1938 Interstate Grand Prix


The 1938 Interstate Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Wirlinga circuit, near Albury, in New South Wales, Australia on 19 March 1938.
The race, which was the first Interstate Grand Prix, was contested on a handicap basis over 34 laps, a distance of 148.5 miles.
It was organised by the Victorian Sporting Car Club and was held in conjunction with the 150th celebrations at Albury.
The race was won by Jack Phillips of Wangaratta, driving a Ford V8 Special. Phillips also recorded the fastest race time.

Race results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantHandicapTime
1Jack Phillips6Ford V8 SpecialJ. Phillips6:002:13:15
2George Bonser5TerraplaneG. Bonser5:302:17:33
3Les Burrows9TerraplaneL. Burrows8:002:21:33
4G. Winton11ACG. Winton9:002:26:16
5G. Dentry10RileyG. Dentry8:152:27:10
6A. Beasley23SingerA. Beasley20:002:44:33
7C. A. Williamson12ChryslerC. A. Williamson9:152:29:19
8J. O'Dea16MG PJ. O'Dea16:00
?G. M. Joshua3Frazer NashG. M. Joshua2:00
?Alan Gittings20BugattiM. Thomas17:00
?T. Macknamara21BugattiT. Macknamara17:15
?G. A. Cowper25MorrisG. A. Cowper25:00
DNFK. R. McDonald24StandardK. R. McDonald22:0023 laps
DNFA. Barrett22Morris SpecialA. Barrett18:30
DNFC. A. Dunne19MG PD. Sowter16:15
DNFA. Aitken17RileyA. Aitken15:15
DNFJim Boughton16Morgan 4/4J. Boughton15:00
DNFR. G. Wigley15MG MagnetteR. G. Wigley12:00
DNFR. A. Lea Wright8TerraplaneR. A. Lea Wright7:30
DNFH. J. Beith7TerraplaneH. J. Beith7:15
DNFH. Bartlett4MG QH. Bartlett5:00
DNFFrank Klienig2HudsonW. A. MacIntyre1:00
DNFL. Evans14VauxhallL. Evans9:302 laps
DNSA. G. Sinclair1AltaA. G. SinclairScratch

Race name

Some sources refer to this race as the Albury Grand Prix. The Official Programme uses the name Interstate Grand Prix on the front cover but uses Albury Grand Prix for the list of Handicaps and Numbers.