| Type: | CUST |
| Description: | Race 7 of 9 in 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Grand Prix: | Australian |
| Country: | Australia |
| Location: | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Date: | 6 October |
| Year: | 1958 |
| Course: | Temporary road circuit |
| Course Mi: | 3.84 |
| Course Km: | 6.12 |
| Distance Laps: | 30 |
| Distance Mi: | 115.1 |
| Distance Km: | 183.6 |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Pole Driver: | Ted Gray |
| Pole Country: | AUS |
| Pole Team: | Tornado-Chevrolet |
| Fast Driver: | Ted Gray |
| Fast Team: | Tornado-Chevrolet |
| Fast Time: | 2:45.4[1] [2] |
| Fast Country: | AUS |
| First Driver: | Lex Davison |
| First Country: | AUS |
| First Team: | Ferrari |
| Second Driver: | Ern Seeliger |
| Second Country: | AUS |
| Second Team: | Maybach-Chevrolet |
| Third Driver: | Tom Hawkes |
| Third Country: | AUS |
| Third Team: | Cooper-Holden |
The 1958 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race for Formula Libre racing cars,[3] held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 6 October 1958. The race had 26 starters. It was the first Australian Grand Prix to specifically exclude sports cars from the entry.[4]
The race was the 23rd Australian Grand Prix[5] and the seventh race of the 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship.[6]
The race was won by Lex Davison driving a Ferrari. It was his third Australian Grand Prix win, equalling the record held jointly by Bill Thompson and Doug Whiteford.[5]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Entrant | Laps | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Lex Davison | Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 3.0L | Ecurie Australie | 30 | 1h 25m 18s | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | Ern Seeliger | Maybach III / Chevrolet 4.6L | Stan Jones Motors Pty Ltd | 30 | 1h 27m 20s | 5 |
| 3 | 46 | Tom Hawkes | Cooper T23 / Holden 2.3L | Ecurie Corio | 30 | 1h 27m 26s | 3 |
| 4 | 5 |  Merv Neil | Cooper T45 / Climax 1.7L | M Neil | 29 | ||
| 5 | 9 | Curley Brydon | Ferrari 125 F1 / Chevrolet 4.7L | AH Brydon | 28 | 1 | |
| 6 | 33 | Len Lukey | Lukey / Bristol 2.2L | Lukey Mufflers Pty Ltd | 28 | ||
| 7 | 10 | Alec Mildren | Cooper T43 / Climax FPE 2.0L | AG Mildren Pty Ltd | 28 | ||
| 8 | 19 | Ray Walmsley | Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Chevrolet 4.7L | R Wamsley | 28 | ||
| 9 | 22 | Tom Clark | Ferrari 555 Super Squalo / Ferrari 3.4L | T Clark | 28 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Jack Myers | WM Special / Holden 2.4L | J Myers | 27 | ||
| 11 | 56 | Bill Reynolds | Orlando MG / MG 1.5L | R Orlando | 22 | ||
| 12 | 32 | Keith Moy | MG NE / Holden 2.4L | K Moy | 19 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Gordon Stewart | MG Special / MG 1.5L | G Stewart | 18 | ||
| Ret | 4 | Stan Jones | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5L | Stan Jones Motors Pty Ltd | 26 | ||
| Ret | 21 | Syd Negus | Cooper T20 / Bristol 2.0L | Syd Negus | 24 | ||
| Ret | 39 | Ted Gray | Tornado II / Chevrolet 4.6L | Lou Abrahams | 24 | ||
| Ret | 25 | Ray Gibbs | Cooper T23 / Holden 2.4L | R Gibbs | 18 | ||
| Ret | 20 | Alf Harvey | Maserati 4CLT / O.S.C.A. 4.5L | A Harvey | 16 | ||
| Ret | 41 | Frank Walters | So Cal Special / Ford 4.4L | F Walters | 10 | ||
| Ret | 62 | John Schroder | Nota Consul / Ford 1.5L | J Schroder | 10 | ||
| Ret | 45 | Alan Ferguson | MG TC / Holden 2.4L | A Ferguson | 8 | ||
| Ret | 15 | Barry Collerson | MG TA / MG 1.5L | B Collerson | 6 | ||
| Ret | 48 | Bill Cooke | Peugeot Special / Peugeot 1.5L | W Cooke | 6 | ||
| Ret | 58 | Ern Tadgell | Sabakat (Lotus 12) / Climax FPE 1.5L | Tadgell Aviation | 4 | ||
| Ret | 14 | Jack Robinson | Jaguar Special / Jaguar 3.4L | J Robinson | 2 | ||
| DSQ | 44 | Jack Neal | Maserati 4C / Maserati 1.5L | J Neal | 18 | ||
| DNS | 59 | Bill Patterson | Cooper T43 / Climax 1.7L | Bill Patterson Motors Pty Ltd | |||
| DNS | 71 | Noel Hall | Ralt Mk.4 / Vincent 1.0L | O Hall | |||
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The top five standings in the 1958 Australian Drivers' Championship after the Australian Grand Prix were:
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Jones | 23 | |
| 2 | Len Lukey | 20 | |
| 3 | Alec Mildren | 18 | |
| 4 | Ted Gray | 13 | |
| 5 | Lex Davison | 8 |