1954 Bathurst 100

The 1954 Bathurst 100 was a motor race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 19 April 1954.[1] It was staged over 26 laps[2] of the 3.7 mile circuit,[1] a total distance of approximately 100 miles.[1] The race, which was open to 'racing cars of all powers',[3] was contested on a handicap basis with the first car, the HRG of Eddie Senior, starting 17 minutes and 46 seconds before the last cars, the Maybach of Stan Jones and the Ferrari of Dick Cobden.[1]

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

The race was won by Bill Clark driving a HRG, with the Scratch section (disregarding handicaps) won by Stan Jones driving a Maybach.[1]

Race results
Race winner Bill Clark (HRG), contesting the 1954 Bathurst 100
Stan Jones (Maybach) placed third and won the Scratch section
Position[2] Driver[2] No.[2] Car[2] Handicap[2] Race time[2] Scratch section[1] Time[1]
1 Bill Clark 88 HRG 5.12 94.15 8 89.03
2 Jack Brabham[1] 1 Cooper Bristol 16.28 95.13 2 78.45
3 Stan Jones[1] 2 Maybach 17.46 95.45 1 77.59
4 John Nind[1] 32 MG TB Special 5.12 97.33    
5 Dick Cobden 3 Ferrari Type 125[4] 17.46 97.58 3 80.12
6 Ray Fowler[5] 52 MG TC/J2 Special 9.32 98.07 6 88.12
7 Jack Murray[6] 30 Bugatti Ford 13.26 98.25 4 84.01
8 Jack Robinson[1] 20 Jaguar Special 11.42 99.17 5 87.15
9 Stan Coffey[6] 4 Cooper Bristol 16.28 105.05 7 88.37
 ? Frank Waters[5] 35 SoCal V8 Special 6.04      
DNF Bill Ford 54 Hudson Special 10.24      
DNF Jim Madsen[5] 7 Cooper 1100 13.26      
DNF Larry Humphries[5] 18 Austral Union 11.42      
DNF Lex Davison[6] 5 HWM Jaguar 16.28      
DNF George Pearce 16 Cooper 1100 13.26      
DNF Col James 79 MG TC Special 9.32      
DNF Kevin Clement 80 Tobin V8 Special 6.04      
DNF Bill Shipway 50 Cooper 500 6.04      
DNF Tom Griffiths 72 Nutbug (Bugatti Ford)[7] 5.28      
DNF Frank Dynon[5] 81 MG TB Special[5] 5.12      
DNF Eddie Senior[5] 91 HRG 0.00      
  • Organiser: Australian Racing Drivers Club[1]
  • Attendance: more than 18,000[1]
  • Entries: 25[2]
  • Starters: 21[2]
  • Non-starters: 4[2]
  • Winner's average speed: 67.4 mph[3]
  • Fastest time: Stan Jones, 77 minutes 59 seconds[1] (77.2 mph average speed)[3]

References
  1. Big Bathurst Motor Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 20 April 1954, page 4 Retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 27 September 2015
  2. John Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 147 & 148
  3. Bathurst Hundred, Australian Motor Sports, May 1954, pages 30 to 32
  4. John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 144
  5. John Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 143 & 144
  6. Fast Cars for Bathurst Races, The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 17 April 1954, page 4 Retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 27 September 2015
  7. Bathurst 100 (entry list), Official Programme, Bathurst Car Races, Monday 19 April 1954
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