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1958 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Libre cars. The title was contested over a nine race series with the winner awarded the 1958 CAMS Gold Star.

Contents

Calendar

  • Winning driver not awarded points for races 1 and 8

    • Points structure

    Championship points were awarded on an 8-5-3-2-1 basis to the top five finishers in each race. However, as overseas drivers were ineligible to qualify for championship points, no points were awarded for placings scored by these drivers. Similarly drivers of sports cars which on occasion raced amongst the Formula Libre cars, were not eligible for points, although Doug Whiteford's Maserati 300S appears to have been an exception.

    Results

    Championship points were not awarded for the following:

  • Jack Brabham (Cooper T43 Climax) : First place in Race 1
  • Bill Pitt (Jaguar D-Type) : Fourth place in Race 1
  • Bill Pitt (Jaguar D-Type) : Fourth place in Race 5
  • Bill Pitt (Jaguar D-Type) : Fourth place in Race 6
  • Merv Neil (Cooper T45 Climax) : Fourth place in Race 7
  • Stirling Moss (Cooper T45 Climax) : First place in Race 8
  • Jack Brabham (Cooper T45 Climax) : Second place in Race 8

    • References

    1958 Australian Drivers' Championship Wikipedia
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