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1928 Australian Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	CUST
Grand Prix	Australian
Country	Australia
Location	Phillip Island, Victoria
Date	31 March
Year	1928
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course_mi	6.5
Course_km	10.6
Distance_laps	16
Distance_mi	105
Distance_km	169
Weather	Sunny
First_Driver	Arthur Waite
First_Country	AUS
First_Team	Austin
Second_Driver	John McCutcheon
Second_Country	AUS
Second_Team	Morris
Third_Driver	Cyril Dickason
Third_Country	AUS
Third_Team	Austin

The 1928 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held on the Phillip Island road circuit, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia on 31 March 1928. Although now known as the first Australian Grand Prix, the race was actually staged as the 100 Miles Road Race and it did not assume the Australian Grand Prix title until some years later. It was organised by the Victorian Light Car Club.

The overall winner was Arthur Waite driving an Austin 7. The winning car averaged 56.25 mph (90.50 km/h).

Race summary

The race was originally to be held on Monday 26 March however rain forced postponement until Saturday 31 March. It was open to "light" cars of up to 2-litre capacity

Competing cars were classified into classes according to cylinder capacity:

Class A: Cars up to 750cc
Class B: Cars over 750cc and up to 1100cc
Class C: Cars over 1100cc and up to 1500cc
Class D: Cars over 1500cc and up to 2000cc

The event was conducted as two separate races, with the first held in the morning for Class B and D entries, and the second held in the afternoon, for Class A and C cars. Trophies were also to be awarded for first and second places in each class and all other competitors who finished within the 2½ hour time limit would receive a Club award.

Only two cars completed the course without stopping. They were the Morris Cowley of J. O. McCutcheon and the Austin 12 of C. R. Dickason.

Race results

John McCutcheon placed second overall and won Class D driving a [[Morris Cowley

Cyril Dickason placed third overall driving an [[Austin 12

Arthur Terdich placed fourth and won Class C driving a [[Bugatti Type 40

Jack Day placed sixth driving a [[Bugatti Type 37

Race One

Pos	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Laps
John McCutcheon	24	Morris Cowley	J. O. McCutcheon	D	16	1h 50m 10s
Cyril Dickason	25	Austin 12	C. R. Dickason	D	16	1h 54m 02s
Barney Dentry	10	Sénéchal	G. Dentry	B	16	1h 55m 44s
Bill Lowe	26	Métallurgique	W. H. Lowe	D	16	2h 05m 01s
Bill Williamson	8	Riley Nine	Mrs J. A. Day	B	16	2h 17m 37s
Les Pound	7	DFP	L. Pound	B	16	2h 24m 29s
W. A. "Ab" Terdich	6	DFP	W. A. Terdich	B	10
Les Jennings	23	Morris Cowley	L. Jennings	D	6
B. W. Solly	9	Opel	Rex Motors P/L	B	-
Maurice Shmith	11	Fiat 509	M. Shmith	B	-
George Saville	12	Amilcar Grand Sport	G. Saville	B	-
John Hollway	22	Darracq	J. Hollway	D	-

Race Two

Pos	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Laps
Australia Arthur Waite	3	Austin 7 s/c	A. Waite	A	16	1h 46m 40s
Australia Arthur Terdich	14	Bugatti Type 40	A. J. Terdich	C	16	1h 54m 45s
Jack Day	15	Bugatti Type 37	J. A. Day	C	16	1h 56m 26s
Clarrie May	5	Austin 7	C. May	A	16	2h 03m 24s
J. C. Hutton	16	Alvis 12/50	J. C. Hutton	C	16	2h 04m 21s
Tom Davey	2	Austin 7	T. N. Davey	A	16	2h 06m 19s
Stan King	1	Austin 7	S. V. King	A	16	2h 08m 35s
Ron Gardner	17	Alvis 12/50	R. G. Gardner	C	8
Ed Houn	18	Aston Martin	J. E. Goodall	C	1
Albert Edwards	4	Austin 7	A. Edwards	A	-
Ed Hussey Cooper	19	Frazer Nash	E. H. Cooper	C	-
Sid Cox	20	Bugatti Type 39	S. C. Cox	C	-
G. A. Wagner	21	Wanderer	G. A. Wagner	C	-

