1965 Six Hour Le Mans

Endurance car race in Western Australia October 2023 October 2023 The 1965 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race open to Sports Cars, Improved Production Touring Cars & Series Production Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on 7 June 1965. Results were as follows: Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Laps 1 Spencer Martin David McKay 1 Ferrari 250LM Scuderia Veloce 223 2 Ron Thorp 2 AC Cobra 289 211 3 Vic Watson Dave Sullivan 5 Hurricane V8 200 4 Max McCrackan Vin Smith 7 Lotus Elite 200 5 Ted Lisle Mike Tighe 33 Morris Cooper S 193 6 P Capelli Rick Lisle 36 Morris Cooper 188 Sports Cars 751-1100cc 1 Gary Griffiths Jeff Dunkerton 25 Austin-Healey Sprite 159 DNF Nev McBeth Dick Ward 26 Austin-Healey Sprite DNF Don Noack Rod Slater 24 Renault 750 Sports Cars 1101-1500cc 1 Max McCrackan Vin Smith 7 Lotus Elite 200 2 Jeff Dunkerton 4 Lotus Super 7 132 3 Don Baker 23 Volkswagen 122 DNF Warren Mathews Lou Orton 22 Volkswagen DNF Derek Vince Jack Ayers 8 Elfin 27 DNF J Malhoney 21 Triumph Spitfire 27 Sports Cars 1501-2000cc 1 J Bavera R Mitchell 17 MGB 189 2 Bob Biltoff T Barlow 9 Porsche Super 90 166 3 R Britton 18 MGA 121 Sports Cars 2001-3000cc 1 Bill Dickson R Fielding 14 Holden 186 2 P Wilkins G Abbott 12 Triumph TR4 184 3 J Lewis D McKay 29 Holden 130 DNF Rod Donovan 11 Holden 82 DNF Rod Waller, Lionel Beattie 6 Repco Holden Sports 72 DNF John Glasson 10 Atlantis 13 Sports Cars Over 3000cc 1 Spencer Martin David McKay 1 Ferrari 250LM Scuderia Veloce 223 2 Ron Thorp 2 AC Cobra 289 211 3 Vic Watson Dave Sullivan 5 Hurricane V8 200 Improved Production Touring Cars 751-1100cc 1 Ted Lisle Mike Tighe 33 Morris Cooper S 193 2 P Capelli Rick Lisle 36 Morris Cooper 188 3 Stuart Kostera Derek Fletcher 39 Ford Anglia 183 Improved Production Touring Cars 1101-1500cc 1 Max Butt G Glatz 35 Ford Cortina 184 2 Ross Urquhart Craig McAllister 34 Ford Cortina 170 DNF Owen Stringer M Tighe 32 Ford Cortina GT 152 DNF Don O'Sullivan R McDowell 33 Ford Cortina GT 6 Improved Production Touring Cars 2001-3000cc 1 J Piesse H Vander Straaten 37 Holden 180 Improved Production Touring Cars Over 3000cc 1 Dick Roberts 30 Chrysler Valiant 119 Series Production Touring Cars 751-1100cc 1 H De Klerk M Cliff 42 Morris Cooper 176 DNF D Black J Brewer 45 Vauxhall Viva 16 Series Production Touring Cars 1101-1500cc 1 Leon Shenton T Cuncliffe 44 Simca 166 Series Production Touring Cars 2000-3000cc 1 John Hughes D Black 40 Holden 168 References A History Of Australian Motor Sport, © 1980 Around The Houses, © 1980 Modern Motor, August 1965 Racing Car News, July 1965 https://www.terrywalkersplace.com/ Archived copy 6 October 2023 2 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230602045810/http://terrywalkersplace.com/ live Category:Six Hours Le Mans Six Hours Le Mans