1960 Australian GT Championship
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The 1960 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of cars complying with Appendix K Gran Turismo regulations.[1] The title, which was the inaugural Australian GT Championship,[1] was contested over a single 50 mile race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales on 2 October 1960.[2]
Results
Leo Geoghegan won the championship driving a Lotus Elite, similar to the example pictured above
| Position [3][4][5] |
Driver [3][4] | No.[3] | Car [3][4] | Entrant [3] | Class [3] | Laps [3][4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Geoghegan | 3 | Lotus Elite | Geoghegan Motors | 1101 - 1300cc | 13 |
| 2 | Gavin Youl | 38 | Porsche Super 90 | GB Youl | 1301 -1600cc | 13 |
| 3 | Ian Geoghegan | 1 | Holden | Geoghegan Motors | 2001 - 2600cc | 13 |
| 4 | Tony Basile | 6 | Porsche | S Sakzewski | 1301 -1600cc | 13 |
| 5 | Ron Marshall | 23 | AC Ace Bristol | RE Marshall | 1601 - 2000cc | 13 |
| 6 | John Suttor | 120 | Jaguar XK140 | J Suttor | Over 2600cc | 12 |
| 7 | Keith Malcolm | 153 | Skoden | Bass Hill Service Station | 2001 - 2600cc | 12 |
| 8 | Harry Cape | 130 | MGA | H Cape | 1301 -1600cc | 12 |
| 9 | Peter Manton | 41 | Austin Lancer | Monaro Motors | 1601 - 2000cc | 12 |
| 10 | Frank Hann | 7 | Jaguar Mark V GMC | FJ Hann | Over 2600cc | ? |
| 11 | Ken Brigden | 63 | Peugeot | KA Brigden | 1601 - 2000cc | ? |
| 12 | B Foley | 11 | Kinsley Sprite | Kinsley Motors | 751 - 1100cc | ? |
| 13 | H Van Schaik | 15 | Simca | H Van Schaik | 1101 - 1300cc | ? |
| 14 | B Flock | 18 | Austin A30 | B Flock | 751 - 1100cc | ? |
| 15 | R Bulloch | 58 | Triumph Herald | R Bulloch | 751 - 1100cc | ? |
| 16 | T Ansell | 40 | NSU Prinz | T Ansell | 0 - 750cc | ? |
| DNF | C Adams | 49 | Austin-Healey Sprite | S Brown | 751 - 1100cc | ? |
| DNF | A Bridge | 110 | Peugeot | AW Bridge | 1301 -1600cc | ? |
| DNF | J Malcolm | 41 | Austin Lancer | Dents Auto Service | 1601 - 2000cc | ? |
| DNF | J Bisset | 88 | Buckle GT Tourer | J Bisset | 2001 - 2600cc | ? |
| DNF | C Kane | 87 | Buckle GT Tourer | C Kane | 2001 - 2600cc | ? |
| DNF | B Gurdon | 20 | Austin A90 | B Gurdon | Over 2600cc | ? |
| DNF | Lang Longmore | 19 | Ford Zephyr | LJ Longmore | 2001 - 2600cc | 9 |
| DNF | R Rees | 98 | Ford Zephyr | RW Rees | Over 2600cc | ? |
| DNF | Warren Blomfield | 116 | JWF Holden | W Blomfield | 2001 - 2600cc | ? |
| DNF | Reg Smith | 62 | Porsche | R Smith | 1301 -1600cc | 2 |
| DNF | Alan Ling | 99 | Holden FE | AH Ling | 2001 - 2600cc | 2 |
| DNF | Bill Buckle | 90 | Buckle GT Tourer | WF Buckle | 2601 - 3500cc | 2 |
| DNF | John Caines | 22 | Ausca | J Caines | 2001 - 2600cc | 2 |
| DNF | Wally Mitchell | 16 | Lotus Repco Holden | W Mitchell | 2001 - 2600cc | 1 |
References
- 1 2 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1961, page 53
- ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 184
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 John Medley, Bathurst: Cradle of Australian Motor Sport, 1997
- 1 2 3 4 Australian Motor Sport, November 1960, pages 479, 481 & 538
- ↑ The results section of “Bathurst: Cradle of Australian Motor Sport” lists 34 entries of which four are shown as non-starters and 16 as finishers
Further reading
- The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 3 October 1960, pages 1, 5 & 8
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