1956 Six Hour Le Mans
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The 1956 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for Closed Production Cars and Sports Cars. The event was held at the Caversham Airfield
in Western Australia
on 26 May 1956, utilizing the "Triangle" circuit. It was the second Six Hour Le Mans
race to be held in Western Australia.
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The above results are incomplete.
The Teams Prize was awarded to the Diesel Motors Renault Team which was composed of the No 2 Renault 750 and the No 4 Renault Dauphine
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Caversham Airfield
Caversham Airfield, also known as Middle Swan Airfield was an airfield constructed at Caversham, Western Australia during World War II as a parent aerodrome for the United States Fleet Air Arm of the 7th Fleet....
in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
on 26 May 1956, utilizing the "Triangle" circuit. It was the second Six Hour Le Mans
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...
race to be held in Western Australia.
Results
Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Category | Class | Class Pos. | Laps |
1 | Sydney Anderson, Sid Taylor | 15 | Austin-Healey 100 Austin-Healey 100 The Austin-Healey 100 is a sports car built from 1953 until 1959. There were two models, the original four-cylinder Austin-Healey 100, built 1953-1956, and the six-cylinder Austin-Healey 100-6, built 1956-1959.... |
Sports Cars | Over 1500cc | 1 | 166 | |
2 | Aub Melrose | Austin-Healey 100 Austin-Healey 100 The Austin-Healey 100 is a sports car built from 1953 until 1959. There were two models, the original four-cylinder Austin-Healey 100, built 1953-1956, and the six-cylinder Austin-Healey 100-6, built 1956-1959.... |
154 | |||||
3 | S Deane, G Bridges | Austin-Healey 100 Austin-Healey 100 The Austin-Healey 100 is a sports car built from 1953 until 1959. There were two models, the original four-cylinder Austin-Healey 100, built 1953-1956, and the six-cylinder Austin-Healey 100-6, built 1956-1959.... |
152 | |||||
4 | T Carboni, V Carboni | 21 | Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931... |
Closed Production Cars | 1501 to 2500cc | 1 | 147 | |
? | A Badger | 145 | ||||||
? | G Alexander, B Wray | 145 | ||||||
7 | N Aldous, F Coxon | 38 | MG TC Midget | Sports Cars | Up to 1500cc | 1 | 139 | |
? | C Dwyer, J Walker | 4 | Renault Dauphine Renault Dauphine Renault Dauphine is a rear-engined economy car manufactured by Renault in one body style — a three-box, four-door sedan — as the successor to the Renault 4CV, with over two million examples marketed worldwide during its production from 1956-1967.... |
Diesel Motors Renault Team | Closed Production Cars | 751 to 1100cc | 1 | 136 |
? | A Mackintosh, W Solloway | 19 | Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... |
Closed Production Cars | Over 2500cc | 1 | 136 | |
? | E Allwood, G Magill | 33 | Ford Anglia Ford Anglia The 1949 model, code E494A, was a makeover of the previous model with a rather more 1940s style front-end, including the sloped, twin-lobed radiator grille. Again it was a very spartan vehicle and in 1948 was Britain's lowest priced four wheel car.... |
Closed Production Cars | 1101 to 1500cc | 134 | ||
? | J Nelson, J Harwood | 2 | Renault 750 | Diesel Motors Renault Team | Closed Production Cars | Up to 750cc | 1 | 126 |
The above results are incomplete.
The Teams Prize was awarded to the Diesel Motors Renault Team which was composed of the No 2 Renault 750 and the No 4 Renault Dauphine
Renault Dauphine
Renault Dauphine is a rear-engined economy car manufactured by Renault in one body style — a three-box, four-door sedan — as the successor to the Renault 4CV, with over two million examples marketed worldwide during its production from 1956-1967....
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