1958 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 1958 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 11 January 1958. Jack Brabham would take a comfortable victory ahead of Ross Jensen and Ron Roycroft. This made Brabham the first Australian to win the New Zealand Grand Prix, and the first of three occasions in which he would win the event.

1958 New Zealand Grand Prix
6th New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details
Date 11 January 1958
Location Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand
Course Temporary racing facility
Course length 3.2 km (2.0 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 240 km (150 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Cooper T43
Time Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Jack Brabham Cooper T43
Time 1:28.0
Podium
First Cooper T43
Second
  • New Zealand Ross Jensen
Maserati 250F
Third
  • New Zealand Ron Roycroft
Ferrari 375

Local hero Bruce McLaren encountered gearbox troubles before the race had even begun, joining the race half a minute behind the pack. Despite the efforts put forth by his mechanics to make this happen, he would retire four laps from the end, with the gearbox issues still plaguing his car.

Classification

PosNo.DriverCarLapsTimeGrid
1 4 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper T43 / Climax 2249cc 4cyl 75 1hr 53min 24.3sec 1
2 18 New Zealand Ross Jensen Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 75 + 3.9 s
3 New Zealand Ron Roycroft Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12 75 + 20.3 s
4 New Zealand Pat Hoare Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl 75 + 1:16.4 s
5 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught B / Alta 2470cc 4cyl 75 + 1:18.3 s
6 United Kingdom Dick Gibson Cooper T43 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl 75 + 1:32.1 s
7 New Zealand Ron Frost Cooper T41 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl
8 7 Australia Bib Stillwell Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl
9 New Zealand Johnny Mansel Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c
10 New Zealand Ralph Watson Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl
11 New Zealand Gavin Quirk Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl
12 Australia Arnold Glass Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl
13 New Zealand Frank Shuter Maserati 8CLT-50 / Maserati 2984cc 8cyl s/c
14 6 New Zealand Frank Cantwell Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl
15 New Zealand Allan Freeman Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl
Ret 1 United Kingdom Archie Scott-Brown Lister 57/1 / Jaguar 3781cc 6cyl 72 Suspension
Ret New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper T43 / Climax 1750cc 4cyl 71 Gearbox
Ret New Zealand Ernie Sprague Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c 71 Engine
Ret United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 63 Oil Pressure
Ret New Zealand Bob Gibbons Jaguar D-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 44 Oil Pressure
Ret Australia Lex Davison Ferrari 500 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl 40 Piston
Ret 29 New Zealand Ken Harris Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl 25 Fuel Line
DNS New Zealand Jim Boyd Cooper-Bristol Mk I / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl Did not start
DNS New Zealand Graham Pierce Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 5cyl Did not start
DNS New Zealand Ron Duncan Connaught A / Lea Francis 1964cc 4cyl s/c Did not start
DNQ New Zealand Roly Crowther Lotus Eleven / Climax 1098cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Wally Henwood Cooper Mk IV / Vincent 998cc V2 Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Rob Hugill Cooper Mk VIII / JAP 1098cc V2 Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Ron Learnan RGR / Norton 498cc 1cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Reg McCutcheon Normac Special / Chevrolet 3870cc 6cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Merv Neil Cooper T39 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand George Palmer Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Lionel Bulcraig Northland Special / Mercury 4005cc V8 Did not qualify
DNA New Zealand Tom Clark Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl Did Not Attend
DNA New Zealand Tom Clark Lotus Eleven / Climax 1098cc 4cyl Did Not Attend
DNA New Zealand Jack Malcolm Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl Did Not Attend
DNA New Zealand Johnny Buza HWM / Alta 1960cc 4cyl s/c Did Not Attend
Source:[1][2][3]

References

  1. "Fifth New Zealand International Grand Prix 1958". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. "6th New Zealand Grand Prix 1958 standings". Driver Database. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. "1958 New Zealand Grand Prix". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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