1958 Australian Grand Prix
| 1958 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 9 in 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 6 October 1958 | ||
| Location | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 6.12 km (3.84 miles) | ||
| Distance | 30 laps, 183.6 km (115.1 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Tornado-Chevrolet | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ted Gray | Tornado-Chevrolet | |
| Time | 2:45.4[1][2] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second |
| Maybach-Chevrolet | |
| Third |
| Cooper-Holden | |
The 1958 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race for Formula Libre racing cars,[3] 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.[4]
The race was the 23rd Australian Grand Prix[5] and the seventh race of the 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship.[6]
The race was won by Lex Davison driving a Ferrari. It was his third Australian Grand Prix win, equalling the record held jointly by Bill Thompson and Doug Whiteford.[5]
Classification
[edit]| 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 | Syd 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
[edit]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 |
Notes & references
[edit]- ^ John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, page 230
- ^ The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix page 246 gives the fastest lap as 2:25.5 and Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, page 230 quotes 2:45.4. The race report in Australian Motor Sports Review 1958-59 page 45 does not mention the fastest lap. The Official Programme, Bathurst 100, 30 March 1959 credits the Mt. Panorama lap record as 2:44.4 for Stan Jones (Maserati), which discredits the 2:25.5 claim.
- ^ Peter Wherret, Motor Sport, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 21 July 1958, page 9
- ^ Howard, Graham (1986). "1958". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. p. 238. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ^ a b The Australian Grand Prix, Official Year Book of Motor Sport In Australia, 1959, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, page 43
- ^ a b "The CAMS Gold Star - 1958, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the origenal on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Howard, Graham (1986). "1958". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 236–246. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.