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The Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for sports cars

Sports car racing

Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars....

and touring cars

Touring car racing

Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Scandinavia and Britain.-Characteristics of a touring car:...

held 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...

from 1955 to 1972. Initially run at the Caversham Airfield

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....

circuit, the event was moved, along with all other WA circuit racing, to the then new Wanneroo Park Raceway

Barbagallo Raceway

Barbagallo Raceway is a motorsport circuit located in Wanneroo, approximately north of Perth in Western Australia.The circuit was originally known as Wanneroo Park and the first race meet took place in March 1969. Initially the major race per year was a 6 hour Le Mans style race for sedans and...

in 1969.

Winners

1955 1955 Six Hour Le Mans The 1955 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race, staged at the Caversham Airfield circuit near Perth in Western Australia on 11 March 1955...	Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor	Austin-Healey 100M 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....
1956 1956 Six Hour Le Mans 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...	Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor	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....
1957	Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor	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....
1958	Jim Harwood / Bill Downey	Triumph TR3 Triumph TR3 The Triumph TR3 is a sports car which was produced between 1955 and 1962 by Standard-Triumph in the United Kingdom. The facelifted variant, unofficially known as the "TR3A", entered production in 1957 and the final version, unofficially the "TR3B", was produced in 1962.-TR3:Although the car was...
1959 1959 Six Hour Le Mans The 1959 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race for production cars.The event was held at the Caversham Airfield circuit in Western Australia on 1 June 1959.-Results:-Further reading:* Terry Walker, Around The Houses, 1980, pages 56–59...	Clem Dwyer / Vin Smith	Triumph TR3 Triumph TR3 The Triumph TR3 is a sports car which was produced between 1955 and 1962 by Standard-Triumph in the United Kingdom. The facelifted variant, unofficially known as the "TR3A", entered production in 1957 and the final version, unofficially the "TR3B", was produced in 1962.-TR3:Although the car was...
1960 1960 Six Hour Le Mans The 1960 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race for sports cars and sedans.The event was held at the Caversham Airfield circuit in Western Australia on 6 June 1960.- Results :...	Jack Ayers / Lionel Beattie	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... Sports
1961 1961 Six Hour Le Mans The 1961 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for sports cars and sedans. It was staged at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on Monday, 5 June 1961.-Results:...	Ray Barfield	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...
1962 1962 Six Hour Le Mans The 1962 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race open to Sports Cars, Sedans and GT cars. The event was held at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on 3 June 1962. There were a total of 31 starters in the event.-Results:-References:...	Derek Jolly / John Roxburgh	Lotus 15 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... Coventry 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...
1963 1963 Six Hour Le Mans The 1963 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race for Sports Cars, Appendix J Touring Cars & Appendix K Grand Touring Cars. The race was held at the Caversham Airfield circuit in Western Australia on 3 June 1963 with the winning car covering 194 laps .Results of the event are given below.- References...	Jeff Dunkerton	Lotus Super 7 Lotus Seven The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car produced by Lotus Cars between 1957 and 1972....
1964 1964 Shell Le Mans 6 Hour Race The 1964 Shell Le Mans 6 Hour Race was an endurance motor race open to Sports Cars and Touring Cars. The event was held at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on the Foundation Day Holiday Monday, 1 June 1964.-Results:-Further reading:...	Harley Pederick / Stan Starcevich	Jaguar E-type Jaguar E-type The Jaguar E-Type or XK-E is a British automobile, manufactured by Jaguar between 1961 and 1975. Its combination of good looks, high performance, and competitive pricing established the marque as an icon of 1960s motoring...
1965 1965 Six Hour Le Mans 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 Monday, 7 June 1965...	Spencer Martin / David McKay	Ferrari 250LM Ferrari P The Ferrari P series were prototype sports cars in the 1960s and early 1970s.Although Enzo Ferrari resisted the move even with Cooper dominating F1, Ferrari began producing mid-engined racing cars in 1960 with the Ferrari Dino-V6-engine Formula Two 156, which would be turned into the Formula...
1966	Ron Thorp	AC Cobra AC Cobra The AC Cobra, also known colloquially as the Shelby Cobra in North America, is an Anglo-American sports car that was produced during the 1960s.-History and development:...
1967 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.-Results:...	Jeff Dunkerton / Doug Mould	Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
1968 1968 Six Hour Le Mans The 1968 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race open to Sports Cars and Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on 3 June 1968.Cars competed in three groups:* Sports Cars...	Fritz Kohout	Porsche 911S
1969 1969 TVW Channel 7 Le Mans 6 Hour Race The 1969 TVW Channel 7 Le Mans 6 Hour Race was an endurance race for Sports Cars, Improved Production Touring Cars & Series Production Touring Cars. The event was staged on 2 June 1969 at the Wanneroo Park circuit in Western Australia. This was the first Le Mans 6 Hour Race to be held at Wanneroo...	Don O'Sullivan / Frank Matich Frank Matich Frank Matich, born 1935, was an Australian racing car driver. A highly successful motor racing competitor in the 1960s and 70s, Matich built his own range of Matich sports cars and open wheel cars, mainly to support his own career, but some cars found success with other drivers...	Lola T70 Lola T70 The Lola T70 was built for sports car racing, popular in the mid to late 1960s. Developed by Lola Cars in 1965 in Great Britain, the T70 was made for endurance racing...
1970 1970 TVW Channel 7 Six Hour Le Mans The 1970 TVW Channel 7 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race for Sports Cars, Improved Production Touring Cars & Series Production Touring Cars. The event was held at the Wanneroo Park circuit in Western Australia on 1 June 1970 with forty cars lining up for the modified Le Mans type start...	Don O'Sullivan / Howie Sangster	Lola T70 Mk. II
1971	Ray Thackwell, Jim Mullins	Porsche 911S
1972 1972 Skipper Chrysler 6 Hour Le Mans The 1972 Skipper Chrysler 6 Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for Sports Open, Sports Closed, Improved Production Touring Cars & Series Production Touring Cars. The event was staged by the W.A. Sporting Car Club at the Wanneroo Park Circuit in Western Australia on Sunday 4 June 1972...	Ray Thackwell, Jim Mullins	Porsche 911S

Winners

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