1960 Australian Tourist Trophy

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Layout of the Longford Circuit (1953-1968)

The 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race for sports cars, staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on Monday, 7 March 1960.[1] It was the fourth in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, with each of these being recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian Championship for sports cars.[2]

The race was won by Derek Jolly driving a Lotus 15.[1]

Results[edit]

Derek Jolly won the 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Lotus 15, similar to that pictured above
Position[1] Driver[1] No.[1] Car[1] Entrant[3] Class[3] Class pos. Laps[1]
1 Derek Jolly 33 Lotus 15 DE Jolly Class II – 1501 to 2000 cc 1[4] 24
2 Doug Whiteford 10 Maserati 300S D Whiteford Class III – Over 2000 cc 1[4]
3 Frank Matich[5] 87 Jaguar D-Type Leaton Motors (Sportscars) Pty Ltd Class III – Over 2000 cc 2[4]
4 John Ampt 32[3] Decca Special J Ampt Class I – Under 1500 cc 1[4]
5 Tom Sulman[6] 99 Aston Martin DB3S[7] TN Sulman Class III – Over 2000 cc 3
6 David Finch[8] 92 Jaguar D-Type D Finch Class III – Over 2000 cc 4
7[6] Eddie Perkins[3] 46 Porsche 1600[3] D Calvert Class II – 1501 to 2000 cc 2[4]
8[6] Tony Basile[5] 15[3] Porsche Carrera[8] S Sakzewski Class I – Under 1500 cc 2[4]
? Alan Jack 8[3] Cooper Type 39[9] Coventry Climax[8] Briefield Motors Class I – Under 1500 cc
? G Tattersall 12 Buchanan MG[3] G Tattersall Class I – Under 1500 cc
? H Cape 17 MGA[10] HC Cape Class II – 1501 to 2000 cc
? T Cleary[11] 16[3] Austin-Healey 100S[3] TJ Cleary Class III – Over 2000 cc
? Ray Gibbs[12] Cooper Type 39[12] Coventry Climax[3] Class I – Under 1500 cc
DNF[6] J Wright[3] 126[3] Aston Martin DB3S[3] J Wright Class III – Over 2000 cc
DNF Ron Phillips 42 Cooper Type 33 Jaguar[13] JK & RK Phillips Class III – Over 2000 cc 14

Notes[edit]

  • Attendance: 12,000[5]
  • Pole position: Ron Phillips[6]
  • Starters: 22[1]
  • Race distance: 24 laps – 108 miles[1]
  • Race time of winning car: 69 minutes 20 seconds[4]
  • Fastest lap: Derek Jolly & Doug Whiteford – 2 minutes 50 seconds,[14] (95.29 m.p.h., a sports car record)[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Longford Races, Australian Motor Sports, March 1960, pages 108–110 & 118
  2. ^ National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Souvenir Programme, Longford Circuit, Second Day, Monday 7 March (1960)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Longford Motor Racing Results, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1960, Page 21
  5. ^ a b c Barry Green, Fast Track Back - Longford, pages 55 & 56
  6. ^ a b c d e David McKay, Big time at Longford, Modern Motor, May 1960, pages 46–48 + 77–78
  7. ^ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, Page 39
  8. ^ a b c Sports Car Title a Highlight, The Mercury, Saturday, 5 March 1960, page 11
  9. ^ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 127
  10. ^ The Souvenir Programme lists Cape's car as an MG & the image on page 108 of Australian Motor Sports, March 1960 shows the car to be an MGA
  11. ^ 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy…, primotipo.com Retrieved 20 January 2022
  12. ^ a b John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 126
  13. ^ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 128
  14. ^ S Australian wins Tourist Trophy, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1960, Page 5
  15. ^ F.G.N. Ewence, Longford: Another Triumph!, Sports Car World, May 1960, pages 48 & 49

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