1946 New South Wales Grand Prix


The 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 7 October 1946. 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. The race was won by Alf Najar driving an MG TB Monoposto.

Results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantStartLaps
1Alf Najar21MG TB MonopostoA.S. Najar7:0025
2Jack Nind22MG TB SpecialJ.P. Nind7:0025
3Alby Johnson26MG TCA.V. Johnson3:0025
4Ted Gray5Alfa Romeo FordE.W. Gray14:3025
5Jack Murray3Bugatti Ford s/cJ.E. Murray21:0025
6Walter Mathison18Jaguar SS100W. Mathison10:0025
7John Crouch2Delahaye 135J.F. Crouch22:0225
NCChas Whatmore12Ford V8 SpecialC.W. Whatmore12:3025
DNFBill MacLachlan23MG TA MonopostoD.A. McLauchlan7:0024
NCArthur Emerson27MG TAA. Emerson1:0023
DNFBill Murray9Hudson SpecialW.B. Murray13:3623
DNFAlec Mildren8Ford V8 SpecialA.G. Mildren13:3619
DNFHope Bartlett10MG TA s/cH. Bartlett13:3618
DNFNorman Tipping17Terraplane Six SpecialN.G. Tipping12:0011
DNFRon Ward28MG TAR.S. Ward1:006
DNFBill Conoulty30Austin 7 Comet s/cW. Conoulty0:006
DNFFrank Kleinig1Hudson Eight SpecialF. Kleinig22:025
DNFRon Edgerton7Lycoming SpecialR. Edgerton14:304
DNFNorman Andrews20Willys Jeep MonopostoN.J.T. Andrews9:004
DNFBelf Jones15Buick SpecialB.J. Jones12:003
DNFRon Ewing4Buick SpecialR.M. Ewing19:001
DNFBob Ledwidge14Terraplane SpecialR.E Ledwidge12:000