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 | |||
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| 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 |
 Jack Brabham | Cooper T43 | |
| Time | 1:28.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper T43 | ||
| Second |
| Maserati 250F | |
| Third |
| 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 edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jack Brabham
|
Cooper T43 / Climax 2249cc 4cyl | 75 | 1hr 53min 24.3sec | 1 |
| 2 | 18 |  Ross Jensen
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 75 | + 3.9 s | |
| 3 | Ron Roycroft
|
Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12 | 75 | + 20.3 s | ||
| 4 | Pat Hoare
|
Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl | 75 | + 1:16.4 s | ||
| 5 |  Roy Salvadori
|
Connaught B / Alta 2470cc 4cyl | 75 | + 1:18.3 s | ||
| 6 | Dick Gibson
|
Cooper T43 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl | 75 | + 1:32.1 s | ||
| 7 | Ron Frost
|
Cooper T41 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl | ||||
| 8 | 7 | Bib Stillwell
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | |||
| 9 | Johnny Mansel
|
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | ||||
| 10 | Ralph Watson
|
Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl | ||||
| 11 | Gavin Quirk
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | ||||
| 12 | Arnold Glass
|
Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | ||||
| 13 | Frank Shuter
|
Maserati 8CLT-50 / Maserati 2984cc 8cyl s/c | ||||
| 14 | 6 | Frank Cantwell
|
Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | |||
| 15 | Allan Freeman
|
Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl | ||||
| Ret | 1 | Archie Scott-Brown
|
Lister 57/1 / Jaguar 3781cc 6cyl | 72 | Suspension | |
| Ret | Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper T43 / Climax 1750cc 4cyl | 71 | Gearbox | ||
| Ret | Ernie Sprague
|
Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c | 71 | Engine | ||
| Ret | Stuart Lewis-Evans
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 63 | Oil Pressure | ||
| Ret | Bob Gibbons
|
Jaguar D-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 44 | Oil Pressure | ||
| Ret | Lex Davison
|
Ferrari 500 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl | 40 | Piston | ||
| Ret | 29 | Ken Harris
|
Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl | 25 | Fuel Line | |
| DNS | Jim Boyd
|
Cooper-Bristol Mk I / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | Did not start | |||
| DNS | Graham Pierce
|
Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 5cyl | Did not start | |||
| DNS | Ron Duncan
|
Connaught A / Lea Francis 1964cc 4cyl s/c | Did not start | |||
| DNQ | Roly Crowther
|
Lotus Eleven / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Wally Henwood
|
Cooper Mk IV / Vincent 998cc V2 | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Rob Hugill
|
Cooper Mk VIII / JAP 1098cc V2 | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Ron Learnan
|
RGR / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Reg McCutcheon
|
Normac Special / Chevrolet 3870cc 6cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Merv Neil
|
Cooper T39 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | George Palmer
|
Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Lionel Bulcraig
|
Northland Special / Mercury 4005cc V8 | Did not qualify | |||
| DNA | Tom Clark
|
Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | Tom Clark
|
Lotus Eleven / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | Jack Malcolm
|
Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | Johnny Buza
|
HWM / Alta 1960cc 4cyl s/c | Did Not Attend | |||
| Source:[1][2][3] | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Fifth New Zealand International Grand Prix 1958". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "6th New Zealand Grand Prix 1958 standings". Driver Database. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "1958 New Zealand Grand Prix". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2022.