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.[1][4] | Car [1][4] | Entrant [1][4] | Class [1][4] | 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 | - | - |
- Entries: 43 [7]
- Starters: 24 [7]
- Finishers: 15 [7]
- Race distance: 19 laps – 75 miles [10]
- Winner's race time: 53 minutes 11.9 seconds [10]
- Fastest lap: Bib Stillwell - 2 minutes 44.9 seconds [10]
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References
- Event 3, 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy, Official Programme, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Sunday 1 October 1961, page 21
- Driver untroubled in trophy race win, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 2 October 1961, page 6
- National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
- John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 292 & 293
- John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979
- Australian Tourist Trophy to Stillwell, Racing Car News, November 1961, pages 1& 3
- Stillwell wins T.T. , Australian Motor Sports, December 1961, pages 536 & 537
- Records tipped in racing classic, The Cumberland Argus, Wednesday, 22 September 1961, page 22
- The race report in Australian Motor Sport makes reference to the "Robinson Park" car retiring
- David McKay, Bib Tops in T.T., Modern Motor, December 1961, pages 24 & 25
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