1949 Australian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula Libre race | |||
| Date | 18 September 1949 | ||
| Location | Leyburn, Queensland | ||
| Course | Airfield circuit | ||
| Course length | 6.92 km (4.3 mi) | ||
| Distance | 35 laps, 242.2 km (150.5 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hudson Special | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 John Crouch Frank Kleinig
|
Delahaye 135MS Hudson Special |
|
| Time | 2'52 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Delahaye 135MS | ||
| Second | MG TC Special | ||
| Third | Riley Special | ||
The 1949 Australian Grand Prix was motor race held at the Leyburn circuit in Queensland, Australia on 18 September 1949. The race was staged over 35 laps of the 7.0 kilometre circuit, which was laid out on the runways and taxiways of a World War II airbase located six kilometres north of the town of Leyburn. The total race distance was 150.5 miles (242.2 kilometres).
The race is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the fourteenth Australian Grand Prix. It was the first Australian Grand Prix to be held in Queensland, the first to feature a mass start of the entire grid and the first with grid positions decided by practice times. The race, which was organised by the Queensland Motor Sporting Club, attracted a crowd of approximately 40,000 people.
John Crouch won the race driving a Delahaye 135MS. Ray 'Laddie' Gordon (MG TC Special) finished second ahead of Arthur Rizzo (Riley Special).
A concurrent handicap award was won by Luke (Bugatti Type 37) with an adjusted time of 1 hour 39 minutes 7.4 seconds.
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