The 1956 Bathurst 100 was a motor race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 2 April 1956.[1] It was staged over 26 laps[2] of the 3.875-mile circuit,[3] a total distance of approximately 100 miles.[2] The race was contested on a handicap basis with the first cars starting 16 minutes and two seconds before the last car, the Maserati 250F of Reg Hunt.[4]
The race was won by Lex Davison in a Ferrari,[2] with the Scratch section (disregarding handicaps) won by Reg Hunt driving a Maserati 250F.[2]
Race results
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| Position[2][4] | Driver[2][4] | No.[4][1] | Car[2][4][1] | Entrant[2][4][1] | Laps[2][4] | Handicap[2][4] | Race time[2][4] | Scratch result[2][4] | Time[2][4] |
| 1 | Lex Davison | 2 | Ferrari 500 3.0 | Ecurie Australie | 26 | 19:04 | 1:29:59 | 2 | 1:15:15 |
| 2 | Reg Hunt | 1 | Maserati 250F | R Hunt | 20:22 | 1:30:59 | 1 | 1:14:57 | |
| 3 | Bib Stillwell | 3 | Jaguar D-type | B Stillwell | ? | 1:32:37 | 3 | 1:19:11 | |
| 4 | Paul England | 28 | Ausca | P England | 10:50 | 1:35:41 | |||
| 5 | Tom Griffiths | 30 | Triumph TR2 | T Griffiths | 5:12 | 1:36:38 | |||
| 6 | Jack Robinson | 14 | Jaguar Special | J Robinson | 12:34 | 1:37:26 | |||
| 7 | Tom Sulman | 9 | Aston Martin DB3S | T Sulman | 13:26 | 1:37:38 | 4 | 1:28:32 | |
| 8 | Bob Weintraub | 92 | Healey Silverstone | R Weintraub | 6:30 | 1:40:11 | |||
| 9 | Clive Adams | 8 | HRG Holden | C Adams | 10:50 | 1:40:19 | |||
| 10 | John Martin | 111 | MG Special | J Martin | 6:30 | 1:42:51 | |||
| NC | Alex Strachan | 90 | Lotus 6 Coventry Climax FWA | A Strachan | ? | ||||
| DNF | Col James | 7 | MG TC | C James | 13:26 | ||||
| DNF | Alex Mildren | 10 | Cooper Bristol | A Mildren | 13? | 13:00 | |||
| DNF | Les Wheeler | 11 | MG Special | L Wheeler | 13? | 8:40 | |||
| DNF | Noel Barnes | 38 | MG Special | N Barnes | 13? | 5:12 | |||
| DNF | Ray Warmsley | 19 | Alfa Romeo Alvis | R Walmsley | 12:34 | ||||
| DNF | Dick Bland | 25 | Dixon Riley | R Bland | 8:40 | ||||
| DNF | John Ralston | 15 | MG Special | R Daniel | 11 | 4:20 | |||
| DNF | Merv Ward | 13 | Ralt 500 | M Ward | 7 | 4:20 | |||
| DNF | Harry Gapps | 24 | MG Special | H Gapps | 4 | 5:38 | |||
| DNF | Holt Binnie | 26 | MG TD Special | Auto Services | 1 | 4:20 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Official Programme, Bathurst 100 – Easter Race Meeting, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Monday 2 April 1956
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, May 1956, pages 179–182
- ^ David McKay, Field Day for Victoria, Modern Motor, June 1956, pages 14–17, 62 & 65
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l John Medley, Bathurst – The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 169–177