1960 Six Hour Le Mans

The 1960 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race for sports cars and sedans. The event was held at the Caversham Airfield circuit in Western Australia on 6 June 1960.^[1][2]

Results

Position [3]	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class Pos.	Class	Laps
1	Jack Ayers, Lionel Beattie	9	Holden Sports	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	Aubrey Melrose, Vin Smith		Porsche 1600	AG Melrose	1	Sedan 1301–1600cc	172
6	G Sandford-Morgan, H Short		Lotus Elite	DE Jolly Ltd	1	Sedan 1000–1300cc	172
7	S Negus, K Wilkinson		Plymouth Sports	SA Negus	1	Sports Over 3000cc	172
8	Bob Avery		Simca	Wentworth Motors		Sedan – unknown	170
9	Mal Chapman		Austin-Healey 100/6	Superior Cars		Sports – unknown	167
10	George Wakelin, D Edwards		Holden	G Wakelin		Sedan – unknown	161
11	David Sadique, S Templar		Simca	Ecurie Sainte		Sedan – unknown	160
12	Don Reimann, Peter Bond		Ford Anglia	Duncan Motor Co Pty Ltd	1	Sedan 851–1000cc	160
13	R McDowall		Volkswagen	RS McDowall		Sedan – unknown	158
14	T Rice, D McGuiness		Austin-Healey Sprite	T Rice	1	Sports 851–1000cc	157
15	T Sands		Volkswagen	Webster Motors		Sedan – unknown	155
16	L Allwood		Ford Thames	L Allwood		Sedan – unknown	153
17	W Kruyssen, B Lemon		Volkswagen	W Kruyssen		Sedan – unknown	152
18	R Betteridge, J Glasson		Morris Minor 1000	Modern Motor Sales		Sedan – unknown	151
19	Lloyd Trezise		Ford V8	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	32	Goggomobil Dart	WJ Lucas Ltd	1	Sports Up to 850cc	134
DNF [4]	Ray Barfield		Aston Martin DB3S

• Note : It is most likely that there were also other starters that would have been classified as non-finishers.

References

1. The West Australian, Tuesday, June 7, 1960
2. The Visor, June 15, 1960, page 2
3. Race Results Retrieved from terrywalkersplace.com on 12 August 2008
4. Terry Walker, Around The Houses : The History of Motor Racing In Western Australia, 1980

External links

• The winning Holden Sports Retrieved from terrywalkersplace.com on 12 August 2008