1961 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race open to Sports Cars and invited GT Cars, staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 1 October 1961. The race was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club. It was the fifth in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian championship for sports cars.
The race was won by Bib Stillwell driving a Cooper Monaco.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Class pos. | Laps |
| 1 | Bib Stillwell | 6 | Cooper Monaco Coventry Climax | BS Stillwell | 2001 to 3000 cc | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | Frank Matich | 86 | Jaguar D-Type | Team Leaton | Over 3000 cc | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Bob Jane | 133 | Maserati 300S | Autoland Pty Ltd | 2001 to 3000 cc | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Alan Jack | 4 | Cooper T39 Coventry Climax | A Jack | 1101 to 1500 cc | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Graham White | 79 | Lotus XI Coventry Climax | Continental Motors | 751 to 1100 cc | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | John Suttor | 120 | Jaguar XK140 | J Suttor | Over 3000 cc | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Ralph Sach | 82 | Elfin MG | J Hextall | 1501 to 2000 cc | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Tony Reynolds | 96 | Triumph TR3 | AJ Reynolds | 1501 to 2000 cc | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Charlie Campbell | 94 | Triumph TR3 | C Campbell | 1501 to 2000 cc | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Ted Laker | 101 | Triumph TR3 | E Laker | 2001 to 3000 cc | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Sam Miller | 101 | Austin-Healey 100S | S Miller | 2001 to 3000 cc | 4 | 15 |
| 12 | John Evans | 33 | MGTC | JL Evans | 1101 to 1500 cc | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | Peter Addison | 24 | Triumph TR | PG Addison | 1501 to 2000 cc | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | George Kypson | 19 | Austin Sprite | G Kypson | 751 to 1100 cc | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Ron Marshall | 23 | AC Ace Bristol | R Marshall | 1501 to 2000 cc | 4 | 11 |
| DNF | Derek Netting | 9 | MGA | Dents Auto Service | 1501 to 2000 cc | - | ? |
| DNF | Mike Nedelko | 27 | Prad | M Nedelko | 2001 to 3000 cc | - | ? |
| DNF | John Martin | 111 | Lotus XI Coventry Climax | Martins Neutral Bay Motors | 751 to 1100 cc | - | 11 |
| DNF | Murray Carter | 3 | Corvette Special | MW Carter | Over 3000 cc | - | 8 |
| DNF | Alec Lazich | 53 | Malford Ford | A Lazich | 1101 to 1500 cc | - | 4 |
| DNF | Peter Ganderton | 37 | MGA | P Ganderton | 1101 to 1500 cc | - | 3 |
| DNF | Don Holland | 10 | Austin-Healey | Robinson's Auto Park Pty Ltd | 2001 to 3000 cc | - | 2 |
| DNF | Tom Sulman | 99 | Aston Martin DB3S | T Sulman | 2001 to 3000 cc | - | 1 |
| DNF | Harry Cape | 126 | Aston Martin DB3S | J Wright | 2001 to 3000 cc | - | 0 |
| Disq | John Malcolm | 75 | Austin-Healey Sprite | Dents Auto Service | 751 to 1100 cc | - | ? |
| DNS | John Ampt | 11 | Cooper T33 Jaguar | J Ampt | Over 3000 cc | - | - |
| DNS | Tom Sulman | 99 | Lotus XI Coventry Climax | T Sulman | 1101 to 1500 cc | - | - |
| DNS | Bob Cutler | 14 | Austin-Healey | R Cutler | 2001 to 3000 cc | - | - |
- DNF = did not finish
- Disq = disqualified
- DNS = did not start