1961 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race open to Sports Cars and invited GT Cars,[1] staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 1 October 1961.[2] It was the fifth in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian championship for sports cars.[3] The race was won by Bib Stillwell driving a Cooper Monaco.[2]

Results

Bib Stillwell won the 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Cooper Monaco, similar to the example pictured above
Position [4] Driver [4] No. [4] [1] Car [4] [1] Entrant [4] [1] Class [4] [1] Class Pos. Laps [4]
1 Bib Stillwell 6 Cooper Monaco Coventry Climax [5] BS Stillwell 2001 to 3000 cc 1 19
2 Frank Matich 86 Jaguar D-Type Team Leaton Over 3000 cc 1 19
3 Bob Jane 133 Maserati 300S Autoland Pty Ltd 2001 to 3000 cc 2 18
4 Alan Jack [5] 4 Cooper T39 Coventry Climax [5] A Jack 1101 to 1500 cc 1 17
5 Graham White 79 Lotus XI Coventry Climax [5] Continental Motors 751 to 1100 cc 1 16
6 John Suttor [6] 120 Jaguar XK140 J Suttor Over 3000 cc 2 ?
7 Ralph Sach 82 Elfin MG [7] J Hextall 1501 to 2000 cc 1 ?
8 A Reynolds 96 Triumph TR3 AJ Reynolds 1501 to 2000 cc 2 ?
9 C Campbell 94 Triumph TR3 C Campbell 1501 to 2000 cc 3 ?
10 Ted Laker [6] 101 Triumph TR3 E Laker 2001 to 3000 cc 3 15
11 Sam Miller [6] 101 Austin-Healey 100 S Miller 2001 to 3000 cc 4 15
12 John Evans [6] 33 MGTC JL Evans 1101 to 1500 cc 2 14
13 Peter Addison [6] 24 Triumph TR PG Addison 1501 to 2000 cc 3 13
14 George Kypson [6] 19 Austin Sprite G Kypson 751 to 1100 cc 2 ?
15 Ron Marshall [6] 23 AC Ace Bristol R Marshall 1501 to 2000 cc 4 11
DNF A Lazich [7] 53 Malford A Lazich 1101 to 1500 cc - ?
DNF [6] Derrie Netting [6] 9 MGA Dents Auto Service 1501 to 2000 cc - ?
DNF [6] M Nedelko [6] 27 Prad M Nedelko 2001 to 3000 cc - ?
DNF [6] John Martin [6] 111 Lotus XI Coventry Climax [8] Martins Neutral Bay Motors 751 to 1100 cc - 11 [6]
DNF [7] Murray Carter [7] 3 Corvette Special MW Carter Over 3000 cc - 8 [7]
DNF [9] D Holland 10 Austin-Healey Robinson's Auto Park Pty Ltd 2001 to 3000 cc - ?
DNF [6] Tom Sulman [6] 99 Aston Martin DB3S T Sulman 2001 to 3000 cc - 1 [6]
DNF [6] Harry Cape [6] 126 Aston Martin DB3S J Wright 2001 to 3000 cc - 0 [6]
Disq [6] John Malcolm [6] 75 Austin-Healey Sprite Dents Auto Service 751 to 1100 cc - ?
DNS [10] John Ampt [10] 11 Cooper T33 Jaguar [5] J Ampt Over 3000 cc - -
DNS [10] Tom Sulman [10] 99 Lotus XI Coventry Climax [5] T Sulman 1101 to 1500 cc - -

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Event 3, 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy, Official Progamme, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Sunday 1 October 1961, page 21
  2. 1 2 Driver untroubled in trophy race win, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 2 October 1961, page 6
  3. ↑ National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 292 & 293
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Australian Tourist Trophy to Stillwell, Racing Car News, November 1961, pages 1& 3
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stillwell wins T.T. , Australian Motor Sports, December 1961, pages 536 & 537
  8. ↑ Records tipped in racing classic, The Cumberland Argus, Wednesday, 22 September 1961, page 22
  9. ↑ The race report in Australian Motor Sport makes reference to the "Robinson Park" car retiring
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 David McKay, Bib Tops in T.T., Modern Motor, December 1961, pages 24 & 25
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