1958 Australian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 9 in 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship | |||
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| Date | 6 October 1958 | ||
| Location | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 6.12 km (3.84 mi) | ||
| Distance | 30 laps, 183.6 km (115.1 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Tornado-Chevrolet | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ted Gray | Tornado-Chevrolet | |
| Time | 2'25.5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second |
| Maybach-Chevrolet | |
| Third |
| Cooper-Holden | |
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Lex Davison won the race driving a Ferrari similar to that pictured above
The WM Special was driven to 10th place in the 1958 Australian Grand Prix by its builder, Jack Myer
The 1958 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race for Formula Libre racing cars,[1] held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 6 October 1958. The race had 26 starters. It was the first Australian Grand Prix to specifically exclude sports cars from the entry.[2]
The race was the twenty third Australian Grand Prix and the seventh race of the 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship.
Lex Davison won his third AGP, equalling records set by Bill Thompson and Doug Whiteford.
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Entrant | Laps | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Lex Davison |
Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 3.0L | Ecurie Australie | 30 | 1h 25m 18s | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | Ern Seeliger |
Maybach III / Chevrolet 4.6L | Stan Jones Motors Pty Ltd | 30 | 1h 27m 20s | 5 |
| 3 | 46 | Tom Hawkes |
Cooper T23 / Holden 2.3L | Ecurie Corio | 30 | 1h 27m 26s | 3 |
| 4 | 5 |  Merv Neil |
Cooper T45 / Climax 1.7L | M Neil | 29 | # | |
| 5 | 9 | Curley Brydon |
Ferrari 125 F1 / Chevrolet 4.7L | AH Brydon | 28 | 1 | |
| 6 | 33 | Len Lukey |
Lukey / Bristol 2.2L | Lukey Mufflers Pty Ltd | 28 | ||
| 7 | 10 | Alec Mildren |
Cooper T43 / Climax FPE 2.0L | AG Mildren Pty Ltd | 28 | ||
| 8 | 19 | Ray Walmsley |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Chevrolet 4.7L | R Wamsley | 28 | ||
| 9 | 22 | Tom Clark |
Ferrari 555 Super Squalo / Ferrari 3.4L | T Clark | 28 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Jack Myers |
WM Special / Holden 2.4L | J Myers | 27 | ||
| 11 | 56 | Bill Reynolds |
Orlando MG / MG 1.5L | R Orlando | 22 | ||
| 12 | 32 | Keith Moy |
MG NE / Holden 2.4L | K Moy | 19 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Gordon Stewart |
MG Special / MG 1.5L | G Stewart | 18 | ||
| Ret | 4 | Stan Jones |
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5L | Stan Jones Motors Pty Ltd | 26 | ||
| Ret | 21 | Syd Negus |
Cooper T20 / Bristol 2.0L | S Negus | 24 | ||
| Ret | 39 | Ted Gray |
Tornado II / Chevrolet 4.6L | Lou Abrahams | 24 | ||
| Ret | 25 | Ray Gibbs |
Cooper T23 / Holden 2.4L | R Gibbs | 18 | ||
| Ret | 20 | Alf Harvey |
Maserati 4CLT / O.S.C.A. 4.5L | A Harvey | 16 | ||
| Ret | 41 | Frank Walters |
So Cal Special / Ford 4.4L | F Walters | 10 | ||
| Ret | 62 | John Schroder |
Nota Consul / Ford 1.5L | J Schroder | 10 | ||
| Ret | 45 | Alan Ferguson |
MG TC / Holden 2.4L | A Ferguson | 8 | ||
| Ret | 15 | Barry Collerson |
MG TA / MG 1.5L | B Collerson | 6 | ||
| Ret | 48 | Bill Cooke |
Peugeot Special / Peugeot 1.5L | W Cooke | 6 | ||
| Ret | 58 | Ern Tadgell |
Sabakat (Lotus 12) / Climax FPE 1.5L | Tadgell Aviation | 4 | ||
| Ret | 14 | Jack Robinson |
Jaguar Special / Jaguar 3.4L | J Robinson | 2 | ||
| DSQ | 44 | Jack Neal |
Maserati 4C / Maserati 1.5L | J Neal | 18 | ||
| DNS | 59 | Bill Patterson |
Cooper T43 / Climax 1.7L | Bill Patterson Motors Pty Ltd | |||
| DNS | 71 | Noel Hall |
Ralt Mk.4 / Vincent 1.0L | O Hall | |||
'# New Zealander Merv Neal was not eligible to score points in the Australian Drivers Championship
1958 Australian Drivers' Championship standings after the race
The top five standings in the 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship after the Australian Grand Prix were:
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Jones |
23 |
| 2 | Len Lukey |
20 |
| 3 | Alec Mildren |
18 |
| 4 | Ted Gray |
13 |
| 5 | Lex Davison |
8 |
References
- ↑ Peter Wherret, Motor Sport, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, July 21, 1958, page 9
- ↑ Howard, Graham (1986). "1958". In Howard, Graham. The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. p. 238. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ↑ Howard, Graham (1986). "1958". In Howard, Graham. The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 236–246. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ↑ "The CAMS Gold Star - 1958, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
| Preceded by 1958 Lowood Trophy |
Australian Drivers' Championship 1958 season |
Succeeded by 1958 Melbourne Grand Prix |
| Preceded by 1957 Australian Grand Prix |
Australian Grand Prix 1958 |
Succeeded by 1959 Australian Grand Prix |
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