(settings) | Login Skip Navigation LinksRSC Home > Races > Cotati 6 Hours 1957
Event: First Cotati Sports Car Road RacesDate: 3.8.1957
Track: Cotati Naval Airstrip (United States), 3.058 kmsOrganiser: San Francisco Region SCCA

Cotati 6 Hours
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:11:00
Grid:Le Mans start
Distance:6 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:47
Practiced:unknown
Started:43
Finished:25
Classified:25
Classes:Class
Category 3 - Modified2
Category 2 - Modified4
Category 1 - Modified5
Category 3 - Production3
Category 2 - Production7
Category 1 - Production4
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Pre-race sessions:
1 practice sessions held for a total of 60 minutes on 3/8
Winners:
Overall:59Aston Martin DB3SOker / Drake
Category 2 - Modified:45Austin-Healey 100SBrandes / Marston
Category 1 - Modified:55Porsche 550 RS SpyderWeiss / Gartung
Category 3 - Production:155Chevrolet Corvette FITalbot / Dalton
Category 2 - Production:17AC - BristolOrr / Gillespie
Category 1 - Production:189Porsche 356 Carrera GTNelson / Moore
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (9), Austin-Healey (5), Lotus (4), MG (4), Aston Martin (3), Triumph (3)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (9), BMC (7), Climax (4), Aston Martin (3), Triumph (3)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 356 (6), Austin-Healey 100 (5), Lotus Eleven (4)
Driver nationalities:USA (81)
Team nationalities:USA (40)
Engine positions:front-engined (74%), rear-engined (17%), mid-engined (9%)
Average engine size:1976 cc
Oldest known drivers:Emil Pardee (35), Jack McAfee (35), Sam Weiss (33)
Youngest known drivers:Milt Davis (22), Jim Parkinson (25), Ruth Levy (27)
Female drivers:Ruth Levy, Marion Lowe, Anita Marshall

Official Race Programme:

CoverEntry ListScheduleTrack Map
Programme Cover - Cotati 6 Hours 1957Entry List - Cotati 6 Hours 1957Schedule of Events - Cotati 6 Hours 1957Track Map - Cotati 6 Hours 1957