1940 Bathurst Grand Prix

Australian motor race August 2017 August 2017 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) 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.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 The race was contested on a handicap basisBathurst 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 over a distance of 150 miles, comprising 37 laps of the course. It was promoted by the New South Wales Light Car Club. The race was won by Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo "Monza"), who also set fastest timeJohn Medley, Bathurst : Cradle of Australian motor racing, pages 45 to 49 and fastest lap,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 the latter being a new lap record. Results Position Driver No. Car Entrant Handicap Run time Race time Laps 1 Alf Barrett 1 Alfa Romeo "Monza" s/c A. Barrett ScratchCar Grand Prix - Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thursday 14 March 1940, page 13, as archived at trove.nla.gov.auVictorian Wins Bathurst Road Race, The Advertiser, Tuesday, 26 Mar 1940, Page 11, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au 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 C.W. 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 J.F. 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 & Ted ParsonsJack Phillips – Ted Parsons Ford V8..., primotipo.com, as archived at webarchive.org 8 Ford V8 Special J.K. Phillips 13 mins 2:22.27 DNF Tom Lancey 16 MG NE Magnette T. Lancey 22 mins 19+ DNF Bill Reynolds 6 Alta Ford V8 Bill Reynolds 10 mins 19+ DNF Harold Monday 14 Ford V8 H. Monday 20 mins 19+ DNF Jim McMahon 15 Willys J. McMahon 20 mins 19+ DNF Les Burrows 10 Hudson L. Burrows 16 mins 19+ DNF K. Jolly 22 Singer 9 K. Jolly 40 mins 14 DNF J.R.B. French 19 MG T J.R.B. French 33 mins 7 DNF Ron Ewing 12 Buick Special R.M. Ewing 17½ mins 5 DNF John Nind 20 MG TA J.P. Nind 33 mins 5 DNF Edison Waters 5 Bentley 4½ Litre s/c E.E. Waters 26 mins 2 DNS Rob Appleton 4 Ford Special s/c R.A. Appleton 4½ mins DNS Hope Bartlett 9 MG Q Hope Bartlett 16 mins DNS D. Field 21 MG TA D. Field 33 mins Notes Entries: 22 Non-starters: 3 Starters: 19 Finishers: 9 Winner's average speed: "a little over 75 mph" Fastest lap: A. Barrett, 3m 4s, 78 mph (Lap record) Fastest time: A. Barrett References Bathurst Grand prix Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Bath