# 1960 Australian Drivers' Championship

The 1960 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Libre cars. The title was contested over a seven race series with the winner awarded the 1960 CAMS Gold Star. It was the 4th Australian Drivers' Championship.
The series was won by Alec Mildren of the Australian Capital Territory, driving his Maserati powered Cooper T51. Mildren won four of the seven races, including the 1960 Australian Grand Prix at Lowood and placed second at Longford to finish 14 points ahead of Bib Stillwell (Cooper T51-Climax). Stillwell and third placed driver Bill Patterson (Cooper T51-Climax) each won one race, at Port Wakefield and Phillip Island respectively, as did Jack Brabham, who won at Longford in his Cooper T51-Climax.

## Race calendar

The championship was contested over a seven race series.
| Race | Circuit | State | Date | Winning driver | Car |
| Longford Trophy Race | Longford | Tasmania | 5 March | Jack Brabham | Cooper T51 Climax |
| Bathurst 100 | Bathurst | New South Wales | 18 April | Alec Mildren | Cooper T51 Maserati |
| Australian Grand Prix | Lowood | Queensland | 12 June | Alec Mildren | Cooper T51 Maserati |
| Queensland Road Racing Championships | Lowood | Queensland | 4 September | Alec Mildren | Cooper T51 Maserati |
| "The Advertiser" Trophy | Port Wakefield | South Australia | 10 October | Bib Stillwell | Cooper T51 Climax |
| Western Australian Road Racing Championships | Caversham | Western Australia | 5 November | Alec Mildren | Cooper T51 Maserati |
| Phillip Island Trophy Race | Phillip Island | Victoria | 11 December | Bill Patterson | Cooper T51 Climax |

## Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each race, with only Australian license holders eligible. The championship was decided using the results of the Australian Grand Prix and the best five of the other six races.

## Points table

| Pos. | Driver | Car | Entrant | Longford | Bathurst | Lowood (AGP) | Lowood | Pt Wakfld | Cavrshm | Phil. Is | Total |
| 1 | Alec Mildren | Cooper T51 Maserati | AG Mildren Pty Ltd | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - | 55 |
| 2 | Bib Stillwell | Cooper T51 Climax | BS Stillwell | 5 | - | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 41 |
| 3 | Bill Patterson | Cooper T51 Climax | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | - | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T51 Climax | Ecurie Vitesse | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 4 | Lex Davison | Aston Martin DBR4/300 | Ecurie Australie | - | - | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | 12 |
| 4 | Arnold Glass | Maserati 250F | Capitol Motors Pty Ltd | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| 7 | Jon Leighton | Cooper T45 Climax Nota-Ford | Scuderia Birchwood | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Austin Miller | Cooper T51 Climax | A Miller | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | John Youl | Cooper T51 Climax | J Youl | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| 10 | Noel Hall | Cooper T51 Climax | O Hall | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 10 | Derek Jolly | Lotus XV Climax | DE Jolly | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 10 | Keith Rilstone | Zephyr Special-Ford | K Rilstone | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 13 | Murray Trenberth | Alta Holden | M Trenberth | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 13 | Doug Whiteford | Cooper T51 Climax | B S Stillwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | John Roxburgh | Cooper T45 Climax | JB Roxburgh | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Doug Green | Ferrari 500 | Riemann Motors | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| 17 | Jack Ayers | Alta GP-2 | J Ayres | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 18 | Glynn Scott | Cooper T43 Climax | Glyn Scott Motors | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 18 | Ray Barfield | Aston Martin DB3S | R Barfield | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 18 | Kevin Fuss | JCW Special | K Fuss | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |