Pole position: Bueb in 1.59,6 = 141,78 kmh
Fastest lap: Bueb in 1.59,2 = 142,26 kmh
Distance: 12 laps
Average speed: 139,32 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: FIA Special Touring Cars Group 3
Car info:
The very first saloon car race I ever saw! Much pre race interest was generated by no less than 4 works prepared Volvos - all the way from Sweden for a 36 mile race! Such was the prestige of this particular race. One joined the too long a list of non starters. |
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Class A-D (1000/1600/2600/+2600!)
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| Pos | Pos in class | # | Team / Entrant Car- Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Distance, time |
Qualifying position | Qualifying time | Fastest lap | Reason out, remarks |
| 1 | 1 | 42 | Equipe Endeavour Jaguar 3.4 Litre |
Ivor Bueb, GB |
3442 | L6 | D | 12 laps, 24.20,6 | 1 | 1.59,6 | 1.59,2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | John Coombs Racing Organisation Jaguar 3.4 Litre |
Roy Salvadori, GB |
3442 | L6 | D | 12 laps, 24.25,4 | 2 | 2.00,4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 44 | Equipe Endeavour? Jaguar 3.4 Litre |
Gawaine Baillie, GB |
3442 | L6 | D | 12 laps, 24.32,4 | 3 | 2.02,4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 41 | Jaguar 3.4 Litre |
Dick Protheroe, GB |
3442 | L6 | D | 12 laps, 25.22,8 | 4 | 2.06,4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 40 | Jaguar 3.4 Litre |
Tom Dickson, GB |
3442 | L6 | D | 12 laps, 25.25,2 | 6 | 2.08,0 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 33 | John Coombs Racing Organisation Jaguar 2.4 Litre |
Peter Blond, GB |
2483 | L6 | C | 12 laps, 25.34,2 | 5 | 2.07,0 | 2.06,0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 30 | Ford Zephyr |
Jeff Uren, GB |
2553 | L6 | C | 7 | 2.10,2 | |||
| 8 | 1 | 25 | Volvo AB Volvo 122 S |
Gunnar Andersson, S |
1582 | L4 | B | 11 | 8 | 2.14,2 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 26 | Volvo AB Volvo 122 S |
Gunnar Bengtson, S |
1582 | L4 | B | 11 | 9 | 2.14,2 | 2.13,8 | |
| 10 | 3 | 28 | Riley 1.5 |
Les Leston, GB |
1489 | L4 | B | 11 laps, 0,6 sec behind Bengtson | 10 | 2.14,8 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 23 | Volvo AB Volvo 122 S |
Arthur Wesblad, S |
1582 | L4 | B | 11 | 2.17,0 | |||
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Austin A40 |
George "Doc" Shepherd, GB |
948 | L4 | A | 12 | 2.19,6 | |||
| 13 | 3 | 31 | Ford Zephyr |
David Shale, GB |
2553 | L6 | C | 15 | 2.20,0 | |||
| 14 | 22 | Ford Prefect |
John Young, GB |
1172 | L4 | B (A) | 16 | 2.20,6 | 2nd on points classification (1300 cc) | |||
| 15 | 2 | 2 | Team Speedwell Austin A35 |
John Sprinzel, GB |
948 | L4 | A | 20 | 2.21,8 | |||
| 16 | 3 | 6 | Alexander Engineering Co. Austin A35 |
T. Fry, GB |
948 | L4 | A | 22 | 2.25,6 | |||
| 17 | 4 | 8 | Austin A35 |
David Coode, GB |
948 | L4 | A | 25 | 2.35,4 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Alexander Engineering Co. Austin A35 |
Bob Gerard, GB |
948 | L4 | A | 24 | 2.27,4 | 2.16,0 | |||
| DNF | 32 | Ford Zephyr |
Doug Uren, GB |
2553 | L6 | C | 6 | 14 | 2.20,0 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Riley 1.5 |
Harold Grace, GB |
1489 | L4 | B | 3 | 17 | 2.20,8 | Lost wheel | ||
| DNF | 10 | Austin A35 |
Paddy Gaston, GB |
948 | L4 | A | 4 | 19 | 2.21,8 | Gearbox | ||
| DNS? | 9 | Morris Minor |
Alan Foster, GB |
948 | L4 | A | 26 | 2.39,2 | ||||
| DNS | 3 | Team Speedwell Austin A35 |
Len Adams, GB |
948 | L4 | A | 18 | 2.21,4 | ||||
| DNS | 21 | Metcalfe & Munday Borgward Isabella TS |
"Nobby" Spero, GB |
1493 | L4 | B | 23 | 2.25,6 | ||||
| DNS | 24 | Volvo AB Volvo 122 S |
Per Nyström, S |
1582 | L4 | B | 13 | 2.19,6 | ||||
| DNS | 11 | Saab 96 |
Chris Threlfall |
841 | L3 | A | 21 | 2.23,4 | ||||
| DNA? | 1 | Austin A35 |
John Horridge, GB |
948 | L4 | A | ||||||
| DNA? | 27 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta |
Michael McKee, GB |
1290 | L4 | B | ||||||