1958 Australian Grand Prix
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Date
6 October 1958
Location
Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales
Course
Temporary road circuit
Course length
6.12 km (3.84 miles)
| 1958 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 9 in 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 6 October 1958 | ||
| Location | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 6.12 km (3.84 miles) | ||
| Distance | 30 laps, 183.6 km (115.1 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Tornado-Chevrolet | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ted Gray | Tornado-Chevrolet | |
| Time | 2:45.4[1][2] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second |
| Maybach-Chevrolet | |
| Third |
| Cooper-Holden | |
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The 1958 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race for Formula Libre racing cars,[3] held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 6 October 1958. The race had 26 starters. It was the first Australian Grand Prix to specifically exclude sports cars from the entry.[4]
The race was the 23rd Australian Grand Prix[5] and the seventh race of the 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship.[6] To Date this was the last time the Australian Grand Prix was held on The Mountain.
The race was won by Lex Davison driving a Ferrari. It was his third Australian Grand Prix win, equalling the record held jointly by Bill Thompson and Doug Whiteford.[5]
