The 1938 South Australian Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia, Australia on 3 January 1938.[1] It was held over 12 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.[2] The race, which was the second South Australian Grand Prix,[1] was contested on a handicap basis with the first car starting 30 minutes before the "Scratch" car.[3]
The race was won by South Australian Noel Campbell driving a Singer Bantam.[1]
Position | Driver[4] | No. | Car | Entrant | Handicap | Time | |
1 | Noel Campbell | 34 | Singer Bantam | Noel Campbell | 27:30 | 97:37 | |
2 | Colin Dunne | 3 | MG K3 Magnette[5] | Colin Dunne | 4:00 | 77:39 | |
3 | Tony Ohlmeyer | 24 | MG T-type | Tony Ohlmeyer | 17:00 | 90:55 | |
4 | Ron Uffindell | 33 | Austin 7 | Ron Uffindell | 24:00 | 98.33 | |
5 | Jim Boughton | 27 | Morgan 4/4[6] | Jim Boughton | 18:00 | 92:54 | |
6 | Reg Nutt | 2 | Day Special | JA Day | 1:30 | 77:33 | |
7 | Les Murphy[7] | 20 | MG P-type | Les Murphy | 14:00 | 90:31 | |
8 | Fred Thwaites | 14 | Ford V8 | FJ Thwaites | 9:30 | 89:20 | |
? | Arthur Beasley | 21 | MG P-type | D Sowter | 16:00 | ||
? | GA Cowper | 35 | Morris 8/40 | GA Cowper | 30:00 | ||
? | A Aitken | 22 | Riley 9 | A Aitken | 17:00 | ||
DNF | Bob Lea-Wright[8] | 10 | Terraplane | RA Lea-Wright | 09:00 | ||
? | Lyster Jackson | 4 | MG K3 Magnette | LJ Jackson | 05:00 | ||
? | Alf Barrett[9] | 30 | A Barrett | 19:00 | |||
? | AV McDonough | 13 | Ford V8 | AV McDonough | 12:00 | ||
DNF | Ash Moulden | 17 | Sunbeam GP | MA Moulden | 13:00 | ||
? | Tim Joshua | 5 | Frazer Nash | G Joshua | 05:00 | ||
? | Jack Day | 23 | Bugatti | JA Day | 17:00 | ||
DNF | Jack Phillips | 7 | Ford V8 | JK Phillips | 08:00 | ||
? | Harry Beith[10] | 9 | Terraplane | H Beith | 09:00 | ||
DNF | Allan Sinclair | 1 | Alta | A Sinclair | Scratch | ||
? | LE Vinall | 18 | Vauxhall 30/98 | LE Vinall | 13:00 | ||
? | T Dowe | 12 | Fronty Ford | T Dowe | 09:00 | ||
? | AE Powell | 31 | Alvis 12/50 | AE Powell | 21:30 |
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