1967 Six Hour Le Mans

The 1967 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for Sports Cars and Touring Cars. The event, which attracted 38 starters, was staged at the Caversham Airfield circuit in Western Australia on 5 June 1967.[1] It was the thirteenth Six Hour Le Mans race.

The race was won by Jeff Dunkerton and Doug Mould driving a Morris Cooper S.

Results

Position[1] Drivers No. Car Entrant Laps
1 Jeff Dunkerton, Doug Mould 6 Morris Cooper S Le May Racing Team 203
2 Ron Thorp 1 AC Cobra 289 202
3 Paul Casellas, Bob Kingsbury Hurricane V8 190
4 John Trowell, Mike Tighe Alfa Romeo GTV Team Reimann 187
5 Howie Sangster, J Percival Ford Cortina GT 184
6 H Scott, N Scott Holden HD Station Sedan 182
7 Dick Roberts[2] Holden HR Premier X2 181
8 A McCarthy, M Johnson Holden FJ 180
9 Stuart Kostera Ford Anglia 180
10 John Alford, P Robertson Morris 850 Le May Racing Team 178
 ? Cavanough, Knox Holden 46
 ? John Bertina Holden FJ 179
 ? Maslin Renault
 ? Bartlett Holden Sports
 ? Bob Biltoft Ford Sports
 ? Len Brockwell Ford Anglia
 ? [2] Hall, Davies[2] Holden[2]
 ? [2] O'Sullivan, Jamie Gard, Downey[2] 3[2] Cooper Ford[2]
DNF Ted Lisle 5 Morris Cooper S Team Reimann 144
DNF Mitchell Peugeot Holden
DNF Vince Elfin Streamliner
DNF Briggs MGB
DNF Goddard, Matthews Holden
DNF Owen Stringer Ford Cortina 220
DNF Ross Urquhart Lotus Super Seven
DNF Gordon Stephenson Alfa Romeo GTA
DNF Stan Starcevich Ford Cortina Lotus 56
DNF Ken Glasgow Morris Minor 1000
DNF John Glassen Rambler Sports

Note : The above listing is incomplete.

References

  1. Mini "S" Downs Cobra, Racing Car News, July 1967, pages 31 & 34
  2. Mike Beilby, Cooper "S" Wins at Caversham, Australian Auto Sportsman, July 1967, Page Twenty-three

Further reading

  • Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, p. 152
  • Terry Walker, Around The Houses, 1980, pp. 58–59
  • Dunkerton Drives Skilfully, The West Australian, Tuesday, 6 June 1967, p. 39
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