1958 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Libre cars. The title was contested over a nine race series with the winner awarded the 1958 CAMS Gold Star.
- Race 1, South Pacific Championship for Racing Cars, Gnoo Blas Circuit, Orange, New South Wales, 27 January
- Race 2, Victorian Trophy Race, Fisherman's Bend, Victoria, 23 February
- Race 3, Longford Trophy, Longford, Tasmania, 3 March
- Race 4, South Australian Trophy Race, Port Wakefield, South Australia, 5 April
- Race 5, Queensland Road Racing Championship, Lowood, Queensland, 15 June
- Race 6, Lowood Trophy, Lowood, Queensland, 31 August
- Race 7, Australian Grand Prix, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, 23 October
- Race 8, Melbourne Grand Prix, Albert Park, Victoria, 30 November
- Race 9, Phillip Island Trophy Race, Phillip Island, Victoria, 26 December
Championship points were awarded on an 8-5-3-2-1 basis to the top five finishers in each race. However, as overseas drivers were ineligible to qualify for championship points, no points were awarded for placings scored by these drivers. [1]
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[edit] Results
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Total [1] |
| 1 | Stan Jones | Maserati 250F | S.J. Jones | 5 | 8 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 8 | 31 |
| 2 | Alec Mildren | Cooper Climax | A.G. Mildren | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Len Lukey | Cooper Bristol & Lukey Bristol | Lukey Mufflers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 21 |
| 4 | Ted Gray | Tornado Corvette | E. Gray | - | - | 8 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 5 | Arnold Glass | Ferrari Super Squalo | A. Glass | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Doug Whiteford | Maserati 300S | D. Whiteford | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 8 | |
| Lex Davison | Ferrari 625 | A.N. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | |
| 8 | Austin Miller | Miller Special | A. Miller | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Ern Seeliger | Maybach Corvette | E. Seeliger | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 10 | Tom Hawkes | Repco Cooper | T. Hawkes | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| 11 | Keith Rilstone | Zephyr Special | K.W. Rilstone | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| John Roxburgh | Cooper Climax | J. Roxburgh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 | Greg McEwin | MacHealey | G. McEwin | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Bib Stillwell | Maserati 250F | B.S. Stillwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 15 | Glyn Scott | Repco Holden | G. Scott | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Arthur Griffiths | Cooper Climax | A. Griffith | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Curly Brydon | Ferrari Corvette | A.H. Brydon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Ray Gibbs | Cooper Repco-Holden | R. Gibbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Championship points were not awarded for the following: [1]
- Jack Brabham (Cooper Climax) : First place in Race 1
- Bill Pitt (Jaguar D Type) : Fourth place in Race 1
- Bill Pitt (Jaguar D Type) : Fourth place in Race 5
- Bill Pitt (Jaguar D Type) : Fourth place in Race 6
- Merv Neil (Cooper Climax) : Fourth place place in Race 7
- Stirling Moss (Cooper Climax) : First place in Race 8
- Jack Brabham (Cooper Climax) : Second place in Race 8
[edit] References
[edit] Further reading
- Australian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, 1986, pages 236 to 246
- The Advertiser, Monday 7 April 1958, Page 19
