The 1966 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 7 March 1966.[1] It was the tenth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race.[2] The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations,[3] and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars.[2] It was won by Frank Matich[1] driving an Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile.[4] [1]
| Position[5] | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant[6] | Class pos. | Class | Laps | Time[7] / Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Matich | 2 | Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile | Laurie O'Neill Peterbilt | 1 | 3001cc and over | 23 | 60:40.4 | |
| 2 | Alan Hamilton | 60 | Porsche 904 Spyder[8] | Porsche Distributors Pty. Ltd. | 1 | 1501 to 2000cc | 23 | 60:53.8 | |
| 3 | Spencer Martin | 1 | Ferrari 250LM[9] | Scuderia Veloce | 2 | 3001cc and over | 23 | 61:22.3 | |
| 4 | Lionel Ayers | 11 | Lotus 23B | Motor Racing Components | 1 | 1101 to 1500cc | 22 | ||
| 5 | Dick Thurston | 66 | Monaco Oldsmobile | Pitstop Car Sales | 3 | 3001cc and over | 22 | ||
| 6 | Wally Mitchell | 9 | RM1 | East Burwood Motors Pty. Ltd. | 1 | 2001 to 3000cc | 21 | ||
| 7 | Kerry Cox | 28 | Paramount Jaguar | Mowbray Shell Service Station | 4[10] | 3001cc and over | 20 | ||
| 8 | Bruno Carosi | 19 | Carosi B Type | Bruno Carosi | 2 | 2001 to 3000cc | 18 | ||
| 9 | Bob Holden[11] | 113 | Lolita | Killara Motor Garage | 1 | Up to 1100cc | 16 | ||
| 10 | Alan Ling | 30 | Lotus Super 7 | Alan Ling | 2 | 1101 to 1500cc | 16 | ||
| 11 | Greg Ellis | 52 | MGA | Greg Ellis | 2 | 1501 to 2000cc | 14 | ||
| 12 | Paul Bolton | 3 | Lotus 23B | Town & Country Garage Pty. Ltd. | - | 1101 to 1500cc | 11 | Gearbox | |
| 13 | Frank Demuth | 5 | Lotus 23B | Lane Cove Auto Port | - | 1101 to 1500cc | 7 | Head gasket | |
| 14 | Steve Holland | 23 | Lotus 23B Ford | Team Harper | - | 6 | Brakes | ||
| 15 | Kevin Bartlett[12] | 47 | Alfa Romeo GTA[13] | Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. | - | 1501 to 2000cc | 6 | Head gasket | |
| 16 | John Stillard | 13 | Elfin | Motor Improvements | - | 1501 to 2000cc | 4 | ||
| 17 | Ross Ambrose | 50 | Elfin Ford Cortina | Ross R. Ambrose | - | 1101 to 1500cc | 3 | ||
| 18 | Bob Wright | 111 | Tasma 1500 | Burnie Speed Shop | - | 1501 to 2000cc | 2 | ||
| 19 | Max Brunninghausen | 32 | Ralph Sach Motors | - | 1501 to 2000cc | 1 | Head gasket | ||
| DNS | Les Howard | 16 | Lotus 23B | Howard & Sons Racing Team | - | Up to 1100cc | - | Engine failure | |
Race statistics: