1956 Six Hour Le Mans

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 26 May 1956, utilizing the "Triangle" circuit.^[1] It was the second Six Hour Le Mans race to be held in Western Australia.^[2]

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		Sports Cars	Over 1500cc	1	166
2	Aub Melrose		Austin-Healey 100					154
3	S Deane, G Bridges		Austin-Healey 100					152
4	T Carboni, V Carboni	21	Holden		Closed Production Cars	1501 to 2500cc	1	147
?	A Badger							145
?	G Alexander, B Wray							145
7	N Aldous, F Coxon	38	MG TC Midget		Sports Cars	Up to 1500cc	1	139
?	C Dwyer, J Walker	4	Renault Dauphine	Diesel Motors Renault Team	Closed Production Cars	751 to 1100cc	1	136
?	A Mackintosh, W Solloway	19	Chevrolet		Closed Production Cars	Over 2500cc	1	136
?	E Allwood, G Magill	33	Ford Anglia		Closed Production Cars	1101 to 1500cc		134
?	J Nelson, J Harwood	2	Renault 750	Diesel Motors Renault Team	Closed Production Cars	Up to 750cc	1	126

The above results are incomplete.

The Teams Prize was awarded to the Diesel Motors Renault Team which was composed of the No 2 Renault 750 and the No 4 Renault Dauphine.^[1]

References

1. Western Australian Motor Race Results 1956 Retrieved on 14 October 2011
2. Terry Walker, Six Hour Le Mans, Around The Houses - The History of Motor Racing In Western Australia, 1980, page 56