- Source: 1958 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1958 Australian Tourist Trophy was a 100-mile motor race for sports cars, staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 6 October 1958. It was the second in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, each of which was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian Championship for sports cars. The race was won by David McKay driving an Aston Martin DB3S.
Class Structure
Cars competed in six classes based on engine capacity:
Up to 750cc
751 to 1100cc
1101 to 1500cc
1501 to 2000cc
2001 to 3000cc
Over 3000cc
Results
= Notes
=Attendance: 16,000
Race distance: 26 laps, 100 miles
Starters: 35
Finishers: 22
Winner's race time: 1 hour 19 minutes 21.9 seconds
References
External links
Image of McKay (No 71 Aston Martin), Whiteford (No 7 Maserati) and Phillips (No 12 Cooper) at Bathurst in October 1958, aussieroadracing.homestead.com, as archived at web.archive.org