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Event: 5th Running Santa Barbara Road RacesDate: 18.3.1956
Track: Santa Barbara Airport Course (United States), 3.541 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Santa Barbara [CP+DP+EP]
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:30 minutes
Attendance:33000
Entered:34
Practiced:unknown
Started:31
Finished:24
Classified:24
Classes:StartClass
Class C - Production1010
Class D - Production94
Class E - Production77
Class F - Production53
No Photos YetEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Pre-race sessions:
First 24 cars from Race 4 and first 12 cars from Race 3.
Winners:
Overall:12Mercedes-Benz 300 SLRudy Cleye
Class C - Production:163JaguarBill Freedman
Class E - Production:59Morgan Plus 4Bob Oker
Class F - Production:109Porsche 356Bob Donner
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Jaguar (10), Porsche (6), Austin-Healey (6), Mercedes-Benz (3), Morgan (2), Triumph (2)
Top engines by numbers:Jaguar (10), Porsche (6), BMC (6), Triumph (4), Mercedes-Benz (3)
Top car types by numbers:Jaguar XK120 (6), Porsche 356 (6), Austin-Healey 100 (6)
Driver nationalities:USA (30)
Team nationalities:USA (31)
Engine positions:front-engined (80%), rear-engined (20%)
Average engine size:2578 cc
Oldest known drivers:Tony Settember (29), Bob Donner (26), Bob Bondurant (23)
Youngest known drivers:Bob Bondurant (23), Bob Donner (26), Tony Settember (29)

Official Race Programme:

CoverEntry ListScheduleTrack Map
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