1956 Argus Trophy


The 1956 Argus Trophy was a Formula Libre motor race held at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 18 March 1956.
The race was contested over 48 laps, a total distance of 150 miles.
It was staged by the Light Car Club of Australia as the feature event on the second Sunday of the two-day "Moomba Meeting", which was held with the co-operation of the Moomba Festival organisers.
The race was won by Reg Hunt driving a Maserati 250F.

Results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantLaps
1Reg Hunt2Maserati 250FRH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd48
2Lex Davison4Ferrari Type 500 48
3Kevin Neal3Maserati A6GCMRH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd47
4Tom Hawkes7Cooper Type 23 Repco HoldenTV Hawkes45
5Bib Stillwell44Jaguar D-TypeBS Stillwell45
6Arthur Griffiths5HWM Jaguar 45
7Ken Wylie26Cooper Mark V NortonK Wylie39
8E Milthorpe16Ford V8 SpecialEC Milthorpe39
9Alex Strachan80Lotus Mark VI Coventry ClimaxAW Strachan38
10H Thompson28HRGH Thompson37
11Jock Cummins19Bugatti Type 37A HoldenJK Cummins37
12Harry McLaughlin14Ford V8 Special 29
13Julian Barrett10BWA s/cJS Barrett28
14Bruce Walton & Ted Gray12TornadoLJ Abrahams & LW Gray25
15Reg Smith8Cooper Type 40 BristolR Smith24
16Bill Craig11Alta HoldenWJ Craig21
17K McConville17Austin SpecialKH McConville21
18Bill Wilcox9Alta s/c 18
19G Nankervis24NR MG s/cG Nankervis13
20E Perkins25Volkswagen Special s/cEB Perkins5
21Noel Wade23Austin A40 Special s/cN Wade2
22E Clay21HRGEA Clay0