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]
| 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 |
The Longford Circuit was a temporary motor racing course laid out on public roads at Longford, 23-kilometre (14 mi) south-west of Launceston in Tasmania, Australia. It was located on the northern edges of the town and its 7.242 km (4.500 mi) lap passed under a railway line viaduct, crossed the South Esk River via the wooden Kings Bridge, turned hard right at the doorstep of the Longford Hotel, passed over the railway line using a level crossing and traversed the South Esk again via another wooden structure, the Long Bridge.
The Australian Tourist Trophy is a Confederation of Australian Motor Sport-sanctioned national motor racing title, contested between 1956 and 1979 by Sports Cars and, since 2007, by GT cars. The trophy is currently awarded to the outright winners of the Bathurst 12 Hour.
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The 1968 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mallala Race Circuit in South Australia, Australia on 29 January 1968. The race was open to Group A Sports Cars and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title race. It was the twelfth Australian Tourist Trophy.
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The 1951 Redex 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 26 March 1951. Promoted by the by the Australian Sporting Car Club, it was held over 26 laps, a total distance of approximately 100 miles (161 km). The race was contested on a handicap basis with the first car starting 11 minutes and 30 seconds minutes before the last car. 25,000 people watched the day's racing.
