1958 New Zealand Grand Prix
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Date
11 January 1958
Location
Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand
Course
Temporary racing facility
Course length
3.2 km (2.0 miles)
| 1958 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
 | |||
| 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 | |
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.
