1960 Six Hour Le Mans

The 1960 Six Hour Le Mans was a motor race for sports cars and sedans.^[1] The event was held at the Caversham Airfield circuit in Western Australia on 6 June 1960.^[2] It was the sixth annual Six Hour Le Mans race.^[3]

The race was won by Jack Ayers and Lionel Beattie driving a Holden Sports.

Results

Position^[4] Drivers^[4] No. Car^[4] Entrant^[1] Class pos.^[4] Class^[4] Laps^[4]

1 Jack Ayers, Lionel Beattie 9^[2] Holden Sports^[1] Superior Cars 1 Sports 2001–3000cc 178

2 Jeff Dunkerton MGA 1500 Winterbottoms 1 Sports 1301–1600cc 177

3 Dave Sullivan, A Dodd Holden Northside Service Station 1 Sedan 2001–3000cc 176

4 Doug Green, Colin Weir Triumph TR3A Reimann Motors 1 Sports 1601–2000cc 173

5 Gavin Sandford-Morgan,^[5] Henry Short Lotus Elite DE Jolly Ltd 1 Sedan 1000–1300cc 172

6 Aubrey Melrose, Vin Smith Porsche 1600 AG Melrose 1 Sedan 1301–1600cc 172

7 Syd Negus, K Wilkinson Plymouth Sports SA Negus 1 Sports Over 3000cc 172

8 Bob Avery Simca Wentworth Motors Sedan – unknown^[1] 170

9 Mal Chapman Austin-Healey 100/6 Superior Cars Sports – unknown^[1] 167

10 George Wakelin, D Edwards Holden G Wakelin Sedan – unknown^[1] 161

11 David Sadique, S Templar Simca Ecurie Sainte Sedan – unknown^[1] 160

12 Don Reimann, Peter Bond Ford Anglia Duncan Motor Co Pty Ltd 1 Sedan 851–1000cc 160

13 Bob McDowall Volkswagen RS McDowall Sedan – unknown^[1] 158

14 T Rice, D McGuiness Austin-Healey Sprite T Rice 1 Sports 851–1000cc 157

15 TW Sands Volkswagen Webster Motors Sedan – unknown^[1] 155

16 L Allwood Ford Thames L Allwood Sedan – unknown^[1] 153

17 W Kruyssen, B Lemon Volkswagen W Kruyssen Sedan – unknown^[1] 152

18 R Betteridge, J Glasson Morris Minor 1000 Modern Motor Sales Sedan – unknown^[1] 151

19 Lloyd Trezise Ford V8 (1938) L Trezise 1 Sedan Over 3000cc 150

20 Jack Wynhoff Renault Dauphine Maison Motors 1 Sedan Up to 850cc 143

21 Frank Baden-Powell, S Campbell^[1] 32^[3] Goggomobil Dart WJ Lucas Ltd 1 Sports Up to 850cc 134

DNF Wally Knox Holden

DNF Ray Barfield Aston Martin DB3S 60

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Full Details of 6-Hour Le Mans, The Visor, June 15, 1960, page 2
1 2 Easy End, But Hard Laps in Le Mans Race, The West Australian, Tuesday, June 7, 1960
1 2 Terry Walker, Around The Houses : The History of Motor Racing In Western Australia, 1980
1 2 3 4 5 6 Western Australian Race Results 1960, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org
1 2 Little Le Mans 1960, Sports Car World, August 1960, pages 58 to 60
↑ 1960 - 6 Hour race with Le Mans start. Photo: Ken Devine collection, www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com, as archived at web.archive.org