The 1966 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 7 March 1966. [1] It was the tenth 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 [1] driving an Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile. [4] [1]
| Position [5] | Driver [5] | No. [5] | Car [5] | Entrant [6] | Class pos. [1] | Class [1] | Laps [5] | Time [7] / Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Matich | 2 | Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile [4] [1] | Laurie O'Neill Peterbilt | 1 | 3001cc and over | 23 | 60:40.4 |
| 2 | Alan Hamilton | 60 | Porsche 904 Spyder [8] [1] | Porsche Distributors Pty. Ltd. | 1 | 1501 to 2000cc | 23 | 60:53.8 |
| 3 | Spencer Martin | 1 | Ferrari 250LM [9] | Scuderia Veloce | 2 | 3001cc and over | 23 | 61:22.3 |
| 4 | Lionel Ayers | 11 | Lotus 23B | Motor Racing Components | 1 | 1101 to 1500cc | 22 | |
| 5 | Dick Thurston | 66 | Monaco Oldsmobile | Pitstop Car Sales | 3 | 3001cc and over | 22 | |
| 6 | Wally Mitchell | 9 | RM1 | East Burwood Motors Pty. Ltd. | 1 | 2001 to 3000cc | 21 | |
| 7 | Kerry Cox | 28 | Paramount Jaguar | Mowbray Shell Service Station | 4 [10] | 3001cc and over | 20 | |
| 8 | Bruno Carosi | 19 | Carosi B Type | Bruno Carosi | 2 | 2001 to 3000cc | 18 | |
| 9 | Bob Holden [11] | 113 | Lolita | Killara Motor Garage | 1 | Up to 1100cc | 16 | |
| 10 | Alan Ling | 30 | Lotus Super 7 | Alan Ling | 2 [10] | 1101 to 1500cc [6] | 16 | |
| 11 | Greg Ellis | 52 | MGA | Greg Ellis | 2 | 1501 to 2000cc | 14 | |
| 12 | Paul Bolton | 3 | Lotus 23B | Town & Country Garage Pty. Ltd. | - | 1101 to 1500cc [6] | 11 | Gearbox [11] |
| 13 | Frank Demuth | 5 | Lotus 23B | Lane Cove Auto Port | - | 1101 to 1500cc [6] | 7 | Head gasket [11] |
| 14 | Steve Holland | 23 | Lotus 23B Ford | Team Harper [5] | - | 6 | Brakes [11] | |
| 15 | Kevin Bartlett [12] | 47 | Alfa Romeo GTA [13] | Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. | - | 1501 to 2000cc [6] | 6 | Head gasket [11] |
| 16 | John Stillard | 13 | Elfin | Motor Improvements | - | 1501 to 2000cc [6] | 4 | |
| 17 | Ross Ambrose [7] | 50 | Elfin Ford Cortina | Ross R. Ambrose | - | 1101 to 1500cc | 3 | |
| 18 | Bob Wright | 111 | Tasma 1500 | Burnie Speed Shop | - | 1501 to 2000cc [6] | 2 | |
| 19 | Max Brunninghausen | 32 | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ [12] | Ralph Sach Motors | - | 1501 to 2000cc [6] | 1 | Head gasket [11] |
| DNS [11] | Les Howard [11] | 16 [6] | Lotus 23B [6] | Howard & Sons Racing Team | - | Up to 1100cc [6] | - | Engine failure [11] |
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