1958 Bathurst 100

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) Mount Panorama 1938-1986.png
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

Doug Whiteford won the race driving a Maserati 300S, similar to the example pictured above. 1957 Maserati 300S G'wich.jpg
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. Whiteford2676:53.5
2Arnold Glass [3] 2 Ferrari 555 [4] Capital Motors2677:18.1
3 Bill Pitt [3] 4 Jaguar D-Type Mrs D.I. Anderson2678:07.4
4Merv Neil [4] 7 Cooper T43 Coventry Climax [4] M. Neil2678:28.2
5C. Whatmore27 Lotus 11 Chas Whatmore's Sports Ctr. (Qld)2680:10.5
6 Alec Mildren [4] 10 Cooper T43 Coventry Climax [4] A. Mildren2681:28.0
7W. Ford56Orlando MG Robin Orlando2581.22.5
8A. Ferguson45 MG Holden A. Ferguson2270:23.0
9C. Adams8Prad Holden C. Adams2170:23.0
10G. Stewart11Stewart MG Eclipse Cinque2069:40.6
11N. Barnes40 MG specialN. Barnes2082:55.5
12G. Scott20 Holden SpecialG. Scott2063:40.0
 ?J. Phillips12 Cooper Jaguar J. Phillips ? 
 ?R. Wamsley19 Alfa Romeo GMC R. Wamsley ? 
 ? [4] Jesse Griffiths [4] 36 Maserati 4CL [4] P. Lovett [4] 7 [4]  
DNF [4] Ernie Seeliger [4] 1Maybach 3 Chevrolet [4] E. Seeliger ? 
DNF [4] Curly Brydon [4] 9 Ferrari 166 [4] A.H. Brydon12 [4]  
DNF [4] Len Lukey [4] 44 Cooper T23 Bristol [4] L. Lukey6 [4]  
DNF [4] Ern Tadgell [4] 5Sabakat Coventry Climax [4] C.E. Tadgell3 [4]  
DNF [3] Vince Profilio [3] 34 MG specialV. Profilio ?Accident [3]
DNS [4] Bib Stillwell [4] 6 Cooper T43 Coventry Climax [4] B. Stillwell-Accident in preliminary race [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Racing Drivers Injured in Bathurst '100', Canberra Times, Tuesday 8 April 1958, page 1, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 21 January 2020
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Bathurst 100, Bathurst, 7 Apr 1958, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 21 January 2020
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