1957 Le Mans Six Hour Production Car Race (Caversham)

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] Entrant Class Pos. [1] Class [1] Laps [1]
1 Sydney Anderson, [3] Sid Taylor [3] 1 Austin-Healey 100-4 [3] We Never Sleep Pty Ltd [3] 1 Sports cars Over 1500cc 147
2 Alan Mackintosh, [3] John Trowell [3]   Triumph TR2 Sydney Anderson Autos [3]     143
3 R Heath, [1] M Williams [1]   Jaguar XK120 RE Heath [3]     142
4 H Mackinlay   Simca Elysee   1 Closed cars 1100cc - 1500cc 137
5 D Blythe   Austin A55       136
6 J Gibbons   MG TF   1 Sports cars Under 1500cc 130
7 W Allwood   Ford Anglia       128
8 C Dwyer, V Smith   Renault Dauphine   1 Closed cars Under 850cc 123
9 R Downey, R Annear   Austin A30       122
10 C van Buren, M van Buren   Volkswagen       122
11 B Martin, D Hendrix   Volkswagen       121
12 N Aldous, A Melrose   Renault 750       118
13 J Harwood, B Ranford Jr           111
14 P 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 kph).

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.com Retrieved on 18 June 2013. Archived 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
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