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Event: Autosport Series-Production Sports Car Championship Final "The Three Hours" and Supporting Events SnettertonDate: 11.10.1958
Track: Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.361 kmsOrganiser: Snetterton Motor Racing Club

3 h Autosport
Weather:warm, sunny
Start time:16:30
Grid:Le Mans start
Distance:3 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:unknown
Practiced:unknown
Started:unknown
Finished:unknown
Classes:
Class D - Production +1600
Class C - Production 1600
Class B - Production 1300
Class A - Production 1000
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Winners:
Overall:8Lotus EliteJohn Lawry
Class D - Production +1600:23Frazer Nash Le Mans ReplicaMike Bond
Class C - Production 1600:10MGAKen MacKenzie
Class A - Production 1000:24?Austin-Healey SpriteJohn Sprinzel
Leaders:
lap 1:26Austin-HealeyDick Protheroe
laps 2-?:7Lotus EliteIan Walker
laps ?-?:26Austin-HealeyDick Protheroe
laps ?-86:8Lotus EliteJohn Lawry
Pole Positions:
Overall:21Frazer NashDickie Stoop1:58.4000
Class B - Production 1300:8Lotus EliteJohn Lawry1:58.6000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:MG (5), Austin-Healey (4), Frazer Nash (3), Turner (3), Lotus (2), Elva (2), Berkeley (2), Triumph (2)
Top engines by numbers:BMC (14), Bristol (3), Climax (2), Excelsior (2), Triumph (2)
Top car types by numbers:MG A (5), Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica (3), Turner 950 Sports (3)
Driver nationalities:GB (24)
Team nationalities:GB (24)
Most used colours:green (59%), white (11%), blue (9%), silver (4%), red (4%), yellow (4%), grey (4%)
Engine positions:front-engined (95%), rear-engined (5%)
Average engine size:1475 cc
Oldest known drivers:Ken MacKenzie (42), Pat Fergusson (41), Dick Protheroe (36)
Youngest known drivers:John Lawry (20), Bill Wilks (24), Mike McKee (25)

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