The 1940 Bathurst Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama road racing circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 25 March 1940. The race was contested on a handicap basis over a distance of 150 miles, comprising 37 laps of the course. It was promoted by the New South Wales Light Car Club.
The race was won by Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo "Monza"), who also set fastest time and fastest lap, the latter being a new lap record.
- Race winner Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo "Monza") contesting the 1940 Bathurst Grand Prix
- Jack Phillips & Ted Parsons (Ford V8 Special) placed ninth
Results
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Handicap | Run time | Race time | Laps |
1 | Alf Barrett | 1 | Alfa Romeo "Monza" s/c | A. Barrett | Scratch | 1:59.45 | 1:49.45 | 37 |
2 | John Snow | 3 | Delahaye | J. Snow | 3½ mins | 2:03.23 | 1:50.23 | |
3 | Charles Whatmore | 23 | Ford V8 Special | C.W. Whatmore | 16½ mins | 2:19.15 | 1:52.07 | |
4 | George Reed | 11 | Ford V8 Special | Geo. Reed | 16½ mins | 2:19.04 | ||
5 | John Crouch | 7 | Alfa Romeo | J.F. Crouch | 13 mins | 2:18.21 | ||
6 | Frank Kleinig | 2 | Hudson Special | F. Kleinig | 3½ mins | 2:08.55 | ||
7 | Paul Swedberg | 18 | Offenhauser | Paul Swedberg | 7 mins | 2:14.34 | ||
8 | John Barraclough | 17 | MG NE Magnette | Mrs M. Smith | 22 mins | 2:31.18 | ||
9 | Jack Phillips & Ted Parsons | 8 | Ford V8 Special | J.K. Phillips | 13 mins | 2:22.27 | ||
DNF | Tom Lancey | 16 | MG NE Magnette | T. Lancey | 22 mins | 19+ | ||
DNF | Bill Reynolds | 6 | Alta Ford V8 | Bill Reynolds | 10 mins | 19+ | ||
DNF | Harold Monday | 14 | Ford V8 | H. Monday | 20 mins | 19+ | ||
DNF | Jim McMahon | 15 | Willys | J. McMahon | 20 mins | 19+ | ||
DNF | Les Burrows | 10 | Hudson | L. Burrows | 16 mins | 19+ | ||
DNF | K. Jolly | 22 | Singer 9 | K. Jolly | 40 mins | 14 | ||
DNF | J.R.B. French | 19 | MG T | J.R.B. French | 33 mins | 7 | ||
DNF | Ron Ewing | 12 | Buick Special | R.M. Ewing | 17½ mins | 5 | ||
DNF | John Nind | 20 | MG TA | J.P. Nind | 33 mins | 5 | ||
DNF | Edison Waters | 5 | Bentley 4½ Litre s/c | E.E. Waters | 26 mins | 2 | ||
DNS | Rob Appleton | 4 | Ford Special s/c | R.A. Appleton | 4½ mins | |||
DNS | Hope Bartlett | 9 | MG Q | Hope Bartlett | 16 mins | |||
DNS | D. Field | 21 | MG TA | D. Field | 33 mins |
Notes
- Entries: 22
- Non-starters: 3
- Starters: 19
- Finishers: 9
- Winner's average speed: "a little over 75 mph"
- Fastest lap: A. Barrett, 3m 4s, 78 mph (Lap record)
- Fastest time: A. Barrett
References
- ^ Bathurst Grand Prix - To Be Staged Next Monday, The Advocate (Burnie, Tas), Wednesday 20 March 1940, page 12 as retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 30 May 2016
- Bathurst Grand Prix - To-Day's Motor Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 25 March 1940, page 11 as retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 30 May 2016
- ^ John Medley, Bathurst : Cradle of Australian motor racing, pages 45 to 49
- ^ Record Time - Barrett Wins Big Car Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 26 March 1940, page 13 as retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 30 May 2016
- Car Grand Prix - Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thursday 14 March 1940, page 13, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- Victorian Wins Bathurst Road Race, The Advertiser, Tuesday, 26 Mar 1940, Page 11, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- Jack Phillips – Ted Parsons Ford V8…, primotipo.com, as archived at webarchive.org