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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. 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.

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

Results

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

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ Longford Races, Australian Motor Sports, March 1960, pages 108–110 & 118
  2. National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
  3. ^ Souvenir Programme, Longford Circuit, Second Day, Monday 7 March (1960)
  4. ^ Longford Motor Racing Results, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1960, Page 21
  5. ^ Barry Green, Fast Track Back - Longford, pages 55 & 56
  6. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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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