1965 Six Hour Le Mans
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The 1965 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race open to Sports Cars, Improved Production Touring Cars & Series Production Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on 7 June 1965. Results were as follows:
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer Martin David McKay |
1 | Ferrari 250LM | Scuderia Veloce | 223 |
| 2 | Ron Thorp | 2 | AC Cobra 289 | 211 | |
| 3 | Vic Watson Dave Sullivan |
5 | Hurricane V8 | 200 | |
| 4 | Max McCrackan Vin Smith |
7 | Lotus Elite | 200 | |
| 5 | Ted Lisle Mike Tighe |
33 | Morris Cooper S | 193 | |
| 6 | P Capelli Rick Lisle |
36 | Morris Cooper | 188 | |
| Sports Cars 751-1100cc | |||||
| 1 | Gary Griffiths Jeff Dunkerton |
25 | Austin-Healey Sprite | 159 | |
| DNF | Nev McBeth Dick Ward |
26 | Austin-Healey Sprite | ||
| DNF | Don Noack Rod Slater |
24 | Renault 750 | ||
| Sports Cars 1101-1500cc | |||||
| 1 | Max McCrackan Vin Smith |
7 | Lotus Elite | 200 | |
| 2 | Jeff Dunkerton | 4 | Lotus Super 7 | 132 | |
| 3 | Don Baker | 23 | Volkswagen | 122 | |
| DNF | Warren Mathews Lou Orton |
22 | Volkswagen | ||
| DNF | Derek Vince Jack Ayers |
8 | Elfin | 27 | |
| DNF | J Malhoney | 21 | Triumph Spitfire | 27 | |
| Sports Cars 1501-2000cc | |||||
| 1 | J Bavera R Mitchell |
17 | MGB | 189 | |
| 2 | Bob Biltoff T Barlow |
9 | Porsche Super 90 | 166 | |
| 3 | R Britton | 18 | MGA | 121 | |
| Sports Cars 2001-3000cc | |||||
| 1 | Bill Dickson R Fielding |
14 | Holden | 186 | |
| 2 | P Wilkins G Abbott |
12 | Triumph TR4 | 184 | |
| 3 | J Lewis D McKay |
29 | Holden | 130 | |
| DNF | Rod Donovan | 11 | Holden | 82 | |
| DNF | Rod Waller, Lionel Beattie | 6 | Repco Holden Sports | 72 | |
| DNF | John Glasson | 10 | Atlantis | 13 | |
| Sports Cars Over 3000cc | |||||
| 1 | Spencer Martin David McKay |
1 | Ferrari 250LM | Scuderia Veloce | 223 |
| 2 | Ron Thorp | 2 | AC Cobra 289 | 211 | |
| 3 | Vic Watson Dave Sullivan |
5 | Hurricane V8 | 200 | |
| Improved Production Touring Cars 751-1100cc | |||||
| 1 | Ted Lisle Mike Tighe |
33 | Morris Cooper S | 193 | |
| 2 | P Capelli Rick Lisle |
36 | Morris Cooper | 188 | |
| 3 | Stuart Kostera Derek Fletcher |
39 | Ford Anglia | 183 | |
| Improved Production Touring Cars 1101-1500cc | |||||
| 1 | Max Butt G Glatz |
35 | Ford Cortina | 184 | |
| 2 | Ross Urquhart Craig McAllister |
34 | Ford Cortina | 170 | |
| DNF | Owen Stringer M Tighe |
32 | Ford Cortina GT | 152 | |
| DNF | Don O'Sullivan R McDowell |
33 | Ford Cortina GT | 6 | |
| Improved Production Touring Cars 2001-3000cc | |||||
| 1 | J Piesse H Vander Straaten |
37 | Holden | 180 | |
| Improved Production Touring Cars Over 3000cc | |||||
| 1 | Dick Roberts | 30 | Chrysler Valiant | 119 | |
| Series Production Touring Cars 751-1100cc | |||||
| 1 | H De Klerk M Cliff |
42 | Morris Cooper | 176 | |
| DNF | D Black J Brewer |
45 | Vauxhall Viva | 16 | |
| Series Production Touring Cars 1101-1500cc | |||||
| 1 | Leon Shenton T Cuncliffe |
44 | Simca | 166 | |
| Series Production Touring Cars 2000-3000cc | |||||
| 1 | John Hughes D Black |
40 | Holden | 168 | |
References
[edit]- A History Of Australian Motor Sport, © 1980
- Around The Houses, © 1980
- Modern Motor, August 1965
- Racing Car News, July 1965
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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