1958 Melbourne Grand Prix

The 1958 Melbourne Grand Prix was a motor race for Formula Libre Racing Cars and Sports Cars by invitation.[1] The race was staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 30 November 1958 over 32 laps, a distance of 100 miles (161 km).[2] It was race 8 of 9 in the 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship.[3]

The race was won by Stirling Moss driving a Cooper T45 for RRC Walker.[4]


Results
Stirling Moss won the race driving a Cooper T45, similar to the example pictured above
Position [2] Driver [2] No. [5] Car [2] Entrant [5] Laps [2]
1 Stirling Moss 7 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax FPF RRC Walker 32
2 Jack Brabham 8 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax FPF J Brabham 32
3 Doug Whiteford 26 Maserati 300S D Whiteford 31
4 Bib Stillwell 3 Maserati 250F BS Stillwell 31
5 Len Lukey 5 [4] Lukey Bristol Lukey Mufflers Pty Ltd 30
6 Bill Pitt 22 Jaguar D-Type G Anderson 30
7 Curley Brydon 6 Ferrari Type 125 Chevrolet Corvette AH Brydon 29
8 Glyn Scott 18 Repco Holden Special G Scott 29
9 Bob Jane 27 Maserati 300S New York Motors Pty Ltd 29
10 Tom Clarke [6] 10 Ferrari 555 [4] T Clarke 28
11 John Roxburgh 19 Cooper T41 Coventry Climax FWB JB Roxburgh 28
? Ern Seeliger 4 Maybach Mk.IV Chevrolet Corvette E Seeliger ?
DNF Derek Jolly 29 Lotus XV Coventry Climax D Jolly 28
DNF Stan Jones 12 Maserati 250F Stan Jones Motors Pty Ltd 18
DNF Austin Miller 60 Miller Special Coventry Climax FWB A Miller 12
DNF Ted Gray 11 Tornado Mk.II Chevrolet Corvette L Abrahams 4
DNF Arnold Glass 2 Ferrari 555 [4] Capital Motors 4
DNF Jack Myers 17 WM Special Waggott Holden J Myers 1
DNF Alec Mildren 15 Cooper T43 Coventry Climax FPE AG Mildren Pty Ltd 0
DNS Bill Patterson 9 Cooper T43 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors Pty Ltd -
DNS Ray Gibbs 25 Cooper T23 Holden Sabina Motors Pty. Ltd. -
DNS Werner Greve [7] 30 HWM Jaguar W Greve -
DNS Ray Wamsley 21 Alfa Romeo Tipo B Chevrolet Corvette R Wamsley -
DNS Charlie Whatmore 28 Lotus XI Coventry Climax FPF C Whatmore -
DNS John Marston 23 Cooper Mk.IV Vincent s/c J Marston -
DNS Owen Bailey 20 Talbot-Lago T26C O Bailey -

Notes:

  • Winner's average speed: 98.86 mph [8]
  • Fastest lap: Stirling Moss, 1m 50s (102.27 mph), all time outright lap record [9]

References
  1. Final Supplementary Regulations, International Meeting, Melbourne GP and Victorian TT, 1958
  2. Melbourne Grand Prix, members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. 1958 CAMS Gold Star, Australian Motor Sports Review, 1958-59, page 35
  4. Melbourne Grand Prix, Albert Park, 30 Nov 1958, Results, oldracingcars.com Retrieved 13 May 2017
  5. Official Programme, Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne Grand Prix and Melbourne Tourist Trophy, Second Day, 1958
  6. CLARKE spelling from Official Programme
  7. GREVE spelling from Official Programme
  8. David McKay, Quick money for Moss, Modern Motor, February 1959, page 35
  9. Barry Green, Glory Days - Albert Park 1953-58, page 123
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