1960 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race for sports cars, staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 7 March 1960.[1] It was the fourth in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, with each of these being recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian Championship for sports cars.[2]
Results
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Derek Jolly won the 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Lotus 15, similar to that pictured above
Position [1] | Driver [1] | No.[1] | Car [1] | Entrant [3] | Class [3] | Class Pos. | Laps [1] |
1 | Derek Jolly | 33 | Lotus 15 | DE Jolly | Class II - 1501 to 2000 cc | 1 [4] | 24 |
2 | Doug Whiteford | 10 | Maserati 300S | D Whiteford | Class III - Over 2000 cc | 1 [4] | |
3 | Frank Matich [5] | 87 | Jaguar D-Type | Leaton Motors (Sportscars) Pty Ltd | Class III - Over 2000 cc | 2 [4] | |
4 | John Ampt | 32 [3] | Decca Special | J Ampt | Class I - Under 1500 cc | 1 [4] | |
5 | Tom Sulman [6] | 99 | Aston Martin DB3S [7] | TN Sulman | Class III - Over 2000 cc | 3 | |
6 | David Finch [8] | 92 | Jaguar D-Type | D Finch | Class III - Over 2000 cc | 4 | |
7 [6] | Eddie Perkins [9] | 46 | Porsche Super [9] | D Calvert | Class II - 1501 to 2000 cc | 2 [4] | |
8 [6] | O Basile | 15 [3] | Porsche Carrera [8] | S Sakzewski | Class I - Under 1500 cc | 2 [4] | |
? | Alan Jack | 8 [9] | Cooper Type 39 [10] Coventry Climax [8] | Briefield Motors | Class I - Under 1500 cc | ||
? | G Tattersall | 12 | Buchanan MG [3] | G Tattersall | Class I - Under 1500 cc | ||
? | H Cape | 17 | MGA [11] | HC Cape | Class II - 1501 to 2000 cc | ||
DNF [6] | J Wright [3] | 126 [3] | Aston Martin DB3S [3] | J Wright | Class III - Over 2000 cc | ||
DNF | Ron Phillips | 42 | Cooper Type 33 Jaguar [12] | JK & RK Phillips | Class III - Over 2000 cc | 14 |
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Longford Races, Australian Motor Sports, March 1960, pages 108–110 & 118
- ↑ National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Souvenir Programme, Longford Circuit, Second Day, Monday 7 March (1960)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Longford Motor Racing Results, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1960, Page 21
- ↑ Frank Matich D-Type Jaguar Longford 1960, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 16 April 2014
- 1 2 3 4 5 David McKay, Big time at Longford, Modern Motor, May 1960, pages 46-48 + 77-78
- ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, Page 39
- 1 2 3 Sports Car Title a Highlight, The Mercury, Saturday, 5 March 1960, page 11
- 1 2 3 Finch D Type Jaguar (92), Alan Jack Cooper T39 (8), Eddie Perkins Porsche Super Longford 1960 TT start, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 15 April 2014
- ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 127
- ↑ The Souvenir Programme lists Cape's car as an MG & the image on page 108 of Australian Motor Sports, March 1960 shows the car to be an MGA
- ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 128
- ↑ S Australian wins Tourist Trophy, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1960, Page 5
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