The 1951 Redex 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia[1] on 26 March 1951.[2] Promoted by the Australian Sporting Car Club,[3] it was held over 26 laps, a total distance of approximately 100 miles[1] (161 km). The race was contested on a handicap basis with the first car starting 11 minutes and 30 seconds minutes before the last car.[1] 25,000 people watched the day's racing.[4]
Bathurst driver Warwick Pratley won the race driving the George Reed Monoskate Ford Special.[5]
Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant | Handicap | Race time | |
1 | Warwick Pratley | 22 | G. Reed Special (Monoskate) | G.R Reed | 8:15 | 80:21 | |
2 | Curley Brydon | 25 | MG TC special s/c | A.H. Brydon | 9:15 | 84:27 | |
3 | Tom Hawkes | 1 | Talbot-Lago | T.V. Hawkes | 0:00 | 76:19 | |
NC | Ron Edgerton | 2 | Alfa Romeo s/c | R.M. Edgerton | 3:15 | - | |
NC | Bill Wilcox | 45 | Dodge special | W.H. Wilcox | 10:15 | - | |
NC | Jack Saywell[6] | 12 | Cooper Mark IV | J. Saywell | 5:00 | - | |
NC | Garry Coglan | 26 | MG TC special s/c | G. Coglan | 9:15 | - | |
DNF | Bill MacLachlan | 16 | Bugatti Ford s/c | D.A. MacLachlan | 6:00 | - | |
DNF | Jack Murray[7] | 29 | Allard J2 Cadillac | R.A. Gardiner | 9:15 | - | |
DNF | Laurie Oxenford | 34 | Alvis Mercury | I. Oxenford | 9:15 | - | |
DNF | George Pearse | 47 | MG TB s/c | G.E. Pearse | 11:30 | - |