1965 Six Hour Le Mans

The 1965 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race open to Sports Cars, Improved Production Touring Cars & Series Production Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on 7 June 1965. Results were as follows:

Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Laps
1	Spencer Martin David McKay	1	Ferrari 250LM	Scuderia Veloce	223
2	Ron Thorp	2	AC Cobra 289		211
3	Vic Watson Dave Sullivan	5	Hurricane V8		200
4	Max McCrackan Vin Smith	7	Lotus Elite		200
5	Ted Lisle Mike Tighe	33	Morris Cooper S		193
6	P Capelli Rick Lisle	36	Morris Cooper		188
Sports Cars 751-1100cc
1	Gary Griffiths Jeff Dunkerton	25	Austin-Healey Sprite		159
DNF	Nev McBeth Dick Ward	26	Austin-Healey Sprite
DNF	Don Noack Rod Slater	24	Renault 750
Sports Cars 1101-1500cc
1	Max McCrackan Vin Smith	7	Lotus Elite		200
2	Jeff Dunkerton	4	Lotus Super 7		132
3	Don Baker	23	Volkswagen		122
DNF	Warren Mathews Lou Orton	22	Volkswagen
DNF	Derek Vince Jack Ayers	8	Elfin		27
DNF	J Malhoney	21	Triumph Spitfire		27
Sports Cars 1501-2000cc
1	J Bavera R Mitchell	17	MGB		189
2	Bob Biltoff T Barlow	9	Porsche Super 90		166
3	R Britton	18	MGA		121
Sports Cars 2001-3000cc
1	Bill Dickson R Fielding	14	Holden		186
2	P Wilkins G Abbott	12	Triumph TR4		184
3	J Lewis D McKay	29	Holden		130
DNF	Rod Donovan	11	Holden		82
DNF	Rod Waller, Lionel Beattie	6	Repco Holden Sports		72
DNF	John Glasson	10	Atlantis		13
Sports Cars Over 3000cc
1	Spencer Martin David McKay	1	Ferrari 250LM	Scuderia Veloce	223
2	Ron Thorp	2	AC Cobra 289		211
3	Vic Watson Dave Sullivan	5	Hurricane V8		200
Improved Production Touring Cars 751-1100cc
1	Ted Lisle Mike Tighe	33	Morris Cooper S		193
2	P Capelli Rick Lisle	36	Morris Cooper		188
3	Stuart Kostera Derek Fletcher	39	Ford Anglia		183
Improved Production Touring Cars 1101-1500cc
1	Max Butt G Glatz	35	Ford Cortina		184
2	Ross Urquhart Craig McAllister	34	Ford Cortina		170
DNF	Owen Stringer M Tighe	32	Ford Cortina GT		152
DNF	Don O'Sullivan R McDowell	33	Ford Cortina GT		6
Improved Production Touring Cars 2001-3000cc
1	J Piesse H Vander Straaten	37	Holden		180
Improved Production Touring Cars Over 3000cc
1	Dick Roberts	30	Chrysler Valiant		119
Series Production Touring Cars 751-1100cc
1	H De Klerk M Cliff	42	Morris Cooper		176
DNF	D Black J Brewer	45	Vauxhall Viva		16
Series Production Touring Cars 1101-1500cc
1	Leon Shenton T Cuncliffe	44	Simca		166
Series Production Touring Cars 2000-3000cc
1	John Hughes D Black	40	Holden		168

References

Modern Motor, August 1965
Racing Car News, July 1965
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