1955 Argus Trophy

The 1955 Argus Trophy was a motor race staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 27 March 1955.[1] The race, which was open to Formula Libre Racing Cars, was contested over 32 laps, a distance of 100 miles.[1] It was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia and sponsored by The Argus, a Melbourne newspaper.[2]

Results
Pos.[3] Driver[3][2][1] No.[1] Car[3][2][1] Entrant[1] Laps[3][2]
1 Doug Whiteford 3 Talbot-Lago D Whiteford 32
2 Stan Jones 6 [4] Cooper Bristol Superior Cars Pty Ltd  
3 Kevin Neal 7 Cooper Bristol RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd  
4 Julian Barrett 18 BWA s/c JS Barrett  
5 Ted Gray 8 Tornado V8 L Abrahams  
6 R Phillips 24 Allard K2 RK Phillips  
7 L O'Donogue 30 Ballot Oldsmobile LF O'Donogue  
8 Bill Miller 37 MG TC Special CW Miller  
9 E Brotherton 27 Austin-Healey CR Dickason  
10 L Molina 25 MM Holden L Molina  
11 H Thompson 38 HRG HE Tompson  
12 Reg Hunt 1 Maserati RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd 25
13 F Murphy 40 Singer Holden F Murphy  
14 D Leonard 90 MG Vauxhall DJ Leonard  
15 W Wright 43 Ford 10 Special WM Wright  
16 Jim Gullan 22 MG K3 s/c J Gullan 16
 ? K Machin[2] 17 MYF KR Machin  
DNF[2] Alec Mildren[2] 5 Cooper Bristol AG Mildren 5[2]

Notes:

  • Number of starters: Unknown
  • Number of finishers: Unknown
  • Winner's race time: 69 minutes 37 seconds (86.6 mph)[2]
  • Fastest Lap: Reg Hunt, 2 minutes 4 seconds (90.5 mph)[2]

References
  1. Official Programme, Argus Moomba Motor Races, Albert Park Circuit, March 26th & 27th, 1955
  2. Argus Mooma Motor Races, Australian Motor Sports, April 1955, pages 137 to 142
  3. Albert Park, Australian Motor Manual, 15 April 1955, page 55
  4. Barry Green, Glory Days - Albert Park 1953 - 58, page 42
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