1935 Australian Race Drivers' Cup

The 1935 Australian Race Drivers' Cup was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 5 November 1935.[1] The race was contested as an "all powers" handicap over a total distance of 116 miles.[2] It was the first event to be held on a new and improved 3.312 mile triangular road course which replaced the previous six mile rectangular layout.[1]

The race, which was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club,[1] was won by Les Burrows driving a Terraplane.[2]

Results
Position [1] Driver [1] Car [1] Handicap [2] Time [1] Speed (mph) [1] Laps [1]
1 Les Burrows [2] Terraplane 4m 15s 1h 47m 21s 64.83 35
2 G Bastow Singer Le Mans 16m 09s 2h 00m 37s 57.70  
3 H Beith Chrysler   1h 50m 43s 62.84  
4 A Beasley Willys   1h 55m 25s 60.30  
5 L Murphy MG P Type   2h 02m 17s 56.92  
6 T Peters Bentley 4½ Litre [2] 2m 50s 1h 50m 59s 62.70  
DNF [3] EJ Buckley [2] Hudson [2] Scratch 0 [3]

Notes
  • Entries: 17 [2]
  • Number of starters: Unknown
  • Number of finishers: Unknown
  • Limit starter: G Bastow [2]
  • Scratch starter: EJ Buckley [2]
  • Fastest lap: L Burrows (Terraplane), 3m 0s, 66.24 mph [2]

References
  1. Racing in Australia, Motor Sport (magazine), January 1936, page 113, via motorsportmagazine.com
  2. Phillip Island Racing, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 November 1935, page 7, via trove.nla.gov.au
  3. Racing Car Crashes, The Age, Wednesday 6 November 1935, Page 10, via trove.nla.gov.au
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