1946 New South Wales Grand Prix
The 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 7 October 1946. It was contested as a handicap event with the first of the 22 cars starting 22 minutes and 2 seconds before the last two starters. The race was won by Alf Najar driving an MG TB Monoposto.Results
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Start | Laps |
1 | Alf Najar | 21 | MG TB Monoposto | A.S. Najar | 7:00 | 25 |
2 | Jack Nind | 22 | MG TB Special | J.P. Nind | 7:00 | 25 |
3 | Alby Johnson | 26 | MG TC | A.V. Johnson | 3:00 | 25 |
4 | Ted Gray | 5 | Alfa Romeo Ford | E.W. Gray | 14:30 | 25 |
5 | Jack Murray | 3 | Bugatti Ford s/c | J.E. Murray | 21:00 | 25 |
6 | Walter Mathison | 18 | Jaguar SS100 | W. Mathison | 10:00 | 25 |
7 | John Crouch | 2 | Delahaye 135 | J.F. Crouch | 22:02 | 25 |
NC | Chas Whatmore | 12 | Ford V8 Special | C.W. Whatmore | 12:30 | 25 |
DNF | Bill MacLachlan | 23 | MG TA Monoposto | D.A. McLauchlan | 7:00 | 24 |
NC | Arthur Emerson | 27 | MG TA | A. Emerson | 1:00 | 23 |
DNF | Bill Murray | 9 | Hudson Special | W.B. Murray | 13:36 | 23 |
DNF | Alec Mildren | 8 | Ford V8 Special | A.G. Mildren | 13:36 | 19 |
DNF | Hope Bartlett | 10 | MG TA s/c | H. Bartlett | 13:36 | 18 |
DNF | Norman Tipping | 17 | Terraplane Six Special | N.G. Tipping | 12:00 | 11 |
DNF | Ron Ward | 28 | MG TA | R.S. Ward | 1:00 | 6 |
DNF | Bill Conoulty | 30 | Austin 7 Comet s/c | W. Conoulty | 0:00 | 6 |
DNF | Frank Kleinig | 1 | Hudson Eight Special | F. Kleinig | 22:02 | 5 |
DNF | Ron Edgerton | 7 | Lycoming Special | R. Edgerton | 14:30 | 4 |
DNF | Norman Andrews | 20 | Willys Jeep Monoposto | N.J.T. Andrews | 9:00 | 4 |
DNF | Belf Jones | 15 | Buick Special | B.J. Jones | 12:00 | 3 |
DNF | Ron Ewing | 4 | Buick Special | R.M. Ewing | 19:00 | 1 |
DNF | Bob Ledwidge | 14 | Terraplane Special | R.E Ledwidge | 12:00 | 0 |