The 1960 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers[1] of Formula Libre cars.[2] The title was contested over a seven race series with the winner awarded the 1960 CAMS Gold Star.[3] It was the 4th Australian Drivers' Championship.[1]
The series was won by Alec Mildren[4] of the Australian Capital Territory,[1] driving his Maserati powered Cooper T51.[5] 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.
- ^ a b c Past Title Winners, 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56
- ^ Longford Races, Australian Motor Sports, March 1960,page 108Z
- ^ Championship Points, 1960: 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 51
- ^ "Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009". formula3.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ The Early CAMS Gold Star Series 1957-1970 Archived 28 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 December 2011