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

Race winner Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo "Monza") contesting the 1940 Bathurst Grand Prix
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

References

  1. 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
  2. ↑ 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
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 John Medley, Bathurst : Cradle of Australian motor racing, pages 45 to 49
  4. 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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