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1959 Australian Drivers' Championship

Australian Drivers' Championship

The 1959 Australian Drivers Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Libre cars. The championship winner was awarded the 1959 CAMS Gold Star.

The series was won by Victorian racer Len Lukey driving his Cooper T45 Climax and in the opening round of the series his own much modified Cooper T23 which was known as the Lukey-Bristol. Lukey was one of only a few drivers who attempted to complete the gruelling twelve race schedule, the longest in ADC history. Lukey finished just two points ahead of his season long rival, Alec Mildren from the ACT (Cooper-Climax). Stan Jones was third in the championship, using four different cars over the course of the series. Race victories were shared around with Mildren taking three wins. Lukey, Jones and Bill Patterson each took two wins, with single victories going to Jack Brabham, Bib Stillwell and New Zealand Maserati 250F racer Ross Jensen.

Calendar

The title, which was the third Australian Drivers' Championship, was contested over a twelve race series.

Race	Date	Race	Circuit	Location
26 January	South Pacific Championship	Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit	Orange, New South Wales	Jack Brabham*
22 February	Victorian Trophy	Fisherman's Bend	Melbourne, Victoria	Alec Mildren
2 March	[Australian Grand Prix](1959-australian-grand-prix)	Longford Circuit	Longford, Tasmania	Stan Jones
28 March	South Australian Trophy	Port Wakefield Circuit	Port Wakefield, South Australia	Stan Jones
30 March	[Bathurst 100](1959-bathurst-100)	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	Ross Jensen*
14 June	Lowood Trophy	Lowood Airfield Circuit	Lowood, Queensland	Alec Mildren
30 August	Queensland Centenary Road Race Championship	Lowood Airfield Circuit	Lowood, Queensland	Alec Mildren
4 October	New South Wales Road Race Championship	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	Bib Stillwell
12 October	The Advertiser Trophy	Port Wakefield Circuit	Port Wakefield, South Australia	Bill Patterson
24 October	Western Australian Road Race Championship	Caversham	Caversham, Western Australia	Len Lukey
22 November	Western Port Cup	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	Bill Patterson
13 December	Phillip Island Trophy	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	Len Lukey

Winning driver not awarded points for races 1 and 5

Points

Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis to the first six Australian drivers at each race, irrespective of actual race placings gained. Only the best nine race results could be retained by each driver.

As only Australian resident drivers were eligible, South Pacific Championship winner Jack Brabham and Bathurst 100 winner Ross Jensen were not awarded points towards the championship.

Results

=	Syd Taylor	TS Special	S Taylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1

References

1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 51
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160404083424/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC05-Titles-Gold-Star-2016-1.pdf Australian Drivers Championship - CAMS Gold Star, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org]
Australian Motor Sport Review, 1958-59, pages 82
Guide to The Gold Star, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1970, page ii
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121003060835/http://members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw/images/results/races59.htm 1959 Gold Star, members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw, as archived at web.archive.org]
[https://www.progcovers.com/motor/phillipisland.html Phillip Island Circuit, www.progcovers.com] Retrieved 29 November 2018
CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1959, page 44
1959 Gold Star Point Score, Automobiles Australia - incorporating Australian Motor Sport Review 1959-60, page 80
Automobiles Australia lists Whiteford's points as 12 + 5 + 1 = 17

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