1958 New Zealand Grand Prix
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| 1958 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
| File:Ardmore Track Layout.png | |||
| 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 |
| Maserati 250F | |
| Third |
| Ferrari 375 | |
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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.
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
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ "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.