1957 Le Mans Six Hour Production Car Race (Caversham)

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The 1957 Le Mans Six Hour Production Car Race was an endurance motor race staged at the Caversham Circuit in Western Australia on 3 June 1957. [1] The event, which included classes for "Sports cars" and "Closed cars", [2] was the third annual "Six Hour Le Mans" race to be staged at Caversham. [3] The race was won by Sydney Anderson and Sid Taylor driving an Austin-Healey 100-4, the win being the third consecutive "Six Hour Le Mans" victory by the pair. [3]

Results

Position [1] Drivers [1] No.Car [1] EntrantClass pos. [1] Class [1] Laps [1]
1Sydney Anderson, [3] Sid Taylor [3] 1 Austin-Healey 100-4 [3] We Never Sleep Pty Ltd [3] 1Sports cars Over 1500cc147
2Alan Mackintosh, [3] John Trowell [3]   Triumph TR2 Sydney Anderson Autos [3]   143
3R Heath, [1] M Williams [1]   Jaguar XK120 RE Heath [3]   142
4H Mackinlay  Simca Elysee  1Closed cars 1100cc - 1500cc137
5D Blythe  Austin A55    136
6J Gibbons  MG TF  1Sports cars Under 1500cc130
7W Allwood  Ford Anglia    128
8C Dwyer, V Smith  Renault Dauphine  1Closed cars Under 850cc123
9R Downey, R Annear  Austin A30    122
10C van Buren, M van Buren  Volkswagen    122
11B Martin, D Hendrix  Volkswagen    121
12N Aldous, A Melrose  Renault 750    118
13J Harwood, B Ranford Jr     111
14P Hahn, E Hahn  Volkswagen    95

The total number of starters in the race is unknown.

The winning car covered 350 miles [1] (564 km) at an average speed of 64 mph [1] (103 km/h).

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Lost Wheel Gave Spectators Jolt, The West Australian, Tuesday, June 4, 1957
  2. Western Australian Motor Race Results 1957, www.terrywalkersplace.comRetrieved on 18 June 2013. 2013-06-20.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Terry Walker, Six Hour Le Mans, Around The Houses, A History of Motor Racing in Western Australia, 1980, pages 18 to 21