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]
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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Big Bathurst Motor Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 20 April 1954, page 4 Retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 27 September 2015
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 John Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 147 & 148
- 1 2 3 Bathurst Hundred, Australian Motor Sports, May 1954, pages 30 to 32
- ↑ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 144
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 John Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 143 & 144
- 1 2 3 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
- ↑ Bathurst 100 (entry list), Official Programme, Bathurst Car Races, Monday 19th April 1954
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