1955 Queensland Road Racing Championship

The 1955 Queensland Road Racing Championship was a motor race held at the Southport circuit in Queensland, Australia[1] on 6 November 1955.[2] The race was held over 20 laps of the 5.7 mile (9.17 kilometre) circuit, a total distance of 114 miles (247.6 km).[1] The meeting was conducted by the Queensland Motor Sporting Club in association with the Pacific Car Club.[2]

The race was won by Steve Ames driving an Alfa Romeo.[1]

Classification

Position [1] Driver No.[1] Car Laps [1] Time / remarks [1]
1 Steve Ames 8 Alfa Romeo P3[3] 85m 27.3s [2]
2 Ken Richardson Talbot-Lago T26C[3]
3 Rex Taylor 25 Jaguar XK120
4 Barry Griffiths 28 Triumph TR2
5 Beau Mossetter MG TC s/c
6 N. Barnes MG Special s/c
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DNF Lex Davison HWM Jaguar 6 Broken steering arm [2]
DNF Jack Brabham[2] 6 [2] Cooper T40 Bristol 5 Bent valves

Notes

  • Attendance: nearly 15,000 [2]
  • Starters: 11 [1]
  • Finishers: 6 [1]
  • Winning margin: 27 seconds [2]
  • Fastest lap: Jack Brabham, 3m 53s (88 mph) [1]
  • Handicap placings (over the first twelve laps): Griffiths, Taylor and Mossetter [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ames and Alfa are Queensland champs, Wheels (magazine), January 1956, pages 46 & 47
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Alf Cummings, Grand Prix win at 22, Modern Motor (magazine), January 1956, pages 22, 23 & 84
  3. ^ a b Mark Bisset, Count Stephen Ouvaroff’s Southport. Queensland, November 1955…, primotipo.com, as archived at web.archive.org
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