1967 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1967 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Surfers Paradise International Motor Circuit^[1] in Queensland, Australia on 21 May 1967.^[2] The race was open to Group A Sports Cars and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title race.^[3] It was the eleventh Australian Tourist Trophy.^[2] The race was won by Frank Matich driving a Matich SR3 Oldsmobile.^[2]

Results

Frank Matich won the 1967 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Matich SR3. The example above is pictured in 1968.

Position	Driver^[4]^[1]	No.^[1]	Car^[1]	Entrant^[1]	Class^[1]	Class pos.
1^[4]	Frank Matich	1	Matich SR3 Oldsmobile^[2]	Frank Matich Pty. Ltd.	Over 2000cc	1^[4]
2^[4]	Allan Hamilton	9	Porsche 906 Spyder^[5]	Porsche Distributors Pty. Ltd.	1500-2000cc	1^[4]
3^[4]	Glyn Scott	20	Lotus 23B	Glyn Scott Motors	1500-2000cc	2^[4]
4^[4]	Bill Gates	50	Lotus Elan	G.P. Cars	1500-2000cc	3^[4]
5^[4]	Bob Beasley	40	Lotus Elan	Phipps Developments	1500-2000cc	4
6^[6]	Max Brunninghausen	30	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Ian Hindmarsh Motors	1500-2000cc	5
?	Peter Lefrancke	46	Centaur Mk1b	Peter Lefrancke	1100-1500cc	1^[4]
?	Barry Lock	87	Lotus Super 7	Barry Lock	1100-1500cc	2^[4]
?	John French	10	Mini	BMC (Aust) Pty. Ltd.	Up to 1100cc	1^[4]
?	Leigh Bayley	16	Austin-Healey Sprite	Barry Broomhall Motors	Up to 1100cc	2^[4]
?	Tim Harlock	42	Centaur	T.D.J. Harlock	Up to 1100cc	3^[4]
?	Anne Thompson	21	Lotus 15	Glyn Scott Motors	1100-1500cc	?
?	Harry Cape	22	Lotus Elan	Harry Cape	1500-2000cc	?
DNF^[4]	Barry Broomhall	56	Austin-Healey Sprite	Barry Broomhall Motors	Up to 1100cc	-
DNS^[4]	John Scott-Davies	5	Lola T70	John Scott-Davies	Over 2000cc	-
DNS^[4]	Brian Foley	8	Broadspeed GTS	Foley Motors	1100-1500cc	-

Race distance : 40 laps,^[1] 80 miles^[2]
The race commenced with a Le Mans start^[2]
Number of starters: 14^[4]
Number of finishers: Not yet ascertained
Winner's race time: 55:16.9^[2]
Winner's race average speed: 87.2 mph^[2]
Fastest lap: Frank Matich (Matich SR3): 1:30.0 (98.63 mph): Lap record for Sports Cars^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Official Programme, XIth Aust. Tourist Trophy, Surfers Paradise International Motor Circuit, Sun. 21 May
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Lance Lowe, Race report, Australian Motor Manual, August 1967, page 25
^ Conditions for Australian Titles, 1967 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 69-71
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Des White, Matich Takes Third Aust. Tourist Trophy, Racing Car News, July 1967, pages 24 & 25
^ Complete Archive of Alan Hamilton, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved on 5 July 2014
^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 168
^ Lap start by Matich, The Courier Mail, Monday, 22 May 1967, page 15