1963 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1963 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 9 June 1963.[1] It was the seventh annual Australian Tourist Trophy race, and it was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian championship for sports cars.[2] The race was won by Ian Geoghegan, driving a Lotus 23.[1]

Results

Ian Geoghegan won the race driving a Lotus 23, similar to the example pictured above
Position [3] Driver [3] No. [3] Car [3] Entrant [3] Class Pos. [3] Class [3] Laps [3]
1 Ian Geoghegan 5 Lotus 23 Total Racing Team 1 1100 to 2000 cc 27
2 John Martin   Lola Martin's Neutral Bay Motors 1 Up to 1100cc  
3 Les Howard   Lotus XI Howard & Sons Racing Team 2 Up to 1100cc  
4 Bill Gates   Elfin Clubman GP Cars 2 1100 to 2000 cc  
5 Ron Thorp   Aston Martin DB3S Ron Thorp's Bargain Barn 1 Over 2000 cc  
? W Weekes   Elfin GP Cars 3 Up to 1100cc  
? Ann Thompson 21 Lotus XV Ford Mrs A Thompson 4 Up to 1100cc  
? L Weiley   MGTC Rawsthorne's Garage 3 1100 to 2000 cc  
? A Yannuccelli   MGA A Yannuccelli 4 1100 to 2000 cc  
? P Underwood   Holden Special P Underwood 2 Over 2000 cc  
? Bev Fleming   Lotus XI        
? Owen Basile [4]   Porsche Carrera        
? Ted Laker   Lotus Super 7        
? Turner   Centaur        
? Kinnane   Austin-Healey Sprite        
? Salter   Elfin        
? Casey   MGA        
? Harding   Austin-Healey Sprite        
? Saba   MGA        
? Williams   Peugeot        
? Tapsall 45 Elford        
? Brewer   Simca Special        
? Austin   MGA        
? Doug Bright   MGTC        
? Hawley   Austin-Healey Sprite        
? Tebble   MGTD        
? York   Holden Special        
DNF John French 16 [5] Turner Alec Mildren   1100 to 2000 cc 24
DNF Tom Sulman   Lotus XV     1100 to 2000 cc  
DNS Denis Geary   Centaur Repco Holden       -

Race Statistics:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Speedster makes it 22 starts, 22 wins, The Courier Mail, Monday, 10 June 1963, page 19
  2. ↑ Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 Total team Lotus 23 wins the Aust. TT, Australian Motor Sports, August 1963, pages 28, 29, 30 & 40
  4. ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 167
  5. ↑ Sportlight, Modern Motor, August 1963, page 91