
Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)
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]
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
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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 2 3 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1946, www.myautosite.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, 15 November 1946, pages 28-31
- 1 2 3 Souvenir Programme, Bathurst Road Races, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, October 7 1946
- 1 2 Motor Grand Prix, National Advocate, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 1, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 27 April 2015
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