1965 Australian Tourist Trophy


The 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Lakeside circuit in Queensland, Australia on 14 November 1965. It was the ninth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race. The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport in its Appendix C regulations, and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars. It was won by Ian Geoghegan driving a Lotus 23b.

Race review

Australian international driver Frank Gardner set the fastest practice time driving Alec Mildren's Mildren Maserati, but an engine failure during a preliminary heat resulted in Gardner being a non-starter in the Tourist Trophy. Ian Geoghegan, driving a Lotus 23, dominated the race with Greg Cusack placed second and Spencer Martin third. Englishman Ken Miles, driving a Shelby Cobra 427 entered by Shelby American, posed a threat to leaders Geoghegan and Cusack until a suspension failure on lap 34 led to his retirement.

Results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantTime / Laps
1Ian Geoghegan5Lotus 23bTotal Team85:38.9
2Greg Cusack7Lotus 23G.Cusack85:59.6
3Spencer Martin1Ferrari 250LMScuderia Veloce80
4Bob Jane6Jaguar E TypeR. Jane77
5Frank Demuth26LolaLane Cove Auto Port76
6Wal DonnellyTurnerW. Donnelly74
?Bill GatesLotus Elan?
?Errol Sakzewski91Porsche Carrera?
?Blair Salter14Elfin MG?
DNFGlyn ScottLotus 15Ann Thompson?
DNFKen Miles4Shelby Cobra 427Shelby American34
DNFDenis Geary3Lotus 23B23
DNFLes HowardLotus 2322
DNSFrank Gardner2Mildren MaseratiAlec Mildren Racing-
DNSRon Thorp69AC Cobra-

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