1956 Argus Trophy

The 1956 Argus Trophy was a Formula Libre motor race held at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 18 March 1956.[1] The race was contested over 48 laps, a total distance of 150 miles.[1] It was staged by the Light Car Club of Australia [1] as the feature event on the second Sunday of the two-day "Moomba Meeting", which was held with the co-operation of the Moomba Festival organisers.[2]

The race was won by Reg Hunt driving a Maserati 250F.[2]

Results

A Maserati 250F, similar to the car driven to victory in the 1956 Argus Trophy by Reg Hunt
Position [2] Driver [2] No. [2] Car [2] Entrant [2] Laps [2]
1 Reg Hunt 2 Maserati 250F RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd 48
2 Lex Davison 4 Ferrari Type 500 [3]   48
3 Kevin Neal 3 Maserati A6GCM [4] RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd [5] 47
4 Tom Hawkes 7 Cooper Type 23 Repco Holden [6] TV Hawkes 45
5 Bib Stillwell 44 Jaguar D-Type BS Stillwell 45
6 Arthur Griffiths 5 HWM Jaguar   45
7 Ken Wylie 26 Cooper Mark V Norton K Wylie 39
8 E Milthorpe 16 Ford V8 Special EC Milthorpe 39
9 Alex Strachan 80 Lotus Mark VI Coventry Climax AW Strachan 38
10 H Thompson 28 HRG H Thompson 37
11 Jock Cummins 19 Bugatti Type 37A Holden JK Cummins 37
12 Harry McLaughlin 14 [7] Ford V8 Special   29
13 Julian Barrett 10 BWA s/c JS Barrett 28
14 Bruce Walton & Ted Gray 12 Tornado LJ Abrahams & LW Gray 25
15 Reg Smith 8 Cooper Type 40 Bristol [8] R Smith 24
16 Bill Craig 11 Alta Holden WJ Craig 21
17 K McConville 17 Austin Special KH McConville 21
18 Bill Wilcox 9 [9] Alta s/c   18
19 G Nankervis 24 NR MG s/c [1] G Nankervis 13
20 E Perkins 25 Volkswagen Special s/c EB Perkins 5
21 Noel Wade 23 Austin A40 Special s/c N Wade 2
22 E Clay 21 HRG EA Clay 0
  • Starters: 22 [2]
  • Winner's race time: 1:28:32 [2]
  • Fastest lap: Reg Hunt, Maserati 250F, 1:59, 94.5 mph [2]
  • Attendance: 70,000 [2]

Notes & references

  1. 1 2 3 4 Official Programme, 18 March 1956, Second Day, The Argus Moomba Motor Races, Albert Park Circuit
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 JR Horman, Albert Park, Australian Motor Sports, April 1956, pages 136 to 143
  3. ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 146
  4. ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 221
  5. ↑ Car 3 is listed in the Official Programme with RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd as the entrant and no nominated driver. Car 6 is listed in the Official Programme with RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd as the entrant and KP Neal as the nominated driver. In the race itself Neal drove car 3 and car 6 did not start.
  6. ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 98
  7. ↑ Car 14 is listed in the Official Programme as a Ford with W Wilcox as the Entrant & Driver. The meeting report in Australian Motor Sport makes reference to McLaughlin driving the ex-Wilcox Ford V8.
  8. ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 103
  9. ↑ Car 9 is listed in the Official Programme as an Alta s/c with JH Scorer as the Entrant & Driver. The meeting report in Australian Motor Sport makes reference to the car being bought by Bill Wilcox and being driven by him in the Argus Trophy.

Further reading

  • Michael Armit, Only one car to pass - and his engine boiled, The Argus, Monday, 19 March 1956, page 14
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