The 1968 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mallala Race Circuit in South Australia, Australia on 29 January 1968. [1] 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. [2] It was the twelfth Australian Tourist Trophy. [1]
The race was won by Frank Matich driving a Matich SR3 Repco Brabham. [3] It was his fourth Australian Tourist Trophy victory. [4]
| Position [5] [6] | Driver [5] [6] | No. [5] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Class pos. [5] | Class [5] | Laps [5] |
| 1 | Frank Matich | 1 | Matich SR3 Repco Brabham [3] | Frank Matich Pty. Ltd. | 1 | Over 3000 cc | 47 |
| 2 | Geoff Vercoe | 34 | Cicada Ford | Trengove & Vercoe | 1 | 1101 - 1500 cc | 44 |
| 3 | Ralph Boord | 60 | Olympus Ford | D. Smith & Sons | 2 | 1101 - 1500 cc | 41 |
| 4 | Granton Harrison | 52 | Elfin Clubman | G. Harrison | 1 | 1500 - 2000 cc | 40 |
| 5 | Noel Hurd | 12 | Elfin 400 Globe Ford [7] | Globe Products | 2 | Over 3000 cc | 38 |
| 6 | Gary Chapman | 79 | Honda S800 | Dalton Honda Motors | 1 | Up to 1100 cc | 38 |
| 7 | G. Mobbs | 102 | Elfin Clubman | G. Mobbs | 2 | Up to 1100 cc | 37 |
| 8 | G. Evans | 69 | MGA s/c | MG Racing Team | 2 | 1500 - 2000 cc | 32 |
| 9 | Charlie Tuckey [8] | 61 | Nova III | Aunger Racing | 3 | Up to 1100 cc [1] | 20 |
| DNF | Malcolm Ramsay | 26 | Elfin 300 Ford | Gilbert Motor Bodies | - | 1101 - 1500 cc | 25 |
| DNF | Ian Cook | 8 | Elfin 400 Repco | Bob Jane Racing Team | - | Over 3000 cc | 23 |
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