1958 Australian Drivers' Championship
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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.
However, as overseas drivers were ineligible to qualify for championship points, no points were awarded for placings scored by these drivers. 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.
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Championship points were not awarded for the following:
Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship is a motor racing championship which has been contested annually since 1957 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. Since 2005 this category has been Formula...
was a CAMS
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Libre
Formula Libre
Formula Libre is a form of automobile racing allowing a wide variety of types, ages and makes of purpose-built racing cars to compete "head to head". This can make for some interesting matchups, and provides the opportunity for some compelling driving performances against superior machinery...
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 circuit Gnoo Blas circuit Gnoo Blas circuit was a motor racing circuit at Orange, New South Wales, Australia. The circuit was formed from rural roads and highways outside of the town, around the grounds of Bloomfield Hospital and what is now known as Sir Jack Brabham Park. It was 6.03 km long... |
Orange Orange, New South Wales Orange is a city in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney, at an altitude of . Orange has an estimated population of 39,329 and the city is a major provincial centre.... , New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... |
Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name.... * |
| 2 | 23 February | Victorian Trophy Race | Fisherman's Bend | Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... |
Stan Jones Stan Jones (racing driver) Stanley Jones was an Australian racing driver.Today better known as father of 1980 World Drivers' Champion Alan Jones, Stan was a prominent racing driver himself, racing mainly in the 1950s. He is one of eleven drivers to have won the Australian and New Zealand Grands Prix... |
| 3 | 3 March | Longford Trophy | Longford Circuit Longford Circuit The Longford Circuit was a temporary motor racing course laid out on public roads at Longford, south-west of Launceston in Tasmania, Australia... |
Longford Longford, Tasmania Longford is a town in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 175 m above sea level at the convergence of the Macquarie River and the South Esk River, 21 km south of Launceston. It is just south of the Illawarra Road, a road connecting the Bass and Midland Highways. It has a... , Tasmania Tasmania Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart... |
Ted Gray |
| 4 | 5 April | South Australian Trophy Race | Port Wakefield Circuit Port Wakefield Circuit Port Wakefield Circuit was the first purpose built motor racing facility built in Australia after World War II, and only the second in Australian history... |
Port Wakefield Port Wakefield, South Australia Port Wakefield was the first government town to be established north of the capital, Adelaide, in South Australia.Port Wakefield is situated approximately 98.7 kilometres from Adelaide and lies on the Port Wakefield Road section of the A1 National Highway... , South Australia South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland... |
Len Lukey |
| 5 | 15 June | Queensland Road Racing Championship | Lowood circuit Lowood circuit The Lowood Airfield Circuit was a motor racing venue in Queensland, Australia which was used from 1946 to 1966. It was located at a former wartime airfield site at Mount Tarampa, near Lowood, 72 km west of the state capital Brisbane... |
Lowood Lowood, Queensland Lowood is a town in south east Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Brisbane River, 66 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane or 17 km birds line and 31 kilometres north of Ipswich... , Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... |
Alec Mildren |
| 6 | 31 August | Lowood Trophy | Lowood circuit | Lowood, Queensland | Alec Mildren |
| 7 | 23 October | Australian Grand Prix 1958 Australian Grand Prix The 1958 Australian Grand Prix was an open-wheel motor race held at Mount Panorama Circuit on 6 October 1958. The race had 28 starters. It was the first Australian Grand Prix to specifically exclude sports cars from the entry.... |
Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October... |
Bathurst Bathurst, New South Wales -CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments... , New South Wales |
Lex Davison Lex Davison Alexander Nicholas Davison was a racing driver who won the Australian Grand Prix four times between 1954 and 1961 and won the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1957... |
| 8 | 30 November | Melbourne Grand Prix | Albert Park Albert Park and Lake Albert Park and Albert Park Lake are situated in the City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of the Melbourne CBD.... |
Melbourne, Victoria | Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss, OBE FIE is a former racing driver from England... * |
| 9 | 26 December | Phillip Island Trophy Race | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road 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. 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 | Stan Jones Stan Jones (racing driver) Stanley Jones was an Australian racing driver.Today better known as father of 1980 World Drivers' Champion Alan Jones, Stan was a prominent racing driver himself, racing mainly in the 1950s. He is one of eleven drivers to have won the Australian and New Zealand Grands Prix... |
Maserati 250F Maserati 250F The Maserati 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in '2.5 litre' Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960. Twenty-six examples were made.-Mechanical details:... |
S.J. Jones | 5 | 8 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 8 | 31 |
| 2 | Alec Mildren | Cooper T43 Cooper T43 The Cooper T43 was a Formula One and Formula Two racing car designed and built by the Cooper Car Company for the 1957 Formula One season, first appearing at the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix in a factory entered car for Jack Brabham... Climax FPE |
