1959 Bathurst 100
The 1959 Bathurst 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 30 March 1959.[1] The race, which was promoted by the Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd., was contested over 26 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.[2] It was race 5 of 12 in the 1959 Australian Drivers' Championship.[1]
The race was won by New Zealander Ross Jensen driving a Maserati 250F.[3]
Results[edit]
| Position[4] | Driver[4] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[4] | Time / laps[4] |
| 1 | Ross Jensen | 18 | Maserati 250F | R. Jensen | 12:38.0 |
| 2 | Len Lukey | 5 | Cooper T45 Coventry Climax | Lukey Mufflers Pty Ltd | 12:21.0 |
| 3 | Arnold Glass | 7 | Maserati 250F | Capitol Motors | 12:47.0 |
| 4 | Jack Myers | 3 | WM Special Holden | J. Myers | 24 |
| 5 | Ray Wamsley | 19 | Alfa Romeo Tipo B Corvette | R. Wamsley | 24 |
| 6 | Werner Grieve | 113 | HWM Jaguar | W. Grieve | 24 |
| 7 | Doug Whiteford | 16 | Maserati 300S | D. Whiteford | 23 |
| 8 | Frank Walters | 41 | SoCal Special Mercury | F. Walters | 23 |
| 9 | Noel Barnes | 40 | MG TC Special | N. F. Barnes | 20 |
| 10 | Alwyn Rose | 28 | Dalro Jaguar | A. C. Rose | 20 |
| 11 | Bill Clarke | 63 | Berkeley SE492 Excelsior | Auto Imports Pty Ltd | 15 |
| DNF | Alec Mildren | 10 | Cooper T45 Coventry Climax FPE | A.G. Mildren Pty Ltd | 17 |
| DNF | Jesse Griffith | 36 | Maserati 4CL | P. Lovett | 14 |
| DNF | Lionel Ayers | 12 | Cooper Mk.IV MG s/c | L. Ayers | 13 |
| DNF | Leon Thomas | 35 | MG Special s/c | John Bruderlin & Leon Thomas | 13 |
| DNF | Glyn Scott | 26 | Repco Holden Special | Glyn Scott Motors | 9 |
| DNF | Bob Larkin | 88 | Lotus Mk.6 Coventry Climax FWA | New Age Service Station | 9 |
| DNF | Geoff McClelland | 67 | Mac-Vincent | G. McClelland | 9 |
| DNF | Max Williams | 132 | MG TC | M. Williams | 8 |
| DNF | Clive Adams | 8 | Prad Sports Alta | C. Adams | 7 |
| DNF | Stan Jones | 1 | Maserati 250F | Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd. | 6 |
| DNF | Bill Cooke | 48 | Peugeot Special | W. Cooke | 6 |
| DNF | Curley Brydon | 9 | Ferrari Type 125 Corvette | A. H. Brydon | 5 |
| DNF | Ern Tadgell | 58 | Sabakat Coventry Climax FPF | C. E. Tadgell | 3 |
| DNF | John Schroder | 62 | Nota Consul | J. Schroder | 3 |
| DNF | Bill Reynolds | 56 | Orlando MG | Robin Orlando | 1 |
| DNF | Bruce Leer | 33 | MG TC | B. Leer | 0 |
| DNS | Arnold Glass | 2 | Ferrari Super Squalo | Capitol Motors | - |
| DNS | Gordon Stewart | 11 | Stewart MG s/c | Ecurie Cinque[2] | - |
| DNS | Barry Collerson | 15 | Talbot-Lago T26C | B. Collerson | - |
| DNS | Paul Samuels | 17 | MG TC Austin | Moss Bros. Retreads | - |
| DNS | G. T. Wilson[2] | 23 | RVM Riley | G. T. Wilson | - |
| DNS | Roy Williams | 27 | Sheerline Special Austin | R. Williams | - |
| DNS | Bill Patterson | 29 | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | - |
| DNS | Warren Grace | 43 | MG Special s/c | W. Grace | - |
| DNS | Allan Ferguson | 45 | Isk MG Holden | A. Ferguson | - |
| DNS | Geoff Thorne | 47 | Citroen Special | G. Thorne | - |
| DNS | Noel Hall | 71 | Ralt Vincent | N. Hall | - |
| DNS | John Schroder | 163 | Healey Silverstone Riley | Town & Country Garage Pty Ltd | - |
- DNF = Did not finish
- DNS = Did not start
Notes[edit]
- Fastest lap: Alec Mildren (Cooper), 2:48.9 [1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c 1959 Bathurst "Hundred", Australian Motor Sport Review, 1958-59, pages 82 to 95
- ^ a b c Official Programme, Bathurst 100, Monday, 30 March 1959
- ^ John Medley, Easter 1959, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 231 to 241
- ^ a b c d e f 1959 Gold Star Round 5 Bathurst 100 - Mt. Panorama 26 laps (100 miles). March 30th 1959, as archived at web.archive.org