1958 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing competition for drivers of Formula Libre cars. It was the second Australian Drivers' Championship. The title was contested over a nine race series with the winner awarded the 1958 CAMS Gold Star.
The championship was won by Stan Jones, driving a Maserati 250F.
Calendar edit
- Winning driver not awarded points for races 1 and 8
Points structure edit
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.[2] 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 edit
| Position | Driver[2] | Car[1] | Entrant[1] | G.B. | F.B. | Lon. | P.W. | Low. | Low. | M.P. | A.P. | P.I. | Total[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Jones | Maserati 250F | S. F. Jones Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd. | 5 | 8 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 8 | 31 |
| 2 | Alec Mildren | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax FPE | A. Mildren Motors A. G. Mildren Pty Ltd | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Len Lukey | Cooper T23 MkII Bristol Lukey Bristol Vauxhall Special | Lukey Mufflers Pty Ltd W. F. Coad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 21 |
| 4 | Ted Gray | Tornado Mk.II Corvette[3] | E. Gray | - | - | 8 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 5 | Arnold Glass | Ferrari 555 Super Squalo | A. J. Glass | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Doug Whiteford | Maserati 300S | D. Whiteford | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 8 | |
| Lex Davison | Ferrari 500/625/750 | Ecurie Australie | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | |
| 8 | Austin Miller | Cooper T41 Coventry Climax FWB | A. Miller | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Ern Seeliger | Maybach Mk. IV Corvette | Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 10 | Tom Hawkes | Cooper T23 MkII Repco Holden | Ecurie Corio | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| 11 | Keith Rilstone | Zephyr Special Ford | K. Rilstone | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| John Roxburgh | Cooper T41 Coventry Climax | J. B. Roxburgh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 | Greg McEwin | MacHealey Austin-Healey | G. McEwin | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Bib Stillwell | Maserati 250F | B.S. Stillwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 15 | Glyn Scott | Repco Holden Special | Glyn Scott Motors | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Arthur Griffiths | Cooper T41 Coventry Climax FWB | A. Griffith | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Curly Brydon | Ferrari 125 Corvette | A.H. Brydon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Ray Gibbs | Cooper T23 Holden | Sabina Motors[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Championship points were not awarded for the following:[2]
- Jack Brabham (Cooper T43 Climax) : First place in Race 1
- Bill Pitt (Jaguar D-Type) : 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 in Race 7
- Stirling Moss (Cooper T45 Climax) : First place in Race 8
- Jack Brabham (Cooper T45 Climax) : Second place in Race 8
References edit
- ^ a b c d
- ^ a b c d Australian Motor Sports Review 1958-59, pages 35-51
- ^ The "dandsshaw" reference shows the Tornado as being Ford powered at Gnoo Blas however the Gnoo Blas race report in Australian Motor Sports Review 1958-59, page 36 describes the car as the "Corvette-engined Tornado".
- ^ Official Programme, P.I.A.R.C. Boxing Day Meeting, Friday, 26th December 1958
Further reading edit
- Australian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, 1986, pages 236 to 246
- The Advertiser, Monday 7 April 1958, Page 19
External links edit
- Open Wheelers 1958, autopics.com.au