The 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race open to Sports Cars and invited GT Cars,''Event 3, 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy'', Official Programme, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Sunday 1 October 1961, page 21 staged at the

Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on Mount Panorama (Wahluu) and is best known as the home of the Bathurst 1000 motor race held each October, and the Bathurst 12 Hour ...

near Bathurst in

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on 1 October 1961.''Driver untroubled in trophy race win'', Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 2 October 1961, page 6 The race was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club.Mike Kable, Stillwell Unchallenged Winner of Australian Tourist Trophy, Sports Car World, December 1961, pages 50 to 53 It was the fifth in a sequence of annual

Australian Tourist Trophy The Australian Tourist Trophy is a Confederation of Australian Motor Sport-sanctioned national motor racing title, contested between 1956 and 1979 by Sports Cars and, since 2007, by GT cars. The trophy is currently awarded to the outright winner ...

races, and was recognized by the

Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Motorsport Australia, formerly the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the nationally recognised governing and sanctioning body for four-wheeled motorsport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Au ...

as the Australian championship for sports cars.''National Titles'', 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53 The race was won by

Bib Stillwell Bib Stillwell (born Bermar Sellars Stillwell; 31 July 1927 – 12 June 1999) was a racing driver who was active in Australian motor racing from 1947 to 1965. He won the Australian Drivers' Championship in each of the four years from 1962 to 1965 ...

driving a Cooper Monaco.

Results

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, align="center" , 6 , Cooper Monaco

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John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979 , BS Stillwell , 2001 to 3000 cc , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , 19 , - , align="center" , 2 ,

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, Team Leaton , Over 3000 cc , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , 19 , - , align="center" , 3 ,

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Maserati 300S The Maserati 300S was a racing car produced by Maserati of Italy between 1955 and 1958 to compete in the FIA's World Sportscar Championship. Twenty-six examples were produced. Background The 3.0-litre (approx at 6200 rpm) engine was based on the ...

, Autoland Pty Ltd , 2001 to 3000 cc , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , 18 , - , align="center" , 4 , Alan Jack , align="center" , 4 , Cooper T39

, A Jack , 1101 to 1500 cc , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , 17 , - , align="center" , 5 , Graham White , align="center" , 79 , Lotus XI

, Continental Motors , 751 to 1100 cc , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , 16 , - , align="center" , 6 , John Suttor , align="center" , 120 ,

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, J Suttor , Over 3000 cc , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , ? , - , align="center" , 7 , Ralph Sach , align="center" , 82 ,

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MG''Stillwell wins T.T. '', Australian Motor Sports, December 1961, pages 536 & 537 , J Hextall , 1501 to 2000 cc , align="center" , 1 , align="center" , ? , - , align="center" , 8 , Tony Reynolds , align="center" , 96 ,

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, AJ Reynolds , 1501 to 2000 cc , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , ? , - , align="center" , 9 , Charlie Campbell , align="center" , 94 ,

, C Campbell , 1501 to 2000 cc , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , ? , - , align="center" , 10 , Ted Laker , align="center" , 101 ,

, E Laker , 2001 to 3000 cc , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , 15 , - , align="center" , 11 , Sam Miller , align="center" , 101 ,

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, S Miller , 2001 to 3000 cc , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , 15 , - , align="center" , 12 , John Evans , align="center" , 33 ,

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, JL Evans , 1101 to 1500 cc , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , 14 , - , align="center" , 13 , Peter Addison''Australian Tourist Trophy to Stillwell'', Racing Car News, November 1961, pages 1& 3 , align="center" , 24 ,

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, PG Addison , 1501 to 2000 cc , align="center" , 3 , align="center" , 13 , - , align="center" , 14 , George Kypson , align="center" , 19 ,

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, G Kypson , 751 to 1100 cc , align="center" , 2 , align="center" , ? , - , align="center" , 15 , Ron Marshall , align="center" , 23 ,

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, R Marshall , 1501 to 2000 cc , align="center" , 4 , align="center" , 11 , - , align="center" , DNF , Derek Netting , align="center" , 9 ,

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, Dents Auto Service , 1501 to 2000 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , ? , - , align="center" , DNF , Mike Nedelko , align="center" , 27 , Prad , M Nedelko , 2001 to 3000 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , ? , - , align="center" , DNF , John Martin , align="center" , 111 , Lotus XI

''Records tipped in racing classic'', The Cumberland Argus, Wednesday, 22 September 1961, page 22 , Martins Neutral Bay Motors , 751 to 1100 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , 11 , - , align="center" , DNF ,

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Special , MW Carter , Over 3000 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , 8 , - , align="center" , DNF , Alec Lazich , align="center" , 53 , Malford

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, A Lazich , 1101 to 1500 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , 4 , - , align="center" , DNF , Peter Ganderton , align="center" , 37 ,

, P Ganderton , 1101 to 1500 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , 3 , - , align="center" , DNFThe race report in Australian Motor Sport makes reference to the "Robinson Park" car retiring , Don Holland , align="center" , 10 ,

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, Robinson's Auto Park Pty Ltd , 2001 to 3000 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , 2 , - , align="center" , DNF , Tom Sulman , align="center" , 99 ,

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, T Sulman , 2001 to 3000 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , 1 , - , align="center" , DNF , Harry Cape , align="center" , 126 ,

, J Wright , 2001 to 3000 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , 0 , - , align="center" , Disq , John Malcolm , align="center" , 75 ,

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, Dents Auto Service , 751 to 1100 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , ? , - , align="center" , DNS , John Ampt , align="center" , 11 , Cooper T33

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, J Ampt , Over 3000 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , - , align="center" , DNS , Tom Sulman , align="center" , 99 , Lotus XI

, T Sulman , 1101 to 1500 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , - , - , align="center" , DNS , Bob Cutler , align="center" , 14 ,

, R Cutler , 2001 to 3000 cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , - * DNF = did not finish * Disq = disqualified * DNS = did not start

Notes

* Attendance: 12,000Lance Lowe, Stillwell Wins Aust. T.T., Australian Motor Manual, December 1, 1961, page 39 * Entries: 43 * Starters: 25 * Finishers: 15 * Race distance: 19 laps – 75 milesDavid McKay, ''Bib Tops in T.T.'', Modern Motor, December 1961, pages 24 & 25 (120 km) * Winner's race time: 53 minutes 11.9 seconds * Fastest lap: Bib Stillwell - 2 minutes 44.9 seconds

References

Australian Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales