The 1955 Argus Trophy was a motor race staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 27 March 1955. The race, which was open to Formula Libre Racing Cars, was contested over 32 laps, a distance of 100 miles. It was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia and sponsored by The Argus, a Melbourne newspaper.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
| 1 | Doug Whiteford | 3 | Talbot-Lago | D Whiteford | 32 |
| 2 | Stan Jones | 6 | Cooper Bristol | Superior Cars Pty Ltd | |
| 3 | Kevin Neal | 7 | Cooper Bristol | RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd | |
| 4 | Julian Barrett | 18 | BWA s/c | JS Barrett | |
| 5 | Ted Gray | 8 | Tornado V8 | L Abrahams | |
| 6 | R Phillips | 24 | Allard K2 | RK Phillips | |
| 7 | L O'Donogue | 30 | Ballot Oldsmobile | LF O'Donogue | |
| 8 | Bill Miller | 37 | MG TC Special | CW Miller | |
| 9 | E Brotherton | 27 | Austin-Healey | CR Dickason | |
| 10 | L Molina | 25 | MM Holden | L Molina | |
| 11 | H Thompson | 38 | HRG | HE Tompson | |
| 12 | Reg Hunt | 1 | Maserati | RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd | 25 |
| 13 | F Murphy | 40 | Singer Holden | F Murphy | |
| 14 | D Leonard | 90 | MG Vauxhall | DJ Leonard | |
| 15 | W Wright | 43 | Ford 10 Special | WM Wright | |
| 16 | Jim Gullan | 22 | MG K3 s/c | J Gullan | 16 |
| ? | K Machin | 17 | MYF | KR Machin | |
| DNF | Alec Mildren | 5 | Cooper Bristol | AG Mildren | 5 |
Notes:
- Number of starters: Unknown
- Number of finishers: Unknown
- Winner's race time: 69 minutes 37 seconds (86.6 mph)
- Fastest Lap: Reg Hunt, 2 minutes 4 seconds (90.5 mph)
References
- ^ Official Programme, Argus Moomba Motor Races, Albert Park Circuit, March 26th & 27th, 1955
- ^ Argus Mooma Motor Races, Australian Motor Sports, April 1955, pages 137 to 142
- ^ Albert Park, Australian Motor Manual, 15 April 1955, page 55
- Barry Green, Glory Days - Albert Park 1953 - 58, page 42