
6  | Phillip Island | Victoria | 13 October  | John Leffler | Bowin P8 Ford
7  | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 27 October  | Bob Muir  | Birrana 273 Ford
8  | Lakeside | Queensland | 8 December  | Ray Winter  | Mildren Mono Ford

## 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 seven round results.[1]

## Championship standings

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Position [6] | Driver [6] | No.  | Car[7] | Entrant  | Hum [8] | Ora [8] | Ama [8] | Cal [8] | Sym [8] | Phi [8] | Ade [8] | Lak [8] | Total [6]

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1  | Leo Geoghegan | 1  | Birrana 274 Ford | Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team [9] | 9  | 9  | 6  | 9  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 6  | 41
2  | Bob Muir  | 6
18 & 3  | Rennmax BN6 Ford
Birrana 273 Ford |
Bob & Marj Brown [9] | \-  | 4  | 9  | 6  | 9  | \-  | 9  | \-  | 37
3  | John Leffler | 7  | Bowin P8 Ford | Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team [9] | \-  | 2  | 4  | 4  | \-  | 9  | 6  | \-  | 25
4  | Ray Winter  | 27  | Mildren Mono Ford | Ray Winter [9] | \-  | \-  | 3  | 2  | 6  | \-  | 4  | 9  | 24
5  | Bruce Allison  | 62  | Birrana 274 Ford | Hobby & Toyland Racing [9] | 1  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 4  | \-  | 4  | 12
6  | Graeme Crawford  | 66  | Birrana 273 Ford | Graeme Crawford [9] | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 3  | 2  | \-  | 11
7  | Johnnie Walker | 2  | Elfin 622 Ford | John Walker Motor Racing [10] | 4  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 10
8  | Wolfgang Prejawa  | 26  | Birrana 274 Ford | Wolfgang Prejawa [9] | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | \-  | 2  | 8
9  | Enno Buesselmann  | 18  | Birrana 273 Ford | Bob & Marj Brown [9] | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6
Tony Stewart  | 21  | Brabham BT36 Ford | Tony Stewart Wholesale Cars [10] | 3  | 1  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6
11  | Ken Shirvington  | 21  | March 732 Ford | Ken Shirvington [9] | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 1  | 4
12  | Max Stewart | 6  | March 722 Ford | Max Stewart Motors [10] | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
Chris Farrell  | 36  | Elfin 600B Ford | Chris Farrell [11] | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
Ian Douglass  | 77  | March 733M/743 Ford | Ian Douglass [11] | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 3
15  | Craig McAllister  | 10  | Elfin 622 Ford | Oxford Spares [9] | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1  | \-  | 2
16  | Paul Hamilton  | 88  | Elfin 600 Ford | Paul Hamilton [9] | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
Mike Stillwell  | 6  | Elfin 622 Ford | B.S. Stillwell Ford [9] | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1

Note:

* New Zealander Ken Smith (March 712M/732 Ford) finished 4th at Hume Weir and 6th at Amaroo Park but was not eligible for points.
* Malaysian driver Sonny Rajah (March 732 Ford) finished 6th at Hume Weir and 3rd at Symmons Plains but was not eligible for points.
* There were only four eligible finishers at the Symmons Plains round.

## Notes and references

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1. ^ a b c d Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1974, pages 84-89
2. ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 2002, page 14-6
3. ^ Graham Howard, Dressed for Success, Motor Racing Australia, August/September 2003, pages 60 to 65
4. ^ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 84-101
5. ^ Official Programme, Amaroo Park Raceway, 21st July 1974
6. ^ a b c Mark Fogarty, Leo, the King again, Australian Motor Racing Annual 1975, pages 52-56
7. ^ 1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship race results Retrieved from www.oldracingcars.com on 27 February 2010
8. ^ a b c d e f g h Chequered Flag, December 1974/January 1975, Page Seventy Seven
9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 October 1974
10. ^ a b c Official Programme, Hume Weir, Sunday, 16th June 1974
11. ^ a b Official Programme, Symmons Plains, 22 September 1974

## External links

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* Image of 1974 Australian Formula 2 Champion Leo Geoghegan