1957 Australian Grand Prix


The 1957 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula Libre motor race held at Caversham Circuit, Western Australia on 4 March 1957. The race had 24 starters.
It was the twenty second Australian Grand Prix. Lex Davison won his second AGP a victory he shared after using Bill Patterson as a relief driver. The extreme heat of the Western Australian summer saw several teams use two drivers over the 245 kilometre race distance.
The race was also the first ever round of an Australian Drivers' Championship, which was held for the first time in 1957.

Classification

Results as follows.
PosNo.DriverCarLapsTimePoints
12 Lex Davison
Bill Patterson
Ferrari 625 F1 / Ferrari 3.0L701h 56m 24.7s6
2
21 Stan JonesMaserati 250F / Maserati 3.0L701h 57m 7.6s5
33 Jack BrabhamCooper T41 / Climax FWB 1.5L693
49 Len LukeyCooper T23 / Bristol 2.0L672
56 Alec MildrenCooper T20 / Bristol 2.0L661
614 Syd TaylorTS Special / GMC
711 Derek JollyDecca Special Mk.2 / Climax FWA 1.1L60
819 Merv DudleyBRM Morgan / Standard 2.1L
928 Barry RanfordMorgan 4-4 / Morgan 1.2L
1023 Neil AldousAustin-Healey 100/4 / Austin-Healey 2.7L
Ret25 Fred CoxonAmilcar Special / Holden
Ret18 Aub MelroseAustin-Healey 100/4 / Austin-Healey 2.7L
Ret7 Tom SulmanAston Martin DB3S / Aston Martin 2.9L
Ret20 Peter BondBondley Special / Standard 2.1L
Ret15 Syd NegusPlymouth Special / Plymouth 3.8L
Ret29 George WakelinWS Mercury Special / Mercury 4.1L
Ret17 John WalkerMG TC Special / MG 1.4L
Ret5 Jack MyersCooper T20 / Holden 2.4L
Ret22 David Van Dal
John Cummins
Bugatti Type 57 / Bugatti 3.3L
Ret8 Tom Hawkes
Ern Seeliger
Cooper T23 / Holden 2.3L25
Ret24 Eric KinnearAustin-Healey 100/4 / Austin-Healey 2.7L
Ret21 Aubury BadgerBM Special / Holden
Ret16 Mick GeneveBallot Special / Ford 4.1L
Ret12 Syd AndersonAlta GP-2 / Alta S/C 1.5L4
DNS10 Ron PhillipsAustin-Healey 100S / Austin-Healey 2.7L
DNS4 Bill PattersonCooper T39 / Climax FP 1.5L
DNS26 Vin SmithSevin / Peugeot 1.3L
DNS27 Tony CarboniDouble V8 / 2xFord 8.2L