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]
| 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 | |
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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
editThe 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 original 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.