1961 Six Hour Le Mans

The 1961 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for sports cars and sedans. It was staged at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on Monday, 5 June 1961.

Results

Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Laps
1	Ray Barfield	1	Aston Martin DB3S		Sport Cars	187
2	Bob McDowall		Triumph TR3A		Sport Cars
3	Vic Johnson		Austin-Healey 100-4		Sport Cars
4	Wally Knox		Holden 48/215		Sedans
5	Dave Sadique		Simca Montlhery
	Other starters included the following
	Bill Inwood	19	Simca
	David McKay, Jack Wynhoff		Renault Gordini	Diesel Motors
	Don Reinann		Ford Anglia	Mortlocks
	John Glasson	16	Austin Lancer
	Max MacCrackan	26	Lotus 11
	Neville Macbeth		Austin-Healey Sprite

The winning car covered a record 187 laps (385 miles / 620 km) despite the fact that it rained throughout the race.

References

• Around The Houses, © 1980
• A History of Australian Motor Sport, © 1980