1958 Australian Drivers' Championship
- 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Libre cars.The title was contested over a nine race series with the winner awarded the 1958 CAMS Gold Star.
* Race 1, South Pacific Championship for Racing Cars, Gnoo Blas Circuit, Orange, New South Wales, 27 January
* Race 2, Victorian Trophy Race, Fisherman's Bend, Victoria, 23 February
* Race 3, Longford Trophy, Longford, Tasmania, 3 March
* Race 4, South Australian Trophy Race, Port Wakefield, South Australia, 5 April
* Race 5, Queensland Road Racing Championship, Lowood, Queensland, 15 June
* Race 6, Lowood Trophy, Lowood, Queensland, 31 August
* Race 7, Australian Grand Prix, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, 23 October
* Race 8, Melbourne Grand Prix, Albert Park, Victoria, 30 November
* Race 9, Phillip Island Trophy Race, Phillip Island, Victoria, 26 December
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. [ Australian Motor Sports Review 1958-59, pages 35-51] ]Results
Championship points were not awarded for the following:
* Jack Brabham (Cooper 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 Climax) : Fourth place place in Race 7
* Stirling Moss (Cooper Climax) : First place in Race 8
* Jack Brabham (Cooper Climax) : Second place in Race 8
References
Further reading
* Australian Grand Prix - The 50-race history, 1986, pages 236 to 246
* The Advertiser, Monday 7 April 1958, Page 19
External links
* [http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport]
* [http://www.autopics.com.au/cache/list-538public__0-0.html?cache=no 1958 Australian racing car images from Autopics.com.au]
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