1968 Six Hour Le Mans Explained

The 1968 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race open to Sports Cars and Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on 3 June 1968.

Cars competed in three groups:

Results

PositionDriversNo.CarEntrantGroupLaps
1Fritz Kohout, Arthur Collett42Porsche 911SE194
2Rick Lisle, John Harris49Morris Cooper SE188
3Colin Hall, Antony Hall7HoldenSports181
4Austin McCarthy, Kevin Holt9Holden FJSports180
5Neville Cooper, Max Fletcher19Fiat 125Cecchele MotorsSports179
6John Bertina, Rhod Lording6HoldenSports178
7Bruce Jones, Bob Goddard48Renault R8 GordiniE178
8Gordon Mitchell, Ray Shaw30Austin-Healey SpriteSports175
9Neville Grigsby, Ross Bennett39Morris Cooper SC172
10Jeff Dunkerton, Doug Mould38Morris Cooper SC172
11Dick Roberts40Chrysler Valiant172
12J Watson, G Reynolds45Alfa Romeo Giulia SuperE171
23Rod Donovan41Ford Falcon GTE147
DNFJim Cavanough10Holden21
24John Collins29Holden132
14Barry Coleman47Isuzu BellettE166
16Les Brockwell20Lotus AngliaSports162
13Leo Stubber, Bob Kingsbury18Lotus ElanSports170
DNFPeter Briggs, Jim Mullins17MGBSports146
DNFChris Royston, John Alford22Morris Cooper S37
DNFTed Lisle, Howie Sangster, Norm Scott37Morris Cooper SE58
DNFOwen Stringer50Morris Cooper SE140
DNFBob Annear, P Dorn27Phoenix13
DNFJohn Glasson4Rambler SportsSports2
26Warren Matthews, Bob Wilkie25RE FordSports123
DNFMarg Scott, Mrs D McCarthy34NSU Prinz51
DNFNoel Mitchell24Ford Cortina SL156
DNFDon O'Sullivan, Ted Lisle1Lola T70 Mk IISports4
DNFGordon Stephenson36Alfa Romeo GTA71
DNFTrevor Lunt, Geoff Herbert32M G MidgetSports79
DNFJohn Roxburgh, Doug Whiteford16Datsun 2000Sports84
DNFDerek Vince, J Lee23ElfinSports74
DNFBob Biltoft11Ford Le MonSports12
DNFVic Watson3Goblin V8Sports19
DNFPeter Bullen, Barry Arnold5Hurricane V8Sports49
DNFR Craig, I Leslie43Lotus CortinaE79

Note: Results omitted from above table are:

15th: No 33, B Cole, B Cleaver, Austin-Healey Sprite, 163 laps17th: No 8, Rod Waller/Bob Webb, Repco Holden Sports, 160 laps18th: No 51, Mal McKiggan, Fiat 850 Coupe, 160 laps19th: No 12, Rod Mitchell, Peugeot, 159 laps20th: No 52, Ken Glasgow, Morris Minor, 152 laps21st: No 35, Ray Johnson, P Dover, Holden, 150 laps22nd: No 21, Norm Scott, Peugeot 203, 149 laps25th: No 15, John Collins, Jim Currie, Bob Biltoft, Holden, 132 laps

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