1957 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

The 1957 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Rally was the seventh running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 21 August and 8 September 1957. The event covered 14,480 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Laurie Whitehead and Kevin Young, driving a Volkswagen 1200.

Results Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points) 1 76 Laurie Whitehead Laurie Whitehead Kevin Young Volkswagen 1200 13 2 23 S.J. Vaughan Jack Vaughan Bob Lancet Volkswagen 1200 28 3 18 J.R. Hall John Hall Colin Wilkinson Volkswagen 1200 36 4 10 E.B. Perkins Eddie Perkins Les Perkins Volkswagen 1200 65 5 50 R.L. Foreman Bob Foreman John McDougall Volkswagen 1200 77 6 52 Greg Cusack Greg Cusack Pat Lawless Volkswagen 1200 90 7 43 Mrs Geordie Anderson Geordie Anderson Bill Pitt J. Abercrombie Jaguar Mark VIII 172 8 97 A.J. Thiel Ard Thiel Mick Kimpton Standard Vanguard Phase III 187 9 8 A.D. Hughes Doug Hughes Ken Limbrick Ken Harper Standard Vanguard Phase III 199 10 102 Team Fiebig and Holness Lance Fiebig Brian Holness Holden FE 209 11 64 Team Darby and Ruston Phillip Darby John Ruston Volkswagen 1200 215 12 12 Coles Stores Australia Dave Anderson Laurie McAlister Jack Kelley Holden FE 223 13 62 Doug Whiteford Doug Whiteford Harry Russell Peugeot 403 227 14 72 Portland's Leading Traders Geoff Ackerman Roy Petrie Volkswagen 1200 231 15 35 S.G. McGlashan Stan McGlashan Patrick O'Sullivan Volkswagen 1200 240 16 1 Westco Motors Ken Anderson M. McFadyen Simca Aronde 263 17 60 Diamond and Roberts Ron Diamond Downes Roberts Max McPherson Holden FE 302 18 3 H.H. Gunn Harvey Gunn Cyril Lyons Holden FE 322 19 98 H.C. Heathorne & Company Limited Don Elliot Mick Watt Morris Minor 1000 328 20 55 George Winton George Winton Mal Eastmond Volkswagen 1200 336 21 22 Alma and Gerald McMillan Alma McMillan Gerald McMillan Volkswagen 1200 383 22 77 Team Hay and Gault Jack Hay Max Gault Simca Aronde 394 23 58 Claude Ruwolt Claude Ruwolt Louise Ruwolt Peugeot 403 448 24 101 S.L. Archer Terry Archer Don Dunoon Volkswagen 1200 472 25 5 Team Lindner and Boles William Lindner Levi Boles Volkswagen 1200 492 26 73 H.R. Smith Harry Smith Peter Staines Volkswagen 1200 504 27 93 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche KG Tom Jackson David McKay Porsche 356 A 539 28 26 Claridge Motors Limited Fred Claridge Len Claridge Max Steer Holden FE 561 29 41 Malcolm McPherson, Jr. Malcolm McPherson, Jr. Robert Stevens Volkswagen 1200 602 30 68 C.R. Turner Claude Turner Bob Holden Hillman Minx 618 31 44 Hasthorpe Brothers George Hasthorpe J. Hasthorpe E. Pentland Holden FE 685 32 16 Frank Bradshaw Frank Bradshaw Geoff Fortune S. Armstrong Holden FE 695 33 75 Keith Gamble Keith Gamble Lorna Gamble Volkswagen 1200 719 34 31 H.R. Krieg Harry Krieg K. Moore Albert Calnan Holden FE 792 35 48 Federal Woollen Mills Limited Jim Keddie Arthur Smith Robert Riley Ford 1954 Customline 865 36 79 Team Leech and Vincent Ron Leech George Vincent Holden FJ 924 37 32 Eric Anderson Radio-Television Pty Ltd Peter Anderson Terence Allen Holden FE 960 38 63 H.L. Firth Harry Firth Maurie Monk Standard Vanguard Phase III 1,018 39 40 Team Holden, Sharpley and McNamara Keith Holden Alan Sharpley B. McNamara Ford Zephyr Mark II 1,081 40 21 Bill Hurley Jack Place Bill Hurley Volkswagen 1200 1,140 41 7 Zupps Motors Evan Thomas Garth Llewellyn Jack Phillpott Volkswagen 1200 1,168 42 38 Brifield Service Station Alan Jack R. Burns Simca Aronde 1,183 43 37 L.E. Howes Lawrence Howes James Davenport Volkswagen 1200 1,190 44 53 K.E. Jones Keith Jones N. Wise Max Duncan Holden FE 1,204 45 30 G.N. Horner George Horner Robert Mills Ford 1956 Customline 1,290 46 67 Agence Alma Jacques Leraux Phil Irving Andre Jacquet Citroën DS 19 1,493 47 100 Toyota Motor Sales Company Limited Kunio Kaminomura Lindsey Hedley Kojiro Kondo Toyopet Crown Model RS Deluxe 1,515 48 17 Noel Dickson Noel Dickson John Chapman Ford Anglia 1,712 49 2 C.C. Scott Cliff Scott Ron Jones John Slade Tom O'Brien Ford 1950 Custom 1,902 50 81 Associated Industrial Designers George Baird Mat Walton Ford 1956 Customline 1,951 51 80 Bruce Wilkinson Bruce Wilkinson Fred Townsing Austin A70 Hampshire 2,595 52 88 Norma Harrison Norma Harrison Audrey Millgate Volkswagen 1200 3,943 Source: Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 198-200

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