| 1957 Round Australia Trial | |
| Native Name: | Mobilgas Rally |
| Previous Round: | 1957 Round Australia Trial (Ampol) |
| Next Round: | 1958 Round Australia Trial (Ampol) |
| Rallybase: | Melbourne |
| Startdate: | 21 August |
| Enddate: | 8 September 1957 |
| Stages: | 35 |
| Overallkm: | 14480 |
| Surface: | Tarmac and Gravel |
| Driver1: |  Laurie Whitehead Kevin Young |
| Teamsstart: | 86 |
| Teamsfinish: | 52 |
The 1957 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Rally was the seventh running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 21 August and 8 September 1957. The event covered 14,480 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Laurie Whitehead and Kevin Young, driving a Volkswagen 1200.
| Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 | Laurie Whitehead | Laurie Whitehead Kevin Young | Volkswagen 1200 | 13 | |
| 2 | 23 | S.J. Vaughan | Jack Vaughan Bob Lancet | Volkswagen 1200 | 28 | |
| 3 | 18 | J.R. Hall | John Hall Colin Wilkinson | Volkswagen 1200 | 36 | |
| 4 | 10 | E.B. Perkins | Eddie Perkins Les Perkins | Volkswagen 1200 | 65 | |
| 5 | 50 | R.L. Foreman | Bob Foreman John McDougall | Volkswagen 1200 | 77 | |
| 6 | 52 | Greg Cusack | Greg Cusack Pat Lawless | Volkswagen 1200 | 90 | |
| 7 | 43 | Mrs Geordie Anderson | Geordie Anderson Bill Pitt J. Abercrombie | Jaguar Mark VIII | 172 | |
| 8 | 97 | A.J. Thiel | Ard Thiel Mick Kimpton | Standard Vanguard Phase III | 187 | |
| 9 | 8 | A.D. Hughes | Doug Hughes Ken Limbrick Ken Harper | Standard Vanguard Phase III | 199 | |
| 10 | 102 | Team Fiebig and Holness | Lance Fiebig Brian Holness | 209 | ||
| 11 | 64 | Team Darby and Ruston | Phillip Darby John Ruston | Volkswagen 1200 | 215 | |
| 12 | 12 | Coles Stores Australia | Dave Anderson Laurie McAlister Jack Kelley | Holden FE | 223 | |
| 13 | 62 | Doug Whiteford | Doug Whiteford Harry Russell | Peugeot 403 | 227 | |
| 14 | 72 | Portland's Leading Traders | Geoff Ackerman Roy Petrie | Volkswagen 1200 | 231 | |
| 15 | 35 | S.G. McGlashan | Stan McGlashan Patrick O'Sullivan | Volkswagen 1200 | 240 | |
| 16 | 1 | Westco Motors | Ken Anderson M. McFadyen | Simca Aronde | 263 | |
| 17 | 60 | Diamond and Roberts | Ron Diamond Downes Roberts Max McPherson | Holden FE | 302 | |
| 18 | 3 | H.H. Gunn | Harvey Gunn Cyril Lyons | Holden FE | 322 | |
| 19 | 98 | H.C. Heathorne & Company Limited | Don Elliot Mick Watt | Morris Minor 1000 | 328 | |
| 20 | 55 | George Winton | George Winton Mal Eastmond | Volkswagen 1200 | 336 | |
| 21 | 22 |  Alma and Gerald McMillan | Alma McMillan Gerald McMillan | Volkswagen 1200 | 383 | |
| 22 | 77 | Team Hay and Gault | Jack Hay Max Gault | Simca Aronde | 394 | |
| 23 | 58 | Claude Ruwolt | Claude Ruwolt Louise Ruwolt | Peugeot 403 | 448 | |
| 24 | 101 | S.L. Archer | Terry Archer Don Dunoon | Volkswagen 1200 | 472 | |
| 25 | 5 | Team Lindner and Boles | William Lindner Levi Boles | Volkswagen 1200 | 492 | |
| 26 | 73 | H.R. Smith | Harry Smith Peter Staines | Volkswagen 1200 | 504 | |
| 27 | 93 | Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche KG | Tom Jackson David McKay | Porsche 356 A | 539 | |
| 28 | 26 | Claridge Motors Limited | Fred Claridge Len Claridge Max Steer | Holden FE | 561 | |
| 29 | 41 | Malcolm McPherson, Jr. | Malcolm McPherson, Jr. Robert Stevens | Volkswagen 1200 | 602 | |
| 30 | 68 | C.R. Turner | Claude Turner Bob Holden | Hillman Minx | 618 | |
| 31 | 44 | Hasthorpe Brothers | George Hasthorpe J. Hasthorpe E. Pentland | Holden FE | 685 | |
| 32 | 16 | Frank Bradshaw | Frank Bradshaw Geoff Fortune S. Armstrong | Holden FE | 695 | |
| 33 | 75 | Keith Gamble | Keith Gamble Lorna Gamble | Volkswagen 1200 | 719 | |
| 34 | 31 | H.R. Krieg | Harry Krieg K. Moore Albert Calnan | Holden FE | 792 | |
| 35 | 48 | Federal Woollen Mills Limited | Jim Keddie Arthur Smith Robert Riley | Ford 1954 Customline | 865 | |
| 36 | 79 | Team Leech and Vincent | Ron Leech George Vincent | Holden FJ | 924 | |
| 37 | 32 | Eric Anderson Radio-Television Pty Ltd | Peter Anderson Terence Allen | Holden FE | 960 | |
| 38 | 63 | H.L. Firth | Harry Firth Maurie Monk | Standard Vanguard Phase III | 1,018 | |
| 39 | 40 | Team Holden, Sharpley and McNamara | Keith Holden Alan Sharpley B. McNamara | Ford Zephyr Mark II | 1,081 | |
| 40 | 21 | Bill Hurley | Jack Place Bill Hurley | Volkswagen 1200 | 1,140 | |
| 41 | 7 | Zupps Motors | Evan Thomas Garth Llewellyn Jack Phillpott | Volkswagen 1200 | 1,168 | |
| 42 | 38 | Brifield Service Station | Alan Jack R. Burns | Simca Aronde | 1,183 | |
| 43 | 37 | L.E. Howes | Lawrence Howes James Davenport | Volkswagen 1200 | 1,190 | |
| 44 | 53 | K.E. Jones | Keith Jones N. Wise Max Duncan | Holden FE | 1,204 | |
| 45 | 30 | G.N. Horner | George Horner Robert Mills | Ford 1956 Customline | 1,290 | |
| 46 | 67 |  Agence Alma | Jacques Leraux Phil Irving Andre Jacquet | Citroën DS 19 | 1,493 | |
| 47 | 100 |  Toyota Motor Sales Company Limited | Kunio Kaminomura Lindsey Hedley Kojiro Kondo | Toyopet Crown Model RS Deluxe | 1,515 | |
| 48 | 17 | Noel Dickson | Noel Dickson John Chapman | Ford Anglia | 1,712 | |
| 49 | 2 | C.C. Scott | Cliff Scott Ron Jones John Slade Tom O'Brien | Ford 1950 Custom | 1,902 | |
| 50 | 81 | Associated Industrial Designers | George Baird Mat Walton | Ford 1956 Customline | 1,951 | |
| 51 | 80 | Bruce Wilkinson | Bruce Wilkinson Fred Townsing | Austin A70 Hampshire | 2,595 | |
| 52 | 88 | Norma Harrison | Norma Harrison Audrey Millgate | Volkswagen 1200 | 3,943 | |
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