1961 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race open to Sports Cars and to 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] [2] [1] No. [1] Car [4] [2] Entrant [1] Class [2] [1] Class Pos. [2] 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
? Alan Jack [5] 4 Cooper T39 Coventry Climax [5] A Jack 1101 to 1500 cc 1 ?
? J Suttor 120 Jaguar XK140 J Suttor Over 3000 cc 2 ?
? R Sach Elfin MG [6] 1501 to 2000 cc 1 ?
? A Reynolds 96 Triumph TR3 AJ Reynolds 1501 to 2000 cc 2 ?
? J Evans 33 MGTC JL Evans 1101 to 1500 cc 2 ?
? Graham White 79 Lotus XI Coventry Climax [5] Continental Motors 751 to 1100 cc 1 ?
? G Kypson [6] 19 Austin Sprite G Kypson 751 to 1100 cc 2 ?
? R Marshall [6] 23 AC Bristol [6] R Marshall 1501 to 2000 cc
? P Addison [6] 24 Triumph TR [6] PG Addison 1501 to 2000 cc
? B Foley [6] 75 Austin Sprite [6] Dents Auto Service 751 to 1100 cc
? A Lazich [6] 53 Malford [6] A Lazich 1101 to 1500 cc
DNF [6] D Netting [6] 9 MGA [6] Dents Auto Service 1501 to 2000 cc
DNF John Martin 111 Lotus XI Coventry Climax [7] Martins Neutral Bay Motors 751 to 1100 cc
DNF Murray Carter 3 Corvette Special MW Carter Over 3000 cc [4] 8 [6]
DNF Tom Sulman 99 Aston Martin DB3S [5] T Sulman 2001 to 3000 cc
DNF Harry Cape 126 Aston Martin DB3S J Wright 2001 to 3000 cc 2 [6]
DNF [6] Robinson Park [6] Austin-Healey [6] 2 [6]
DNS John Ampt 11 Cooper T33 Jaguar [5] J Ampt Over 3000 cc - -
DNS Tom Sulman 99 Lotus XI Coventry Climax [5] T Sulman 1101 to 1500 cc [4] - -

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Event 3, 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy, Official Progamme, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Sunday 1 October 1961, page 21
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 David McKay, Bib Tops in T.T., Modern Motor, December 1961, pages 24 & 25
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 Stillwell wins T.T. , Australian Motor Sports, December 1961, pages 536 & 537
  7. ↑ Records tipped in racing classic, The Cumberland Argus, Wednesday, 22 September 1961, page 22