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1958 Bathurst 100

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

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

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Doug Whiteford won the race driving a Maserati 300S, similar to the example pictured above.
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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j John Medley, Bathurst, Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, page 217
  2. ^ Official Programme, Bathurst '100', Easter Race Meeting, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Monday, April 7th, 1958
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ 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