1959 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1959 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race for sports cars staged at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 14 June 1959.[1] It was the third in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, each of these being recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian Championship for sports cars.[2] The race was won by Ron Phillips driving an Cooper T33 Jaguar.[3]

Results

Position [1] Driver [1] No. [4] Car [1] Entrant [4]
1 Ron Phillips 42 Cooper Type 33 Jaguar [3] JK & RK Phillips
2 Bill Pitt 1 Jaguar D-Type Mrs DI Anderson
3 Bob Jane 56 Maserati 300S R Jane
4 John Ampt [3] 58 Decca Special MK II [3] JE Ampt
5 Allan Jack 45 Cooper Type 39 Coventry Climax [3] Brifield Motors
6 Les Agnew [3] 10 Lotus Mk 11 Series II Le Mans Coventry Climax [3] Rockhampton Car Sales
7 T Basile 31 Porsche Carrera S Sakzewski
8 Tom Ross 18 Triumph TR2 TW Ross
9 B Coventry 28 MGA B Coventry
10 E Laker 101 Triumph TR3 EF Laker
11 J Ausina   MGA J Ausina [1]
12 P Samuels 63 Berkeley P Samuels
? Frank Matich 87 Jaguar C-Type Leaton Motors (Sports Cars) Pty Ltd
? David Finch 92 Jaguar D-Type DN Finch
? John Cleary [3] 36 Austin-Healey 100S J Cleary
DNF I Adams 57 Morris Minor 1000  
DNF J Bonenti 6 MG TF 1500 JA Bonenti
DNF Chas Whatmore 4 Lotus Mk 11 Series II Le Mans Coventry Climax [3] Chas Whatmore's Sports & Electrical Centre

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1959 Australian Tourist Trophy and Lowood Trophy Race, Australian Motor Sport, July 1959, pages 272, 273, 295 & 296
  2. National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979
  4. 4.0 4.1 Official Programme, 1959 Australian Tourist Trophy, Lowood, Queensland
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 20,000 saw cars races at Lowood, The Courier Mail, Monday, 15 June 1959, page 10

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