1958 Victorian Tourist Trophy Explained

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]

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

Results

Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Class pos.
1	Doug Whiteford	26	Maserati 300S	D. Whiteford	2001 cc to 3000 cc	1^[4]
2	Ron Phillips	56	Cooper T38 Jaguar^[5]	J. and R. Phillips	Open Class	1
3	Bill Pitt	22	Jaguar D-Type	G. Anderson	Open Class	2
4	Derek Jolly ^[6]	29	Lotus XV	D. E. Jolly	1101 cc to 1500 cc	1
5	Bob Jane	27	Maserati 300S	New York Motors Pty. Ltd.	2001 cc to 3000 cc	2
?	Eddie Perkins	78	Porsche	D. M. Calvert	1501 cc to 2000 cc	1
?	Don Swanton	71	Lotus XI Series 2	D. H. Swanton	Up to 1100cc	1
8	Tom Sulman	58	Aston Martin DB3S	T. Sulman	2001 cc to 3000 cc	3
?	Charlie Whatmore	28	Lotus XI Series 2 Coventry-Climax	C. Whatmore	1101 cc to 1500 cc	2
?	Peter Candy	69	MG TF	P. M. Candy	1101 cc to 1500 cc	3
?	Peter Manton	72	Austin-Healey Sprite Coventry-Climax	Monaro Motors	Up to 1100cc	2
?	G. Sandford-Morgan	49	Decca	D. E. Jolly	Up to 1100cc	3
?	Warren Blomfield	57	Aston Martin DB3S	W. F. Blomfield	2001 cc to 3000 cc	?
?	Frank Coad	64	Vauxhall	W. F. Coad	2001 cc to 3000 cc	?
?	Jim Goldfinch ^[7]	61	Austin-Healey 100S	J. Goldfinch	2001 cc to 3000 cc	?
?	Alan Jack	67	Cooper Coventry Climax	Brifield Motors	1101 cc to 1500 cc	?
?	Jon Leighton	68	Lotus XI Ford	J. F. E. Leighton	Up to 1100cc	?
?	Rod Murphy	73	Austin-Healey Sprite	Esquire Motors	Up to 1100cc	?
DNF ^[8]	Lou Molina	63	Monza Holden Special	L. Molina	2001 cc to 3000 cc	-
DNF	Stan Jones	24	Aston Martin DB3S	Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd.	2001 cc to 3000 cc	-

Notes

• Attendance: 40,000 ^[9]
• Entries: 27^[1]
• Start: Massed grid start^[2]
• Starters: 23 ^[6]
• Finishers: Unknown
• Winner's race time: 65 minutes 47.2 seconds^[4]
• Winner's average speed: 92.8 mph ^[9]
• Fastest Lap: D Whiteford & R Phillips: 2:01.02 (average 93.8 mph)^[4]

Notes and References

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