1964 Sandown 6 Hour International

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The 1964 Sandown 6 Hour International was an endurance race for saloon cars complying with FIA Group 1 regulations. [1] The event was held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 29 November 1964 [2] and was the genesis of what is now known as the Sandown 500. It was organised by Sandown Park Motor Sport Pty. Ltd. [3]

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The race was won by Roberto Bussinello and Ralph Sachs, driving an Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super.

Classes

Entries competed in seven classes as follows: [2]

Class G was for entries which were modified to FIA Group 2 specifications. [1]

Results

Position [1] Drivers [1] No. [3] Car [1] Entrant [3] Class [2] Laps [1]
1 Roberto Bussinello, Ralph Sachs50 Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super Alec Mildren Racing Limited E230
2Peter Manton, Brian Foley62 Morris Cooper S B.M.C. (U.K.) F223
3Geoff Russell, John Raeburn51 Ford Cortina GT Ford Motor Co Aust. F223
4 Allan Moffat, Jon Leighton2 Ford Cortina Lotus Allan MoffatG220
5Ian Cooke, [3] Bruce Hindhaugh66 Morris Cooper S Scuderia BirchwoodF211
6 Paddy Hopkirk, John Fitzpatrick 60 Morris Cooper S B.M.C. (U.K.) F204
7Bill Burns, Brian Lawler32 Fiat 2300 Burns Hire CarsC202
8Colin Giltrap, [3] Ivan Segedin41 Volvo 122S B & C Cars Pty. Ltd.D201
9 Brian Muir, Bill Brown64 Datsun Bluebird SS Nissan Motor Dist.F201
10 Spencer Martin, Ron Clarke65 Datsun Bluebird SS Nissan Motor Dist.F201
11 Bruce McPhee, Fred Morgan22 Holden EH Special S4 Muirs Motors Pty. Ltd.B201
12 Bob Jane, George Reynolds 51 Ford Cortina Lotus Ford Motor Co. Aust. E200
13Ann Bennett, John Colwell40 Toyota Crown Tanus MotorsD200
14Pedro Owen, [3] Kevin Bartlett [4] 30 Mercedes-Benz 220SE Peter Owen Pty. Ltd.C198
15Ian McDonald, [5] Sid Fisher [3] 44 Peugeot 404 P. J. Regan MotorsD197
16Laurie Stewart, [3] Brian Rossiter [6] 63 Morris Cooper S Flat Rentals Pty. Ltd.F197
17Alan Mottram, Fred Sutherland11 Studebaker Lark Canada Cycle & Motor CompanyA196
18Jack Eiffeltow, [3] Clem Smith [3] 12 Chrysler Valiant Eiffel Tower Dandenong, Clem Smith AdelaideA195
19Tony Osborne, [3] Kevin Burns [3] 20 Ford Zephyr Mk III A. J. R. OsbourneB192
20 Paul England, Doug Stewart [3] 54 Volkswagen 1500S V.W. Distribution Pty. Ltd.D190
21Dick Thurston, [5] Brian Sampson 45 Triumph 2000 Pitstop / Motor ImprovementsD189
22Barry Topen, [3] D. Cooke [3] 31 Fiat 2300 M. J. PryorC187
23 Rodger Ward, [1] Warren Weldon10 Studebaker Lark Needham MotorsA187
24 Bob Holden, Barry Ferguson [3] 55 Volkswagen 1500S V.W. Distribution Pty. Ltd.F182
25D. Leighton, Kaye Whiteford67 Morris 1100 Dianne LeightonF179
26H Gibson, Hoot Gibson Jr. [3] 68 Triumph Herald Hoot Gibson Snr.F176
27Anthony Cooper, Joe Hills53 Ford Cortina GT Beautihome (Aust.) Const. Pty. Ltd.D171
28 Frank Matich, Rod Blair14 Jaguar 3.8 Litre Rod Blair InsuranceA157
DNF Doug Whiteford, [3] Geoff Hopkins [3] [7] 43 Peugeot 404 [2] C. & G. DistributorsD196 [2]
DNF Timo Mäkinen, Rauno Aaltonen 61 Morris Cooper S B.M.C. (U.K.) F129 [6]
DNF Jackie Stewart, Jim Palmer56 Ford Cortina Lotus Jim Palmer RacingD118 [6]
DNF Lex Davison, Gawaine Baillie 1 Ford Galaxie Sir Gawaine BaillieG90 [6]
DNF Frank Coad, John Roxburgh 21 Vauxhall Velox Straightway MotorsB89 [6]
DNF [5] Rex Emmett, [5] John Connolly [3] 69 Renault R8 [5] Rex EmmettD15 [5]
DNF [5] Alan Hamilton, [5] Jim Abbott [3] 42 Peugeot 404 [2] C. & G. DictributorsD6 [5]

There were 37 starters in the race [5] and 28 cars were classified as finishers. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Peter Bakalor, Alfa Triumphant, Modern Motor, February 1965, pages 34 to 37 & 96 to 97. Report includes a Results section listing the 28 classified finishers with driver surnames, car and number of laps completed.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 'Adrian Ryan & Max Stahl, Sandown was super!, Racing Car News, January 1965, pages 16 to 19. Includes Results listing for all finishers with Class details.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Official Programme, Sandown, Sunday, 29 November 1964
  4. ↑ Australian Muscle Car, Issue 36, page 33
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 Hours at Sandown, Australian Motor Sports, January 1965, pages 50 to 53
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Viva Alfa Romeo, Australian Auto Sportsman, January 1965, pages 14 to 19
  7. ↑ The Racing Car News report lists Whiteford & Hopkins as placing fourth in Class D but the entry is not included in the 28 classified finishers in the Modern Motor report

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