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 on 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.
Classification 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 3 3 19 Ron Roycroft Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12 75 + 20.3 8 4 23 Pat Hoare Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl 75 + 1:16.4 11 5 2 Roy Salvadori Connaught B / Alta 2470cc 4cyl 75 + 1:18.3 2 6 37 Dick Gibson Cooper T43 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl 75 + 1:32.1 10 7 15 Ron Frost Cooper T41 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl 74 + 1 lap 16 8 7 Bib Stillwell Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 74 + 1 lap 22 9 27 Johnny Mansel Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c 74 + 1 lap 14 10 36 Ralph Watson Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl 73 + 2 laps 18 11 34 Gavin Quirk Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 73 + 2 laps 21 12 10 Arnold Glass Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl 73 + 2 laps 9 13 31 Frank Shuter Maserati 8CLT-50 / Maserati 2984cc 8cyl s/c 73 + 2 laps 15 14 6 Frank Cantwell Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 73 + 2 laps 13 15 11 Allan Freeman Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl 73 + 2 laps 19 Ret 1 Archie Scott-Brown Lister 57/1 / Jaguar 3781cc 6cyl 72 Suspension 7 Ret 47 Bruce McLaren Cooper T43 / Climax 1750cc 4cyl 71 Gearbox 4 Ret 32 Ernie Sprague Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c 71 Engine 17 Ret 3 Stuart Lewis-Evans Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 63 Oil Pressure 6 Ret 26 Bob Gibbons Jaguar D-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 44 Oil Pressure 12 Ret 5 Lex Davison Ferrari 500 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl 40 Piston 5 Ret 29 Ken Harris Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl 25 Fuel Line 23 DNS 30 Jim Boyd Cooper-Bristol Mk I / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl Did not start 24 DNS 8 Graham Pierce Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 5cyl Did not start 20 DNS 21 Ron Duncan Connaught A / Lea Francis 1964cc 4cyl s/c Did not start DNQ 12 Roly Crowther Lotus Eleven / Climax 1098cc 4cyl Did not qualify DNQ 16 Wally Henwood Cooper Mk IV / Vincent 998cc V2 Did not qualify DNQ 24 Rob Hugill Cooper Mk VIII / JAP 1098cc V2 Did not qualify DNQ 25 Ron Learnan RGR / Norton 498cc 1cyl Did not qualify DNQ 35 Reg McCutcheon Normac Special / Chevrolet 3870cc 6cyl Did not qualify DNQ 14 Merv Neil Cooper T39 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl Did not qualify DNQ 9 George Palmer Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl Did not qualify DNQ 20 Lionel Bulcraig Northland Special / Mercury 4005cc V8 Did not qualify DNA 22 Tom Clark Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl Did Not Attend DNA 28 Jack Malcolm Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl Did Not Attend DNA 33 János Buza HWM / Alta 1960cc 4cyl s/c Did Not Attend Source:
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