1959 Australian Tourist Trophy
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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 |
- The total number of starters is not known.
- Winner's race time: 73 minutes and 28 seconds [1]
- Race distance: 100 miles [5]
- First Queensland competitor: Bill Pitt (Jaguar D-Type) [5]
- Handicap winner: B Coventry (MGA) [5]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Official Programme, 1959 Australian Tourist Trophy, Lowood, Queensland
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 20,000 saw cars races at Lowood, The Courier Mail, Monday, 15 June 1959, page 10