Overall classification

Pos	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Laps
Australia Arthur Waite	3	Austin 7 s/c	A. Waite	A	16	1h 46m 40s
John McCutcheon	24	Morris Cowley	J. O. McCutcheon	D	16	1h 50m 10s
Cyril Dickason	25	Austin 12	C. R. Dickason	D	16	1h 54m 02s
Australia Arthur Terdich	14	Bugatti Type 40	A. J. Terdich	C	16	1h 54m 45s
Barney Dentry	10	Sénéchal	G. Dentry	B	16	1h 55m 44s
Jack Day	15	Bugatti Type 37	J. A. Day	C	16	1h 56m 26s
Clarrie May	5	Austin 7	C. May	A	16	2h 03m 24s
J. C. Hutton	16	Alvis 12/50	J. C. Hutton	C	16	2h 04m 21s
Bill Lowe	26	Métallurgique	W. H. Lowe	D	16	2h 05m 01s
Tom Davey	2	Austin 7	T. N. Davey	A	16	2h 06m 19s
Stan King	1	Austin 7	S. V. King	A	16	2h 08m 35s
Bill Williamson	8	Riley Nine	Mrs J. A. Day	B	16	2h 17m 37s
Les Pound	7	DFP	L. Pound	B	16	2h 24m 29s
W. A. "Ab" Terdich	6	DFP	W. A. Terdich	B	10
Ron Gardner	17	Alvis 12/50	R. G. Gardner	C	8
Les Jennings	23	Morris Cowley	L. Jennings	D	6
Ed Houn	18	Aston Martin	J. E. Goodall	C	1
Albert Edwards	4	Austin 7	A. Edwards	A	-
B. W. Solly	9	Opel	Rex Motors P/L	B	-
Maurice Shmith	11	Fiat 509	M. Shmith	B	-
George Saville	12	Amilcar Grand Sport	G. Saville	B	-
Ed Hussey Cooper	19	Frazer Nash	E. H. Cooper	C	-
Sid Cox	20	Bugatti Type 39	S. C. Cox	C	-
G. A. Wagner	21	Wanderer	G. A. Wagner	C	-
John Hollway	22	Darracq	J. Hollway	D	-

Notes

Ret = Retired from race
DNS = Did not start race

1927 Australian Grand Prix

Although the 1928 race is recognised by Motorsport Australia as the first Australian Grand Prix, a dispute exists given that an event held in Goulburn, New South Wales in 1927 was actually advertised as a grand prix at the time. However the 1927 event was not a motor race but rather a series of elimination sprints.

References

John B Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, Volume 1, 1981, page vii
John B Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, Volume 1, 1981, p. 3
Bell, Ray. (1986). "The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix". R&T Publishing.
and it attracted 30 entries, of which 25 were accepted and 17 started.John B. Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, Volume 1, 1981, p. 7
Extracts from Rules, Official Programme, 100 Miles Road Race, Phillip Island, Monday, 26 March 1928
[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3922625 100-Mile Road Race, The Argus, Tuesday 3 April 1928, Page 18, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au]
John B Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, Volume 1, 1981
[http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202314705/18865492 Cowes Motor Racing, The Age, Monday, 2 April 1928 , p. 18, via nla.gov.au]
John B Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, Volume 1, 1981, p. 23
[https://web.archive.org/web/20200407135709/https://motorsport.org.au/docs/default-source/manual/about/ac04-titles-agp.pdf?sfvrsn=11f945c4_12 2020 Motorsport Australia Manual - Titles - Australian Grand Prix, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
[https://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/4404201/chequered-past/ Goulburn first in motor sport, January 15 2017, www.goulburnpost.com.au] Retrieved 12 March 2021
[https://www.crookwellgazette.com.au/story/4397912/a-grand-moment-in-motoring-history/ Meredith's marvel: the Windellama man who won Australia's first Grand Prix in Goulburn, January 11 2017, www.crookwellgazette.com.au] Retrieved 12 March 2021

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