1958 Victorian Tourist Trophy

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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]

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The race was won by Doug Whiteford driving a Maserati 300S. [3]

Results

Doug Whiteford won the race driving a Maserati 300S similar to the example pictured Maserati 300S 2-seater sport 1955 2993cc.JPG
Doug Whiteford won the race driving a Maserati 300S similar to the example pictured
Position [3] Driver [3] [1] No. [1] Car [3] [1] Entrant [1] Class [1] Class pos.
1 Doug Whiteford 26 Maserati 300S D. Whiteford2001 cc to 3000 cc1 [4]
2Ron Phillips56 Cooper T38 Jaguar [5] J. and R. PhillipsOpen Class1 [4]
3 Bill Pitt 22 Jaguar D-Type G. AndersonOpen Class2 [6]
4Derek Jolly [7] 29 Lotus XV D. E. Jolly1101 cc to 1500 cc1 [4]
5 Bob Jane 27 Maserati 300S New York Motors Pty. Ltd.2001 cc to 3000 cc2 [6]
 ?Eddie Perkins78 Porsche D. M. Calvert1501 cc to 2000 cc1 [4]
 ?Don Swanton [8] 71 Lotus XI Series 2 [8] D. H. SwantonUp to 1100cc1 [4]
8Tom Sulman58 Aston Martin DB3S T. Sulman2001 cc to 3000 cc3 [6]
 ? [6] Charlie Whatmore [8] 28 Lotus XI Series 2 Coventry-Climax [8] C. Whatmore1101 cc to 1500 cc2 [6]
 ? [6] Peter Candy [6] [8] 69 MG TF P. M. Candy1101 cc to 1500 cc3 [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] 49Decca [6] D. E. JollyUp to 1100cc3 [6]
 ?Warren Blomfield57 Aston Martin DB3S W. F. Blomfield2001 cc to 3000 cc ?
 ?Frank Coad64 Vauxhall W. F. Coad2001 cc to 3000 cc ?
 ?Jim Goldfinch [8] 61 Austin-Healey 100S J. Goldfinch2001 cc to 3000 cc ?
 ?Alan Jack67 Cooper Coventry Climax Brifield Motors1101 cc to 1500 cc ?
 ?Jon Leighton [8] 68 Lotus XI Ford J. F. E. LeightonUp to 1100cc ?
 ?Rod Murphy [7] 73 Austin-Healey Sprite [7] Esquire MotorsUp to 1100cc ?
DNF [9] Lou Molina63Monza Holden SpecialL. Molina2001 cc to 3000 cc-
DNF Stan Jones 24 Aston Martin DB3S Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd.2001 cc to 3000 cc-

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Official Programme, 1958 Melbourne Grand Prix / Victorian Tourist Trophy, Albert Park Circuit, First Day
  2. 1 2 3 Final Supplementary Regulations, International Meeting, Albert Park Circuit, 1958
  3. 1 2 3 4 David McKay, Quick money for Moss, Modern Motor, February 1959, pages 35, 36, 37 & 76
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 First Day's Results, Official Programme, 1958 Melbourne Grand Prix / Victorian Tourist Trophy, Albert Park Circuit, Second Day
  5. Mark Bisset, Home & away, Motor Sport, April 2022, page 137 to 141
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ian Fraser and Peter Lyell, Free-for-all at Albert Park! Sports Car World, January 1959, pages 18 to 21
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Melbourne Grand Prix and Victorian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Sports, December 1958, pages 548 to 551 & page 559
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Barry Green, Glory Days - Albert Park 1953-58, pages 117 to 123
  9. John Williams, Lou Molina's Monza, Australian Motor Sports Review 1958-59, pages 33 to 34