The Australian Tourist Trophy is a

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-sanctioned national

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title, contested between 1956 and 1979 by

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and, since 2007, by GT cars. The trophy is currently awarded to the outright winners of the

Bathurst 12 Hour The Bathurst 12 Hour, currently known as the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour for sponsorship reasons, is an annual endurance race for GT and production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, in Bathurst, Australia. The race was first held in ...

History

The title was awarded for the first time in 1956 and then annually from 1958 until the introduction by CAMS of an

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for 1969. It was reinstituted in 1975, restricted for the first time to Production Sports Cars and contested over two heats rather than as a single race. In 1976, with the Production Sports Car class now contesting the Australian Sports Car Championship, the Australian Tourist Trophy once again became a contest for purpose built Group A Sports Cars until it was discontinued after the 1979 event.''Australian Titles'', docs.cams.com.au via www.webcitation.org
Retrieved 30 August 2014 After almost thirty years, the ATT title was again revived with the award going to the winner of the Sandown GT Classic in both

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GT's to race for Australian Tourist Trophy Title at Sandown
Retrieved from CAMS website on 15 August 2008 and

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. From 2009 until 2015 the Trophy was awarded to the driver accumulating the most outright championship points at specified rounds of the annual

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. From

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, the Australian Tourist Trophy has been awarded to the winners of the annual Bathurst 12 Hour event.

Winners

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 of David Wall

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 of Peter Hackett

Audi R8 Ultra of Christopher Mies & Greg Crick

Frijns Leonard Vanthoor 2018 Bathurst 12 Hour

History

Winners

Multiple winners

By driver

By constructor

See also

References

Further reading