1959 Formula Libre Downunder

Australian Grand Prix

2 March 1959
Location Longford Circuit, Longford, Tasmania
Course Temporary street circuit
7.0 km (4.4 mi)
Distance 25 laps, 175 km (110 mi)
Weather Sunny

Formula Libre

Result

Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time
1 1 Australia Stan Jones Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5L 25 1h 11m 44s
2 5 Australia Len Lukey Cooper T45 / Climax FPE 2.0L 25 1h 11m 46s
3 7 Australia Arnold Glass Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5L 25 1h 13m 21s
4 4 Australia Alec Mildren Cooper T43 / Climax FPF 2.0L 25 1h 13m 50s
5 6 Australia Alan Jack Cooper T39 / Climax FPE 1.5L 21
6 14 Australia Lyn Archer Cooper T39 / Climax 1.1L 20
Ret 74 Australia Max Stephens Cooper T40 / Bristol 2.0L 19
Ret 56 Australia Ron Phillips Cooper T38 / Jaguar 3.8L 14
Ret 19 Australia John Roxburgh Cooper T39 / Climax 1.5L 14
Ret 60 Australia Austin Miller Miller Special / Climax FWB 1.5L 9
Ret 3 Australia Ted Gray Tornado Mk.II / Chevrolet 4.6L 5
Ret 44 Australia John Lanyon MG TC Special / MG 1.3L 1
Ret 26 Australia Doug Whiteford Maserati 300S / Maserati 3.0L 1
DNS 75 Australia Bill Patterson Cooper / Climax FPF 1.8L
DNQ 55 Australia John Youl Wylie Javelin / Jowett 1.5L S/C

Fastest lap: Arnold Glass - 2'27


#1 Stan Jones


#7 Arnold Glass

New Zealand Grand Prix

10. Jan. 1959
Ardmore



Result Driver Nat Car Laps Time


1 Stirling Moss UK Cooper T45 / Climax 2015cc 4cyl 75 108m 24.4s
2 Jack Brabham Aust Cooper T45 / Climax 2202cc 4cyl 75 109m 53.4s

3 Bruce McLaren NZ Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 74

4 Carroll Shelbyl USA Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl 73

5 Ross Jensen NZ Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl 72
6 Bib Stillwell Aust Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 72
7 Syd Jensen NZ Cooper T45 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl 72
8 Bob Gibbons NZ Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl 72
9 Merv Neil NZ Cooper T45 / Climax 1960cc 4cyl 71
10 Tom Clark NZ Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl 70
11 Pat Hoare NZ Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl 70
12 Arnold Glass Aust Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 2497cc 4cyl 68
13 Len Gilbert NZ Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl 66
14 Ken Harris NZ Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl 65
15 Gavin Quirk NZ Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 63
Ret Johnny Mansel NZ Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 59 Engine
16. Allan Freeman NZ Lago-Talbot 26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl 58
Ret Ray Thackwell NZ Cooper T43 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl 47 Engine

Ret Joakim Bonnier Sweden Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl 41 Steering

Ret Harry Schell France Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl 24 Oil Leak
Ret Ron Flockhart Scot BRM P25 / BRM 2497cc 4cyl 24 Oil Leak
Ret Tony Shelly NZ Cooper T41 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl 0
DNS Ron Duncan NZ Connaught A / Lea Francis 1964cc 4cyl s/c
DNQ Frank Cantwell NZ Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl
DNQ Ron Roycroft NZ Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12
DNQ Brian Tracey NZ Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c
DNQ Graham Pierce NZ Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl
DNQ Reg McCutcheon NZ Normac Special III / Chevrolet 3930cc 6cyl
DNQ Max Richards NZ Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl
DNA Jack Malcolm NZ Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Holden 2258cc 6cyl
DNA Giorgio Scarlatti Italy Maserati 250F / Maserati 4477cc V8
DNA Chan Lye Choon Singapore Aston-Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl
DNA John Cullen NZ Cullen 500 / Norton 498cc 1cyl


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Podium

ADMIN ; moved from F1 sub forum

(nice posts anyway )

It´s okay. I was first thinking to do the same, but I desided to put them in the Formula One Thread becuse there were a lot F1 Cars in the Grid.

Yes Goodwood, it was a hard decision to make. I followed the fact that many sources do not name these races as proper non championship F1 races, while they use to name the same type of races when held in Europe or Americas... And to keep consistency with later Tasman series that used the same tracks, and concerned partly the same teams and pilots... Really not an easy choice though. I hesitated the same for South African and British F1 local championships. Anyway, a decision had to be made, and now let's enjoy all the little corners of this great forum

Australian Grand Prix


#1 Stan Jones & #5 Len Lukey


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Podium?
Stan Jones with the 12 years old Alan