1946 New South Wales Grand Prix

The 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia [1] on 7 October 1946.[2] It was contested as a handicap event with the first of the 22 cars starting 22 minutes and 2 seconds before the last two starters.[3] The race was won by Alf Najar driving an MG TB Monoposto.[2]

Results

Race winner Alf Najar (MG TB) at the 1946 NSWGP Meeting
Position [3] Driver [2][3] No.[3] Car [2] Start [3] Laps [3]
1 Alf Najar 21 MG TB Monoposto 7:00 25
2 Jack Nind 22 MG TB Special 7:00 25
3 Alby Johnson 26 MG TC 3:00 25
4 Ted Gray 5 Alfa Romeo Ford 14:30 25
5 Jack Murray 3 Bugatti Ford s/c 21:00 25
6 Walter Mathieson 18 Jaguar SS100 10:00 25
7 John Crouch 2 Delahaye 135 22:02 25
NC Chas Whatmore 12 Ford V8 Special 12:30 25
DNF Bill MacLachlan 23 MG TA Monoposto 7:00 24
NC Arthur Emerson 27 MG TA 1:00 23
DNF Bill Murray 9 Hudson Special 13:36 23
DNF Alec Mildren 8 Ford V8 Special 13:36 19
DNF Hope Bartlett 10 MG TA s/c 13:36 18
DNF Norman Tipping 17 Terraplane Six Special [4] 12:00 11
DNF Ron Ward 28 MG TA 1:00 6
DNF Bill Conoulty 30 Austin 7 Comet s/c 0:00 6
DNF Frank Kleinig 1 Hudson Eight Special [4] 22:02 5
DNF Ron Edgerton 7 Lycoming Special 14:30 4
DNF Norman Andrews 20 Willys Jeep Monoposto 9:00 4
DNF Belf Jones 15 Buick Special 12:00 3
DNF Ron Ewing 4 Buick Special 19:00 1
DNF Bob Ledwidge 14 Terraplane Special 12:00 0

Notes

  • Race distance: 25 laps, 96.5 miles (155.4 km) [2]
  • Number of entries: 29 [2]
  • Number of starters: 22 [2]
  • Number of classified finishers: 7 [3]
  • Whatmore finished outside race time limit [3]
  • Emerson was flagged off the course as the time limit had expired [3]
  • First driver to start: Bill Conoulty [3]
  • Last drivers to start: Frank Kleinig and John Crouch [3]
  • Fastest race time: Jack Murray (Bugatti Ford s/c), 1h 26m 24s [1]
  • Fastest lap: Frank Kleinig (Hudson Eight Special), 3m 20s [2]

References

  1. 1 2 NSW Grand Prix won by Alf Najar, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 8, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved on 27 April 2015
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1946, www.myautosite.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, 15 November 1946, pages 28-31
  4. 1 2 Motor Grand Prix, National Advocate, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 1, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved on 27 April 2015
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