1959 6-Hour Le Mans Production Car Race

The 1959 6-Hour Le Mans Production Car Race was staged on 1 June 1959 at the Caversham Race Circuit[1] in Western Australia. The race, which was organised by the WA Sporting Car Club,[1] was the fifth annual Six Hour Le Mans.[2]

The race was won by Clem Dwyer and Vin Smith, driving a Triumph TR3A.[3]

Results
Position[4] Drivers[4] No. Car[4] Entrant Cat. pos.[4] Category[4] Class pos.[4] Class[4] Laps[4]
1 Clem Dywer, Vin Smith 1[5] Triumph TR3A Diesel Motors[4] 1 Sports Cars 176
2 Lionel Beattie MGA 2 Sports Cars 174
3 Merv Dudley, Doug Green MGA Mercury Motors[6] 3 Sports Cars 174
4 Jack Ayers Holden 48-215 Superior Cars[7] 1 Sedan Cars 1 1601-2500cc 172
5 Jim Harwood, Bill Downey 2[6] Triumph TR3A Performance Cars[6] 171
6 Darryl McGuinness Austin-Healey Reimann Motors[7] 171
7 Dave Sullivan Holden 48-215 2 Sedan Cars 171
8 Ray Barfield Triumph TR3 164
9 David Sadique Simca Aronde[8] 3 Sedan Cars 1 1101-1300cc 163
10 Ron Heath Jaguar XK120 159
11 Don Reimann, John Glasson Standard Ten Cadet Diesel Motors[4] 1 851-1100cc 155
12 Syd Negus Plymouth Sports 152
13 R Betteridge Morris Minor 150
14 Bob Annear, D Reiman Standard Ten Cadet Diesel Motors[4] 148
15 Brian Lemon Volkswagen 147
16 Lloyd Trezise Ford V8 (1938) 1 Over 2500cc 146
17 Mike Geneve, R Pelusey Skoda 143
18 L Johnson, J Wynhoff Renault Dauphine 1 Up to 850cc 138
19 Aub Melrose Austin-Healey 116
DNF Harry van Lannen[6] Austin-Healey 131
DNF Stan Starcevich Holden 122
DNF Tony Carboni Austin-Healey 96
DNF Jim Ward Ford Zephyr 69
DNF Mal Chapman MGTF 15

Teams Award

Diesel Motors - Clem Dywer & Vin Smith (Triumph TR3A), Don Reimann & John Glasson (Standard Ten Cadet), Bob Annear & D Reiman (Standard Ten Cadet)[4]

Lambretta Trophy

David Sadique[4] (Simca Aronde)

Notes
  • Entries: 27[6]
  • Starters: 24[6]
  • Finishers: 19[6]
  • Distance covered by winning car: 387 miles[5]
  • Average speed of winning car: 64.9 mph[6]

References
  1. Official Programme, The Annual 6-Hour Le Mans Production Car Race, Caversham Race Circuit, Monday, 1 June 1959, www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. Terry Walker, Around The Houses, 1980, pages 56–59
  3. New Car Wins at Caversham, The West Australian, Tuesday, 2 June 1959, page 8
  4. Western Australian Race Results 1959, page 6, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. Six-hour Race to Triumph, Modern Motor, August 1959, pages 70 & 71
  6. A.W. Rees, "Little Le Mans" Triumph, Sports Car World, August 1959, page 50
  7. 1959 Six Hour Race, www.terrywalkersplace.com Retrieved 31 May 2006, page no longer available at this site
  8. Wenworth Motors advertisement, The West Australian, Tuesday, 2 June 1959, page 25

Further reading
  • Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 150–151
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