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1957 Australian Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | CUST |
| Description | Race 1 of 8 in 1957 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Grand Prix | Australian |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Caversham, Western Australia |
| Date | 4 March |
| Year | 1957 |
| Course | Permanent airfield circuit |
| Course_mi | 2.25 |
| Course_km | 3.621 |
| Distance_laps | 70 |
| Distance_mi | 157.5 |
| Distance_km | 253.47 |
| Weather | Very warm (104°F), sunny |
| Pole_Driver | Stan Jones |
| Pole_Country | AUS |
| Pole_Team | Maserati |
| Fast_Driver | Lex Davison |
| Fast_Team | Ferrari |
| Fast_Time | 1'34.8 |
| Fast_Country | AUS |
| First_Driver | Lex Davison |
| First_Driver2 | Bill Patterson |
| First_Country | AUS |
| First_Country2 | AUS |
| First_Team | Ferrari |
| Second_Driver | Stan Jones |
| Second_Country | AUS |
| Second_Team | Maserati |
| Third_Driver | Jack Brabham |
| Third_Country | AUS |
| Third_Team | Cooper-Climax |
It was the twenty second Australian Grand Prix. Lex Davison won his second AGP a victory he shared after using Bill Patterson as a relief driver. The extreme heat of the Western Australian summer saw several teams use two drivers over the 245 kilometre race distance.
The race was also the first ever round of an Australian Drivers' Championship, which was held for the first time in 1957.
Classification
Results as follows.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Entrant | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Australia Lex Davison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Bill Patterson | Ferrari 625 F1 / Ferrari 3.0L | Ecurie Australie | 70 | 1h 56m 24.7s | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Australia Stan Jones | Maserati 250F / Maserati 3.0L | Stan Jones | 70 | 1h 57m 7.6s | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Australia Jack Brabham | Cooper T41 / Climax FWB 1.5L | Jack Brabham | 69 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Australia Len Lukey | Cooper T23 / Bristol 2.0L | Len Lukey | 67 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Australia Alec Mildren | Cooper T20 / Bristol 2.0L | A. G. Mildren | 66 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Australia Syd Taylor | TS Special / GMC | S. Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Australia Derek Jolly | Decca Special Mk.2 / Climax FWA 1.1L | D. E. Jolly | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Australia Merv Dudley | BRM Morgan / Standard 2.1L | Bill Richards Motors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Australia Barry Ranford | Morgan 4–4 / Morgan 1.2L | B. Ranford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Australia Neil Aldous | Austin-Healey 100/4 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | Sydney Anderson Automotives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Australia Fred Coxon | Amilcar Special / Holden | F. Coxon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Australia Aub Melrose | Austin-Healey 100/4 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | A. Melrose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Australia Tom Sulman | Aston Martin DB3S / Aston Martin 2.9L | T. Sulman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Australia Peter Bond | Bondley Special / Standard 2.1L | P. Bond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Australia Syd Negus | Plymouth Special / Plymouth 3.8L | S. Negus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Australia George Wakelin | WS Mercury Special / Mercury 4.1L | G. Wakelin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Australia John Walker | MG TC Special / MG 1.4L | J. Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Australia Jack Myers | Cooper T20 / Holden 2.4L | J. Myers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Australia David Van Dal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia John Cummins | Bugatti Type 57 / Bugatti 3.3L | D. Van Dal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Australia Tom Hawkes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Ern Seeliger | Cooper T23 / Holden 2.3L | T. V. Hawkes | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Australia Eric Kinnear | Austin-Healey 100/4 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | E. Kinnear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Australia Aubury Badger | BM Special / Holden | Badger Motors Holden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Australia Mick Geneve | Ballot Special / Ford 4.1L | M. Geneve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Australia Syd Anderson | Alta GP-2 / Alta S/C 1.5L | Sydney Anderson Automotives | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Australia Ron Phillips | Austin-Healey 100S / Austin-Healey 2.7L | R. K. Phillips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Australia Bill Patterson | Cooper T39 / Climax FP 1.5L | W. Patterson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Australia Vin Smith | Sevin / Peugeot 1.3L | V. Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Australia Tony Carboni | Double V8 / 2xFord 8.2L | Sydney Anderson Automotives |
Notes
- Attendance: 25,000
References
References
- [http://www.ozatwar.com/airfields/middleswanairfield.htm OzatWar Website] Retrieved 15 May 2020
- Davison (Ferrrari) Wins Grand Prix, Australian Motor Sports, April 1957, pages 134 to 139
- Flyer for 22nd Australian Grand Prix, Caversham, Western Australia, March 2nd and 4th 1957
- The official history of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Years, page 175
- (1986). "The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix". R & T Publishing.
- "The CAMS Gold Star".
- Graham Howard, Lex Davison - Larger Than Life, 2004, page 121
- Graeme Cocks, Controversy at Caversham, Fremantle Motor Museum, 2007, page 40
- John Storm, Grand Prix Muddle, Modern Motor, May 1957, pages 35 to 37 & 68 to 69
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