The 1964 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 29 February 1964. [1] It was the eighth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race. [2] The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations, [3] and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars. [2] It was won by Frank Matich driving a Lotus 19B. [4]
| Position [4] | Driver [4] | No. | Car [4] | Entrant | Class pos. [4] | Class [4] | Laps [4] | Time [4] / Remarks |
| 1 | Frank Matich | 87 [5] | Lotus 19B | Total Team Laurie O'Neill [6] | 1 | 1501 to 3000cc | 23 | 61:18.4 |
| 2 | Bob Jane | Jaguar E-Type | 1 | 3001cc and over | 23 | 61:46.9 | ||
| 3 | Greg Cusack [6] | Elfin Mallala | Scuderia Veloce [6] | 1 | 1101 to 1500cc | 23 | 63:23.8 | |
| ? | Les Howard [6] | Lotus 23 Ford [4] [6] | 1 | Up to 1100cc | 63.09.2 | |||
| ? | David Price [6] | Elfin Coventry Climax [6] | 2 | Up to 1100cc | 20 | 63:11.3 | ||
| ? | Ralph Terry [7] | Austin-Healey Sprite | 3 | Up to 1100cc | 15 | |||
| ? | Alan Ling [6] | Lotus Super 7 | 2 | 1101 to 1500cc | 62:36.0 | |||
| ? | John Pooley [7] | Pooley Mk II | 3 | 1101 to 1500cc | ||||
| ? | Bryan Thomson [6] | 17 [8] | Elfin Mallala Coventry Climax [6] | 2 | 1501 to 3000cc | 65:57.5 | ||
| ? | J Edwards | Morgan Plus Six | 3 | 1501 to 3000cc | ||||
| DNF [9] | Frank Gardner [6] | 1 [10] | Lotus 23B [6] | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd [6] | - | 1101 to 1500cc [6] | 20 | Gearbox [11] |
| Disq [9] | Bib Stillwell [6] [9] | 6 [9] | Cooper Monaco [9] | - | ||||
| Disq [9] | Frank Coad [9] | Lotus 15 [9] | - |
Stillwell was the first competitor to finish however he was disqualified for having received a push-start prior to the commencement of the race. [9]
Coad was disqualified for a similar infringement. [9]
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