The 1958 Victorian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 23 November 1958.[1] It was restricted to open or closed Sports Cars complying with CAMS Appendix C regulations.[2] The race was contested over 32 laps of the 3.125 mile circuit, a total distance of approximately 100 miles.[2]
The race was won by Doug Whiteford driving a Maserati 300S.[3]
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Results
Position[3] | Driver[3][1] | No.[1] | Car[3][1] | Entrant[1] | Class[1] | Class pos. |
1 | Doug Whiteford | 26 | Maserati 300S | D. Whiteford | 2001 cc to 3000 cc | 1[4] |
2 | Ron Phillips | 56 | Cooper T38 Jaguar[5] | J. and R. Phillips | Open Class | 1[4] |
3 | Bill Pitt | 22 | Jaguar D-Type | G. Anderson | Open Class | 2 [6] |
4 | Derek Jolly [7] | 29 | Lotus XV | D. E. Jolly | 1101 cc to 1500 cc | 1[4] |
5 | Bob Jane | 27 | Maserati 300S | New York Motors Pty. Ltd. | 2001 cc to 3000 cc | 2 [6] |
? | Eddie Perkins | 78 | Porsche | D. M. Calvert | 1501 cc to 2000 cc | 1[4] |
? | Don Swanton [8] | 71 | Lotus XI Series 2[8] | D. H. Swanton | Up to 1100cc | 1[4] |
8 | Tom Sulman | 58 | Aston Martin DB3S | T. Sulman | 2001 cc to 3000 cc | 3 [6] |
? [6] | Charlie Whatmore [8] | 28 | Lotus XI Series 2 Coventry-Climax[8] | C. Whatmore | 1101 cc to 1500 cc | 2 [6] |
? [6] | Peter Candy [6][8] | 69 | MG TF | P. M. Candy | 1101 cc to 1500 cc | 3 [6] |
? [6] | Peter Manton [6] | 72 | Austin-Healey Sprite Coventry-Climax[7] | Monaro Motors [7] | Up to 1100cc [4] | 2 [6] |
? [6] | G. Sandford-Morgan [6] | 49 | Decca [6] | D. E. Jolly | Up to 1100cc | 3 [6] |
? | Warren Blomfield | 57 | Aston Martin DB3S | W. F. Blomfield | 2001 cc to 3000 cc | ? |
? | Frank Coad | 64 | Vauxhall | W. F. Coad | 2001 cc to 3000 cc | ? |
? | Jim Goldfinch [8] | 61 | Austin-Healey 100S | J. Goldfinch | 2001 cc to 3000 cc | ? |
? | Alan Jack | 67 | Cooper Coventry Climax | Brifield Motors | 1101 cc to 1500 cc | ? |
? | Jon Leighton [8] | 68 | Lotus XI Ford | J. F. E. Leighton | Up to 1100cc | ? |
? | Rod Murphy [7] | 73 | Austin-Healey Sprite[7] | Esquire Motors | Up to 1100cc | ? |
DNF [9] | Lou Molina | 63 | Monza Holden Special | L. Molina | 2001 cc to 3000 cc | - |
DNF | Stan Jones | 24 | Aston Martin DB3S | Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd. | 2001 cc to 3000 cc | - |
Notes
- Attendance: 40,000 [6]
- Entries: 27[1]
- Start: Massed grid start[2]
- Starters: 23 [7]
- Finishers: Unknown
- Winner's race time: 65 minutes 47.2 seconds[4]
- Winner's average speed: 92.8 mph [6]
- Fastest Lap: D Whiteford & R Phillips: 2:01.02 (average 93.8 mph)[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Official Programme, 1958 Melbourne Grand Prix / Victorian Tourist Trophy, Albert Park Circuit, First Day
- ^ a b c Final Supplementary Regulations, International Meeting, Albert Park Circuit, 1958
- ^ a b c d David McKay, Quick money for Moss, Modern Motor, February 1959, pages 35, 36, 37 & 76
- ^ a b c d e f g h First Day's Results, Official Programme, 1958 Melbourne Grand Prix / Victorian Tourist Trophy, Albert Park Circuit, Second Day
- ^ Mark Bisset, Home & away, Motor Sport, April 2022, page 137 to 141
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Ian Fraser and Peter Lyell, Free-for-all at Albert Park! Sports Car World, January 1959, pages 18 to 21
- ^ a b c d e f Melbourne Grand Prix and Victorian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Sports, December 1958, pages 548 to 551 & page 559
- ^ a b c d e f g Barry Green, Glory Days - Albert Park 1953-58, pages 117 to 123
- ^ John Williams, Lou Molina's Monza, Australian Motor Sports Review 1958-59, pages 33 to 34
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