1973 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to drivers of Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 cars.[1] It was the seventeenth Australian Drivers' Championship[2] and the championship winner was awarded the 1973 CAMS "Gold Star".[1]
The championship was won by John McCormack driving an Elfin MR5 Repco Holden.
The championship was contested over a five-round series with one race per round.[3] There was to be a round at Symmons Plains on 23 September in an event shared with the 1973 Australian Formula 2 Championship. However, as just four Formula 5000 cars were entered, organisers decided to run the event only for Formula Two cars.[4] There was also originally to be an event at Warwick Farm before that facility closed suddenly earlier in 1973.[5] As a result of these cancellations, a second event was added at Phillip Island in late November.
| Round[3] | Name | Circuit[3] | Date[3] | Winner[3] | Car[3] | Report |
| 1 | Glyn Scott Memorial Trophy[6] | Surfers Paradise | 2 September | John McCormack | Elfin MR5 Repco Holden | |
| 2 | Channel 7 Trophy[7] | Adelaide International Raceway | 7 October | John McCormack | Elfin MR5 Repco Holden | |
| 3 | Victorian Road Racing Championship[8] | Phillip Island | 14 October | Johnnie Walker | Lola T330 Repco Holden | |
| 4 | Australian Grand Prix[3] | Sandown | 4 November | Graham McRae | McRae GM2 Chevrolet | Report |
| 5 | Phillip Island | 25 November | Johnnie Walker | Lola T330 Repco Holden |
