1974 Australian Drivers' Championship


The 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars with the winner awarded the 1974 CAMS "Gold Star". It was the 18th Australian Drivers' Championship.
The championship was won by Max Stewart driving a Lola T330 Chevrolet.

Calendar

The championship was contested over six rounds:
RoundNameCircuitStateDateFormat
1Chesterfield Filter CupOran ParkNew South Wales4 AugustTwo Heats
2The Glynn Scott Memorial TrophySurfers ParadiseQueensland1 SeptemberTwo Heats
3CalderVictoria20 OctoberTwo Heats
4Marlboro 100
Sandown ParkVictoria3 NovemberOne race
5Australian Grand PrixOran ParkNew South Wales17 NovemberOne race
6Phillip IslandVictoria24 NovemberOne race

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. Only holders of a CAMS General Competition Licence were eligible, therefore any placings gained by international licence holders were ignored by CAMS when allocating championship points.