1959 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1959 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race for sports cars staged at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 14 June 1959.^[1] It was the third in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, each of these being recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian Championship for sports cars.^[2]

The race was won by Ron Phillips driving a Cooper T38 Jaguar.^[3]

Position^[4]	Driver^[4]^[1]	No.^[4]	Car^[1]	Entrant^[5]	Class pos.^[4]	Class^[4]	Time / laps^[4]
1	Ron Phillips	42	Cooper T38 Jaguar^[3]	J. K. & R. K. Phillips	1	3001 cc and Over	73:28
2	Bill Pitt	1	Jaguar D-Type	Mrs. D. I. Anderson	2	3001 cc and Over	73:49
3	Bob Jane	56	Maserati 300S	R. Jane	1	2001 to 3000 cc	34
4	John Ampt^[6]	58	Decca Special MK II^[6]	J. E. Ampt	1	Up to 1100 cc	34
5	Allan Jack	45	Cooper Type 39 Coventry Climax^[6]	Brifield Motors	1	1101 to 1500 cc	34
6	Les Agnew^[6]^[7]	10	Lotus Mk 11 Series II Le Mans Coventry Climax^[6]	Rockhampton Car Sales	2	Up to 1100 cc	33
7	T. Basile	31	Porsche Carrera	S. Sakzewski	2	1101 to 1500 cc	33
8	Tom Ross	18	Triumph TR2	T. W. Ross	1	1501 to 2000 cc	32
9	B. Coventry	28	MGA	B. Coventry	3	1101 to 1500 cc	30
10	E. Laker	101	Triumph TR3	E. F. Laker	2	1501 to 2000 cc	29
11	J. Ausina	66	MGA	J. Ausina^[1]	4	1101 to 1500 cc	29
12	P. Samuels	63	Berkeley	P. Samuels	3	Up to 1100 cc	23
DNF	John Cleary^[6]	36	Austin-Healey 100S	J. Cleary	-	2001 to 3000 cc	31
DNF	Chas Whatmore	4	Lotus Mk 11 Series II Le Mans Coventry Climax^[6]	Chas Whatmore's Sports & Electrical Centre	-	1101 to 1500 cc	16
DNF	I. Adams	57	Austin-Healey Sprite^[8]		-	Up to 1100 cc	14
DNF	Frank Matich	87	Jaguar C-Type	Leaton Motors (Sports Cars) Pty. Ltd.	-	3001 cc and Over	13
DNF	David Finch	92	Jaguar D-Type	D. N. Finch	-	3001 cc and Over	13
DNF	J. Bonenti	6	MG TF 1500	J. A. Bonenti	-	1101 to 1500 cc	12
DNF	D. Geary	55	Austin-Healey	D. Geary	-	2001 to 3000 cc	4

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