1928 Australian Grand Prix

1928 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 31 March 1928
Location Phillip Island, Victoria
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 10.6 km (6.5 miles)
Distance 16 laps, 169 km (105 miles)
Weather Sunny
Podium
First
Austin
Second
  • Australia John McCutcheon
 Morris
Third
  • Australia Cyril Dickason
 Austin

The 1928 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held on the Phillip Island road circuit, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia on 31 March 1928. Although now known as the first Australian Grand Prix, the race was actually staged as the 100 Miles Road Race and it did not assume the Australian Grand Prix title until some years later.[1] It was organised by the Victorian Light Car Club.[2]

The overall winner was Arthur Waite driving an Austin 7. The winning car averaged 56.25 mph (90.50 km/h).[3]

  1. ^ John B Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, Volume 1, 1981, page vii
  2. ^ John B Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, Volume 1, 1981, p. 3
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).