The 1966 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 7 March 1966.[1] It was the tenth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race.[2] The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations,[3] and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars.[2] It was won by Frank Matich[1] driving an Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile.[4] [1]
Position | Driver | No.[5] | Car | Entrant | Class pos. | Class | Laps | Time[6] / Remarks | |
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1 | Frank Matich | 2 | Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile | Laurie O'Neill Peterbilt | 1 | 3001cc and over | 23 | 60:40.4 | |
2 | Alan Hamilton | 60 | Porsche 904 Spyder[7] | Porsche Distributors Pty. Ltd. | 1 | 1501 to 2000cc | 60:53.8 | ||
3 | Spencer Martin | 1 | Ferrari 250LM[8] | Scuderia Veloce | 2 | 3001cc and over | 61:22.3 | ||
4[9] | Lionel Ayers | 11 | Lotus 23B | Motor Racing Components | 1 | 1101 to 1500cc | |||
5 | Dick Thurston | 66 | Monaco Oldsmobile | Pitstop Car Sales | 3 | 3001cc and over | |||
6 | Kerry Cox | 28 | Paramount Jaguar | Mowbray Shell Service Station | 4[10] | 3001cc and over | |||
? | Wally Mitchell | 9 | RM1 | East Burwood Motors Pty. Ltd. | 1 | 2001 to 3000cc | |||
? | Bruno Carosi | 19 | Carosi B Type | Bruno Carosi | 2 | 2001 to 3000cc | |||
? | Greg Ellis | 52 | MGA | Greg Ellis | 2 | 1501 to 2000cc | |||
? | Ross Ambrose | 50 | Elfin Ford Cortina | R. Ambrose | 2 | 1101 to 1500cc | |||
? | Bob Holden[11] | 113 | Lolita | Killara Motor Garage | 1 | Up to 1100cc | |||
? | John Stillard[12] | 13 | Elfin | Motor Improvements | ? | 1501 to 2000cc | |||
? | Alan Ling | 30 | Lotus Super 7 | Alan Ling | ? | 1101 to 1500cc | |||
DNF[13] | Paul Bolton | 3 | Lotus 23 | Town & Country Garage Pty. Ltd. | - | 1101 to 1500cc | 11 | Gearbox | |
DNF | Frank Demuth | 5 | Lotus 23B[14] | Lane Cove Auto Port | - | 1101 to 1500cc | 8 | Head gasket | |
DNF | Steve Holland | 23 | Lotus 23 | Team Harper | - | Brakes | |||
DNF[15] | Kevin Bartlett | 47 | Alfa Romeo GTA | Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. | - | 1501 to 2000cc | Head gasket | ||
DNF | Max Brunninghausen | 32 | Ralph Sach Motors | - | 1501 to 2000cc | Head gasket | |||
DNF[16] | Bob Wright | 111 | Tasma 1500 | Burnie Speed Shop | - | 1501 to 2000cc | 1 | ||
DNS | Les Howard | 16 | Lotus 23 | Howard & Sons Racing Team | - | Up to 1100cc | - | Engine failure | |
Race statistics: