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Results - 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy, ("Reproduced from the actual lap charts of the 1956 Albert Park event: Competitors are listed in finishing order"), Commemorative Programme, Historic Demonstration, Fosters Australian Grand Prix 2006, page
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Aldis is listed in the Official Programme, the Commemorative Programme and in Green's Glory Days. The Wheels magazine report says the car was driver by John Grey and Blanden says Alan Gray
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Image of Stirling Moss (Maserati 300S) at the 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy, www.motorsportarchive.com
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Australian Tourist Trophy (Entry list), First Day Programme, Australian Tourist Trophy (1956), page 47
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First Day's Race Results, Second Day Programme, Australian Grand Prix (1956), page 11
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Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Sports, January 1957, pages 18 to 20
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Fastest lap: Stirling Moss - 1:55.8 (97.15 mph) Sports car lap record
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Joseph Lucas Trophy (for driver of the first British car): Bill Pitt
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as the Australian Championship for sports cars. The race was won by
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on 25 November 1956. It was the first in a sequence of annual
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Barry Green, Glory Days - Albert Park 1953-58, pages 68 to 74
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Class awards were restricted to Australian residents only.
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National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
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John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979
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Victoria, Australia. 26 November 1956. p. 5 105:won the 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a 1187: 1185: 1345:Australian Tourist Trophy 1956 Official Results 1249: 1247: 1183: 1181: 1179: 1177: 1175: 1173: 1171: 1169: 1167: 1165: 1143:Winner's race time: 1h 3m 24.2s (94.6 mph) 46:races, each of these being recognised by the 8: 1339: 1337: 1218:– via National Library of Australia. 1400:November 1956 sports events in Australia 1296: 1098: 1070: 1042: 1014: 986: 957: 929: 898: 867: 839: 810: 782: 754: 726: 698: 670: 642: 614: 584: 556: 527: 501: 475: 442: 414: 386: 358: 325: 295: 265: 235: 205: 173: 141: 115: 112: 1294: 1292: 1290: 1288: 1286: 1284: 1282: 1280: 1278: 1276: 1161: 66:Cars competed in five classes based on 48:Confederation of Australian Motor Sport 1327: 1325: 1323: 1321: 1319: 1317: 1315: 7: 1202:"RACE FANS SEE DRIVER HURT IN CRASH" 1239:Moss in walkover win, Behra second 1149:First Australian driver: Bill Pitt 1137:Race distance: 32 laps - 100 miles 14: 109:similar to that pictured above 22:was a 100-mile motor race for 20:1956 Australian Tourist Trophy 1: 1390:1956 in Australian motorsport 944:Dowidat Spanner Distributors 1124: 1121: 1104: 1093: 1090: 1076: 1065: 1062: 1048: 1037: 1034: 1020: 1009: 1006: 992: 981: 978: 963: 952: 949: 935: 924: 921: 904: 893: 890: 873: 862: 859: 845: 834: 831: 816: 805: 802: 788: 777: 774: 760: 749: 746: 732: 721: 718: 704: 693: 690: 676: 665: 662: 648: 637: 634: 620: 609: 606: 592: 579: 576: 562: 551: 548: 533: 522: 519: 507: 496: 493: 481: 470: 467: 450: 437: 434: 420: 409: 406: 392: 381: 378: 364: 353: 350: 333: 320: 317: 303: 290: 287: 273: 260: 257: 243: 230: 227: 213: 200: 197: 181: 168: 165: 149: 136: 133: 121: 1416: 1116:Bill Patterson Motors P/L 1395:Motorsport at Albert Park 1385:Australian Tourist Trophy 191:Officine Alfieri Maserati 159:Officine Alfieri Maserati 44:Australian Tourist Trophy 1157:Notes & references 462:Cooper Car Co Limited 110: 1207:The Argus (Melbourne) 429:JK & RK Phillips 101: 511:Decca Mk 2 Special 28:Albert Park Circuit 765:Austin-Healey 100S 597:Austin-Healey 100S 425:Austin-Healey 100S 369:Austin-Healey 100S 111: 1129: 1128: 1025:Austin-Healey 100 997:Austin-Healey 100 681:Austin-Healey 100 625:Austin-Healey 100 567:Austin-Healey 100 397:Aston Martin DB3S 345:Ecurie Australie 308:Ferrari 750 Monza 218:Ferrari 750 Monza 1407: 1358: 1355: 1349: 1348: 1341: 1332: 1329: 1310: 1307: 1301: 1298: 1271: 1267: 1254: 1251: 1242: 1235: 1229: 1226: 1220: 1219: 1217: 1215: 1198: 1192: 1189: 1085:N McK. 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sports cars
Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
Australian Tourist Trophy
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
Stirling Moss
Maserati 300S
engine capacity

Stirling Moss
Maserati 300S
Stirling Moss
Maserati 300S
Officine Alfieri Maserati
Jean Behra
Maserati 300S
Officine Alfieri Maserati
Ken Wharton
Ferrari 750 Monza
Bill Pitt
Jaguar D-Type
Bib Stillwell
Jaguar D-Type
Peter Whitehead
Ferrari 750 Monza
Lex Davison
HWM
Jaguar

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