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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]

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

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]

  • Race winner Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo "Monza") contesting the 1940 Bathurst Grand Prix
    Race winner Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo "Monza") contesting the 1940 Bathurst Grand Prix
  • Jack Phillips & Ted Parsons (Ford V8 Special) placed ninth
    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

  1. ^ 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
  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. ^ 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
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Car Grand Prix - Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thursday 14 March 1940, page 13, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
  6. ^ Victorian Wins Bathurst Road Race, The Advertiser, Tuesday, 26 Mar 1940, Page 11, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
  7. ^ Jack Phillips – Ted Parsons Ford V8…, primotipo.com, as archived at webarchive.org
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