1960 Australian Tourist Trophy

Last updated

Layout of the Longford Circuit (1953-1968) Longford Circuit track map.jpg
Layout of the Longford Circuit (1953-1968)

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]

Contents

The race was won by Derek Jolly driving a Lotus 15. [1]

Results

Derek Jolly won the 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Lotus 15, similar to that pictured above 1958 Lotus Climax 15 (45291704362).jpg
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]
1Derek Jolly33 Lotus 15 DE JollyClass II – 1501 to 2000 cc1 [4] 24
2 Doug Whiteford 10 Maserati 300S D WhitefordClass III – Over 2000 cc1 [4]
3 Frank Matich [5] 87 Jaguar D-Type Leaton Motors (Sportscars) Pty LtdClass III – Over 2000 cc2 [4]
4John Ampt32 [3] Decca SpecialJ AmptClass I – Under 1500 cc1 [4]
5Tom Sulman [6] 99 Aston Martin DB3S [7] TN SulmanClass III – Over 2000 cc3
6David Finch [8] 92 Jaguar D-Type D FinchClass III – Over 2000 cc4
7 [6] Eddie Perkins [3] 46 Porsche 1600 [3] D CalvertClass II – 1501 to 2000 cc2 [4]
8 [6] Tony Basile [5] 15 [3] Porsche Carrera [8] S SakzewskiClass I – Under 1500 cc2 [4]
 ?Alan Jack8 [3] Cooper Type 39 [9] Coventry Climax [8] Briefield MotorsClass I – Under 1500 cc
 ?G Tattersall12Buchanan MG [3] G TattersallClass I – Under 1500 cc
 ?H Cape17 MGA [10] HC CapeClass II – 1501 to 2000 cc
 ?T Cleary [11] 16 [3] Austin-Healey 100S [3] TJ ClearyClass 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 WrightClass III – Over 2000 cc
DNFRon Phillips42 Cooper Type 33 Jaguar [13] JK & RK PhillipsClass III – Over 2000 cc14

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Longford Races, Australian Motor Sports, March 1960, pages 108–110 & 118
  2. ↑ National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Souvenir Programme, Longford Circuit, Second Day, Monday 7 March (1960)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Longford Motor Racing Results, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1960, Page 21
  5. 1 2 3 Barry Green, Fast Track Back - Longford, pages 55 & 56
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 David McKay, Big time at Longford, Modern Motor, May 1960, pages 46–48 + 77–78
  7. ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, Page 39
  8. 1 2 3 Sports Car Title a Highlight, The Mercury, Saturday, 5 March 1960, page 11
  9. ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 127
  10. ↑ 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
  11. ↑ 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy…, primotipo.com Retrieved 20 January 2022
  12. 1 2 John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 126
  13. ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 128
  14. ↑ S Australian wins Tourist Trophy, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1960, Page 5
  15. ↑ F.G.N. Ewence, Longford: Another Triumph!, Sports Car World, May 1960, pages 48 & 49
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.