1958 New Zealand Grand Prix

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	Jack Brabham	Cooper T43
Time	Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Cooper T43
Time	1:28.0
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Cooper T43
Second	Ross Jensen	Maserati 250F
Third	Ron Roycroft	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.

Pos	No.	Driver	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	4	Jack Brabham	Cooper T43 / Climax 2249cc 4cyl	75	1hr 53min 24.3sec	1
2	18	Ross Jensen	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl	75	+ 3.9 s
3		Ron Roycroft	Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12	75	+ 20.3 s
4		Pat Hoare	Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl	75	+ 1:16.4 s
5		Roy Salvadori	Connaught B / Alta 2470cc 4cyl	75	+ 1:18.3 s
6		Dick Gibson	Cooper T43 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl	75	+ 1:32.1 s
7		Ron Frost	Cooper T41 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl
8	7	Bib Stillwell	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl
9		Johnny Mansel	Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c
10		Ralph Watson	Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl
11		Gavin Quirk	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl
12		Arnold Glass	Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl
13		Frank Shuter	Maserati 8CLT-50 / Maserati 2984cc 8cyl s/c
14	6	Frank Cantwell	Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl
15		Allan Freeman	Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl
Ret	1	Archie Scott-Brown	Lister 57/1 / Jaguar 3781cc 6cyl	72	Suspension
Ret		Bruce McLaren	Cooper T43 / Climax 1750cc 4cyl	71	Gearbox
Ret		Ernie Sprague	Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c	71	Engine
Ret		Stuart Lewis-Evans	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl	63	Oil Pressure
Ret		Bob Gibbons	Jaguar D-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl	44	Oil Pressure
Ret		Lex Davison	Ferrari 500 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl	40	Piston
Ret	29	Ken Harris	Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl	25	Fuel Line
DNS		Jim Boyd	Cooper-Bristol Mk I / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl		Did not start
DNS		Graham Pierce	Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 5cyl		Did not start
DNS		Ron Duncan	Connaught A / Lea Francis 1964cc 4cyl s/c		Did not start
DNQ		Roly Crowther	Lotus Eleven / Climax 1098cc 4cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Wally Henwood	Cooper Mk IV / Vincent 998cc V2		Did not qualify
DNQ		Rob Hugill	Cooper Mk VIII / JAP 1098cc V2		Did not qualify
DNQ		Ron Learnan	RGR / Norton 498cc 1cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Reg McCutcheon	Normac Special / Chevrolet 3870cc 6cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Merv Neil	Cooper T39 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		George Palmer	Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Lionel Bulcraig	Northland Special / Mercury 4005cc V8		Did not qualify
DNA		Tom Clark	Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl		Did Not Attend
DNA		Tom Clark	Lotus Eleven / Climax 1098cc 4cyl		Did Not Attend
DNA		Jack Malcolm	Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl		Did Not Attend
DNA		Johnny Buza	HWM / Alta 1960cc 4cyl s/c		Did Not Attend
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