The 1933 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 20 March 1933.[1] Organised by the Light Car of Australia, it was the sixth Australian Grand Prix and the sixth to be held at Phillip Island.[1] The race, which was the most important annual car competition in Australia,[2] was open to cars of up to 2300cc engine capacity,[1] the 2000cc limit of previous years having been increased for 1933.[1]
The Grand Prix was won by Bill Thompson driving a Riley Brooklands.[1] Thompson's win was his third Australian Grand Prix victory.[2]
The Grand Prix was staged as a handicap race with the first car, the Austin of Ken McKinney, scheduled to start 35 minutes before the last car, the Bugatti of Bill Williamson.[1] McKinney was subsequently re-handicapped to 32 minutes.[1] As Williamson's car was withdrawn prior to the race, the Bugatti of Arthur Terdich (off six minutes) was the last car to start.[1]
Position[3] | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Handicap (minutes) | Laps | |
1 | Bill Thompson | 5 | W Thompson | 8 | 31 | ||
2 | Harold Drake-Richmond | 12 | H Drake-Richmond | 16 | 31 | ||
3 | Les Jennings | 19 | MG Magna | L Jennings | 24 | 31 | |
4 | Clarrie May | 16 | Austin Distributors P/L | 19 | 31 | ||
5 | Ken McKinney[4] | 20 | K McKinney | 32 | 31 | ||
6 | Bill Lowe | 14 | Lombard | WH Lowe | 16 | 31 | |
FO | Norman Putt & Jack Clements (relief driver) | 10 | Britannia Motors P/L | 14 | 31[5] | ||
DNF | Neil Gullifer | 6 | Ballot | Britannia Motors P/L | 10 | 24 | |
DNF | Carl Junker | 7 | EG McKay | 12 | 24 | ||
DNF | Merton Wreford | 8 | M Wreford | 12 | 20 | ||
DNF[6] | Geoff Disher | 17 | Salmson | G Disher | 21 | 9 | |
DNF | Jack McGrath | 11 | J McGrath | 14 | 6 | ||
DNF | Cec Warren | 9 | Britannia Motors P/L | 12 | 4 | ||
DNF | Arthur Terdich | 2 | Bugatti Type 37A | AJ Terdich | 6 | 1 | |
DNF | Wally Mullett | 15 | Lea-Francis | Britannia Motors P/L | 16 | 1 | |
DNS | Bill Williamson | 1 | LG Jackson | Scratch | - | ||
DNS | Doug Shepherd | 3 | DF Shepherd | 7 | - | ||
DNS | Jack Clements | 4 | J Clements | 8 | - | ||
DNS | Alan Chamberlain | 18 | Chamberlain | A Chamberlain | 23 | - |