1968 Six Hour Le Mans
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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
- Group C Improved Production Touring Cars
- Group E Series Production Touring Cars
[edit] Results
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Group | Laps |
| 1 | Fritz Kohout, A Collett | 42 | Porsche 911S | E | 194 | |
| 2 | Rick Lisle, John Harris | Morris Cooper S | E | 188 | ||
| 3 | Colin Hall, Antony Hall | Holden | Sports | 181 | ||
| 4 | Austin McCarthy, Kevin Holt | Holden FJ | Sports | 180 | ||
| 5 | Neville Cooper, Max Fletcher | Fiat 125 | Cecchele Motors | Sports | 179 | |
| 6 | J Bertina, R Lording | 6 | Holden | Sports | 178 | |
| 7 | Bruce Jones, Bob Goddard | 48 | Renault R8 Gordini | E | 178 | |
| 8 | Gordon Mitchell, Ray Shaw | Austin-Healey Sprite | Sports | 175 | ||
| 9 | N Grigsby, R Bennett | Morris Cooper S | C | 172 | ||
| 10 | Jeff Dunkerton, Doug Mould | Morris Cooper S | C | 172 | ||
| 11 | Dick Roberts | Chrysler Valiant | 172 | |||
| 12 | J Watson, G Reynolds | 45 | Alfa Romeo Giulia Super | E | 171 | |
| ? | Rod Donovan | Ford Falcon GT | E | |||
| ? | Jim Cavanough | Holden | ||||
| ? | John Collins | Holden | ||||
| ? | Brian Coleman | Isuzu Bellett | E | |||
| ? | Les Brockwell | Lotus Anglia | Sports | |||
| ? | ? | Lotus Elan | Sports | |||
| ? | Briggs, Mullins | MGB | Sports | |||
| ? | Alford | Morris Cooper S | ||||
| ? | Howie Sangster | Morris Cooper S | E | |||
| ? | Owen Stringer | Morris Cooper S | E | |||
| ? | Bob Annear | Phoenix | ||||
| ? | John Glasson | Rambler Sports | Sports | |||
| ? | Matthews | RE Ford | Sports | |||
| ? | Marg Scott, McCarthy | ? | ||||
| DNF | Noel Mitchell | Ford Cortina SL | 156 | |||
| DNF | Don O'Sullivan | Lola T70 Mk II | Sports | 4 | ||
| DNF | Gordon Stephenson | Alfa Romeo GTA | ||||
| DNF | Lunt, Herbert | Austin-Healey Sprite | Sports | |||
| DNF | John Roxburgh, Doug Whitford | Datsun 2000 | Sports | |||
| DNF | Derek Vince | Elfin | Sports | |||
| DNF | Bob Biltoft | Ford Le Mon | Sports | |||
| DNF | Vic Watson | Goblin V8 | Sports | |||
| DNF | Peter Bullen | Hurricane V8 | Sports | |||
| DNF | Craig, Leslie | Lotus Cortina | E |
Note: It is most likely that there were other starters not included in the above table.
[edit] References
- A History Of Australian Motor Sport, © 1980
- Around The Houses, © 1980
- Racing Car News, July 1968
- The West Australian, Tuesday, June 4, 1968
