The TVW Channel 7 6 Hour Le Mans was motor race staged at the Wanneroo Park Circuit in Western Australia on 7 June 1971.[1] It was the 17th “Six Hour Le Mans” race to be held in Western Australia and the third to be staged at Wanneroo Park.[2] The race was won by Ray Thackwell and Jim Mullins driving a Porsche 911S.[3]
Groups
Cars competed in three Groups:[4]
- Group A Sports Cars and Clubman[4]
- Group C Improved Production Touring Cars[4]
- Group E Series Production Touring Cars[4]
Results
| Position[5] | Drivers[5][6] | No.[5][6] | Car[5][6] | Entrant[4] | Group Pos.[4] | Group[4] | Laps[5] |
| 1 | Ray Thackwell, Jim Mullins | 4 | Porsche 911S | R Thackwell | 1 | C | 282 |
| 2 | Peter Doney, Paul Wilkins | 9 | Morris Cooper S | P Doney | 2 | C | 265 |
| 3 | Stan Starcevich, Stuart Kostera, Ron Bairstow | 2 | Graduate | S Starcevich | 1 | A | 265 |
| 4 | Gordon Leney, Dave Sullivan Jnr | 20 | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | G Leney | 1 | E | 261 |
| 5 | Bill Russell, John Alford | 19 | Datsun 2000 SR 311 | W Russell | 2 | A | 261 |
| 6 | Gordon Mitchell, Alan Richards | 6 | Austin-Healey Sprite Mark 1 | G Mitchell | 3 | A | 257 |
| 7 | Barry Coleman, Graeme Ashdown | 25 | Morris Cooper S | B Coleman | 2 | E | 248 |
| 8 | Rod Collins, Stan Starcevich | 10 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | Anderson Ford | 3 | E | 248 |
| 9 | Mal McKiggan, Les Verco | 32 | Mazda Capella RE | 244 | |||
| 10 | Richard Williamson, John Farrell | 23 | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | 240 | |||
| 11 | Colin Hall, Anthony Hall | 17 | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | 235 | |||
| 12 | Stephen Bruce, David McBean | 35 | Morris Cooper S | 231 | |||
| 13 | Geoff Abbott, Kim Abbott | 14 | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | 230 | |||
| 14 | Leo Stubber, Bob Kingsbury | 12 | Porsche 911S | L Stubber | 3 | C | 229 |
| 15 | Dennis Knox, Ross McGregor | 36 | Vauxhall Viva | 212 | |||
| 16 | Don Hall, Lindsay Derriman | 27 | Datsun 1600 | 211 | |||
| 17 | Murray Thomas, Tim Garrett | 38 | Volkswagen | 209 | |||
| 18 | Tony McAlinden, Colin Weir | 16 | U2 Mk 8B | 200 | |||
| 19 | Bill Maddocks, Valerie Maddocks | 33 | Mini Monaco | 198 | |||
| 20 | Ean Hill, John Hill | 18 | RE Ford | 183 | |||
| 21 | Jack Kennedy, Terry Lyons | 21 | Morris Cooper | 180 | |||
| DNF | Dick Murphy, Noel Mitchell | 3 | Bolwell Mark 7 | 218 | |||
| DNF | Andrew Lewis, Roly Richardson | 37 | Holden FJ | 122 | |||
| DNF | Mit Vaughan, Daryl Manning, Alan Stean | 34 | Austin-Healey Sprite | 116 | |||
| DNF | Howie Sangster, Don O'Sullivan | 1 | Lola T70 Mk 2 | 111 | |||
| DNF | Basil Ricciardello, Bernie Zampatti | 15 | Alfa Romeo GTA | 107 | |||
| DNF | Greame Ibbotson, George Cole | 8 | Jomax Ford | Snob Boutique | 105 | ||
| DNF | Nigel Barter, Peter Green | 11 | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | 95 | |||
| DNF | John Lowe, Brian Rhodes | 26 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | 86 | |||
| DNF | Rick Lisle, Anne Wong | 7 | Morris Cooper S | 73 | |||
| DNF | John Haynes, Ray Tyler | 24 | Morgan +4 | 38 |
Pole position was attained by Howie Sangster with a lap time of 1:02.0[4]
There were 31 starters in the event.[4]
References
- ^ Official Program, 1971 TVW Channel 7 6 Hour Le Mans, Wanneroo Park Circuit, Monday June 7 1971, front cover
- ^ Terry Walker, Six-Hour "Le Mans", Around the Houses, 1980, pages 56 to 59
- ^ Six-hour Le Mans won by Porsche, The West Australian, Tuesday, June 8, 1971
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Mike Cuss, WA 6-Hour to Porsche, Racing Car News, July 1971, pages 68 & 69
- ^ a b c d e Western Australian Motor Race Results 1971, www.terrywalkersplace.com Archived 2014-06-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 4 November 2012
- ^ a b c Wanneroo Park race numbers, www.terrywalkersplace.com Archived 2014-06-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 4 November 2012
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