Английская Википедия:1956 Six Hour Le Mans
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Шаблон:Short description The 1956 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for Closed Production Cars and Sports Cars.[1] The event was held at the Caversham Airfield in Western Australia on 20 May 1956, utilizing the "Triangle" circuit.[1] It was the second Six Hour Le Mans race to be held in Western Australia.[2] The race was scheduled to be run on 13 May[3] but was postponed until 20 May.[4]
The race was won by Sydney Anderson and Sid Taylor driving an Austin-Healey 100.
Results
| Position[1] | Drivers[1] | No.[1] | Car[1] | Entrant[1] | Category[1] | Class[1] | Class pos.[1] | Laps[1] |
| 1 | Sydney Anderson, Sid Taylor | 15 | Austin-Healey 100 | Sydney Anderson Automotoves Pty. Ltd.[4] | Sports Cars | Over 1500cc | 1 | 166 |
| 2 | Aubrey Melrose[4] | Austin-Healey 100 | Aubrey Melrose[4] | 164[4] | ||||
| 3 | Shirley Deane,[5] G. Bridges | Austin-Healey 100 | Miss S. Deane[4] | 152 | ||||
| 4 | T. Carboni, V. Carboni | 21 | Holden | Sydney Anderson Automotoves Pty. Ltd.[4] | Closed Production Cars | 1501 to 2500cc | 1 | 147 |
| =5[4] | Aub Badger[6] | 35[4] | Holden[6] | 145 | ||||
| =5[4] | D. Alexander,[4] B. Wray | 24[4] | 145 | |||||
| 7 | Noel Aldous,[4] F. Coxon | 38 | MG TC Midget | Sports Cars | Up to 1500cc | 1 | 139 | |
| =10[7] | Clem Dwyer,[4] Johnny Walker[4] | 4 | Renault 750[7] | Diesel Motors Pty. Ltd.[4] | Closed Production Cars | 751 to 1100cc[8] | 1 | 136 |
| ? | A. Mackintosh, W. Solloway | 19 | Chevrolet | Sydney Anderson Automotoves Pty. Ltd.[4] | Closed Production Cars | Over 2500cc | 1 | 136 |
| ? | E. Allwood, G. Magill | 33 | Ford Anglia | E. Allwood[4] | Closed Production Cars | 1101 to 1500cc | 134 | |
| ? | J. Nelson, J. Harwood | 2 | Renault 750 | Diesel Motors Pty. Ltd.[4] | Closed Production Cars | Up to 750cc | 1 | 126 |
| ? | P. Morgan,[4] V. Smith[4] | 3[4] | Renault 750[4] | Diesel Motors Pty. Ltd.[4] | Closed Production Cars | Up to 750cc[4] | ||
| ? | Murray Williamson,[6] Raymond Clarke[6] | Ford V8[6] | ? | |||||
| ? | Standard Vanguard[7] | ? | ||||||
| ? | Fiat[7] | ? | ||||||
| ? | Volkswagen[7] | ? | ||||||
| ? | Triumph TR2[7] | ? |
The above results are incomplete.
The Teams Prize was awarded to the Diesel Motors Renault Team which comprised cars No 2 and the No 3 competing in the under 750cc class.[4]
Notes & references
- ↑ 1,00 1,01 1,02 1,03 1,04 1,05 1,06 1,07 1,08 1,09 1,10 Western Australian Motor Race Results 1956 Retrieved on 14 October 2011
- ↑ Terry Walker, Six Hour Le Mans, Around The Houses - The History of Motor Racing In Western Australia, 1980, page 56
- ↑ What's on in 1956, Australian Motor Manual, February 1 1956, page 58
- ↑ 4,00 4,01 4,02 4,03 4,04 4,05 4,06 4,07 4,08 4,09 4,10 4,11 4,12 4,13 4,14 4,15 4,16 4,17 4,18 4,19 4,20 4,21 4,22 4,23 4,24 4,25 The Visor - Motor Sports Journal, May 31 1956
- ↑ Car Repeats Win In Six-Hour Race, The West Australian, Monday, May 21 1956
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 6,3 6,4 1938 Car Steals Show In Race, The West Australian, Tuesday, May 22 1956, page 12
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 7,3 7,4 7,5 Small car has a big heart, The West Australian, Tuesday, June 5 1956, page 19
- ↑ The Visor - Motor Sports Journal, May 31 1956, page 3 states that the Dwyer / Walker Renault was rated at 760cc rather than 747cc owing to a rebored cylinder
