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1959 Bathurst 100

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

The 1959 Bathurst 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 30 March 1959.[1] The race, which was promoted by the Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd., was contested over 26 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.[2] It was race 5 of 12 in the 1959 Australian Drivers' Championship.[1]

The race was won by New Zealander Ross Jensen driving a Maserati 250F.[3]

Results

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The WM Special which was driven into fourth place by Jack Myers. The car is pictured in 2010.
Position[4] Driver[4] No.[4] Car[4] Entrant[4] Time / laps[4]
1 Ross Jensen 18 Maserati 250F R. Jensen 12:38.0
2 Len Lukey 5 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax Lukey Mufflers Pty Ltd 12:21.0
3 Arnold Glass 7 Maserati 250F Capitol Motors 12:47.0
4 Jack Myers 3 WM Special Holden J. Myers 24
5 Ray Wamsley 19 Alfa Romeo Tipo B Corvette R. Wamsley 24
6 Werner Grieve 113 HWM Jaguar W. Grieve 24
7 Doug Whiteford 16 Maserati 300S D. Whiteford 23
8 Frank Walters 41 SoCal Special Mercury F. Walters 23
9 Noel Barnes 40 MG TC Special N. F. Barnes 20
10 Alwyn Rose 28 Dalro Jaguar A. C. Rose 20
11 Bill Clarke 63 Berkeley SE492 Excelsior Auto Imports Pty Ltd 15
DNF Alec Mildren 10 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax FPE A.G. Mildren Pty Ltd 17
DNF Jesse Griffith 36 Maserati 4CL P. Lovett 14
DNF Lionel Ayers 12 Cooper Mk.IV MG s/c L. Ayers 13
DNF Leon Thomas 35 MG Special s/c John Bruderlin & Leon Thomas 13
DNF Glyn Scott 26 Repco Holden Special Glyn Scott Motors 9
DNF Bob Larkin 88 Lotus Mk.6 Coventry Climax FWA New Age Service Station 9
DNF Geoff McClelland 67 Mac-Vincent G. McClelland 9
DNF Max Williams 132 MG TC M. Williams 8
DNF Clive Adams 8 Prad Sports Alta C. Adams 7
DNF Stan Jones 1 Maserati 250F Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd. 6
DNF Bill Cooke 48 Peugeot Special W. Cooke 6
DNF Curley Brydon 9 Ferrari Type 125 Corvette A. H. Brydon 5
DNF Ern Tadgell 58 Sabakat Coventry Climax FPF C. E. Tadgell 3
DNF John Schroder 62 Nota Consul J. Schroder 3
DNF Bill Reynolds 56 Orlando MG Robin Orlando 1
DNF Bruce Leer 33 MG TC B. Leer 0
DNS Arnold Glass 2 Ferrari Super Squalo Capitol Motors -
DNS Gordon Stewart 11 Stewart MG s/c Ecurie Cinque[2] -
DNS Barry Collerson 15 Talbot-Lago T26C B. Collerson -
DNS Paul Samuels 17 MG TC Austin Moss Bros. Retreads -
DNS G. T. Wilson[2] 23 RVM Riley G. T. Wilson -
DNS Roy Williams 27 Sheerline Special Austin R. Williams -
DNS Bill Patterson 29 Cooper T43 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors P/L -
DNS Warren Grace 43 MG Special s/c W. Grace -
DNS Allan Ferguson 45 Isk MG Holden A. Ferguson -
DNS Geoff Thorne 47 Citroen Special G. Thorne -
DNS Noel Hall 71 Ralt Vincent N. Hall -
DNS John Schroder 163 Healey Silverstone Riley Town & Country Garage Pty Ltd -
  • DNF = Did not finish
  • DNS = Did not start

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 1959 Bathurst "Hundred", Australian Motor Sport Review, 1958-59, pages 82 to 95
  2. ^ a b c Official Programme, Bathurst 100, Monday, 30 March 1959
  3. ^ John Medley, Easter 1959, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 231 to 241
  4. ^ a b c d e f 1959 Gold Star Round 5 Bathurst 100 - Mt. Panorama 26 laps (100 miles). March 30th 1959, as archived at web.archive.org