A.G. Mildren | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Len Lukey | Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946... T23 Bristol Bristol Cars Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars headquartered in Patchway, near Bristol, United Kingdom. Bristol have always been a low-volume manufacturer; the most recent published official production figures were for 1982, which stated that 104 cars were produced in that year... Lukey Bristol Bristol Cars Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars headquartered in Patchway, near Bristol, United Kingdom. Bristol have always been a low-volume manufacturer; the most recent published official production figures were for 1982, which stated that 104 cars were produced in that year... Vauxhall Vauxhall Motors Vauxhall Motors is a British automotive company owned by General Motors and headquartered in Luton. It was founded in 1857 as a pump and marine engine manufacturer, began manufacturing cars in 1903 and was acquired by GM in 1925. It has been the second-largest selling car brand in the UK for... Special |
Lukey Mufflers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 21 |
| 4 | Ted Gray | Tornado Mk.II Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... Tornado Mk.II Corvette Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
E. Gray | - | - | 8 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 5 | Arnold Glass | Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947... 555 Super Squalo |
A. Glass | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Doug Whiteford Doug Whiteford Doug Whiteford was an Australian racing driver.Whiteford was best known as a competitor in the Australian Grand Prix which he won three times in four years. He was fondly remember for his Talbot-Lago T26 Formula One car which he used to win his second and third Grands Prix. His third win was at the... |
Maserati 300S Maserati 300S The Maserati 300S was a racing car produced by Maserati of Italy between 1955-58, which competed in the FIA's World Sportscar Championship. Twenty eight examples were produced.... |
D. Whiteford | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 8 | |
| Lex Davison Lex Davison Alexander Nicholas Davison was a racing driver who won the Australian Grand Prix four times between 1954 and 1961 and won the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1957... |
Ferrari 500 | A.N. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | |
| 8 | Austin Miller | Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946... T41 Climax FWB |
A. Miller | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Ern Seeliger | Maybach III Corvette Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
E. Seeliger | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 10 | Tom Hawkes | Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946... T23 Holden Holden motor The Holden straight-six motor is a straight-six engine produced by General Motors–Holden's in Australia between 1948 and 1986. Initially dubbed the Grey motor alluding to the colour of the cylinder block, later iterations came in the form of a Red, Blue, Black and the four-cylinder Starfire engine... |
T. Hawkes | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| 11 | Keith Rilstone | Zephyr Special Ford Ford Zephyr The Ford Zephyr was a car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United Kingdom. Between 1950 and 1972, it was sold as a more powerful six-cylinder saloon to complement the four-cylinder Ford Consul: from 1962 the Zephyr itself was offered in both four- and six-cylinder versions.The Zephyr... |
K.W. Rilstone | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| John Roxburgh John Roxburgh (racing driver) John Roxburgh, was an Australian racing driver, and motor sports administrator.Roxburgh's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500 , co-driving a Vauxhall Cresta with Frank Coad... |
Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946... T41 Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later, following the departure of Stroyer, it was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H... |
J. Roxburgh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 | Greg McEwin | MacHealey-Austin-Healey Austin-Healey Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker. The marque was established through a joint-venture arrangement, set up in 1952 between Leonard Lord of the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation and the Donald Healey Motor Company, a renowned automotive engineering and design... |
G. McEwin | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Bib Stillwell | Maserati 250F Maserati 250F The Maserati 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in '2.5 litre' Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960. Twenty-six examples were made.-Mechanical details:... |
B.S. Stillwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 15 | Glyn Scott | Repco Holden Holden motor The Holden straight-six motor is a straight-six engine produced by General Motors–Holden's in Australia between 1948 and 1986. Initially dubbed the Grey motor alluding to the colour of the cylinder block, later iterations came in the form of a Red, Blue, Black and the four-cylinder Starfire engine... Special |
G. Scott | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Arthur Griffiths | Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946... T41 Climax FWB |
A. Griffith | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Curly Brydon | Ferrari 125 Ferrari 125 Ferrari used their 1.5 L Colombo 125 V12 engine in two models:* 1947 Ferrari 125 S* 1948–1950 Ferrari 125 F1... Corvette Chevrolet Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
A.H. Brydon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Ray Gibbs | Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946... T23 Holden Holden motor The Holden straight-six motor is a straight-six engine produced by General Motors–Holden's in Australia between 1948 and 1986. Initially dubbed the Grey motor alluding to the colour of the cylinder block, later iterations came in the form of a Red, Blue, Black and the four-cylinder Starfire engine... |
R. Gibbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Championship points were not awarded for the following:
- Jack BrabhamJack BrabhamSir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name....
(Cooper T43 Climax) : First place in Race 1 - Bill PittBill Pitt (racing driver)William Pitt is a former Australian racing driver and motor racing official.For most of his racing career Pitt was associated with Jaguars, racing XK120 and D-Type sports cars, a Mark VIII rally car and Mark I touring cars with the assistance of Queensland's Jaguar agents Cyril and Geordie Anderson...
(Jaguar D-TypeJaguar D-typeThe Jaguar D-Type, like its predecessor the C-Type, was a factory-built race car. Although it shared the basic straight-6 XK engine design with the C-Type, the majority of the car was radically different...
) : 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 place in Race 7
- Stirling MossStirling MossSir Stirling Craufurd Moss, OBE FIE is a former racing driver from England...
(Cooper T45 Climax) : First place in Race 8 - Jack Brabham (Cooper T45 Climax) : Second place in Race 8
Further reading
- Australian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, 1986, pages 236 to 246
- The Advertiser, Monday 7 April 1958, Page 19