1960 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 1960 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers [1] of Formula Libre cars. [2] The title was contested over a seven race series with the winner awarded the 1960 CAMS Gold Star. [3] It was the 4th Australian Drivers' Championship. [1]

The series was won by Alec Mildren [4] of the Australian Capital Territory, [1] driving his Maserati powered Cooper T51. [5] Mildren won four of the seven races, including the 1960 Australian Grand Prix at Lowood and placed second at Longford to finish 14 points ahead of Bib Stillwell (Cooper T51-Climax). Stillwell and third placed driver Bill Patterson (Cooper T51-Climax) each won one race, at Port Wakefield and Phillip Island respectively, as did Jack Brabham, who won at Longford in his Cooper T51-Climax.

Race calendar

The championship was dominated by various examples of the Cooper T51. The image above is from 2007 Cooper T51 Donington 2007.jpg
The championship was dominated by various examples of the Cooper T51. The image above is from 2007

The championship was contested over a seven race series. [6]

Race [6] Circuit [6] State [6] Date [6] Winning driver [5] Car [5]
Longford Trophy Race Longford Tasmania 5 March Jack Brabham Cooper T51 Climax
Bathurst 100 Bathurst New South Wales 18 April Alec Mildren Cooper T51 Maserati
Australian Grand Prix Lowood Queensland 12 June Alec Mildren Cooper T51 Maserati
Queensland Road Racing Championships Lowood Queensland 4 September Alec Mildren Cooper T51 Maserati
"The Advertiser" Trophy [7] Port Wakefield South Australia 10 October Bib Stillwell Cooper T51 Climax
Western Australian Road Racing Championships Caversham Western Australia 5 November Alec Mildren Cooper T51 Maserati
Phillip Island Trophy Race Phillip Island Victoria 11 December Bill Patterson Cooper T51 Climax

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each race, with only Australian license holders eligible. [8] The championship was decided using the results of the Australian Grand Prix and the best five of the other six races. [8]

Points table

Pos. [9] Driver [3] [5] Car [5] Entrant [5] Longford [3] Bathurst [3] Lowood
(AGP) [3] 		Lowood [3] Pt Wakfld [3] Cavrshm [3] Phil. Is [3] Total [3]
1 Alec Mildren Cooper T51 Maserati AG Mildren Pty Ltd7121212-12-55
2 Bib Stillwell Cooper T51 Climax BS Stillwell5-57127541
3 Bill Patterson Cooper T51 Climax Bill Patterson Motors P/L-5-3--1220
4 Jack Brabham Cooper T51 Climax Ecurie Vitesse12------12
Lex Davison Aston Martin DBR4/300 Ecurie Australie--75---12
Arnold Glass Maserati 250F Capitol Motors Pty Ltd3711---12
7Jon Leighton Cooper T45 Climax
Nota-Ford 		Scuderia Birchwood2-322-211
8Austin Miller Cooper T51 Climax A Miller-1----78
9 John Youl Cooper T51 Climax J Youl----7--7
10Noel Hall Cooper T51 Climax O Hall-32----5
Derek Jolly Lotus XV Climax DE Jolly-----5-5
Keith Rilstone Zephyr Special-Ford K Rilstone----5--5
13Murray Trenberth Alta Holden M Trenberth----3--3
Doug Whiteford Cooper T51 Climax B S Stillwell------33
John Roxburgh Cooper T45 Climax JB Roxburgh-2----13
Doug Green Ferrari 500 Riemann Motors-----3-3
17Jack Ayers Alta GP-2J Ayres-----2-2
18Glynn Scott Cooper T43 Climax Glyn Scott Motors1------1
Ray Barfield Aston Martin DB3S R Barfield-----1-1
Kevin FussJCW SpecialK Fuss----1--1

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Past Title Winners, 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56
  2. ↑ Longford Races, Australian Motor Sports, March 1960,page 108Z
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Championship Points, 1960: 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 51
  4. ↑ "Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009". formula3.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Early CAMS Gold Star Series 1957-1970 Archived 28 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 December 2011
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 1960 "Gold Star" Points score, Automobiles Australia, page 135
  7. ↑ "The Advertiser" Trophy, Official Souvenir Programme, Labour Day Meeting, Port Wakefield, Monday, 10th October, 1960, page 27
  8. 1 2 The Gold Star, 1960 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 40
  9. ↑ Drivers are listed in the order in which they are shown in the table published in the 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport. This table did not show actual championship position numbers
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