1958 Australian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 7 of 9 in 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship | |||
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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 |
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Time | 2:45.4 [1] [2] | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Maybach- Chevrolet | ||
Third | Cooper- Holden |
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]
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]
Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Entrant | Laps | Time | Pts |
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1 | 12 |
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Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 3.0L | Ecurie Australie | 30 | 1h 25m 18s | 8 |
2 | 1 |
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Maybach III / Chevrolet 4.6L | Stan Jones Motors Pty Ltd | 30 | 1h 27m 20s | 5 |
3 | 46 |
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Cooper T23 / Holden 2.3L | Ecurie Corio | 30 | 1h 27m 26s | 3 |
4 | 5 |
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Cooper T45 / Climax 1.7L | M Neil | 29 | # | |
5 | 9 |
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Ferrari 125 F1 / Chevrolet 4.7L | AH Brydon | 28 | 1 | |
6 | 33 |
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Lukey / Bristol 2.2L | Lukey Mufflers Pty Ltd | 28 | ||
7 | 10 |
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Cooper T43 / Climax FPE 2.0L | AG Mildren Pty Ltd | 28 | ||
8 | 19 |
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Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Chevrolet 4.7L | R Wamsley | 28 | ||
9 | 22 |
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Ferrari 555 Super Squalo / Ferrari 3.4L | T Clark | 28 | ||
10 | 3 |
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WM Special / Holden 2.4L | J Myers | 27 | ||
11 | 56 |
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Orlando MG / MG 1.5L | R Orlando | 22 | ||
12 | 32 |
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MG NE / Holden 2.4L | K Moy | 19 | ||
13 | 11 |
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MG Special / MG 1.5L | G Stewart | 18 | ||
Ret | 4 |
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Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5L | Stan Jones Motors Pty Ltd | 26 | ||
Ret | 21 |
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Cooper T20 / Bristol 2.0L | Syd Negus | 24 | ||
Ret | 39 |
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Tornado II / Chevrolet 4.6L | Lou Abrahams | 24 | ||
Ret | 25 |
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Cooper T23 / Holden 2.4L | R Gibbs | 18 | ||
Ret | 20 |
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Maserati 4CLT / O.S.C.A. 4.5L | A Harvey | 16 | ||
Ret | 41 |
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So Cal Special / Ford 4.4L | F Walters | 10 | ||
Ret | 62 |
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Nota Consul / Ford 1.5L | J Schroder | 10 | ||
Ret | 45 |
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MG TC / Holden 2.4L | A Ferguson | 8 | ||
Ret | 15 |
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MG TA / MG 1.5L | B Collerson | 6 | ||
Ret | 48 |
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Peugeot Special / Peugeot 1.5L | W Cooke | 6 | ||
Ret | 58 |
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Sabakat ( Lotus 12) / Climax FPE 1.5L | Tadgell Aviation | 4 | ||
Ret | 14 |
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Jaguar Special / Jaguar 3.4L | J Robinson | 2 | ||
DSQ | 44 |
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Maserati 4C / Maserati 1.5L | J Neal | 18 | ||
DNS | 59 |
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Cooper T43 / Climax 1.7L | Bill Patterson Motors Pty Ltd | |||
DNS | 71 |
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Ralt Mk.4 / Vincent 1.0L | O Hall |
'# New Zealander Merv Neal was not eligible to score points in the Australian Drivers Championship
The top five standings in the 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship after the Australian Grand Prix were:
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 |
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23 |
2 |
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20 |
3 |
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18 |
4 |
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13 |
5 |
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8 |