1959 Australian Tourist Trophy


The 1959 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race for sports cars staged at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 14 June 1959. It was the third 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 Ron Phillips driving a Cooper T33 Jaguar.

Results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantClass Pos.ClassTime / Laps
1Ron Phillips42Cooper Type 33 JaguarJK & RK Phillips1Over 3000 cc73:28
2Bill Pitt1Jaguar D-TypeMrs DI Anderson73:49
3Bob Jane56Maserati 300SR Jane12001 to 3000 cc35
4John Ampt58Decca Special MK IIJE Ampt11101 to 1500 cc34
5Allan Jack45Cooper Type 39 Coventry ClimaxBrifield Motors21101 to 1500 cc34
6Les Agnew10Lotus Mk 11 Series II Le Mans Coventry ClimaxRockhampton Car Sales1Up to 1100cc34
7T Basile31Porsche CarreraS Sakzewski
8Tom Ross18Triumph TR2TW Ross11501 to 2000 cc
9B Coventry28MGAB Coventry
10E Laker101Triumph TR3EF Laker
11J Ausina MGAJ Ausina
12P Samuels63BerkeleyP Samuels
?John Cleary36Austin-Healey 100SJ Cleary
DNFChas Whatmore4Lotus Mk 11 Series II Le Mans Coventry ClimaxChas Whatmore's Sports & Electrical Centre16
DNFFrank Matich87Jaguar C-TypeLeaton Motors Pty Ltd13
DNFDavid Finch92Jaguar D-TypeDN Finch13
DNFJ Bonenti6MG TF 1500JA Bonenti?
DNFI Adams57Morris Minor 1000 ?