The 1960 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers[1] of Formula Libre cars.[2] The title was contested over a seven race series with the winner awarded the 1960 CAMS Gold Star.[3] It was the 4th Australian Drivers' Championship.[1]
The series was won by Alec Mildren[4] of the Australian Capital Territory,[1] driving his Maserati powered Cooper T51.[5] Mildren won four of the seven races, including the 1960 Australian Grand Prix at Lowood and placed second at Longford to finish 14 points ahead of Bib Stillwell (Cooper T51-Climax). Stillwell and third placed driver Bill Patterson (Cooper T51-Climax) each won one race, at Port Wakefield and Phillip Island respectively, as did Jack Brabham, who won at Longford in his Cooper T51-Climax.
The championship was contested over a seven race series.[6]
Race | Circuit | State | Date | Winning driver | Car | |
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Longford Trophy Race | Longford | Tasmania | 5 March | Jack Brabham | Cooper T51 Climax | |
Bathurst 100 | Bathurst | New South Wales | 18 April | Alec Mildren | Cooper T51 Maserati | |
Australian Grand Prix | Lowood | Queensland | 12 June | Alec Mildren | Cooper T51 Maserati | |
Queensland Road Racing Championships | Lowood | Queensland | 4 September | Alec Mildren | Cooper T51 Maserati | |
"The Advertiser" Trophy [7] | Port Wakefield | South Australia | 10 October | Bib Stillwell | Cooper T51 Climax | |
Western Australian Road Racing Championships | Caversham | Western Australia | 5 November | Alec Mildren | Cooper T51 Maserati | |
Phillip Island Trophy Race | Phillip Island | Victoria | 11 December | Bill Patterson | Cooper T51 Climax |
Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each race, with only Australian license holders eligible.[8] The championship was decided using the results of the Australian Grand Prix and the best five of the other six races.[8]
Pos.[9] | Driver | Car | Entrant | Longford | Bathurst | Lowood (AGP) | Lowood | Pt Wakfld | Cavrshm | Phil. Is | Total |
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1 | Alec Mildren | Cooper T51 Maserati | AG Mildren Pty Ltd | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - | 55 |
2 | Bib Stillwell | Cooper T51 Climax | BS Stillwell | 5 | - | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 41 |
3 | Bill Patterson | Cooper T51 Climax | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | - | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | 12 | 20 |
4 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T51 Climax | Ecurie Vitesse | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
Lex Davison | Aston Martin DBR4/300 | Ecurie Australie | - | - | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | 12 | |
Arnold Glass | Maserati 250F | Capitol Motors Pty Ltd | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 | |
7 | Jon Leighton | Cooper T45 Climax Nota-Ford | Scuderia Birchwood | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 11 |
8 | Austin Miller | Cooper T51 Climax | A Miller | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 8 |
9 | John Youl | Cooper T51 Climax | J Youl | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 7 |
10 | Noel Hall | Cooper T51 Climax | O Hall | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Derek Jolly | Lotus XV Climax | DE Jolly | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
Keith Rilstone | Zephyr Special-Ford | K Rilstone | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | |
13 | Murray Trenberth | Alta Holden | M Trenberth | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Doug Whiteford | Cooper T51 Climax | B S Stillwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
John Roxburgh | Cooper T45 Climax | JB Roxburgh | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
Doug Green | Ferrari 500 | Riemann Motors | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
17 | Jack Ayers | Alta GP-2 | J Ayres | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
18 | Glynn Scott | Cooper T43 Climax | Glyn Scott Motors | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Ray Barfield | Aston Martin DB3S | R Barfield | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Kevin Fuss | JCW Special | K Fuss | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |