1959 6-Hour Le Mans Production Car Race

The 1959 6-Hour Le Mans Production Car Race was a motor race staged on 1 June 1959 at the Caversham Race Circuit[1] in Western Australia, Australia. It was organised by the WA Sporting Car Club,[1] and was the fifth annual Six Hour Le Mans.[2]

The race was won by Clem Dwyer and Vin Smith, driving a Triumph TR3A.[3]

Results

Position[4] Drivers[4] No. Car[4] Entrant Cat. pos.[4] Category[4] Class pos.[4] Class[4] Laps[4]
1 Clem Dywer, Vin Smith 1[5] Triumph TR3A Diesel Motors[4] 1 Sports Cars 176
2 Lionel Beattie 10[6] MGA 2 Sports Cars 174
3 Merv Dudley, Doug Green MGA Mercury Motors[6] 3 Sports Cars 174
4 Jack Ayers Holden 48-215 Superior Cars[7] 1 Sedan Cars 1 1601-2500cc 172
5 Jim Harwood, Bill Downey 2[6] Triumph TR3A Performance Cars[6] 171
6 Darryl McGuinness Austin-Healey Reimann Motors[7] 171
7 Dave Sullivan Holden 48-215 2 Sedan Cars 171
8 Ray Barfield Triumph TR3 164
9 David Sadique Simca Aronde[8] 3 Sedan Cars 1 1101-1300cc 163
10 Ron Heath Jaguar XK120 159
11 Don Reimann, John Glasson Standard Ten Cadet Diesel Motors[4] 1 851-1100cc 155
12 Syd Negus Plymouth Sports 152
13 R. Betteridge Morris Minor 150
14 Bob Annear, D. Reiman Standard Ten Cadet Diesel Motors[4] 148
15 Brian Lemon Volkswagen 147
16 Lloyd Trezise Ford V8 (1938) 1 Over 2500cc 146
17 Mike Geneve, R. Pelusey Skoda 143
18 L. Johnson, J. Wynhoff Renault Dauphine 1 Up to 850cc 138
19 Aub Melrose Austin-Healey 116
DNF Harry van Lannen[6] Austin-Healey 131
DNF Stan Starcevich Holden 122
DNF Tony Carboni Austin-Healey 96
DNF Jim Ward Ford Zephyr 69
DNF Mal Chapman MGTF 15

Teams Award

Diesel Motors - Clem Dywer & Vin Smith (Triumph TR3A), Don Reimann & John Glasson (Standard Ten Cadet), Bob Annear & D Reiman (Standard Ten Cadet)[4]

Lambretta Trophy

David Sadique[4] (Simca Aronde)

Notes

  • Start: Le Mans type[6]
  • Entries: 27[6]
  • Starters: 24[6]
  • Finishers: 19[6]
  • Distance covered by winning car: 387 miles[5]
  • Average speed of winning car: 64.9 mph[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Official Programme, The Annual 6-Hour Le Mans Production Car Race, Caversham Race Circuit, Monday, 1 June 1959, www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ Terry Walker, Around The Houses, 1980, pages 56–59
  3. ^ New Car Wins at Caversham, The West Australian, Tuesday, 2 June 1959, page 8
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Western Australian Race Results 1959, page 6, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. ^ a b Six-hour Race to Triumph, Modern Motor, August 1959, pages 70 & 71
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j A.W. Rees, "Little Le Mans" Triumph, Sports Car World, August 1959, page 50
  7. ^ a b 1959 Six Hour Race, www.terrywalkersplace.com Retrieved 31 May 2006, page no longer available at this site
  8. ^ Wenworth Motors advertisement, The West Australian, Tuesday, 2 June 1959, page 25

Further reading

  • Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 150–151