1958 Bathurst 100
The 1958 Bathurst 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 7 April 1958.[1] It was contested over 26 laps,[1] a distance of approximately 100 miles. The race was promoted by the Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd.[2]
The race was won by Doug Whiteford[3] driving a Maserati 300S.[1]
Results[edit]
| Position[1] | Driver[1] | No.[1] | Car[1] | Entrant[1] | Laps[1] | Time / Remarks[1] |
| 1 | Doug Whiteford[3] | 24 | Maserati 300S | D. Whiteford | 26 | 76:53.5 |
| 2 | Arnold Glass[3] | 2 | Ferrari 555[4] | Capital Motors | 26 | 77:18.1 |
| 3 | Bill Pitt[3] | 4 | Jaguar D-Type | Mrs D.I. Anderson | 26 | 78:07.4 |
| 4 | Merv Neil[4] | 7 | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax[4] | M. Neil | 26 | 78:28.2 |
| 5 | C. Whatmore | 27 | Lotus 11 | Chas Whatmore's Sports Ctr. (Qld) | 26 | 80:10.5 |
| 6 | Alec Mildren[4] | 10 | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax[4] | A. Mildren | 26 | 81:28.0 |
| 7 | W. Ford | 56 | Orlando MG | Robin Orlando | 25 | 81.22.5 |
| 8 | A. Ferguson | 45 | MG Holden | A. Ferguson | 22 | 70:23.0 |
| 9 | C. Adams | 8 | Prad Holden | C. Adams | 21 | 70:23.0 |
| 10 | G. Stewart | 11 | Stewart MG | Eclipse Cinque | 20 | 69:40.6 |
| 11 | N. Barnes | 40 | MG special | N. Barnes | 20 | 82:55.5 |
| 12 | G. Scott | 20 | Holden Special | G. Scott | 20 | 63:40.0 |
| ? | J. Phillips | 12 | Cooper Jaguar | J. Phillips | ? | |
| ? | R. Wamsley | 19 | Alfa Romeo GMC | R. Wamsley | ? | |
| ? [4] | Jesse Griffiths[4] | 36 | Maserati 4CL[4] | P. Lovett[4] | 7[4] | |
| DNF[4] | Ernie Seeliger[4] | 1 | Maybach 3 Chevrolet[4] | E. Seeliger | ? | |
| DNF[4] | Curly Brydon[4] | 9 | Ferrari 166[4] | A.H. Brydon | 12[4] | |
| DNF[4] | Len Lukey[4] | 44 | Cooper T23 Bristol[4] | L. Lukey | 6[4] | |
| DNF[4] | Ern Tadgell[4] | 5 | Sabakat Coventry Climax[4] | C.E. Tadgell | 3[4] | |
| DNF[3] | Vince Profilio[3] | 34 | MG special | V. Profilio | ? | Accident[3] |
| DNS[4] | Bib Stillwell[4] | 6 | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax[4] | B. Stillwell | - | Accident in preliminary race[3] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j John Medley, Bathurst, Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, page 217
- ^ Official Programme, Bathurst '100', Easter Race Meeting, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Monday, April 7th, 1958
- ^ a b c d e f g h Racing Drivers Injured in Bathurst '100', Canberra Times, Tuesday 8 April 1958, page 1, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 21 January 2020
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Bathurst 100, Bathurst, 7 Apr 1958, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 21 January 2020