1933 Australian Grand Prix

The 1933 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 20 March 1933.

[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.