1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship

The 1974 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Australian Formula 2 racing cars. It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title and was the eighth Australian [Formula 2 Championship] to be awarded by CAMS. The championship was sponsored by Melbourne shirt-maker Van Heusen, which provided $50,000 prizemoney for the eight round series.
The championship was won by Leo Geoghegan driving a Birrana 274 Ford for the Grace Bros. Levis Racing Team.

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.

Round	Circuit	State	Date	Winning driver	Car
1	Hume Weir	Victoria	16 June	Leo Geoghegan	Birrana 274 Ford
2	Oran Park	New South Wales	23 June	Leo Geoghegan	Birrana 274 Ford
3	Amaroo Park Raceway	New South Wales	21 July	Bob Muir	Birrana 273 Ford
4	Calder	Victoria	18 August	Leo Geoghegan	Birrana 274 Ford
5	Symmons [Plains Raceway\|Symmons Plains]	Tasmania	22 September	Bob Muir	Birrana 273 Ford
6	Phillip Island	Victoria	13 October	John Leffler	Bowin P8 Ford
7	Adelaide International Raceway	South Australia	27 October	Bob Muir	Birrana 273 Ford
8	Lakeside	Queensland	8 December	Ray Winter	Mildren Mono Ford

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six eligible finishers at each round. Only holders of a General Competition License issued by CAMS were eligible for points and each driver could retain points only from his/her best seven round results.

Championship standings

Note:

New Zealander Ken Smith finished 4th at Hume Weir and 6th at Amaroo Park but was not eligible for points.
Malaysian driver Sonny Rajah finished 6th at Hume Weir and 3rd at Symmons Plains but was not eligible for points.
There were only four eligible finishers at the Symmons Plains round.