1940 Bathurst Grand Prix
The 1940 Bathurst Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama road racing circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 25 March 1940.[1] The race was contested on a handicap basis [2] over a distance of 150 miles, comprising 37 laps of the course.[1] It was promoted by the New South Wales Light Car Club.[1]
The race was won by Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo "Monza"), who also set fastest time [3] and fastest lap,[4] the latter being a new lap record.[3]
Results
Position [3] [4] | Driver [3] [4] | No. [3] | Car [3] [4] | Entrant [3] | Handicap [3] | Run time [3] | Race time [3] | Laps |
1 | Alf Barrett | 1 | Alfa Romeo "Monza" s/c | A Barrett | 2½ mins | 1:59.45 | 1:49.45 | 37 |
2 | John Snow | 3 | Delahaye | J Snow | 3½ mins | 2:03.23 | 1:50.23 | |
3 | Charles Whatmore | 23 | Ford V8 Special | CW Whatmore | 16½ mins | 2:19.15 | 1:52.07 | |
4 | George Reed | 11 | Ford V8 Special | Geo. Reed | 16½ mins | 2:19.04 | ||
5 | John Crouch | 7 | Alfa Romeo | JF Crouch | 13 mins | 2:18.21 | ||
6 | Frank Kleinig | 2 | Hudson Special | F Kleinig | 3½ mins | 2:08.55 | ||
7 | Paul Swedberg | 18 | Offenhauser | Paul Swedberg | 7 mins | 2:14.34 | ||
8 | John Barraclough | 17 | MG NE Magnette | Mrs M Smith | 22 mins | 2:31.18 | ||
9 | Jack Phillips | 8 | Ford V8 Special | JK Phillips | 13 mins | 2:22.27 | ||
DNF | Edison Waters | 5 | Bentley 4½ litre s/c | EE Waters | 26 mins | |||
DNF | RM Ewing | 12 | Buick Special | RM Ewing | 17½ mins | |||
DNF | J McMahon | 15 | Willys | J McMahon | 20 mins | |||
DNF | Bill Reynolds | 6 | Alta Ford V8 | Bill Reynolds | 10 mins | |||
DNF | Les Burrows | 10 | Hudson | L Burrows | 16 mins | |||
DNF | JRB French | 19 | MG T | JRB French | 33 mins | |||
DNF | John Nind | 20 | MG TA | JP Nind | 33 mins | |||
DNF | Tom Lancey | 16 | MG NE Magnette | T Lancey | 22 mins | |||
DNF | K Jolly | 22 | Singer 9 | K Jolly | 40 mins | |||
DNF | Harold Monday | 14 | Ford V8 | H Monday | 20 mins |
Notes
- Starters: 19 [4]
- Finishers: 9 [4]
- Winner's average speed: "a little over 75 mph" [4]
- Fastest lap: A Barrett, 3m 4s, 78 mph [4] (Lap record) [3]
- Fastest time: A Barrett [3]
References
- 1 2 3 Bathurst Grand Prix - To Be Staged Next Monday, The Advocate (Burnie, Tas), Wednesday 20 March 1940, page 12 as retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Bathurst Grand Prix - To-Day's Motor Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 25 March 1940, page 11 as retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 30 May 2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 John Medley, Bathurst : Cradle of Australian motor racing, pages 45 to 49
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Record Time - Barrett Wins Big Car Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 26 March 1940, page 13 as retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 30 May 2016
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