1960 Six Hour Le Mans

The 1960 Six Hour Le Mans was a motor race for sports cars and sedans.[1] The event was held at the Caversham Airfield circuit in Western Australia on 6 June 1960.[2] It was the sixth annual Six Hour Le Mans race.[3]

The race was won by Jack Ayers and Lionel Beattie driving a Holden Sports.

Results
Position[4] Drivers[4] No. Car[4] Entrant[1] Class pos.[4] Class[4] Laps[4]
1 Jack Ayers, Lionel Beattie 9[2] Holden Sports[1] Superior Cars 1 Sports 2001–3000cc 178
2 Jeff Dunkerton MGA 1500 Winterbottoms 1 Sports 1301–1600cc 177
3 Dave Sullivan, A Dodd Holden Northside Service Station 1 Sedan 2001–3000cc 176
4 Doug Green, Colin Weir Triumph TR3A Reimann Motors 1 Sports 1601–2000cc 173
5 Gavin Sandford-Morgan,[5] Henry Short Lotus Elite DE Jolly Ltd 1 Sedan 1000–1300cc 172
6 Aubrey Melrose, Vin Smith Porsche 1600 AG Melrose 1 Sedan 1301–1600cc 172
7 Syd Negus, K Wilkinson Plymouth Sports SA Negus 1 Sports Over 3000cc 172
8 Bob Avery Simca Wentworth Motors Sedan – unknown[1] 170
9 Mal Chapman Austin-Healey 100/6 Superior Cars Sports – unknown[1] 167
10 George Wakelin, D Edwards Holden G Wakelin Sedan – unknown[1] 161
11 David Sadique, S Templar Simca Ecurie Sainte Sedan – unknown[1] 160
12 Don Reimann, Peter Bond Ford Anglia Duncan Motor Co Pty Ltd 1 Sedan 851–1000cc 160
13 Bob McDowall Volkswagen RS McDowall Sedan – unknown[1] 158
14 T Rice, D McGuiness Austin-Healey Sprite T Rice 1 Sports 851–1000cc 157
15 TW Sands Volkswagen Webster Motors Sedan – unknown[1] 155
16 L Allwood Ford Thames L Allwood Sedan – unknown[1] 153
17 W Kruyssen, B Lemon Volkswagen W Kruyssen Sedan – unknown[1] 152
18 R Betteridge, J Glasson Morris Minor 1000 Modern Motor Sales Sedan – unknown[1] 151
19 Lloyd Trezise Ford V8 (1938) L Trezise 1 Sedan Over 3000cc 150
20 Jack Wynhoff Renault Dauphine Maison Motors 1 Sedan Up to 850cc 143
21 Frank Baden-Powell, S Campbell[1] 32[3] Goggomobil Dart WJ Lucas Ltd 1 Sports Up to 850cc 134
DNF Wally Knox Holden
DNF Ray Barfield Aston Martin DB3S 60

Notes

References
  1. Full Details of 6-Hour Le Mans, The Visor, June 15, 1960, page 2
  2. Easy End, But Hard Laps in Le Mans Race, The West Australian, Tuesday, June 7, 1960
  3. Terry Walker, Around The Houses : The History of Motor Racing In Western Australia, 1980
  4. Western Australian Race Results 1960, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. Little Le Mans 1960, Sports Car World, August 1960, pages 58 to 60
  6. 1960 - 6 Hour race with Le Mans start. Photo: Ken Devine collection, www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com, as archived at web.archive.org
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