1965 International 6 Hour Touring Car Race

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The 1965 International 6 Hour Touring Car Race was a six-hour endurance race for touring cars held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 21 November 1965. [1] The race, which was open to cars classified in Group 1 of international Appendix J, [2] was the second in a sequence of races which would evolve into the Sandown 500. The race was won by Frank Gardner and Kevin Bartlett driving an Alfa Romeo TI Super entered by Alec Mildren Racing. [3]

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Classes

Cars competed in five classes according to engine capacity. [1]

Results

Position [3] Drivers [3] [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [1] Class [1] Class position [3] Laps [3]
1 Frank Gardner
Kevin Bartlett
26 Alfa Romeo TI Super Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd C1231
2Steve Holland
Albert Poon
31 Ford Cortina Lotus Steve HollandC2227
3 Bob Holden
Ron Haylen
48 Morris Cooper S Killara Motor GarageD1217
4John Newmarch
Dennis Dix
23 Prince Skyline GT McDonald Motors Pty LtdC3217
5William Stanley
Digby Cooke
50 Morris Cooper S Marque MotorsD2216
6Max Volkers
Barry Broomhall
27 Ford Cortina Lotus Max VolkersC4216
7Rod Murphy
Terry Murphy
45 Isuzu Bellett Aid Motors Pty LtdD3216
8 Brian Sampson
William Buckle
43 Toyota Corona Australian Motor Industries Ltd D4213
9Fred Sutherland
Alan Mottram
2 Studebaker Lark C&G Motors Pty LtdA1213
10 Bob Jane
George Reynolds
29 Ford Cortina Lotus Ford Motor Company of Australia C5212
11Peter Brown
Ray Gulson
42 Ford Cortina GT500 Canberra Speed ShopD5210
12 John Roxburgh
Doug Whiteford
12 Holden HD Manual John Roxburgh MotorsB1209
13Ron King
Alan King
62 Morris Cooper S Elko Motors Pty LtdE1209
14Geoff Russell
Syd Fisher
24 Peugeot 404 PJ Regan Motors Pty LtdC6207
15Warren Weldon
Bill Slattery
3 Studebaker Lark Needham Motors Pty LtdA2207
16Bill Burns
B Lawler
7 Jaguar 3.8 Automatic Bill BurnsA3207
17Ron Stelmack
Barry Coutts
14 Fiat 2300 High Crest Motors Pty LtdB2206
18John Peebles
Ross Edwards
4 Ford Mustang Automatic Auto-Marine Land / Peter Wright MotorsA4205
19Bob Brown
Gavin Bailieu
61 Morris Cooper S BJ Auto Services Pty LtdE2202
20David Fraser
Brian McGrath
54 Renault R8 Gordini Renno MotorsD6202
21Ewan Fraser
Bruce Hindhaugh
63 Morris Cooper S Head BrothersE3197
22Brian Reed
Max Stewart
21 Triumph 2000 Australian Motor Industries Ltd C7195
23Les Palmer
Terry Morris
11 Holden HD Automatic Kelly Brothers MotorsB3195
24Don Preece
Dick Thurston
6 Jaguar 3.4 Mk1 Hyperform Auto ServicesA5195
25Pat Crea
Ron Grose
46 Isuzu Bellett Aid Motors Pty LtdD7193
26Garry Shoesmith
Anthony Robards
64 Vauxhall Viva Gerry ShoesmithE4193
27Dianne Leighton
Kaye Whiteford
65 Vauxhall Viva Winter & Taylor (Geelong) Pty LtdE5182
28Mal Bailey
J Hicks
22 Prince Skyline GT Malcolm BaileyC8181
29Max Patterson
Ian Forde
66 Morris 850 MJ PattersonE6178
DNF Allan Moffat
Jim Palmer
28 Ford Cortina Lotus Allan MoffatC-224 [3]
DNFKevin Burns
Frank Porter
44 Isuzu Bellett Aid Motors Pty LtdD-?
DNFJim Russell
Clarrie Head
52 Morris Cooper S Head BrothersD-?
DNFHugh Bryson
J Crawford
5 Jaguar 3.8 Mk2 Bryson Industries LtdA-?
DNF Roberto Bussinello
Ralph Sachs
25 Alfa Romeo GTA Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd C-99 [4]
DNFJohn Connelly
Gerry Merrett
53 Renault R8 Gordini L Park Tyre Service Pty LtdD-?
DNF Spencer Martin
William Brown
55 Renault R8 Gordini Renault AustraliaD-?
DNFBrian Foley
Peter Manton
47 Morris Cooper S Brian Foley MotorsD-?
DNF Barry Seton
Harry Firth
41 Ford Cortina GT500 Ford Motor Company of Australia C-0
DNFCharlie Smith
L Stewart
49 Morris Cooper S C SmithD-0

39 cars started the race [3] and 29 finished. [4] Names of drivers who were entered in the car but did not drive during the race are shown within brackets.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Official Programme, Sandown, Sunday, November 21, 1965
  2. Favorite for six-hour race, www.ebay.com As archived at www.webcitation.org on 1 April 2014
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Adrian Ryan, Sandown International Six-Hour - Mildren's Alfa makes it two in a row, Racing Car News, January 1966, pages 32 to 34
  4. 1 2 Alfa Romeo takes six-hour race, The Melbourne Age, Monday, Nov 22, 1965
  5. 1 2 3 Alfa wins again in Sandown six hour race, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide, 12th Edition for 1967, pages 74 to 76

Further reading

Preceded by International 6 Hour Touring Car Race
1965
Succeeded by
1966-67 Not Held
1968 Datsun 3 Hour Trophy