Six Hour Le Mans
The Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for sports cars and touring cars held annually in Western Australia, 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 Raceway in 1969.
Winners
1955 | Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor | Austin-Healey 100M |
1956 | Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor | Austin-Healey 100 |
1957 | Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor | Austin-Healey 100-4 |
1958 | Jim Harwood / Bill Downey | Triumph TR2 |
1959 | Clem Dwyer / Vin Smith | Triumph TR3 |
1960 | Jack Ayers / Lionel Beattie | Holden Sports |
1961 | Ray Barfield | Aston Martin DB3S |
1962 | Derek Jolly / John Roxburgh | Lotus 15 Coventry Climax |
1963 | Jeff Dunkerton | Lotus Super 7 |
1964 | Harley Pederick / Stan Starcevich | Jaguar E-type |
1965 | Spencer Martin / David McKay | Ferrari 250LM |
1966 | Ron Thorp | AC Cobra 289 |
1967 | Jeff Dunkerton / Doug Mould | Morris Cooper S |
1968 | Fritz Kohout | Porsche 911S |
1969 | Don O'Sullivan / Frank Matich | Lola T70 |
1970 | Don O'Sullivan / Howie Sangster | Lola T70 Mk. II |
1971 | Ray Thackwell, Jim Mullins | Porsche 911S |
1972 | Ray Thackwell, Jim Mullins | Porsche 911S |
Further reading
- Around The Houses (© 1980) by Terry Walker
- A History of Australian Motor Sport (© 1980) by Jim Shepherd
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Automobile endurance races
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- 24 Hours of Daytona
- Nürburgring 24 Hours
- Spa 24 Hours
- Dubai 24 Hour
- Fuji 24 Hours
- 24 Hours of Zolder
- 24 Hours of Portimão
- 24 Hours of Barcelona - Trofeo Fermí Vélez [es]
- 2CV 24 Hour Race
- Longest Day of Nelson
- 24H Silverstone – European Touring Car Edition
- 24 Hours of Chamonix [fr]
- Willhire 24 Hour
- Bathurst 24 Hour
- Tokachi 24 Hours
- 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi
- 6 Hours of Bogotá
- 6 Hours of Fuji
- 6 Hours of Imola
- 6 Hours of Jeddah
- 6 Hours of Rome
- 6 Hours of São Paulo
- 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
- 6 Hours of Watkins Glen
- Bathurst 6 Hour
- 6 Hours of Austin
- Monterey 6 Hours
- 6 Hours of Indianapolis (IMSA)
- 6 Hours of Perth
- 6 Hours of Atlanta
- 6 Hours of Donington
- 6 Hours of Mexico
- 6 Hours of Monza
- 6 Hours of Nürburgring
- 6 Hours of Portimão
- 6 Hours of Zhuhai
- Riverside 6 Hours
- Mid-Ohio 6 Hours
- Mosport 6 Hours
- 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi
- 4 Hours of Barcelona
- 4 Hours of Dubai
- 4 Hours of Imola
- 4 Hours of Le Castellet
- 4 Hours of Mugello
- 4 Hours of Portimão
- 4 Hours of Sepang
- 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
- 4 Hours of Aragón
- 4 Hours of Estoril
- 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring
- 4 Hours of Shanghai
- 4 Hours of Silverstone
Defunct races are indicated in italics