1956 Australian Tourist Trophy

February 2015 February 2015 The 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy was a 100-mile motor race for sports cars,Australian Tourist Trophy (Entry list), First Day Programme, Australian Tourist Trophy (1956), page 47 staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 25 November 1956.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71767939 RACE FANS SEE DRIVER HURT IN CRASH The Argus (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia 26 November 1956 22 May 2017 5 National Library of Australia 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.National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53 The race was won by Stirling Moss driving a Maserati 300S.Athol Yeomans, Moss in walkover win, Behra second, Wheels (magazine), January 1957, pages 60 & 61. Class Structure Cars competed in five classes based on engine capacity: Open 2701 - 3000cc 1501 - 2700cc 1101 - 1500cc Up to 1100cc Class awards were restricted to Australian residents only.First Day's Race Results, Second Day Programme, Australian Grand Prix (1956), page 11 Results thumb|Stirling Moss won the 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Maserati 300S similar to that pictured above PositionResults - 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy, ("Reproduced from the actual lap charts of the 1956 Albert Park event: Competitors are listed in finishing order"), Commemorative Programme, Historic Demonstration, Fosters Australian Grand Prix 2006, page 13 DriverBarry Green, Glory Days - Albert Park 1953-58, pages 68 to 74 No. CarJohn B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979 Entrant Class Class pos.Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Sports, January 1957, pages 18 to 20 LapsAustralian Tourist Trophy 1956 Official Results 1956 1 Stirling Moss 7 Maserati 300S Officine Alfieri Maserati 2701 - 3000cc N/A 32 2 Jean Behra 6 Maserati 300S Officine Alfieri Maserati 2701 - 3000cc N/A 32 3 Ken Wharton 10 Ferrari 750 Monza K Wharton 2701 - 3000cc N/A 31 4 Bill Pitt 2 Jaguar D-Type Mrs G Anderson Open 1 31 5 Bib Stillwell 5 Jaguar D-Type BS Stillwell Open 2 31 6 Peter Whitehead 8 Ferrari 750 Monza PN Whitehead 2701 - 3000cc N/A 31 7 Lex Davison 3 HWM Jaguar Ecurie Australie Open 3 29 8 Ross Jensen 18 Austin-Healey 100S R Jensen 1501 - 2700cc N/A 29 9 Tom Sulman 14 Aston Martin DB3S T Sulman 2701 - 3000cc 1 29 10 Ron Phillips 20 Austin-Healey 100S JK & RK Phillips 1501 - 2700cc 1 28 11 Jack Brabham 35 Cooper T39 Coventry Climax Cooper Car Co Limited 1101 - 1500cc 1 28 12 Paul England 25 Ausca Sports PT England 1501 - 2700cc 2 28 13 Derek Jolly 38 Decca Mk 2 Special DE Jolly Up to 1100cc 1 27 14 G Bailieu 26 Triumph TR2 Special G Bailieu 1501 - 2700cc 3 27 15 Colin Miller 19 Austin-Healey 100 CW Miller 1501 - 2700cc 4 27 16 Doug Whiteford 23 Austin-Healey 100S D Whiteford 1501 - 2700cc 5 27 17 Ray Gibbs 17 Austin-Healey 100 RG Gibbs 1501 - 2700cc 6 27 18 Keith Jones 16 Ferrari 225 S N Sacilotto 2701 - 3000cc 2 27 19 LJ Taylor 43 Austin-Healey 100 LJ Taylor 1501 - 2700cc 7 26 20 Barry Topen 34 MG TF BD Topen 1101 - 1500cc 2 26 21 HC Old 31 Porsche Monaro Motors 1101 - 1500 cc 3 26 22 Sam Miller 22 Austin-Healey 100S SN Miller 1501 - 2700cc 8 25 23 Ralph Snodgrass 4 Allard J2 RW Snodgrass Open 4 25 24 Jim Gullan 39 MG K3 s/c J Gullan Up to 1100cc 2 24 25 AC Newman 33 MG AC Newman 1101 - 1500 cc 4 21 DNF Doug Chivas 37 Lotus Mk.6 Coventry Climax DG Chivas Up to 1100cc   24 DNF John AldisAldis is listed in the Official Programme, the Commemorative Programme and in Green's Glory Days. The Wheels magazine report says the car was driver by John Grey and Blanden says Alan Gray 1 Cooper T33 Jaguar JA Aldis Open   19 DNF Stan Coffey 9 Ferrari 750A Dowidat Spanner Distributors 2701 - 3000cc   20 DNF Bill Coad 24 Vauxhall Special WF Coad 1501 - 2700cc   16 DNF WJ Clemens 41 Austin-Healey 100 WJ Clemens 1501 - 2700cc   8 DNF NF Price 42 Austin-Healey 100 NF Price 1501 - 2700cc   7 DNF AS Baker 27 Triumph TR2 AS Baker 1501 - 2700cc   7 DNF Otto Stone 30 Porsche N McK. Hamilton 1101 - 1500 cc   1 DNF Bill Patterson 36 Cooper Type 39 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors P/L 1101 - 1500cc   1 Notes Race distance: 32 laps - 100 miles Starters: 34 Winner's race time: 1h 3m 24.2s (94.6 mph) Fastest lap: Stirling Moss - 1:55.8 (97.15 mph) Sports car lap record First Australian driver: Bill Pitt Joseph Lucas Trophy (for driver of the first British car): Bill Pitt Notes & references External links Image of Stirling Moss (Maserati 300S) at the 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy, www.motorsportarchive.com Category:Australian Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Category:Motorsport at Albert Park Category:November 1956 sports events in Australia