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| Date | Sunday 18 September 1949 |
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| Event |  Australian GP |
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| Circuit | Leyburn |
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| Event Format | Race of 35 laps |
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| Championship | Non-championship |
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| Race number | #22 of 24 in 1949
#105 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 35 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 6919 m |
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| Race Distance | 6919 × 35 − 10 = 242.155 km |
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| Entries | 30 |
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| Qualifiers | No qualifying session |
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| Finishers | 11 |
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| Debutants | Allan Larsen (Driver),
Arthur Bowes (Driver),
Arthur Rizzo (Driver),
Charlie Whatmore (Driver),
Col Robinson (Driver),
Curley Brydon (Driver),
Dick Bland (Driver),
Dick Cobden (Driver),
Doug McDonald (Driver),
Frank Kleinig (Driver),
Garry Coglan (Driver),
George Pearse (Driver),
H. McGuire (Driver),
Irwin Luke (Driver),
Jack Wright (Driver),
John Crouch (Driver),
John Nind (Driver),
John Pike (Driver),
Keith Saunders (Driver),
Keith Thallon (Driver),
Ken Tubman (Driver),
L. Johnson (Driver),
Les Taylor (Driver),
Peter Critchley (Driver),
Ray Gordon (Driver),
Rex Law (Driver),
Ross Gray (Driver),
Snow Sefton (Driver),
Theo Trevethan (Driver),
Vic Johnson (Driver),
Buick (Car Manufacturer),
Cadillac (Car Manufacturer),
Ford (Car Manufacturer),
GK (Car Manufacturer),
Hudson (Car Manufacturer),
Jaguar (Car Manufacturer),
Kleinig-Hudson (Car Manufacturer),
Lea-Francis (Car Manufacturer),
MG (Car Manufacturer),
Regal (Car Manufacturer),
Riley (Car Manufacturer),
Strathpine (Car Manufacturer),
Studebaker (Car Manufacturer),
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Tritton (Car Manufacturer),
Vauxhall (Car Manufacturer),
Buick (Engine Manufacturer),
Cadillac (Engine Manufacturer),
Dodge (Engine Manufacturer),
Ford (Engine Manufacturer),
GK (Engine Manufacturer),
Hudson (Engine Manufacturer),
Jaguar (Engine Manufacturer),
Lea-Francis (Engine Manufacturer),
MG (Engine Manufacturer),
Riley (Engine Manufacturer),
Studebaker (Engine Manufacturer),
Wolseley (Engine Manufacturer),
Bugatti (Car Model),
Bugatti T37 (Car Model),
Buick Century Special (Car Model),
Cadillac Special (Car Model),
Delahaye 135 stripped (Car Model),
Ford Special (Car Model),
GK Ford Special (Car Model),
Hudson Speedcar (Car Model),
Jaguar SS100 (Car Model),
Kleinig-Hudson 8 Special (Car Model),
Lea-Francis (Car Model),
MG K3 (Car Model),
MG TB (Car Model),
MG TB Najar Special (Car Model),
MG TB Special (Car Model),
MG TC (Car Model),
MG TC Special (Car Model),
MG TC s/c (Car Model),
MG TC s/c stripped (Car Model),
MG TC) siezed engine (Car Model),
Regal Special (Car Model),
Riley 1.5 Special (Car Model),
Strathpine Special (Car Model),
Studebaker Speedcar (Car Model),
Tritton 25hp Special (Car Model),
Vauxhall Special (Car Model),
Australian GP (Event),
Leyburn (Circuit)
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| Milestones | Delahaye – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Delahaye – 1st Win (Engine Manufacturer)
Hudson – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Kleinig-Hudson – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
Frank Kleinig – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
John Crouch – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
John Crouch – 1st Win (Driver)
 Delahaye – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
Delahaye – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
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