1940 Bathurst Grand Prix
Appearance
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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]
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Race winner Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo "Monza") contesting the 1940 Bathurst Grand Prix
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Jack Phillips & Ted Parsons (Ford V8 Special) placed ninth
Results
[edit]Position[3][4] | Driver[3][4] | No.[3] | Car[3][4] | Entrant[3] | Handicap[3] | Run time[3] | Race time[3] | Laps[3] |
1 | Alf Barrett | 1 | Alfa Romeo "Monza" s/c | A. Barrett | Scratch[5][4][6] | 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 Parsons[7] | 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
[edit]- Entries: 22[3]
- Non-starters: 3[3]
- Starters: 19[4]
- Finishers: 9[4]
- Winner's average speed: "a little over 75 mph"[4]
- Fastest lap: A. Barrett, 3m 4s, 78 mph[4] (Lap record)[3]
- Fastest time: A. Barrett[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o John Medley, Bathurst : Cradle of Australian motor racing, pages 45 to 49
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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
- ^ Car Grand Prix - Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thursday 14 March 1940, page 13, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ Victorian Wins Bathurst Road Race, The Advertiser, Tuesday, 26 Mar 1940, Page 11, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ Jack Phillips – Ted Parsons Ford V8…, primotipo.com, as archived at webarchive.org