The 1961 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for Appendix K GT cars. [1] The title, which was the second Australian GT Championship, [2] was contested over a single 50 mile race held at the Warwick Farm circuit, in New South Wales, Australia on 30 July 1961. [3] The race was conducted by the Australian Automobile Racing Co. [4]
The championship was won by Frank Matich driving a Jaguar D-Type.
| Position [5] | Driver [5] | No. [6] | Car [5] | Entrant [6] | Laps [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Matich | 36 | Jaguar D-Type | Team Leaton | 23 |
| 2 | David McKay | 14 | Lola 1100 | Scuderia Veloce | 23 |
| 3 | Brian Foley | 1 | Austin-Healey Sprite | B. Foley | 22 |
| 4 | Bob Jane | 33 | Maserati 300S | Autoland Pty. Ltd. | 22 |
| 5 | Greg Cusack | 20 | Porsche Super 90 | G. Cusack | |
| 6 | Brian Lawler | 28 | Buckle | B. Lawler | |
| ? [7] | Keith Malcolm [8] | 30 | Skoden [9] | Bass Hill Service Station | |
| ? | John Callaway [10] | 18 | MGA Twin Cam [9] | Monaro Motors | |
| ? | Les Howard [9] | 3 | Austin-Healey Sprite [9] | Howard & Sons | |
| ? | Harry Firth [9] | 37 | Jaguar 3.8 [9] | Autoland Pty. Ltd. | |
| ? | Bob Holden [8] | 2 | Austin-Healey Sprite [8] | Killara Motor Garage | |
| ? | Harry Cape [8] | 17 | MGA Twin Cam [8] | H. Cape | |
| ? | H. Fenton [8] | 22 | Peugeot 203 [8] | H. G. Fenton | |
| ? | Martin Faithfull [8] | 15 | Simca [8] | Killara Motor Garage | |
| DNF [9] | Ralph Sach | 16 | MGA Twin Cam | R. Orlando | |
| DNF [9] | Graham White [9] | 23 | Porsche [9] | Continental Motors | 12 [9] |
| DNF [9] | Bruce McPhee [8] | 31 | Holden FE [11] | Wyong Motors | 5 [9] |
| DNF | Ron Hodgson | 10 | Lotus Eleven Coventry Climax [12] | Stathfield Motors Pty. Ltd. | 3 [10] |
| DNF | Leo Geoghegan | 11 | Lotus Elite | Geoghegan Motors | 2 |
| DNF | Bryan Thomson | 26 | Monza Holden | Ecurie Shepparton | 0 |
| DNS [13] | Harry Howard [8] | 19 | Simca Aronde [6] | Howard & Sons | - |
| DNS [14] | Peter Manton [10] | 4 | Morris 850 [6] | Monaro Motors | - |
| DNS [15] | Max Laroux [10] | 7 | Morris Minor 1000 [16] | W. Mitchell | - |
| DNS [17] | Peter Williamson [10] | 32 | Buckle [6] | P. Williamson | - |
| DNS [18] | Ken Lindsay [10] | 29 | Holden [6] | Ken Lindsay Motors | - |
| DNS [19] | Bill Mitchell [8] | 25 | Lotus Holden [6] | W. Mitchell | - |
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