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^[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]

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938–1986)

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

Results

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]	Start[3]	Laps[3]
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	Mackellar Special[4] (Bugatti Ford s/c)[2]	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[5]	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[5]	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

Notes

• 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]
• Whatmore finished outside race time limit^[3]
• Emerson was flagged off the course as the time limit had expired^[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

1. 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. 1946, www.myautosite.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
3. Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, 15 November 1946, pages 28-31
4. Souvenir Programme, Bathurst Road Races, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, October 7 1946
5. Motor Grand Prix, National Advocate, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 1, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 27 April 2015

External links

• Bathurst 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix, Video of 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix, believed also to include 1947 footage, www.theroaringseason.com
• 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix, primotipo.com
• Grand Prix Bathurst, October 1946, archival.sl.nsw.gov.au