title: 1966 Le Mans 6 Hour Race
text: # 1966 Le Mans 6 Hour Race
  
  The 1966 Le Mans 6 Hour Race was an endurance race for Sports Cars, Improved Production Touring Cars and Series Production Touring Cars. It was held at the Caversham Circuit in Western Australia on 6 June 1966 over a six-hour duration. The race, which was the twelfth Six Hour Le Mans race, was won by Ron Thorp driving an AC Cobra 289.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Class | Class pos. | Laps |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ron Thorp | 2 | AC Cobra 289 | Sports | 1 | 202 |
  | 2 | Ted Lisle | | Morris Cooper S | Improved | 1 | 196 |
  | 3 | Stan Starcevich | 5 | Holden EH Special S4 | Improved | 2 | 194 |
  | 4 | Gordon Stephenson, Neville Cooper | | Alfa Romeo Giulia GT Veloce | | | 191 |
  | ? | Dick Roberts | | Chrysler Valiant | | | |
  | ? | Dave Thomas | | Morris Mini | Series | 1 | |
  | 20 | Cumper | 50 | Peugeot 403 | | | |
  | ? | Taylor | | Triumph TR4 | | | |
  | ? | David Rockford | | Holden GT | | | |
  | ? | Owen Stringer | | Ford Cortina Mk1 | | | |
  | ? | Bertina | | Holden FJ "X2" | Sports | | |
  | ? | Cuncliffe, Biltoft | | Peugeot Sports | Sports | | |
  | ? | Chapman, Sherrell | | Triumph "TR3A" | | | |
  | ? | J Sinclair | | Austin-Healey Sprite | | | |
  | ? | Muhling | | Morris Mini | | | |
  | ? | Mould | | Morris Mini | | | |
  | ? | Urquhart | | Lotus Super Seven | | | |
  | ? | Rod Donovan | 30 | Holden 48/215 | | | |
  | DNF | Maslin, Williams | | Renault | | | |
  | DNF | Roger Fielding | | Triumph TR4 | | | |
  | DNF | Brockwell, Mitchell | | Ford Anglia | | | |
  | DNF | O'Sullivan, Downey | | Ford Cortina GT500 | | | |
  | DNF | Annear | | Phoenix | | | |
  | DNF | Fry | | Morris Cooper S | | | |
  | DNF | Scott | | Peugeot | | | |
  | DNF | Andy Buchanan | | Ferrari 250LM | | | 76 |
  | DNF | Vince, Charnley | | Elfin | | | |
  | DNF | Max McCracken, Smith | | Lotus Elite | | | |
  | DNF | Malcolm Seaward | | Triumph 2000 | | | |
  
  24 cars finished the race from a field of 44 starters.
  
  