The 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy was a 100-mile motor race for sports cars, [1] staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 25 November 1956. [2] 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. [3] The race was won by Stirling Moss driving a Maserati 300S. [4]
Cars competed in five classes based on engine capacity: [1]
Class awards were restricted to Australian residents only. [5]
Position [6] | Driver [6] [7] [1] | No. [6] | Car [6] [1] [7] [8] | Entrant [1] | Class [1] | Class pos. [9] [10] | Laps [9] [10] |
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 [9] | 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 [9] | 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 [7] | Doug Chivas | 37 | Lotus Mk.6 Coventry Climax | DG Chivas | Up to 1100cc | 24 | |
DNF [7] | John Aldis [11] | 1 | Cooper T33 Jaguar | JA Aldis | Open | 19 | |
DNF [7] | Stan Coffey | 9 | Ferrari 750A | Dowidat Spanner Distributors | 2701 - 3000cc | 20 | |
DNF [7] | Bill Coad | 24 | Vauxhall Special | WF Coad | 1501 - 2700cc | 16 | |
DNF [7] | WJ Clemens | 41 | Austin-Healey 100 | WJ Clemens | 1501 - 2700cc | 8 | |
DNF [7] | NF Price | 42 | Austin-Healey 100 | NF Price | 1501 - 2700cc | 7 | |
DNF [7] | AS Baker | 27 | Triumph TR2 | AS Baker | 1501 - 2700cc | 7 | |
DNF | Otto Stone | 30 | Porsche | N McK. Hamilton | 1101 - 1500 cc | 1 | |
DNF [7] | Bill Patterson | 36 | Cooper Type 39 Coventry Climax | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | 1101 - 1500cc | 1 |
The 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy was a 100-mile motor race for sports cars, [1] staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 25 November 1956. [2] 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. [3] The race was won by Stirling Moss driving a Maserati 300S. [4]
Cars competed in five classes based on engine capacity: [1]
Class awards were restricted to Australian residents only. [5]
Position [6] | Driver [6] [7] [1] | No. [6] | Car [6] [1] [7] [8] | Entrant [1] | Class [1] | Class pos. [9] [10] | Laps [9] [10] |
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 [9] | 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 [9] | 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 [7] | Doug Chivas | 37 | Lotus Mk.6 Coventry Climax | DG Chivas | Up to 1100cc | 24 | |
DNF [7] | John Aldis [11] | 1 | Cooper T33 Jaguar | JA Aldis | Open | 19 | |
DNF [7] | Stan Coffey | 9 | Ferrari 750A | Dowidat Spanner Distributors | 2701 - 3000cc | 20 | |
DNF [7] | Bill Coad | 24 | Vauxhall Special | WF Coad | 1501 - 2700cc | 16 | |
DNF [7] | WJ Clemens | 41 | Austin-Healey 100 | WJ Clemens | 1501 - 2700cc | 8 | |
DNF [7] | NF Price | 42 | Austin-Healey 100 | NF Price | 1501 - 2700cc | 7 | |
DNF [7] | AS Baker | 27 | Triumph TR2 | AS Baker | 1501 - 2700cc | 7 | |
DNF | Otto Stone | 30 | Porsche | N McK. Hamilton | 1101 - 1500 cc | 1 | |
DNF [7] | Bill Patterson | 36 | Cooper Type 39 Coventry Climax | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | 1101 - 1500cc | 1 |