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]
| Position [1] | Driver [1] | No. [1] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Laps [1] | Time / Remarks [1] |
| 1 | Doug Whiteford [3] | 24 | Maserati 300S | D. Whiteford | 26 | 76:53.5 |
| 2 | Arnold Glass [3] | 2 | Ferrari 555 [4] | Capital Motors | 26 | 77:18.1 |
| 3 | Bill Pitt [3] | 4 | Jaguar D-Type | Mrs D.I. Anderson | 26 | 78:07.4 |
| 4 | Merv Neil [4] | 7 | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax [4] | M. Neil | 26 | 78:28.2 |
| 5 | C. Whatmore | 27 | Lotus 11 | Chas Whatmore's Sports Ctr. (Qld) | 26 | 80:10.5 |
| 6 | Alec Mildren [4] | 10 | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax [4] | A. Mildren | 26 | 81:28.0 |
| 7 | W. Ford | 56 | Orlando MG | Robin Orlando | 25 | 81.22.5 |
| 8 | A. Ferguson | 45 | MG Holden | A. Ferguson | 22 | 70:23.0 |
| 9 | C. Adams | 8 | Prad Holden | C. Adams | 21 | 70:23.0 |
| 10 | G. Stewart | 11 | Stewart MG | Eclipse Cinque | 20 | 69:40.6 |
| 11 | N. Barnes | 40 | MG special | N. Barnes | 20 | 82:55.5 |
| 12 | G. Scott | 20 | Holden Special | G. Scott | 20 | 63:40.0 |
| ? | J. Phillips | 12 | Cooper Jaguar | J. Phillips | ? | |
| ? | R. Wamsley | 19 | Alfa Romeo GMC | R. Wamsley | ? | |
| ? [4] | Jesse Griffiths [4] | 36 | Maserati 4CL [4] | P. Lovett [4] | 7 [4] | |
| DNF [4] | Ernie Seeliger [4] | 1 | Maybach 3 Chevrolet [4] | E. Seeliger | ? | |
| DNF [4] | Curly Brydon [4] | 9 | Ferrari 166 [4] | A.H. Brydon | 12 [4] | |
| DNF [4] | Len Lukey [4] | 44 | Cooper T23 Bristol [4] | L. Lukey | 6 [4] | |
| DNF [4] | Ern Tadgell [4] | 5 | Sabakat Coventry Climax [4] | C.E. Tadgell | 3 [4] | |
| DNF [3] | Vince Profilio [3] | 34 | MG special | V. Profilio | ? | Accident [3] |
| DNS [4] | Bib Stillwell [4] | 6 | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax [4] | B. Stillwell | - | Accident in preliminary race [3] |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j John Medley, Bathurst, Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, page 217
- ^ Official Programme, Bathurst '100', Easter Race Meeting, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Monday, April 7th, 1958
- ^ a b c d e f g h Racing Drivers Injured in Bathurst '100', Canberra Times, Tuesday 8 April 1958, page 1, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 21 January 2020
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Bathurst 100, Bathurst, 7 Apr 1958, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 21 January 2020
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]
| Position [1] | Driver [1] | No. [1] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Laps [1] | Time / Remarks [1] |
| 1 | Doug Whiteford [3] | 24 | Maserati 300S | D. Whiteford | 26 | 76:53.5 |
| 2 | Arnold Glass [3] | 2 | Ferrari 555 [4] | Capital Motors | 26 | 77:18.1 |
| 3 | Bill Pitt [3] | 4 | Jaguar D-Type | Mrs D.I. Anderson | 26 | 78:07.4 |
| 4 | Merv Neil [4] | 7 | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax [4] | M. Neil | 26 | 78:28.2 |
| 5 | C. Whatmore | 27 | Lotus 11 | Chas Whatmore's Sports Ctr. (Qld) | 26 | 80:10.5 |
| 6 | Alec Mildren [4] | 10 | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax [4] | A. Mildren | 26 | 81:28.0 |
| 7 | W. Ford | 56 | Orlando MG | Robin Orlando | 25 | 81.22.5 |
| 8 | A. Ferguson | 45 | MG Holden | A. Ferguson | 22 | 70:23.0 |
| 9 | C. Adams | 8 | Prad Holden | C. Adams | 21 | 70:23.0 |
| 10 | G. Stewart | 11 | Stewart MG | Eclipse Cinque | 20 | 69:40.6 |
| 11 | N. Barnes | 40 | MG special | N. Barnes | 20 | 82:55.5 |
| 12 | G. Scott | 20 | Holden Special | G. Scott | 20 | 63:40.0 |
| ? | J. Phillips | 12 | Cooper Jaguar | J. Phillips | ? | |
| ? | R. Wamsley | 19 | Alfa Romeo GMC | R. Wamsley | ? | |
| ? [4] | Jesse Griffiths [4] | 36 | Maserati 4CL [4] | P. Lovett [4] | 7 [4] | |
| DNF [4] | Ernie Seeliger [4] | 1 | Maybach 3 Chevrolet [4] | E. Seeliger | ? | |
| DNF [4] | Curly Brydon [4] | 9 | Ferrari 166 [4] | A.H. Brydon | 12 [4] | |
| DNF [4] | Len Lukey [4] | 44 | Cooper T23 Bristol [4] | L. Lukey | 6 [4] | |
| DNF [4] | Ern Tadgell [4] | 5 | Sabakat Coventry Climax [4] | C.E. Tadgell | 3 [4] | |
| DNF [3] | Vince Profilio [3] | 34 | MG special | V. Profilio | ? | Accident [3] |
| DNS [4] | Bib Stillwell [4] | 6 | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax [4] | B. Stillwell | - | Accident in preliminary race [3] |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j John Medley, Bathurst, Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, page 217
- ^ Official Programme, Bathurst '100', Easter Race Meeting, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Monday, April 7th, 1958
- ^ a b c d e f g h Racing Drivers Injured in Bathurst '100', Canberra Times, Tuesday 8 April 1958, page 1, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 21 January 2020
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Bathurst 100, Bathurst, 7 Apr 1958, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 21 January 2020