The 1956 New South Wales Road Racing Championship for Racing Cars was a motor race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 1 October 1956. It was staged over 26 laps, a total distance of 100 miles (160 km). The race utilised a handicap format with the first car, the MG TF of Barry Topen, scheduled to start 18 minutes and 12 seconds before the last car, the Maserati 250F of Stan Jones. The championship was awarded to the driver setting the fastest time for the event, regardless of handicap result.
The championship was won by Stan Jones driving a Maserati 250F.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps | Time | Handicap | Han. Pos. | Han. Time |
| 1 | Stan Jones | 1 | Maserati 250F | Stan Jones Motors | 26 | 1:13 | 18:12 | 3 | 1:29:13.3 |
| 2 | Bill Pitt | 9 | Jaguar D-Type | Mrs G. Anderson | 26 | 1:20 | 13:52 | 8 | 1:32:26.7 |
| 3 | Jack Robinson | 14 | Jaguar Special | J. Robinson | 26 | 1:23:52 | 8:40 | 6 | 1:30:22.9 |
| 4 | John Archibald | 15 | MG TC Special | J. Archibald | 26 | 1:24 | 4:20 | 1 | 1:26:49.2 |
| 5 | Doug Chivas | 88 | Lotus 6 | D. Chivas | 26 | 1:24 | 4:20 | 2 | 1:26:51.4 |
| ? | Norm Crowfoot | 6 | Holden Special | N. Crowfoot | 26 | ? | 5:38 | 4 | 1:29:18.8 |
| ? | Harvey Clift | 50 | MG TC Special | LJC Motors | 26 | ? | 3:28 | 5 | 1:29:26.6 |
| ? | John Martin | 111 | MG TC Special | J. Martin | 26 | ? | 4:20 | 7 | 1:31:59.3 |
| ? | Charlie Campbell | 29 | Triumph TR2 | C. Campbell | ? | ? | 2:10 | ? | ? |
| DNF | Barry Garner | 52 | Frazer Nash | B. Garner | ? | - | 2:10 | - | - |
| DNF | J. Crawford | 35 | Wolseley 6/80 Special | J. Crawford | ? | - | 3:28 | - | - |
| DNF | Wal Anderson | 4 | Holden Special | W. Anderson | ? | - | 5:38 | - | - |
| DNF | Jack Neal | 21 | Jaguar Special | J. Neal | 20 | - | 4:20 | - | - |
| DNF | Vincent Profilio | 34 | MG TC Special | V. Profilio | 15 | - | 2:10 | - | - |
| DNF | Ray Revell | 18 | Cooper MG | R. Revell | 14 | - | 9:58 | - | - |
| DNF | Jack Myers | 3 | WM Cooper | J. Myer | 14 | - | 6:30 | - | - |
| DNF | Col James | 7 | MG Special s/c | Barclay Motors | 13 | - | 11:42 | - | - |
| DNF | Clive Adams | 8 | Prad Holden | C. Adams | 8 | - | 5:38 | - | - |
| DNF | Merv Ward | 13 | Ralt 500 | M. Ward | 8 | - | 3:28 | - | - |
| DNF | Harry Gapps | 24 | MG TC Special s/c | H. Gapps | 3 | - | 2:10 | - | - |
| DNF | Les Wheeler | 11 | Stewart MG | L. Wheeler | 1 | - | 4:20 | - | - |
| DNS | Barry Topen | 104 | MG TF | B. Topen | - | - | 0:00 | - | - |
Notes
- Attendance: 8-10,000
- Fastest Lap: Stan Jones (Maserati 250F), 2:44.4, 85.9 m.p.h., (new lap record)
References
- ^ Car Race Results, Wheels, December 1956, page 46
- ^ David McKay, Jones Slashes Bathurst Records, Modern Motor, November 1956, pages 14 to 16
- ^ John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, Chapter 22, pages 179 to 187
- ^ New South Wales Road Racing Championships, Australian Motor Sports, November 1956, pages 420 to 423
- "Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing" notes that Campbell competed in the race but does not indicate that he retired from the race or that he finished the race.