1958 Australian Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 7 of 9 in 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship

Date 6 October 1958
Location Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales
Course Temporary road circuit
6.12 km (3.84 mi)
Distance 30 laps, 183.6 km (115.1 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Australia Ted Gray Tornado-Chevrolet
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Ted Gray Tornado-Chevrolet
Time 2'25.5
Podium
First Australia Lex Davison Ferrari
Second Australia Ern Seeliger Maybach-Chevrolet
Third Australia Tom Hawkes Cooper-Holden
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 28 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

Results as follows.[3][4]

Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Pts
1 12 Australia Lex Davison Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 3.0L 30 1h 25m 18s 8
2 1 Australia Ern Seeliger Maybach III / Chevrolet 4.6L 30 1h 27m 20s 5
3 46 Australia Tom Hawkes Cooper T23 / Holden 2.3L 30 1h 27m 26s 3
4 5 Australia Merv Neil Cooper T45 / Climax 1.7L 29
5 9 Australia Curley Brydon Ferrari 125 F1 / Chevrolet 4.7L 28 1
6 33 Australia Len Lukey Lukey / Bristol 2.2L 28
7 10 Australia Alec Mildren Cooper T43 / Climax FPE 2.0L 28
8 19 Australia Ray Walmsley Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Chevrolet 4.7L 28
9 22 Australia Tom Clark Ferrari 555 Super Squalo / Ferrari 3.4L 28
10 3 Australia Jack Myers WM Special / Holden 2.4L 27
11 56 Australia Bill Reynolds Orlando MG / MG 1.5L 22
12 32 Australia Keith Moy MG NE / Holden 2.4L 19
13 11 Australia Gordon Stewart MG Special / MG 1.5L 18
Ret 4 Australia Stan Jones Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5L 26
Ret 21 Australia Syd Negus Cooper T20 / Bristol 2.0L 24
Ret 39 Australia Ted Gray Tornado II / Chevrolet 4.6L 24
Ret 25 Australia Ray Gibbs Cooper T23 / Holden 2.4L 18
Ret 20 Australia Alf Harvey Maserati 4CLT / O.S.C.A. 4.5L 16
Ret 41 Australia Frank Walters So Cal Special / Ford 4.4L 10
Ret 62 Australia John Schroder Nota Consul / Ford 1.5L 10
Ret 45 Australia Alan Ferguson MG TC / Holden 2.4L 8
Ret 15 Australia Barry Collerson MG TA / MG 1.5L 6
Ret 48 Australia Bill Cooke Peugeot Special / Peugeot 1.5L 6
Ret 58 Australia Ern Tadgell Lotus 12 / Climax FPE 1.5L 4
Ret 14 Australia Jack Robinson Jaguar Special / Jaguar 3.4L 2
DSQ 44 Australia Jack Neal Maserati 4C / Maserati 1.5L 18
DNS 59 Australia Bill Patterson Cooper T43 / Climax 1.7L
DNS 71 Australia Noel Hall Ralt Mk.4 / Vincent 1.0L

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 Australia Stan Jones 23
2 Australia Len Lukey 20
3 Australia Alec Mildren 18
4 Australia Ted Gray 13
5 Australia Lex Davison 8

References

  1. ↑ Peter Wherret, Motor Sport, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, July 21, 1958, page 9
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "The CAMS Gold Star". Retrieved 2009-05-22.
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