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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