1958 Bathurst 100

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
Doug Whiteford won the race driving a Maserati 300S, similar to the example pictured above.
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]

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. Racing Drivers Injured in Bathurst '100', Canberra Times, Tuesday 8 April 1958, page 1, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 21 January 2020
  4. Bathurst 100, Bathurst, 7 Apr 1958, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 21 January 2020
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