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1931 Australian Grand Prix

The 1931 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 23 March 1931. The race, which was the fourth Australian Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Phillip Island, had 19 entries It was organised by the Victorian Light Car Club.

The race was staged using a handicap format with the first car starting 35 minutes before the two "Scratch" cars.

Carl Junker was awarded the Grand Prix win, having set the fastest time driving a Bugatti Type 39. The Handicap Section was won by Cyril Dickason, driving an Austin 7.

Classes

Carl Junker set fastest time and was awarded the Grand Prix win, driving a [[Bugatti Type 39

Car competed in four classes:

A – 850cc
B – 1100cc
C – 1500cc
D – 2000cc

Classification

Pos	No.	Class	Driver	Car	Laps	Time /
Reason for ret.	Handicap (mins)	Handicap Pos.	1	2	3	4	5	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS
16	C	Carl Junker	Bugatti Type 39	31	2h 54m 50s	10	2
1	A	Cyril Dickason	Austin 7 Ulster s/c	31	3h 02m 24s	30	1
12	C	Harold Drake-Richmond	Bugatti Type 37	31	3h 03m 19s	10	3
10	B	Barney Dentry	Riley Brooklands	31	3h 09m 39s	11	4
13	B	Joan Richmond	Riley Nine	31	3h 34m 00s	22	6
3	A	Cec Warren	Austin 7 Ulster	31	3h 35m 21s	35	5
15	C	Hope Bartlett	Bugatti Type 37A s/c	29	Engine	Scratch
19	D	Les Jennings	Morris Oxford	28	Connecting rod	22
2	A	Clarrie May	Austin 7 s/c	18		30
4	A	Ian Russell	Morris Minor	15	Engine	32
20	D	Jack Clements	Bugatti Type 30	14	Crankshaft	9
18	D	Jack Sidebottom	Singer	12		24
14	C	Arthur Terdich	Bugatti Type 37A s/c	8	Connecting rod	Scratch
9	B	Bill Lowe	Lombard AL.3 s/c	0	Gearbox	11
5	A	Eric Armstrong	Triumph s/c	–		29
6	B	Alan Chamberlain	Chamberlain	–		23

Notes

Weather: Fine & mild
Race time limit: 4¼ hours from the commencement of the race, i.e., from the first car to start
Fastest lap: Hope Bartlett – 4'45.00 (79.90 mph)
Average speed of winning car: 69.87 mph

References

John B. Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, pages 59–73
and 14 starters.The Official History of the Australian Grand Prix 80 Races 1927–2014, page 51 lists 13 competitors by name but does not mention Bill Lowe. Lowe is however mentioned as a retirement during the first lap of the race in the article in The Argus, Tuesday, 24 March 1931, page 8
The Australian Grand Prix 1931 - Carl Junker Wins Race - Fastest and Record Time, The Car (magazine of the Victorian Light Car Club), April 15, 1931, pages Three to Seven
Australian Grand Prix, West Australian, Thursday, 12 February 1931, page 4
The Official History of the Australian Grand Prix 80 Races 1927–2014, page 51
Australian Grand Prix, Northern Argus, Friday, 10 April 1931, page 4
Australian Grand Prix. The Argus, Tuesday, 24 March 1931, page 8
John B. Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 191
John B. Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, page 62

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