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1958 Australian Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | CUST |
| Description | Race 7 of 9 in 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Grand Prix | Australian |
| Country | Australia |
| Image | Mount Panorama 1938-1986.png |
| Location | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Date | 6 October |
| Year | 1958 |
| Course | Temporary road circuit |
| Course_mi | 3.84 |
| Course_km | 6.12 |
| Distance_laps | 30 |
| Distance_mi | 115.1 |
| Distance_km | 183.6 |
| Weather | Sunny |
| Pole_Driver | Ted Gray |
| Pole_Country | AUS |
| Pole_Team | Tornado-Chevrolet |
| Fast_Driver | Ted Gray |
| Fast_Team | Tornado-Chevrolet |
| Fast_Time | 2:45.4 |
| Fast_Country | AUS |
| First_Driver | Lex Davison |
| First_Country | AUS |
| First_Team | Ferrari |
| Second_Driver | Ern Seeliger |
| Second_Country | AUS |
| Second_Team | Maybach-Chevrolet |
| Third_Driver | Tom Hawkes |
| Third_Country | AUS |
| Third_Team | Cooper-Holden |
The 1958 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race for Formula Libre racing cars, 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.
The race was the 23rd Australian Grand Prix and the seventh race of the 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship. To Date this was the last time the Australian Grand Prix was held on The Mountain.
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.
Classification
Results as follows.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Entrant | Laps | Time | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DSQ | DNS | DNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Australia Lex Davison | Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 3.0L | Ecurie Australie | 30 | 1h 25m 18s | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Australia Ern Seeliger | Maybach III / Chevrolet 4.6L | Stan Jones Motors Pty Ltd | 30 | 1h 27m 20s | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Australia Tom Hawkes | Cooper T23 / Holden 2.3L | Ecurie Corio | 30 | 1h 27m 26s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | New Zealand Merv Neil | Cooper T45 / Climax 1.7L | M Neil | 29 | # | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Australia Curley Brydon | Ferrari 125 F1 / Chevrolet 4.7L | AH Brydon | 28 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Australia Len Lukey | Lukey / Bristol 2.2L | Lukey Mufflers Pty Ltd | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Australia Alec Mildren | Cooper T43 / Climax FPE 2.0L | AG Mildren Pty Ltd | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Australia Ray Walmsley | Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Chevrolet 4.7L | R Wamsley | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | New Zealand Tom Clark | Ferrari 555 Super Squalo / Ferrari 3.4L | T Clark | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Australia Jack Myers | WM Special / Holden 2.4L | J Myers | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | Australia Bill Reynolds | Orlando MG / MG 1.5L | R Orlando | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Australia Keith Moy | MG NE / Holden 2.4L | K Moy | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Australia Gordon Stewart | MG Special / MG 1.5L | G Stewart | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Australia Stan Jones | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5L | Stan Jones Motors Pty Ltd | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Australia Syd Negus | Cooper T20 / Bristol 2.0L | Syd Negus | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Australia Ted Gray | Tornado II / Chevrolet 4.6L | Lou Abrahams | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Australia Ray Gibbs | Cooper T23 / Holden 2.4L | R Gibbs | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Australia Alf Harvey | Maserati 4CLT / O.S.C.A. 4.5L | A Harvey | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Australia Frank Walters | So Cal Special / Ford 4.4L | F Walters | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | Australia John Schroder | Nota Consul / Ford 1.5L | J Schroder | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Australia Alan Ferguson | MG TC / Holden 2.4L | A Ferguson | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Australia Barry Collerson | MG TA / MG 1.5L | B Collerson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Australia Bill Cooke | Peugeot Special / Peugeot 1.5L | W Cooke | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Australia Ern Tadgell | Sabakat (Lotus 12) / Climax FPE 1.5L | Tadgell Aviation | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Australia Jack Robinson | Jaguar Special / Jaguar 3.4L | J Robinson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Australia Jack Neal | Maserati 4C / Maserati 1.5L | J Neal | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | Australia Bill Patterson | Cooper T43 / Climax 1.7L | Bill Patterson Motors Pty Ltd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | Australia 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
The top five standings in the 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship after the Australian Grand Prix were:
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS Stan Jones | 23 |
| 2 | AUS Len Lukey | 20 |
| 3 | AUS Alec Mildren | 18 |
| 4 | AUS Ted Gray | 13 |
| 5 | AUS Lex Davison | 8 |
Notes & references
References
- 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
- (1986). "The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix". R & T Publishing.
- The Australian Grand Prix, Official Year Book of Motor Sport In Australia, 1959, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, page 43
- "The CAMS Gold Star - 1958, as archived at web.archive.org".
- (1986). "The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix". R & T Publishing.
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