The 1957 Le Mans Six Hour Production Car Race was an endurance motor race staged at the Caversham Circuit in Western Australia on 3 June 1957.Lost Wheel Gave Spectators Jolt, The West Australian, Tuesday, June 4, 1957 The event, which included classes for "Sports cars" and "Closed cars",Western Australian Motor Race Results 1957, www.terrywalkersplace.comRetrieved on 18 June 2013. 2013-06-20. was the third annual "Six Hour Le Mans" race to be staged at Caversham.Terry Walker, Six Hour Le Mans, Around The Houses, A History of Motor Racing in Western Australia, 1980, pages 18 to 21 The race was won by Sydney Anderson and Sid Taylor driving an Austin-Healey 100-4, the win being the third consecutive "Six Hour Le Mans" victory by the pair.
Results Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Class pos. Class Laps 1 Sydney Anderson, Sid Taylor 1 Austin-Healey 100-4 We Never Sleep Pty Ltd 1 Sports cars Over 1500cc 147 2 Alan Mackintosh, John Trowell Triumph TR2 Sydney Anderson Autos 143 3 R Heath, M Williams Jaguar XK120 RE Heath 142 4 H Mackinlay Simca Elysee 1 Closed cars 1100cc - 1500cc 137 5 D Blythe Austin A55 136 6 J Gibbons MG TF 1 Sports cars Under 1500cc 130 7 W Allwood Ford Anglia 128 8 C Dwyer, V Smith Renault Dauphine 1 Closed cars Under 850cc 123 9 R Downey, R Annear Austin A30 122 10 C van Buren, M van Buren Volkswagen 122 11 B Martin, D Hendrix Volkswagen 121 12 N Aldous, A Melrose Renault 750 118 13 J Harwood, B Ranford Jr 111 14 P Hahn, E Hahn Volkswagen 95
The total number of starters in the race is unknown.
The winning car covered 350 miles (564 km) at an average speed of 64 mph (103 km/h).
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