1956 Australian Tourist Trophy


The 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy was a 100-mile motor race for sports cars, staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 25 November 1956. It was the first 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. The race was won by Stirling Moss driving a Maserati 300S.

Class Structure

Cars competed in five classes based on engine capacity:
Class awards were restricted to Australian residents only.

Results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantClassClass Pos.Laps
1Stirling Moss7Maserati 300SOfficine Alfieri Maserati2701 - 3000ccN/A32
2Jean Behra6Maserati 300SOfficine Alfieri Maserati2701 - 3000ccN/A32
3Ken Wharton10Ferrari 750 MonzaK Wharton2701 - 3000ccN/A31
4Bill Pitt2Jaguar D-TypeMrs G AndersonOpen131
5Bib Stillwell5Jaguar D-TypeBS StillwellOpen231
6Peter Whitehead8Ferrari 750 MonzaPN Whitehead2701 - 3000ccN/A31
7Lex Davison3HWM JaguarEcurie AustralieOpen329
8Ross Jensen18Austin-Healey 100SR Jensen1501 - 2700ccN/A29
9Tom Sulman14Aston Martin DB3ST Sulman2701 - 3000cc129
10Ron Phillips20Austin-Healey 100SJK & RK Phillips1501 - 2700cc128
11Jack Brabham35Cooper T39 Coventry ClimaxCooper Car Co Limited1101 - 1500cc128
12Paul England25Ausca SportsPT England1501 - 2700cc228
13Derek Jolly38Decca Mk 2 SpecialDE JollyUp to 1100cc127
14G Bailieu26Triumph TR2 SpecialG Bailieu1501 - 2700cc327
15Colin Miller19Austin-Healey 100CW Miller1501 - 2700cc427
16Doug Whiteford23Austin-Healey 100SD Whiteford1501 - 2700cc527
17Ray Gibbs17Austin-Healey 100RG Gibbs1501 - 2700cc627
18Keith Jones16Ferrari 225 SN Sacilotto2701 - 3000cc227
19LJ Taylor43Austin-Healey 100LJ Taylor1501 - 2700cc726
20Barry Topen34MG TFBD Topen1101 - 1500cc226
21HC Old31PorscheMonaro Motors1101 - 1500 cc326
22Sam Miller22Austin-Healey 100SSN Miller1501 - 2700cc825
23Ralph Snodgrass4Allard J2RW SnodgrassOpen425
24Jim Gullan39MG K3 s/cJ GullanUp to 1100cc224
25AC Newman33MGAC Newman1101 - 1500 cc421
DNFDoug Chivas37Lotus Mk.6 Coventry ClimaxDG ChivasUp to 1100cc 24
DNFJohn Aldis1Cooper T33 JaguarJA AldisOpen 19
DNFStan Coffey9Ferrari 750ADowidat Spanner Distributors2701 - 3000cc 20
DNFBill Coad24Vauxhall SpecialWF Coad1501 - 2700cc 16
DNFWJ Clemens41Austin-Healey 100WJ Clemens1501 - 2700cc 8
DNFNF Price42Austin-Healey 100NF Price1501 - 2700cc 7
DNFAS Baker27Triumph TR2AS Baker1501 - 2700cc 7
DNFOtto Stone30PorscheN McK. Hamilton1101 - 1500 cc 1
DNFBill Patterson36Cooper Type 39 Coventry ClimaxBill Patterson Motors P/L1101 - 1500cc 1