1962 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1962 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mallala circuit in South Australia on 28 December 1962.[1] It was the sixth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race, and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian championship for sports cars.[2] The race was won by Bib Stillwell driving a Cooper Monaco.[1]
Results
Bib Stillwell won the 1962 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Cooper Monaco, similar to that pictured above
John Newmarch placed third driving the Ricardian. The car is pictured above at Mallala in 2012
| Position [1] | Driver [1] | No. | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Laps [1] |
| 1 | Bib Stillwell | Cooper Monaco Coventry Climax [3] | 40 | ||
| 2 | Bob Jane | Maserati 300S | |||
| 3 | John Newmarch | Ricardian Holden [3] | |||
| 4 | Geoff Vercoe | Cicada | |||
| ? | Josephine Heysen | Lotus 7 | |||
| ? | Studebaker | Jo Steele & John Allison | |||
| ? | Graham West [3] | Austin-Healey Sprite [3] | |||
| Disq | David McKay | Elfin Mallala Cosworth [3] | Scuderia Veloce [3] |
Note:
- McKay finished the race in second place, but was subsequently disqualified from the results for receiving outside assistance to restart his car after a spin during the race.[1]
Race Statistics:
- Number of starters: not yet ascertained
- Number of finishers: not yet ascertained
- Race distance: 40 laps – 84 miles [1]
- Weather: Drizzling rain [1]
- Start: Le Mans type [1]
- Winner's race time: 80 minutes 59.7 seconds [1]
- Fastest lap: Bib Stillwell [4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Stillwell wins top sports car race, The Advertiser, Saturday, 29 December 1962, page 19
- ↑ Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 John Blanden & Barry Catford, Doing what the cutomer wanted, Australia's Elfin Sports & Racing Cars, page 17
- ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 167
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