1958 Victorian Tourist Trophy


The 1958 Victorian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 23 November 1958.
It was restricted to open or closed Sports Cars complying with CAMS Appendix C regulations.
The race was contested over 32 laps of the 3.125 mile circuit, a total distance of approximately 100 miles.
It was the feature race on the first day of a two-day race meeting organised by the Light Car Club of Australia.
The race was won by Doug Whiteford driving a Maserati 300S.

Results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantClassClass pos.Laps
1Doug Whiteford26Maserati 300SD. Whiteford2001 cc to 3000 cc132
2Ron Phillips56Cooper T38 JaguarJ. and R. PhillipsOpen Class132
3Bill Pitt22Jaguar D-TypeG. AndersonOpen Class232
4Derek Jolly29Lotus XVD. E. Jolly1101 cc to 1500 cc132
5Bob Jane27Maserati 300SNew York Motors Pty. Ltd.2001 cc to 3000 cc231
6Charlie Whatmore28Lotus XI Series 2 Coventry-ClimaxC. Whatmore1101 cc to 1500 cc231
7Don Swanton71Lotus XI Series 2D. H. SwantonUp to 1100cc130
8Ampt49DeccaD. E. JollyUp to 1100cc230
9Tom Sulman58Aston Martin DB3ST. Sulman2001 cc to 3000 cc329
10Frank Coad64Vauxhall SpecialW. F. Coad2001 cc to 3000 cc429
11Peter Manton72Austin-Healey Sprite Coventry-ClimaxMonaro MotorsUp to 1100cc329
12John Roxburgh62Austin-Healey 100SJ. Roxburgh2001 cc to 3000 cc528
13Eddie Perkins78PorscheD. M. Calvert1501 cc to 2000 cc128
14T. Valmor77Austin-Healey 100SF. Agostino & Co. Pty. Ltd.2001 cc to 3000 cc627
15Peter Candy69MG TFP. M. Candy1101 cc to 1500 cc325
16Rod Murphy73Austin-Healey SpriteEsquire MotorsUp to 1100cc425
DNFAlan Jack67Cooper Coventry ClimaxBrifield Motors1101 cc to 1500 cc-25
DNFWarren Blomfield57Aston Martin DB3SW. F. Blomfield2001 cc to 3000 cc-20
DNFJon Leighton68Lotus XI FordJ. F. E. LeightonUp to 1100cc-19
DNFLou Molina63Monza Holden SpecialL. Molina2001 cc to 3000 cc-18
DNFStan Jones24Aston Martin DB3SStan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd.2001 cc to 3000 cc-14
DNFJim Goldfinch61Austin-Healey 100SJ. Goldfinch2001 cc to 3000 cc-13