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The 1962 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...

was an endurance race open to Sports Cars, Sedans and GT cars. The event was held at the Caversham circuit

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 3 June 1962. There were a total of 31 starters in the event.

Results

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Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class Position	Laps
1	Derek Jolly John Roxburgh John Roxburgh (racing driver) John Roxburgh, was an Australian racing driver, and motor sports administrator.Roxburgh's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500 , co-driving a Vauxhall Cresta with Frank Coad...	4	Lotus Lotus Cars Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at the former site of RAF Hethel, a World War II airfield in Norfolk. The company designs and builds race and production automobiles of light weight and fine handling characteristics... 15 Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later, following the departure of Stroyer, it was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H...	Lotus Australia Ltd	1st Sports Under 2600cc	185
2	Dave Sullivan	40	Holden 48/215	D Sullivan	1st Sedan Under 2600cc	177
3	George Wakelin	42	Holden	G Wakelin	2nd Sedan Under 2600cc	173
4	Mike Tighe	47	Fiat 1500 Fiat 1500 Fiat 1500 may refer to:* Fiat 1500 , the 1935 model* Fiat 1300/1500, the 1961 model...	Reimann Motors	1st Sedan Under 1600cc	172
5	Ian Johnson Bob McDowall	38	Austin-Healey Sprite Austin-Healey Sprite The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car which was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation on 20 May 1958, just before that year's Monaco Grand Prix. It was intended to be a low-cost model that "a chap could keep in his bike shed", yet be the successor to...	F Johnston	1st Sports Under 1000cc	169
6	Bill Inwood	44	Simca Simca Simca was a French automaker, founded in November 1934 by Fiat. It was directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by the Italian Henri Théodore Pigozzi...	W Inwood	1st Sedan Under 1300cc	166
7	J Sumpton	29	Chrysler Valiant Chrysler Valiant The Chrysler Valiant is a passenger car which was introduced by Chrysler Australia in 1962 with production ceasing in 1981. Initially a rebadged locally assembled Plymouth Valiant from the U.S., the Valiant range was sold throughout Australia and New Zealand, as well as South Africa...	Motorland	1st Sedan Over 2600cc	166
8	Jeff Dunkerton	26	Austin-Healey Sprite		2nd Sports Under 1000cc	164
9	Wally Higgs Brian McKay	11	Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...	Wally Higgs	2nd Sedan Under 1600cc	158
10	Jack Wynhoff Bob Annear	12	Renault Gordini	Maison Motors	1st Sedan Under 850cc	158
11	Frank Coad Frank Coad Frank Coad, who was born on 3 September 1930, is a former Australian racing driver.Coad's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500 Frank Coad, who was born on 3 September 1930, is a former Australian racing driver.Coad's career was highlighted by taking victory in... John Roxburgh John Roxburgh (racing driver) John Roxburgh, was an Australian racing driver, and motor sports administrator.Roxburgh's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500 , co-driving a Vauxhall Cresta with Frank Coad...	5	Lotus Seven Lotus Seven The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car produced by Lotus Cars between 1957 and 1972....		1st Sports Under 1600cc	158
12	R Mitchell	32	Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Volkswagen Karmann Ghia The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia is a 2+2 coupe and convertible marketed from 1955 to 1974 by Volkswagen – combining the chassis and mechanicals of the Type 1 , styling by Luigi Segre of the Italian carrozzeria Ghia, and hand-built bodywork by German coach-builder Karmann.The Karmann Ghia was...		Sports	157
13	R Gillett R Thompson	16	Morris Major Morris Major The Morris Major and Austin Lancer are passenger car models produced by the British Motor Corporation of Australia between 1958 and 1964...		Sedan	156
14	R Downey J Harwood	10	MGA Twin Cam MG MGA The MGA is a sports car produced by MG division of the British Motor Corporation from 1955 to 1962.The MGA replaced the older T-type cars and represented a complete styling break from the older vehicles. The car was officially launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1955...		Sports	156
15	E Williams B Lemon	49	Volkswagen Volkswagen Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...		Sedan	155
16	L Nowland G Chapman	62	Jaguar XK120 Jaguar XK120 The Jaguar XK120 is a sports car which was manufactured by Jaguar between 1948 and 1954. It was Jaguar's first sports car since the SS 100, which ceased production in 1940.-History:...		1st Sports Over 2600cc	149
17	S Campbell	45	Goggomobil Goggomobil Goggomobil was a series of microcars produced in the Bavarian town Dingolfing after World War II by Glas.Glas produced three models on the Goggomobil platform: the Goggomobil T sedan, the Goggomobil TS coupé, and the Goggomobil TL van...		Sports	131
18	R Bolton	15	Standard Vanguard Standard Vanguard The car used a conventional chassis on which was mounted the American inspired semi-streamlined four-door body, which resembles a Plymouth. Suspension was independent at the front with coil springs and a live axle and leaf springs at the rear. Front and rear anti-roll bars were fitted. The brakes...		Sedan	131
19	Bob Biltoff Warren Matthews	1	Peugeot		Sports	118
20	Syd Negus K Wilkinson	25	Plymouth Plymouth (automobile) Plymouth was a marque of automobile based in the United States, produced by the Chrysler Corporation and its successor DaimlerChrysler.-Origins:... Sports		Sports	96
21	Ray Barfield	8	Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin DB3S The Aston Martin DB3S was a sports racing car built by Aston Martin as a replacement for the heavy and uncompetitive Aston Martin DB3. In total 31 cars were made, with 11 works cars and 20 cars being sold for customer use. The DB3S was introduced in 1953 and it proved somewhat more successful than...		Sports	73
DNF	Harley Pederick Stan Starcevich	64	Holden		Sedan	145
DNF	Vic Watson Rod Donovan	65	Ford Custom Ford Custom The Ford Custom is a car model name that has been used by the Ford Motor Company both in the United States and Canada from the 1930s to 1972.... 272		GT	106
DNF	H Van Laanan	33	Austin-Healey Austin-Healey Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker. The marque was established through a joint-venture arrangement, set up in 1952 between Leonard Lord of the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation and the Donald Healey Motor Company, a renowned automotive engineering and design...		Sports	86
DNF	Ray Clarke Rod Donovan	2	Holden		Sedan	75
DNF	Lionel Beattie	9	Repco Repco Repco is an Australian automotive engineering company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and it is best known for spare parts and motor accessories.... Holden Sports		Sports	63
DNF	Wileyman T Neede	43	Simca		Sedan	61
DNF	A Visich R Booth	24	Holden		Sedan	48
DNF	John Glasson	21	Austin Lancer		Sedan	34
DNF	T Purvan	48	Goggomobil		Sports	-
DNF	Dick Roberts Bob Avery	70	Holden GT		GT	-

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