The Australian Tourist Trophy is a Confederation of Australian Motor Sport-sanctioned national motor racing title, contested between 1956 and 1979 by Sports Cars and, since 2007, by GT cars. The trophy is currently awarded to the outright winners of the Bathurst 12 Hour.

History The title was awarded for the first time in 1956 and then annually from 1958 until the introduction by CAMS of an Australian Sports Car Championship for 1969. It was reinstituted in 1975, restricted for the first time to Production Sports Cars and contested over two heats rather than as a single race.Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976, pages 86–87 In 1976, with the Production Sports Car class now contesting the Australian Sports Car Championship, the Australian Tourist Trophy once again became a contest for purpose built Group A Sports Cars until it was discontinued after the 1979 event.Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au via www.webcitation.org Retrieved 30 August 2014

After almost thirty years, the ATT title was again revived with the award going to the winner of the Sandown GT Classic in both 2007GT's to race for Australian Tourist Trophy Title at Sandown Retrieved from CAMS website on 15 August 2008 and 2008. From 2009 until 2015 the Trophy was awarded to the driver accumulating the most outright championship points at specified rounds of the annual Australian GT Championship.

From 2017, the Australian Tourist Trophy has been awarded to the winners of the annual Bathurst 12 Hour event.

Winners

Year Winner Car Circuit Date 1956 Stirling Moss Maserati 300S Albert Park 25 NovemberWheels magazine, January 1957, pages 60–61 1957Event cancelledAustralian Motor Sport Review 1958–59, page 57 1958 David McKay Aston Martin DB3S Bathurst 5 OctoberThe Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 6 October 1958, page 5 1959 Ron Phillips Cooper T38 Jaguar Lowood 14 June1959 Australian Tourist Trophy and Lowood Trophy Race, Australian Motor Sports, July 1959, page 272 1960 Derek Jolly Lotus 15 Coventry Climax Longford 7 MarchLongford Races, Australian Motor Sports, March 1969, pages 108–110 1961 Bib Stillwell Cooper Monaco Coventry Climax Bathurst 1 OctoberOfficial Programme, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Sunday 1st October 1961 1962 Bib Stillwell Cooper Monaco Coventry Climax Mallala 28 DecemberStillwell Wins Top Sports Car Race, The Advertiser, Sat, 29 Dec 1962, Page 19 1963 Ian Geoghegan Lotus 23 Lowood 9 JuneTotal team Lotus 23 wins the Aust. TT, Australian Motor Sports, August 1963, page 29 1964 Frank Matich Lotus 19b Coventry Climax Longford 29 FebruaryRecord crowd makes Longford car racing capital, The Mercury, Monday, 2 March 1964, page 20 1965 Ian Geoghegan Lotus 23 Ford Lakeside 14 November1965 Australian TT at www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved 21 May 2014 1966 Frank Matich Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile Longford 7 MarchRecord average speed proves Stewart now world's best, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1966, page 23 1967 Frank Matich Matich SR3 Oldsmobile Surfers Paradise 21 MayOfficial Programme, XIth Aust. Tourist Trophy, Surfer's Paradise International Motor Circuit, Sun, 21 May 1968 Frank Matich Matich SR3 Repco Mallala 29 JanuaryOfficial Souvenir Program, Mallala Australia Day Meeting, Monday, 29 Jan 1969-1974not awarded 1975 Peter Warren Bolwell Nagari Calder MayAustralian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, page 176 1976 Stuart Kostera Elfin MS7 Repco Holden Phillip Island 21 NovemberRacing Car News, January 1977, pages 30–33 1977 Ian Geoghegan Porsche 935 13 NovemberJohn takes driving title No 3, The Age, Monday, 14 November 1977, page 29 1978 Greg Doidge Elfin 360 Repco Calder 3 DecemberRacing Car News, January 1979, pages 58–61 1979 Paul Gibson Rennmax Repco Winton 28 OctoberChris de Fraga, A triumph for the Formula 5000s, The Age, Monday, 29 Oct 1979, page 40 1980-2006not awarded 2007 Allan Simonsen Tim LeaheyAustralian GT Awards & Titles – As archived from www.australiangt.com.au on 7 December 2010 Ferrari 430 Sandown 9 December 2008 Nick O’Halloran Allan Simonsen Ferrari 430 GT 28–30 November2008 Race Calendar, www.allansimonsen.com via www.webcitation.org Retrieved 30 August 2014 2009 David Wall Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 Phillip Island & Eastern Creek 16–17 May & 18–19 July 2010 David Wall Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Type 997 29–30 May & 11 JulyLong distance dual for Vodka O Australian GT Championship at Phillip Island & the CAMS Australian Tourist Trophy Retrieved 20 October 2010. Archived at Webcite on 20 October 2010 2011 Mark EddyFast Eddy Dominates at Phillip Island and takes GT Championship Lead Retrieved on 5 September 2011 Audi R8 LMS 28–29 May & 2–4 SeptemberAustralian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014 2012 Peter Hackett Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 25–27 May & 13–15 JulyMichelin Wins Again and Smashes Fastest Lap, 23 July 2012, www.jaxquickfit.com.au Retrieved 29 September 2014 2013not awarded 2014 Richard Muscat Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Phillip Island & Highlands Motorsport Park 23–25 May & 8–9 November 2015 Christopher Mies Audi R8 Ultra Phillip Island & Sydney Motorsport Park2015 CAMS Australian GT Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org 22–23 May & 21–23 August 2016not awarded 2017 Craig Lowndes Toni Vilander Jamie Whincup Ferrari 488 GT3Bathurst 5 February 2018 Robin Frijns Stuart Leonard Dries VanthoorAudi Trio Win Australian Tourist Trophy, www.cams.com.au, 5 February 2018, as archived at web.archive.org Audi R8 LMS GT3 4 February 2019 Matt Campbell Dennis Olsen Dirk Werner Porsche 911 GT3 R 3 February 2020 Jules Gounon Jordan Pepper Maxime Soulet Bentley Continental GT3 2 February 2021not held due COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Kenny Habul Martin Konrad Jules Gounon Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG GT3 EvoBathurst 15 May 2023 Kenny Habul Jules Gounon Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 5 February 2024 Matt Campbell Ayhancan Güven Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 18 February 2025 Kelvin van der Linde Sheldon van der Linde Augusto Farfus BMW M4 GT3 2 February

Multiple winners By driver Wins Driver Years 4 Frank Matich 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 3 Ian Geoghegan 1963, 1965, 1977 2 Bib Stillwell 1961, 1962 Allan Simonsen 2007, 2008 David Wall 2009, 2010 Matt Campbell 2019, 2024 Jules Gounon 2020, 2022

By constructor Wins Constructor 5 Porsche 4 Lotus 3 Cooper Elfin Ferrari Audi Mercedes-Benz 2 Matich

See also 1936 Australian Tourist Trophy, for the unrelated motor race held at Phillip Island on 30 March 1936. Australian Tourist Trophy (for motorcycles)

References

Further reading Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 181–183