- Source: 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:
Open
2701 - 3000cc
1501 - 2700cc
1101 - 1500cc
Up to 1100cc
Class awards were restricted to Australian residents only.
Results
= 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