Australian Tourist Trophy

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Flag of Australia.svg Australian Tourist Trophy
Mount Panorama Circuit
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Race information
Number of times held27
First held 1956
Most wins (drivers) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich (4)
Most wins (constructors) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lotus (4)
Flag of Germany.svg Porsche (4)
Circuit length6.172 km (3.835 miles)
Laps12 Hours

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. [1]

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History

The title was awarded for the first time in 1956 and then annually from 1958 until the introduction by CAMS of an Australian Sports Car Championship for 1969. It was reinstituted in 1975, restricted for the first time to Production Sports Cars and contested over two heats rather than as a single race. [2] In 1976, with the Production Sports Car class now contesting the Australian Sports Car Championship, the Australian Tourist Trophy once again became a contest for purpose built Group A Sports Cars until it was discontinued after the 1979 event. [3]

After almost thirty years, the ATT title was again revived with the award going to the winner of the Sandown GT Classic in both 2007 [4] and 2008. From 2009 until 2015 the Trophy was awarded to the driver accumulating the most outright championship points at specified rounds of the annual Australian GT Championship.

From 2017, the Australian Tourist Trophy has been awarded to the winners of the annual Bathurst 12 Hour event. [1]

Winners

The Matich SR3 of Frank Matich, winner of the 1967 and 1968 ATTs. Matich-SR3-Graham-Ruckert.jpg
The Matich SR3 of Frank Matich, winner of the 1967 and 1968 ATTs.
The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 of 2010 ATT winner David Wall, pictured at the opening round of the 2010 Australian GT Championship. Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 of David Wall.jpg
The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 of 2010 ATT winner David Wall, pictured at the opening round of the 2010 Australian GT Championship.
The Audi R8 LMS of 2011 ATT winner Mark Eddy, pictured at the opening round of the 2011 Australian GT Championship. Audi R8 of Mark Eddy.jpg
The Audi R8 LMS of 2011 ATT winner Mark Eddy, pictured at the opening round of the 2011 Australian GT Championship.
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG of 2012 ATT winner Peter Hackett, pictured at the opening round of the 2012 Australian GT Championship. Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 of Peter Hackett.JPG
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG of 2012 ATT winner Peter Hackett, pictured at the opening round of the 2012 Australian GT Championship.
The Audi R8 Ultra of 2015 ATT winner Christopher Mies, pictured at the opening round of the 2015 Australian GT Championship. Audi R8 Ultra of Christopher Mies & Greg Crick.JPG
The Audi R8 Ultra of 2015 ATT winner Christopher Mies, pictured at the opening round of the 2015 Australian GT Championship.
Robin Frijns, Stuart Leonard and Dries Vanthoor were awarded the 2018 ATT for their victory in the 2018 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour driving an Audi R8 LMS. Frijns Leonard Vanthoor 2018 Bathurst 12 Hour.jpg
Robin Frijns, Stuart Leonard and Dries Vanthoor were awarded the 2018 ATT for their victory in the 2018 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour driving an Audi R8 LMS.
Year [3] WinnerCarCircuitDate
1956 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Maserati 300S Albert Park 25 November [5]
1957Event cancelled [6]
1958 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKay Aston Martin DB3S Bathurst 5 October [7]
1959 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Phillips Cooper T38 Jaguar Lowood 14 June [8]
1960 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Derek Jolly Lotus 15 Coventry Climax Longford 7 March [9]
1961 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bib Stillwell Cooper Monaco Coventry Climax Bathurst 1 October [10]
1962 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bib Stillwell Cooper Monaco Coventry Climax Mallala 28 December [11]
1963 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Geoghegan Lotus 23 Lowood 9 June [12]
1964 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich Lotus 19b Coventry Climax Longford 29 February [13]
1965 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Geoghegan Lotus 23 Ford Lakeside 14 November [14]
1966 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile Longford 7 March [15]
1967 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich Matich SR3 Oldsmobile Surfers Paradise 21 May [16]
1968 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich Matich SR3 Repco Mallala 29 January [17]
1969
-
1974
not awarded
1975 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Warren Bolwell Nagari Calder May [18]
1976 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Kostera Elfin MS7 Repco Holden Phillip Island 21 November [19]
1977 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Geoghegan Porsche 935 13 November [20]
1978 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Doidge Elfin 360 Repco Calder 3 December [21]
1979 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gibson Rennmax Repco Winton 28 October [22]
1980
-
2006
not awarded
2007 Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey [23]
Ferrari 430 Sandown 9 December
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick O’Halloran
Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen [23]
Ferrari 430 GT 28–30 November [24]
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Wall [23] Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 [3] Phillip Island &
Eastern Creek
16–17 May &
18–19 July [3]
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Wall [23] Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 [3] 29–30 May &
11 July [25]
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Eddy [26] Audi R8 LMS 28–29 May &
2–4 September [27] [28]
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hackett [28] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 [28] 25–27 May &
13–15 July [29]
2013not awarded [3]
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Muscat Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Phillip Island &
Highlands Motorsport Park
23–25 May &
8–9 November
2015 Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies Audi R8 Ultra Phillip Island &
Sydney Motorsport Park [30]
22–23 May &
21–23 August
2016not awarded
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
Ferrari 488 GT3 Bathurst 5 February
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Leonard
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor [31]
Audi R8 LMS GT3 4 February
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Campbell
Flag of Norway.svg Dennis Olsen
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Werner [32]
Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 February
2020 Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon
Flag of South Africa.svg Jordan Pepper
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Soulet
Bentley Continental GT3 2 February
2021not held due COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Habul
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Konrad
Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Bathurst 15 May
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Habul
Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Bathurst 5 February

Multiple winners

By driver

WinsDriverYears
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Geoghegan 1963, 1965, 1977
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bib Stillwell 1961, 1962
Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen 2007, 2008
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Wall 2009, 2010
Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon 2020, 2022

By constructor

WinsDriver
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lotus
Flag of Germany.svg Porsche
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cooper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elfin
Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari
Flag of Germany.svg Audi
Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-Benz
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matich

See also

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