1957 Victorian Tourist Trophy


The 1957 Victorian Tourist Trophy was a motor race for Sports Cars staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 17 March 1957.
The race was contested over 32 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.
It was the main event at the 17 March race meeting organised by the Light Car Club of Australia and promoted by the Albert Park Motor Race Committee.
The race was won by Doug Whiteford driving a Maserati 300S.

Results

PositionDriversNo.CarEntrantClassClass Pos.Laps
1Doug Whiteford6Maserati 300SD WhitefordOpen Class132
2Bill Pitt1Jaguar D-TypeWL PittOpen Class232
3Bill Patterson18Cooper Coventry ClimaxBill Patterson Motors Pty Ltd1101-1500 cc132
4Paul England15AuscaP England1501-2750 cc1
5Derek Jolly22Decca SpecialDE JollyUp to 1100 cc1
6A Mackay20Cooper Coventry ClimaxA MackayUp to 1100 cc2
?E Tadgell Porsche Spyder 1101-1500 cc
?WF Coad14Vauxhall SpecialWF Coad1501-2750 cc
?Harry Firth55Triumph SpecialGW Baillieu1501-2750 cc
?John Bryson3Jaguar XK140JNB BrysonOpen Class
?GR Swanson27Austin-HealeyGR Swanson1501-2750 cc
?AL Jack16Triumph TR3Brifield Service Station1501-2750 cc
?GE Lawson36MGGE Lawson1101-1500 cc
DNFCW Miller24Austin-HealeyCW Miller1501-2750 cc
DNFRon Phillips9Austin-Healey 100SJ and R Phillips1501-2750 cc
DNFTom Sulman8Aston Martin DB3ST SulmanOpen Class 16