Six Hour Le Mans
The Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for sports cars and touring cars held in Western Australia from 1955 to 1972. Initially run at the Caversham Airfield circuit, the event was moved, along with all other WA circuit racing, to the then new Wanneroo Park Raceway in 1969.
Winners
1955 | Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor | Austin-Healey 100M |
1956 | Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor | Austin-Healey 100 |
1957 | Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor | Austin-Healey 100-4 |
1958 | Jim Harwood / Bill Downey | Triumph TR2 |
1959 | Clem Dwyer / Vin Smith | Triumph TR3 |
1960 | Jack Ayers / Lionel Beattie | Holden Sports |
1961 | Ray Barfield | Aston Martin DB3S |
1962 | Derek Jolly / John Roxburgh | Lotus 15 Coventry Climax |
1963 | Jeff Dunkerton | Lotus Super 7 |
1964 | Harley Pederick / Stan Starcevich | Jaguar E-type |
1965 | Spencer Martin / David McKay | Ferrari 250LM |
1966 | Ron Thorp | AC Cobra 289 |
1967 | Jeff Dunkerton / Doug Mould | Morris Cooper S |
1968 | Fritz Kohout | Porsche 911S |
1969 | Don O'Sullivan / Frank Matich | Lola T70 |
1970 | Don O'Sullivan / Howie Sangster | Lola T70 Mk. II |
1971 | Ray Thackwell, Jim Mullins | Porsche 911S |
1972 | Ray Thackwell, Jim Mullins | Porsche 911S |
Further reading
- Around The Houses (© 1980) by Terry Walker
- A History of Australian Motor Sport (© 1980) by Jim Shepherd
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