The 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race for sports cars, staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on Monday, 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]
The race was won by Derek Jolly driving a Lotus 15.[1]
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Results
| 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[3] | 46 | Porsche 1600[3] | D Calvert | Class II – 1501 to 2000 cc | 2[4] | |
| 8[6] | Tony Basile[5] | 15[3] | Porsche Carrera[8] | S Sakzewski | Class I – Under 1500 cc | 2[4] | |
| ? | Alan Jack | 8[3] | Cooper Type 39[9] 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[10] | HC Cape | Class II – 1501 to 2000 cc | ||
| ? | T Cleary[11] | 16[3] | Austin-Healey 100S[3] | TJ Cleary | Class III – Over 2000 cc | ||
| ? | Ray Gibbs[12] | Cooper Type 39[12] Coventry Climax[3] | Class I – Under 1500 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[13] | JK & RK Phillips | Class III – Over 2000 cc | 14 |
Notes
- Attendance: 12,000[5]
- Pole position: Ron Phillips[6]
- Starters: 22[1]
- Race distance: 24 laps – 108 miles[1]
- Race time of winning car: 69 minutes 20 seconds[4]
- Fastest lap: Derek Jolly & Doug Whiteford – 2 minutes 50 seconds,[14] (95.29 m.p.h., a sports car record)[15]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Longford Races, Australian Motor Sports, March 1960, pages 108–110 & 118
- ^ National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Souvenir Programme, Longford Circuit, Second Day, Monday 7 March (1960)
- ^ a b c d e f g Longford Motor Racing Results, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1960, Page 21
- ^ a b c Barry Green, Fast Track Back - Longford, pages 55 & 56
- ^ a b c d e 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
- ^ a b c Sports Car Title a Highlight, The Mercury, Saturday, 5 March 1960, page 11
- ^ 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
- ^ 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy…, primotipo.com Retrieved 20 January 2022
- ^ a b John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 126
- ^ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 128
- ^ S Australian wins Tourist Trophy, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1960, Page 5
- ^ F.G.N. Ewence, Longford: Another Triumph!, Sports Car World, May 1960, pages 48 & 49
External links
- 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy…, primotipo.com
- Start of the 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy, aussieroadracing.homestead.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1960 race images, www.oldracephotos.com
This page was last edited on 29 June 2023, at 12:21