1965 Six Hour Le Mans

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The 1965 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race open to Sports Cars, Improved Production Touring Cars & Series Production Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on Monday, 7 June 1965. Results were as follows:

Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Laps
1	Spencer Martin, David McKay	1	Ferrari 250LM	Scuderia Veloce	223
2	Ron Thorp	2	AC Cobra 289		211
3	Vic Watson, Dave Sullivan	5	Hurricane V8		200
4	Max McCrackan, Vin Smith	7	Lotus Elite		200
5	Ted Lisle, Mike Tighe	33	Morris Cooper S		193
6	P Capelli, Rick Lisle	36	Morris Cooper		188
	Sports Cars 751-1100cc
1	Gary Griffiths, Jeff Dunkerton	25	Austin Healey Sprite		159
DNF	Nev McBeth, Dick Ward	26	Austin Healey Sprite
DNF	Don Noack, Rod Slater	24	Renault 750
	Sports Cars 1101-1500cc
1	Max McCrackan, Vin Smith	7	Lotus Elite		200
2	Jeff Dunkerton	4	Lotus Super 7		132
3	Don Baker	23	Volkswagen		122
DNF	Warren Mathews, Lou Orton	22	Volkswagen
DNF	Derek Vince, Jack Ayers	8	Elfin		27
DNF	J Malhoney	21	Triumph Spitfire		27
	Sports Cars 1501-2000cc
1	J Bavera, R Mitchell	17	MGB		189
2	Bob Biltoff, T Barlow	9	Porsche Super 90		166
3	R Britton	18	MGA		121
	Sports Cars 2001-3000cc
1	Bill Dickson, R Fielding	14	Holden		186
2	P Wilkins, G Abbott	12	Triumph TR4		184
3	J Lewis, D McKay	29	Holden		130
DNF	Rod Donovan	11	Holden		82
DNF	Rod Waller, Lionel Beattie	6	Repco Holden Sports		72
DNF	John Glasson	10	Atlantis		13
	Sports Cars Over 3000cc
1	Spencer Martin, David McKay	1	Ferrari 250LM	Scuderia Veloce	223
2	Ron Thorp	2	AC Cobra 289		211
3	Vic Watson, Dave Sullivan	5	Hurricane V8		200
	Improved Production Touring Cars 751-1100cc
1	Ted Lisle, Mike Tighe	33	Morris Cooper S		193
2	P Capelli, Rick Lisle	36	Morris Cooper		188
3	Stuart Kostera, Derek Fletcher	39	Ford Anglia		183
	Improved Production Touring Cars 1101-1500cc
1	Max Butt, G Glatz	35	Ford Cortina		184
2	Ross Urquhart, Craig McAllister	34	Ford Cortina		170
DNF	Owen Stringer, M Tighe	32	Ford Cortina GT		152
DNF	Don O'Sullivan, R McDowell	33	Ford Cortina GT		6
	Improved Production Touring Cars 2001-3000cc
1	J Piesse, H Vander Straaten	37	Holden		180
	Improved Production Touring Cars Over 3000cc
1	Dick Roberts	30	Chrysler Valiant		119
	Series Production Touring Cars 751-1100cc
1	H De Klerk, M Cliff	42	Morris Cooper		176
DNF	D Black, J Brewer	45	Vauxhall Viva		16
	Series Production Touring Cars 1101-1500cc
1	Leon Shenton, T Cuncliffe	44	Simca		166
	Series Production Touring Cars 2000-3000cc
1	John Hughes, D Black	40	Holden		168