The 1937 Australian Grand Prix is a name which has been applied retrospectively to the 1936 South Australian Centenary Grand Prix, a motor race held on the Port Elliot-Victor Harbor road circuit in South Australia on Boxing Day, 26 December 1936.

[3] The 1935 Australian Grand Prix had been held at Phillip Island in April and no succeeding event had been planned.

[3] A 7.8-mile (12.55 km) course was laid out specifically for the race on sealed public roads between the seaside towns of Port Elliot and Victor Harbor.

[5] The race was won by pre-race favourite Les Murphy, driving a MG P-type off a handicap of 40 minutes.

[6] He finished over ten minutes clear of Tim Joshua driving a similar car with Bob Lea-Wright third[7] in a Terraplane-based special.