1955 Argus Trophy

The 1955 Argus Trophy was a motor race staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 27 March 1955. ^[1] The race, which was open to Formula Libre Racing Cars, was contested over 32 laps, a distance of 100 miles. ^[1] It was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia and sponsored by The Argus, a Melbourne newspaper. ^[2]

Results

Pos. [3]	Driver [3] [2] [1]	No. [1]	Car [3] [2] [1]	Entrant [1]	Laps [3] [2]
1	Doug Whiteford	3	Talbot-Lago	D Whiteford	32
2	Stan Jones	6 [4]	Cooper Bristol	Superior Cars Pty Ltd
3	Kevin Neal	7	Cooper Bristol	RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd
4	Julian Barrett	18	BWA s/c	JS Barrett
5	Ted Gray	8	Tornado V8	L Abrahams
6	R Phillips	24	Allard K2	RK Phillips
7	L O'Donogue	30	Ballot Oldsmobile	LF O'Donogue
8	Bill Miller	37	MG TC Special	CW Miller
9	E Brotherton	27	Austin-Healey	CR Dickason
10	L Molina	25	MM Holden	L Molina
11	H Thompson	38	HRG	HE Tompson
12	Reg Hunt	1	Maserati	RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd	25
13	F Murphy	40	Singer Holden	F Murphy
14	D Leonard	90	MG Vauxhall	DJ Leonard
15	W Wright	43	Ford 10 Special	WM Wright
16	Jim Gullan	22	MG K3 s/c	J Gullan	16
?	K Machin [2]	17	MYF	KR Machin
DNF [2]	Alec Mildren [2]	5	Cooper Bristol	AG Mildren	5 [2]

Notes:

• Number of starters: Unknown
• Number of finishers: Unknown
• Winner's race time: 69 minutes 37 seconds (86.6 mph) ^[2]
• Fastest Lap: Reg Hunt, 2 minutes 4 seconds (90.5 mph) ^[2]

References

1. Official Programme, Argus Moomba Motor Races, Albert Park Circuit, March 26th & 27th, 1955
2. Argus Mooma Motor Races, Australian Motor Sports, April 1955, pages 137 to 142
3. Albert Park, Australian Motor Manual, 15 April 1955, page 55
4. Barry Green, Glory Days - Albert Park 1953 - 58, page 42