1958 Australian Drivers' Championship
| 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship | |||
| Previous: | 1957 | Next: | 1959 |
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.
Calendar
| Rd. | Date | Race | Circuit | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 January | South Pacific Championship for Racing Cars | Gnoo Blas Motor Racing 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 Airfield Circuit | Lowood, Queensland | Alec Mildren |
| 6 | 31 August | Lowood Trophy | Lowood Airfield 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 Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | Stirling Moss* |
| 9 | 26 December | Phillip Island Trophy Race | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Stan Jones |
- Winning driver not awarded points for races 1 and 8
Points structure
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.
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 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]
- Jack Brabham (Cooper T43 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 T45 Climax) : Fourth place in Race 7
- Stirling Moss (Cooper T45 Climax) : First place in Race 8
- Jack Brabham (Cooper T45 Climax) : Second place in Race 8
References
Further reading
- Australian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, 1986, pages 236 to 246
- The Advertiser, Monday 7 April 1958, Page 19
External links
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