1961 Australian GT Championship

The 1961 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for Appendix K GT cars.[1] The title, which was the second Australian GT Championship,[2] was contested over a single 50 mile race held at the Warwick Farm circuit, in New South Wales, Australia on 30 July 1961.[3]

1961 Australian GT Championship
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The championship was won by Frank Matich driving a Jaguar D-Type.

Results
Position [4] Driver [4] No. [5] Car [4] Entrant [5] Laps [4]
1 Frank Matich 36 Jaguar D-Type Team Leaton 23
2 David McKay 14 Lola 1100 Scuderia Veloce 23
3 Brian Foley 1 Austin-Healey Sprite B. Foley 22
4 Bob Jane 33 Maserati 300S Autoland Pty. Ltd. 22
5 Greg Cusack 20 Porsche Super 90 G. Cusack  
6 Brian Lawler 28 Buckle B. Lawler  
? Keith Malcolm [6] 30 Skoden [7] Bass Hill Service Station  
? L.J. Callaway [7] 18 MGA Twin Cam [7] Monaro Motors  
? Les Howard [7] 3 Austin-Healey Sprite [7] Howard & Sons  
? Harry Firth [7] 37 Jaguar 3.8 [7] Autoland Pty. Ltd.  
? Bob Holden [6] Austin-Healey Sprite [6]
? Harry Cape [6] MGA Twin Cam [6]
? H. Fenton [6] Peugeot 203 [6]
? Martin Faithfull [6] Simca [6]
DNF [7] Ralph Sach 16 MGA Twin Cam R. Orlando  
DNF [7] Graham White [7] 23 Porsche [7] Continental Motors 12 [7]
DNF Ron Hodgson 10 Lotus Eleven Stathfield Motors Pty. Ltd.  
DNF [7] Bruce McPhee [6] 31 Holden FC [6] Wyong Motors 5 [7]
DNF Leo Geoghegan 11 Lotus Elite Geoghegan Motors 2
DNF Bryan Thomson 26 Monza Holden Ecurie Shepparton 0

Notes

References
  1. 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
  2. 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
  3. Yound Sydney Driver Wins Car Race Title, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 31 July 1961
  4. David McKay, Matich G.T. Champ, Modern Motor, October 1961, pages 26,27 & 98
  5. Official Programme, Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit, 30 July 1961
  6. Mike Kable, Matich runs away with GT title, Sports Car World, October 1961, pages 46 to 48
  7. Australian G.T. Championships at Warwick Farm, Australian Motor Sports, September 1961, pages 368 - 370

Further reading
  • Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 184-185
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