The 1960 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of cars complying with Appendix K Gran Turismo regulations.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1961, page 53 The title, which was the inaugural Australian GT Championship, was contested over a single 50-mile race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales on 2 October 1960.Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 184
The championship was won by Leo Geoghegan driving a Lotus Elite.
Results
PositionJohn Medley, "October, 1960", Bathurst: Cradle of Australian Motor Sport, 1997, pages 261 to 271Australian Motor Sport, November 1960, pages 479, 481 & 538The results section of "Bathurst: Cradle of Australian Motor Sport" lists 34 entries of which four are shown as non-starters and 16 as finishers Driver No. Car Entrant ClassOfficial Programme, Mt. Panorama, Bathurst, Sat. 1st, Sun. 2nd October, 1960 Laps 1 Leo Geoghegan 3 Lotus Elite Geoghegan Motors Liverpool 1001 to 1300cc 13 2 Gavin Youl 38 Porsche Super 90 G.B. Youl 1301 to 1600cc 13 3 Ian Geoghegan 1 Holden Geoghegan Motors Liverpool 2001 to 2600cc 13 4 Tony Basile 6 Porsche S. Sakzewski 1301 to 1600cc 13 5 Ron Marshall 23 AC Ace Bristol R. E. Marshall 1601 to 2000cc 13 6 John Suttor 120 Jaguar XK140 J. Suttor 2601 to 3500cc 12 7 Keith Malcolm 153 Skoden Bass Hill Service Station 2001 to 2600cc 12 8 Harry Cape 130 MGA H. Cape 1301 to 1600cc 12 9 Peter Manton 41 Austin Lancer Monaro Motors 1601 to 2000cc 12 10 Frank Hann 7 Jaguar Mark V GMC F. J. Hann 2601 to 3500cc ? 11 Ken Brigden 63 Peugeot 403Paul Watson, Ken Brigden’s proud Peugeot history, www.pccv.org, as archived at web.archive.com K. A. Brigden 1601 to 2000cc ? 12 Brian Foley 11 Kinsley Sprite Kinsley Motors Pty. Ltd. 751 to 1000cc ? 13 H. Van Schaik 15 Simca H. Van Schaik 1001 to 1300cc ? 14 B. Pflock 18 Austin A30 B. Pflock 751 to 1000cc ? 15 R. Bulloch 58 Triumph Herald R. Bulloch 751 to 1000cc ? 16 Ted Ansell 40 NSU Prinz 30 T. Ansell 501 to 750cc ? DNF C. Adams 49 Austin-Healey Sprite S. Brown 751 to 1000cc ? DNF Albert Bridge 110 Peugeot 203A. Bridge, Peugeot & B. Gurden, Austin A90 - Bathurst 3rd October 1960 - Photographer Jeff Harrop, autopics.com.au (Image shows Bridge's car to be a Peugeot 203) A. W. Bridge 1301 to 1600cc ? DNF J. Malcolm 41 Austin Lancer Dents Auto Service 1601 to 2000cc ? DNF John Bisset 88 Buckle J. Bisset 2001 to 2600cc ? DNF C. Kane 87 Buckle C. Kane 2001 to 2600cc ? DNF Barry Gurdon 20 Austin A90 s/c Gurdon Motors P/L 2601 to 3500cc ? DNF Lang Longmore 19 Ford Zephyr L. J. Longmore 2001 to 2600cc 9 DNF R. Rees 98 Ford Zephyr R. W. Rees Over 3500cc ? DNF Warren Blomfield 116 JWF Holden W. Blomfield 2001 to 2600cc ? DNF Reg Smith 62 Porsche Super 90 R. Smith 1301 to 1600cc 2 DNF Alan Ling 99 Holden FE A. H. Ling 2001 to 2600cc 2 DNF Bill Buckle 90 Buckle W.F. Buckle 2601 to 3500cc 2 DNF John Caines 22 Ausca Repco Holden Caines Car Sales Pty. Ltd. 2001 to 2600cc 2 DNF Wally Mitchell 16 Lotus Repco Holden W. Mitchell 2001 to 2600cc 1 DNS K. Lindsay 39 Holden Ken Lindsay Motors 2001 to 2600cc - DNS J. Caines 52 Holden Caines Car Sales P/L 2001 to 2600cc - DNS Ron Hodgson 69 Buckle Strathfield Motors P/L 2601 to 3500cc - DNS Barry Topen 104 Buckle B. D. Topen 2601 to 3500cc -
Notes Winner's race time: 40m 54.1sDavid McKay, 'Brab' Grabs Bathurst, Modern Motor, December 1960, pages 27 to 29 & 77 to 79 Fastest lap: Leo Geoghegan, (Lotus Elite), 3m 5.3s, track record.
References
Further reading The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 3 October 1960, pages 1, 5 & 8