# 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

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Handicap | Laps | Time / Remarks |
| 1 | Alf Najar | 21 | MG TB Monoposto | A.S. Najar | 7:00 | 25 | 1-33-19 |
| 2 | Jack Nind | 22 | MG TB Special | J.P. Nind | 7:00 | 25 | 1-33-45 |
| 3 | Alby Johnson | 26 | MG TC | A.V. Johnson | 3:00 | 25 | 1-39-59 |
| 4 | Ted Gray | 5 | Alfa Romeo Ford | E.W. Gray | 14:30 | 25 | 1-31-12 |
| 5 | Jack Murray | 3 | Mackellar Special (Bugatti Ford s/c) | J.E. Murray | 21:00 | 25 | 1-26.24 |
| 6 | Walter Mathison | 18 | Jaguar SS100 | W. Mathison | 10:00 | 25 | 1-37-30 |
| 7 | John Crouch | 2 | Delahaye 135 | J.F. Crouch | 22:02 | 25 | 1-26-34 |
| NC | Chas Whatmore | 12 | Ford V8 Special | C.W. Whatmore | 12:30 | 25 | Finished outside race time limit |
| DNF | Bill MacLachlan | 23 | MG TA Monoposto | D.A. McLauchlan | 7:00 | 24 | Silted radiator core |
| NC | Arthur Emerson | 27 | MG TA | A. Emerson | 1:00 | 23 | Flagged off course - time limit expired |
| DNF | Bill Murray | 9 | Hudson Special | W.B. Murray | 13:36 | 23 | Crashed |
| DNF | Alec Mildren | 8 | Ford V8 Special | A.G. Mildren | 13:36 | 19 | Stalled engine |
| DNF | Hope Bartlett | 10 | MG TA s/c | H. Bartlett | 13:36 | 18 | Broken push rods |
| DNF | Norman Tipping | 17 | Terraplane Six Special | N.G. Tipping | 12:00 | 11 | Broken gear lever |
| DNF | Ron Ward | 28 | MG TA | R.S. Ward | 1:00 | 6 | Retired at pits |
| DNF | Bill Conoulty | 30 | Austin 7 Comet s/c | W. Conoulty | 0:00 | 6 | Big end bolt failed |
| DNF | Frank Kleinig | 1 | Hudson Eight Special | F. Kleinig | 22:02 | 5 | Clutch failed |
| DNF | Ron Edgerton | 7 | Lycoming Special | R. Edgerton | 14:30 | 4 | Fuel trouble |
| DNF | Norman Andrews | 20 | Willys Jeep Monoposto | N.J.T. Andrews | 9:00 | 4 | Cylinder block split through overheating |
| DNF | Belf Jones | 15 | Buick Special | B.J. Jones | 12:00 | 3 | Retired |
| DNF | Ron Ewing | 4 | Buick Special | R.M. Ewing | 19:00 | 1 | Clutch failed |
| DNF | Bob Ledwidge | 14 | Terraplane Special | R.E Ledwidge | 12:00 | 0 | Broken fuel filter bowl |
| DNS | John Read | 6 | Alta Ford V8 | E.J. Read | - | - | Differential failed in support race |
| DNS | Dick Bland | 11 | Ford V8 Special | R. Bland | - | - | Clutch failed in support race |
| DNS | Warwick Pratley | 16 | Ford V8 Special | F. W. Pratley | - | - | Big end failed in support race |
| DNS | Peter Vennermark | 19 | MG Q Type s/c | P. Vennermark | - | - | Non-acceptor |
| DNS | Ced James | 24 | MG NE Magnette | C.H. James | - | - | Brake adjustment failed in support race |
| DNS | W.T. Nunn | 25 | MG TB | W.T. Nunn | - | - | Car tired after winning support race |
| DNS | Len Golding | 29 | MG Magna | L. Golding | - | - | Water in cylinders |
Note:
* NC = Not Classified
* DNF = Did Not Finish
* DNS = Did Not Start
* Handicap = gap between start time of car and start time of first starter
* Time = Actual running time of car, not including handicap