The 1957 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula Libre motor race held at Caversham Circuit, Western Australia on 4 March 1957.[3] The race had 24 starters.[4]
| 1957 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 8 in 1957 Australian Drivers' Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 March 1957 | ||
| Location | Caversham, Western Australia | ||
| Course | Permanent airfield circuit[1] | ||
| Course length | 3.621 km (2.25 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 253.47 km (157.5 miles) | ||
| Weather | Very warm (104°F),[2] sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Lex Davison | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1'34.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||
It was the twenty second Australian Grand Prix. Lex Davison won his second AGP a victory he shared after using Bill Patterson as a relief driver. The extreme heat of the Western Australian summer saw several teams use two drivers over the 245 kilometre race distance.
The race was also the first ever round of an Australian Drivers' Championship, which was held for the first time in 1957.
Classification edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Entrant [6] | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Lex Davison Bill Patterson
|
Ferrari 625 F1 / Ferrari 3.0L | Ecurie Australie | 70 | 1h 56m 24.7s | 6[7] 2[7] |
| 2 | 1 | Stan Jones
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 3.0L | Stan Jones | 70 | 1h 57m 7.6s | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | Jack Brabham
|
Cooper T41 / Climax FWB 1.5L | Jack Brabham | 69 | 3 | |
| 4 | 9 | Len Lukey
|
Cooper T23 / Bristol 2.0L | Len Lukey | 67 | 2 | |
| 5 | 6 | Alec Mildren
|
Cooper T20 / Bristol 2.0L | A. G. Mildren | 66 | 1 | |
| 6 | 14 | Syd Taylor
|
TS Special / GMC | S. Taylor | |||
| 7 | 11 | Derek Jolly
|
Decca Special Mk.2 / Climax FWA 1.1L | D. E. Jolly | 60 | ||
| 8 | 19 | Merv Dudley
|
BRM Morgan / Standard 2.1L | Bill Richards Motors | |||
| 9 | 28 | Barry Ranford
|
Morgan 4–4 / Morgan 1.2L | B. Ranford | |||
| 10 | 23 | Neil Aldous
|
Austin-Healey 100/4 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | Sydney Anderson Automotives | |||
| Ret | 25 | Fred Coxon
|
Amilcar Special / Holden | F. Coxon | |||
| Ret | 18 | Aub Melrose
|
Austin-Healey 100/4 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | A. Melrose | |||
| Ret | 7 | Tom Sulman
|
Aston Martin DB3S / Aston Martin 2.9L | T. Sulman | |||
| Ret | 20 | Peter Bond
|
Bondley Special / Standard 2.1L | P. Bond | |||
| Ret | 15 | Syd Negus
|
Plymouth Special / Plymouth 3.8L | S. Negus | |||
| Ret | 29 | George Wakelin
|
WS Mercury Special / Mercury 4.1L | G. Wakelin | |||
| Ret | 17 | John Walker
|
MG TC Special / MG 1.4L | J. Walker | |||
| Ret | 5 | Jack Myers
|
Cooper T20 / Holden 2.4L | J. Myers | |||
| Ret | 22 | David Van Dal John Cummins
|
Bugatti Type 57 / Bugatti 3.3L | D. Van Dal | |||
| Ret | 8 | Tom Hawkes Ern Seeliger
|
Cooper T23 / Holden 2.3L | T. V. Hawkes | 25[8] | ||
| Ret | 24 | Eric Kinnear
|
Austin-Healey 100/4 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | E. Kinnear | |||
| Ret | 21 | Aubury Badger
|
BM Special / Holden | Badger Motors Holden | |||
| Ret | 16 | Mick Geneve
|
Ballot Special / Ford 4.1L | M. Geneve | |||
| Ret | 12 | Syd Anderson
|
Alta GP-2 / Alta S/C 1.5L | Sydney Anderson Automotives | 4[8] | ||
| DNS[8] | 10 | Ron Phillips
|
Austin-Healey 100S / Austin-Healey 2.7L | R. K. Phillips | |||
| DNS | 4 | Bill Patterson
|
Cooper T39 / Climax FP 1.5L | W. Patterson | |||
| DNS | 26 | Vin Smith
|
Sevin / Peugeot 1.3L | V. Smith | |||
| DNS | 27 | Tony Carboni
|
Double V8 / 2xFord 8.2L | Sydney Anderson Automotives |
References edit
- ^ OzatWar Website Retrieved 15 May 2020
- ^ Davison (Ferrrari) Wins Grand Prix, Australian Motor Sports, April 1957, pages 134 to 139
- ^ Flyer for 22nd Australian Grand Prix, Caversham, Western Australia, March 2nd and 4th 1957
- ^ The official history of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Years, page 175
- ^ Howard, Graham (1986). "1957". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 228–235. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ^ a b "The CAMS Gold Star". Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ a b Graham Howard, Lex Davison - Larger Than Life, 2004, page 121
- ^ a b c Graeme Cocks, Controversy at Caversham, Fremantle Motor Museum, 2007, page 40