# 1975 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1975 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Calder circuit in Victoria, Australia on 25 May 1975. The race was open to Production Sports Cars and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title race. It was the thirteenth Australian Tourist Trophy and the first to be awarded since 1968. The race, which was contested over two heats, was won by Peter Warren driving a Bolwell Nagari.

## Summary

The race was contested over two, 25 lap, 40 km heats. Points were awarded on a 15-14-13-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first fifteen finishers in each heat.
The first heat was won by Peter Warren and the second by Steve Webb, both driving Bolwell Nagaris. Warren and Paul Trevathan (MGB) finished equal on points after the two heats with Warren initially declared the winner and presented with the trophy. The decision was then revised with Trevethan determined to be the winner, having finished higher in the second heat. Warren lodged a successful protest based on his faster combined heat times, as per the race regulations.

## Results

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | H1 Pos. | H2 Pos. | Points |
| 1 | Peter Warren | 38 | Bolwell Nagari | Peter Warren | 1 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | Paul Trevethan | 20 | MGB | Broadwalk MG Centre | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | Wayne Myer | 5 | Datsun 240Z | Wayne Myer | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Phil George | 9 | Datsun 260Z | Phil George | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Col Matheson | 54 | Datsun SR311 | Col Matheson | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | Gay Cesario | 15 | Fiat Spider | Gay Cesario | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Steve Webb | 2 | Bolwell Nagari | Steve Webb | DNS | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | John Latham | 11 | MG Midget | John Latham | ? | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Dennis Watt | 4 | Lotus Elan | Dennis Watt | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| 10 | Rex Colliver | 47 | Lotus 47 | Rex Colliver Motors | 2 | DNF | 14 |
| 11 | Doug Seath | 31 | Bolwell Mark 7 | Doug Seath | ? | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | Reg Byrne | 61 | MGB | Reg Byrne | ? | 7 | 9 |
| 12 | Peter Woodward | 46 | Lotus 47 | Peter Woodward | 7 | DNF | 9 |
| 14 | Robert Lawrenson | 37 | MG Midget | Robert Lawrenson | 9 | ? | 7 |
| 15 | Geoff Dennis | 39 | Triumph Spitfire | Geoff Dennis | ? | ? | 6 |
| 16 | Mike Holloway | 29 | Austin Sprite | Mike Holloway | ? | ? | 4 |
| 17 | Neal Swingler | 25 | Triumph Spitfire | Neal Swingler | ? | ? | 3 |
| 18 | Bernie Bisseling | 77 | Turner Ford | Coopeys Garage | ? | ? | 2 |
| 19 | John Baragwanath | 16 | MGB | John Baragwanath | ? | ? | 1 |
| - | Ian McDonald | 22 | Morgan | Morgan Sports Car Distributors | ? | ? | - |
| - | Chris Roberts | 36 | Lotus Elan | Chris Roberts | DNF | ? | - |
| - | Tim Trevor | 64 | MG Midget | Tim Trevor Motors | ? | ? | - |
| - | Peter Tobin | 26 | Datsun 260Z | Auto Developments | ? | ? | - |
| - | Ken Price | 99 | MG Midget | Broadwalk MG Centre | ? | ? | - |
| - | Bob Kennedy | 60 | Triumph TR5 | Ecurie Triumph | ? | ? | - |
| - | Charles Paine | 21 | Triumph GT6 | Broadwalk MG Centre | DNS | ? | - |
| - | Peter Beasley | 19 | Jensen-Healey | Peter Manton Motors | DNS | ? | - |
| - | Warwick Henderson | 12 | Chevrolet Corvette | Warwick Henderson | DNS | DNS | - |

### Race statistics

* Number of entries: 32
* Number of cars which practiced: 28
* Pole Position: Rex Colliver (Lotus 47), 48.8s
* Fastest lap (Heat 1): Peter Woodward (Lotus 47)
* Fastest lap (Heat 2): Peter Woodward (Lotus 47), 55.0