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The 1958 Victorian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the
Albert Park Circuit
The Albert Park Circuit is a motorsport street circuit around Albert Park Lake, three kilometres south of central Melbourne. It is used annually as a circuit for the Formula One Australian Grand Prix, the supporting Supercars Championship Melbo ...
in Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
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* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
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, Australia
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on 23 November 1958.Official Programme, 1958 Melbourne Grand Prix / Victorian Tourist Trophy, Albert Park Circuit, First Day
It was restricted to open or closed Sports Cars
A sports car is a car designed with an emphasis on dynamic performance, such as handling, acceleration, top speed, the thrill of driving and racing capability. Sports cars originated in Europe in the early 1900s and are currently produced by ...
complying with CAMS Appendix C regulations.Final Supplementary Regulations, International Meeting, Albert Park Circuit, 1958
The race was contested over 32 laps of the 3.125 mile circuit, a total distance of approximately 100 miles.
The race was won by Doug Whiteford
Doug Whiteford was an Australian racing driver.
Whiteford raced from the mid-1930s through to 1975 with a short period of inactivity during the 1960s.Ray Bell, Vale – Doug Whiteford, Racing Car News, February 1979, page 11 He was best known a ...
driving a Maserati 300S
The Maserati 300S was a racing car produced by Maserati of Italy between 1955 and 1958 to compete in the FIA's World Sportscar Championship. Twenty-six examples were produced.
Background
The 3.0-litre (approx at 6200 rpm) engine was based on the ...
.David McKay, Quick money for Moss, Modern Motor, February 1959, pages 35, 36, 37 & 76
Results
Notes
* Attendance: 40,000 Ian Fraser and Peter Lyell, Free-for-all at Albert Park! Sports Car World, January 1959, pages 18 to 21 * Entries: 27 * Start: Massed grid start * Starters: 23 * Finishers: Unknown * Winner's race time: 65 minutes 47.2 seconds * Winner's average speed: 92.8 mph * Fastest Lap: D Whiteford & R Phillips: 2:01.02 (average 93.8 mph)References
{{reflist Victorian Tourist Trophy Motorsport at Albert Park November 1958 sports events in Australia 1950s in Victoria (state)