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.
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| Rd. | Date | Race | Circuit | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 January | South Pacific Championship for Racing Cars | Gnoo Blas circuit | Orange, New South Wales | Jack Brabham* |
| 2 | 23 February | Victorian Trophy Race | Fisherman's Bend | Melbourne, Victoria | Stan Jones |
| 3 | 3 March | Longford Trophy | Longford Circuit | Longford, Tasmania | Ted Gray |
| 4 | 5 April | South Australian Trophy Race | Port Wakefield Circuit | Port Wakefield, South Australia | Len Lukey |
| 5 | 15 June | Queensland Road Racing Championship | Lowood circuit | Lowood, Queensland | Alec Mildren |
| 6 | 31 August | Lowood Trophy | Lowood circuit | Lowood, Queensland | Alec Mildren |
| 7 | 23 October | Australian Grand Prix | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Lex Davison |
| 8 | 30 November | Melbourne Grand Prix | Albert Park | Melbourne, Victoria | Stirling Moss* |
| 9 | 26 December | Phillip Island Trophy Race | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Stan Jones |
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] Similarly drivers of sports cars which on occasion raced amongst the Formula Libre cars, were not eligible for points, although Doug Whiteford's Maserati 300S appears to have been an exception.
| 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 T43 Climax FPE | A.G. Mildren | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Len Lukey | Cooper T23 Bristol Lukey Bristol Vauxhall Special |
Lukey Mufflers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 21 |
| 4 | Ted Gray | Tornado Mk.II Ford Tornado Mk.II Corvette |
E. Gray | - | - | 8 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 5 | Arnold Glass | Ferrari 555 Super Squalo | A. Glass | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Doug Whiteford | Maserati 300S | D. Whiteford | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 8 | |
| Lex Davison | Ferrari 500 | A.N. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | |
| 8 | Austin Miller | Cooper T41 Climax FWB | A. Miller | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Ern Seeliger | Maybach III Corvette | E. Seeliger | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 10 | Tom Hawkes | Cooper T23 Holden | T. Hawkes | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| 11 | Keith Rilstone | Zephyr Special Ford | K.W. Rilstone | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| John Roxburgh | Cooper T41 Climax | J. Roxburgh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 | Greg McEwin | MacHealey-Austin-Healey | G. McEwin | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Bib Stillwell | Maserati 250F | B.S. Stillwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 15 | Glyn Scott | Repco Holden Special | G. Scott | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Arthur Griffiths | Cooper T41 Climax FWB | A. Griffith | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Curly Brydon | Ferrari 125 Corvette | A.H. Brydon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Ray Gibbs | Cooper T23 Holden | R. Gibbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Championship points were not awarded for the following:[1]
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