1958 Bathurst 100 Explained

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

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantLapsTime / Remarks
1Doug Whiteford24Maserati 300SD. Whiteford2676:53.5
2Arnold Glass2Ferrari 555[4] Capital Motors2677:18.1
3Bill Pitt4Jaguar D-TypeMrs D.I. Anderson2678:07.4
4Merv Neil7Cooper T43 Coventry ClimaxM. Neil2678:28.2
5C. Whatmore27Lotus 11Chas Whatmore's Sports Ctr. (Qld)2680:10.5
6Alec Mildren10Cooper T43 Coventry ClimaxA. Mildren2681:28.0
7W. Ford56Orlando MGRobin Orlando2581.22.5
8A. Ferguson45MG HoldenA. Ferguson2270:23.0
9C. Adams8Prad HoldenC. Adams2170:23.0
10G. Stewart11Stewart MGEclipse Cinque2069:40.6
11N. Barnes40MG specialN. Barnes2082:55.5
12G. Scott20Holden SpecialG. Scott2063:40.0
?J. Phillips12Cooper JaguarJ. Phillips? 
?R. Wamsley19Alfa Romeo GMCR. Wamsley? 
? Jesse Griffiths36 Maserati 4CLP. Lovett7 
DNFErnie Seeliger1Maybach 3 ChevroletE. Seeliger? 
DNFCurly Brydon9Ferrari 166A.H. Brydon12 
DNFLen Lukey44Cooper T23 BristolL. Lukey6 
DNFErn Tadgell5Sabakat Coventry ClimaxC.E. Tadgell3 
DNFVince Profilio34MG specialV. Profilio?Accident
DNSBib Stillwell6Cooper T43 Coventry ClimaxB. Stillwell-Accident in preliminary race

Notes and References

  1. 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. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/91247231 Racing Drivers Injured in Bathurst '100', Canberra Times, Tuesday 8 April 1958, page 1, trove.nla.gov.au
  4. https://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A58E Bathurst 100, Bathurst, 7 Apr 1958, www.oldracingcars.com