Queensland Road Race Championship
Lowood, 30 Aug 1959
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| 1 | Alec Mildren | (2.5 F1) 2-litre Cooper Mk III 'T45' [F2-21-58] - Climax FPF 4 #2 |
15 | 28m 54s |
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| 2 | Len Lukey | (2.5 F1) 2-litre Cooper Mk III 'T45' [F2-10-58] - Climax FPF 4 |
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| 3 | Bib Stillwell | (2.5 F1) 2.2-litre Cooper Mk IV 'T51' [F2-20-59] - Climax FPF 4 (see note 1) |
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| 4 | Frank Matich | (sports racing) 3.8-litre Jaguar D-type [XKD526] 6 Leaton Motors |
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| 5 | Bill Patterson | Cooper Mk II 'T43' [F2-9-57?] - Climax FPF 4 |
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| R | A Hastie | (unknown) 1.5-litre MGA - BMC 4 |
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| R | Glyn Scott | (2.5 F1) 1.7-litre Cooper Mk II 'T43' [F2-28-57] - Climax FPF 4 |
11 | gearbox | |||||
| R | Alan Tatham | (unknown) 1.5-litre Cooper Mk IV 'T12' - Hilllman 4 Jim McGuire |
con-rod | ||||||
| R | Stan Jones | (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Maserati 250F [2520] 6 #1 |
9 | overheating | |||||
| R | Noel Hall | (2.5 F1) 2-litre Cooper Mk IV 'T51' [F2-16-59] - Climax FPF 4 (see note 2) |
accident | ||||||
| R | Arthur Griffiths | (libre) 3.4-litre Ferrari 555 [FL9001] - 860 Monza 4 |
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| R | Rod Phillips | (libre) 4.6-litre Maybach 3 - Chevrolet Corvette 283 ci V8 |
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| R | Bill Buckle | (unknown) 2.6-litre Buckle coupé - Ford 6 |
windscreen | ||||||
| UNK | Ern Tadgell | (F2) 1.5-litre Sabakat (Lotus 12) [351] - Climax FWB |
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| UNK | Charlie Whatmore | (sports racing) 1.5-litre Lotus 11 [305] - Climax FWA |
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| UNK | D Kelly | (unknown) Holden Special |
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| UNK | Max Williams | (unknown) MG TC |
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| UNK | Ross Pentecost | (unknown) 0.5-litre Nota - AJS |
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| UNK | A Mulligan | (unknown) 0.5-litre Ralt - Vincent |
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| UNK | David Finch | (sports racing) 3.8-litre Jaguar D-type [XKD520] 6 |
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| UNK | Ross Dalton | (sports racing) 3.4-litre Jaguar C-type [XKC037] - XK120 6 |
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| UNK | George Jamieson | (sports racing) 1.1-litre Lotus 11 [538] - Climax FWA |
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| UNK | O Steel | (unknown) 2-litre AC Ace - Bristol 6 |
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| UNK | E Laker | (unknown) 2-litre Triumph TR3 4 |
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| UNK | Tom Ross | (unknown) 2-litre Triumph TR2 4 |
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| UNK | G Llewellyn | (unknown) 2-litre Triumph TR2 4 |
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| UNK | Syd Sakzewski | (unknown) 1.5-litre Porsche 4 |
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| DNA | Stan Jones | (2.5 F1) 2.2-litre Cooper Mk IV 'T51' [F2-18-59] - Climax FPF 4 (see note 3) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
| DNA | Bill Patterson | Cooper Mk II 'T43' [F2-9-57?] - Climax FPF 4 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
| DNA | Arnold Glass | (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Maserati 250F [2516] 6 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
| Qualifying | |||||
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| Qualifying information not available |
Notes on the cars:
- Cooper Mk IV 'T51' [F2-20-59] (Bib Stillwell): Delivered to Stan Jones (Australia) according to the Cooper Register but with a note that it was transferred to R Stillwell.
- Cooper Mk IV 'T51' [F2-16-59] (Noel Hall): Delivered to R Hall less engine according to the Cooper Register.
- Cooper Mk IV 'T51' [F2-18-59] (Stan Jones): Delivered to Norman Hamilton (Australia) in July according to the Cooper Register.
Sources
Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.
These results have been compiled by David McKinney from a wide rangle of sources, including his own magazine articles and books. The 1959-1963 results are complete but for the 1957 and 1958 seasons, the only cars currently shown in the results are the F1, Intercontinental and F2 cars that feature elsewhere on this site plus the major Australian specials.
All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen (allen@oldracingcars.com) if you can help in any way with our research.