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The 1960 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned
The 1960 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australia
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n 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
The GT World Challenge Australia, formerly known as the Australian GT Championship, is a Motorsport Australia-sanctioned national title for drivers of GT cars, held annually from 1960 to 1963, from 1982 to 1985 and from 2005. Each championship ...
, was contested over a single 50-mile race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit, officially Mount Panorama/Wahluu via dual naming, is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on Mount Panorama and is best known as the home of the Bathurst 1000 motor race ...
, Bathurst, New South Wales
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on 2 October 1960.Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 184
The championship was won by Leo Geoghegan
Leo Francis Geoghegan (16 May 1936 – 2 March 2015) was an Australian racing driver. He was the elder of two sons of former New South Wales car dealer Tom Geoghegan, both of whom become dominant names in Australian motor racing in the 1960s. ...
driving a Lotus Elite
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.
Results
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
Leo Francis Geoghegan (16 May 1936 – 2 March 2015) was an Australian racing driver. He was the elder of two sons of former New South Wales car dealer Tom Geoghegan, both of whom become dominant names in Australian motor racing in the 1960s. ...
, (Lotus Elite
The Lotus Elite name has been used for two production vehicles and one concept vehicle developed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. The first generation Elite Type 14 was produced from 1957 until 1963 and the second ...
), 3m 5.3s, track record.
References
Further reading
* The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 3 October 1960, pages 1, 5 & 8 {{Australian GT Championship years Australian GT Championship GT Championship Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales