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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938–1986)

The 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia[1] on 7 October 1946.[2] 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.[3]

The race was won by Alf Najar driving an MG TB Monoposto.[2]

Results

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Race winner Alf Najar (MG TB) contesting the 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix
The fifth placed Mackellar Special of Jack Murray. The combination recorded the fastest race time.
The seventh placed Delahaye 135 driven by John Crouch.
The Hudson Eight Special of Frank Kleinig retired from the race but set fastest lap
Position[3] Driver[2][3] No.[3] Car[2] Entrant[4] Handicap[3] Laps[3] Time / Remarks[3]
1 Alf Najar 21 MG TB Monoposto A.S. Najar 7:00 25 1-33-19
2 Jack Nind 22 MG TB Special J.P. Nind 7:00 25 1-33-45
3 Alby Johnson 26 MG TC A.V. Johnson 3:00 25 1-39-59
4 Ted Gray 5 Alfa Romeo Ford E.W. Gray 14:30 25 1-31-12
5 Jack Murray 3 Mackellar Special[4]
(Bugatti Ford s/c)[2] 		J.E. Murray 21:00 25 1-26.24
6 Walter Mathison 18 Jaguar SS100 W. Mathison 10:00 25 1-37-30
7 John Crouch 2 Delahaye 135 J.F. Crouch 22:02 25 1-26-34
NC Chas Whatmore 12 Ford V8 Special C.W. Whatmore 12:30 25 Finished outside race time limit
DNF Bill MacLachlan 23 MG TA Monoposto D.A. McLauchlan 7:00 24 Silted radiator core
NC Arthur Emerson 27 MG TA A. Emerson 1:00 23 Flagged off course - time limit expired
DNF Bill Murray 9 Hudson Special W.B. Murray 13:36 23 Crashed
DNF Alec Mildren 8 Ford V8 Special A.G. Mildren 13:36 19 Stalled engine
DNF Hope Bartlett 10 MG TA s/c H. Bartlett 13:36 18 Broken push rods
DNF Norman Tipping 17 Terraplane Six Special[5] N.G. Tipping 12:00 11 Broken gear lever
DNF Ron Ward 28 MG TA R.S. Ward 1:00 6 Retired at pits
DNF Bill Conoulty 30 Austin 7 Comet s/c W. Conoulty 0:00 6 Big end bolt failed
DNF Frank Kleinig 1 Hudson Eight Special[5] F. Kleinig 22:02 5 Clutch failed
DNF Ron Edgerton 7 Lycoming Special R. Edgerton 14:30 4 Fuel trouble
DNF Norman Andrews 20 Willys Jeep Monoposto N.J.T. Andrews 9:00 4 Cylinder block split through overheating
DNF Belf Jones 15 Buick Special B.J. Jones 12:00 3 Retired
DNF Ron Ewing 4 Buick Special R.M. Ewing 19:00 1 Clutch failed
DNF Bob Ledwidge 14 Terraplane Special R.E Ledwidge 12:00 0 Broken fuel filter bowl
DNS John Read 6 Alta Ford V8 E.J. Read - - Differential failed in support race
DNS Dick Bland 11 Ford V8 Special    R. Bland - - Clutch failed in support race
DNS Warwick Pratley 16 Ford V8 Special    F. W. Pratley - - Big end failed in supoort race
DNS Peter Vennermark 19 MG Q Type s/c P. Vennermark - - Non-acceptor
DNS Ced James 24 MG NE Magnette C.H. James - - Brake adjustment failed in support race
DNS W.T. Nunn 25 MG TB W.T. Nunn - - Car tired after winning support race
DNS Len Golding 29 MG Magna L. Golding - - Water in cylinders

Note:

  • NC = Not Classified
  • DNF = Did Not Finish
  • DNS = Did Not Start
  • Handicap = gap between start time of car and start time of first starter
  • Time = Actual running time of car, not including handicap

Notes

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  • Attendance: 27,000 (estimated)[1]
  • Race distance: 25 laps, 96.5 miles (155.4 km)[2]
  • Number of entries: 32[4]
  • Number of starters: 22[2]
  • Number of classified finishers: 7[3]
  • First driver to start: Bill Conoulty[3]
  • Last drivers to start: Frank Kleinig and John Crouch[3]
  • Fastest race time: Jack Murray (Bugatti Ford s/c), 1h 26m 24s[1]
  • Fastest lap: Frank Kleinig (Hudson Eight Special), 3m 20s[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c NSW Grand Prix won by Alf Najar, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 8, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 27 April 2015
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h 1946, www.myautosite.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, 15 November 1946, pages 28-31
  4. ^ a b c Souvenir Programme, Bathurst Road Races, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, October 7 1946
  5. ^ a b Motor Grand Prix, National Advocate, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 1, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 27 April 2015
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