Australian Drivers Championship 1959 standings

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Australian Drivers Championship 1959 standings

Championship points standings for the Australian Drivers Championship 1959

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Points
1.	Len Lukey	Lukey Mufflers	Cooper T45 Lukey	Coventry Climax 2.0 Bristol 2.2	68
2.	Alec Mildren		Cooper T43 Cooper T45	Coventry Climax 2.0 Coventry Climax 2.0	66
3.	Stan Jones	Stan Jones Motors	Maybach Mk.IV Maserati 250F Cooper T51 Sabakat	Chevrolet 4.6 Maserati 2.5 Coventry Climax 2.2 Coventry Climax 1.7	44
4.	Bill Patterson	Bill Patterson Motors	Cooper T43 Cooper T51	Coventry Climax 1.8 Coventry Climax 2.0	33
5.	Arnold Glass	Capitol Motors	Ferrari 555 Maserati 250F	Ferrari 3.5 Maserati 2.5	22
6.	Doug Whiteford		Masearti 300S	Maserati 3.0	18
7.	Bib Stillwell		Cooper T51	Coventry Climax 2.2	17
8.	Keith Rilstone		Zephyr Special	Ford 2.3 s/c	14
9.	Ted Gray		Tornado Mk.II	Chevrolet 4.6	7
10.	Austin Miller	Superior Cars	Cooper T41 Cooper T51	Coventry Climax 1.5 Coventry Climax 2.2	6
11.	Noel Hall		Ralt Cooper T51	Vincent 1.0 Coventry Climax 2.0	5
11.	David McKay		Cooper T51	Coventry Climax 2.0	5
11.	Jack Myers		W.M. Special	Waggott 2.4	5
11.	Murray Trenberth		Alta F2	Holden 2.5	5
15.	Murray Carter	Murray Carter Motors	Corvette Special	Chevrolet 4.6	3
15.	Frank Matich	Leaton Motors	Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.4	3
15.	Syd Negus		Cooper T20	Holden	3
15.	Ray Walmsley		Alfa Romeo Tipo B	Chevrolet 4.7	3
19.	Peter Bond		Bondley Special	Standard 2.1	2
19.	David Finch		Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.4	2
19.	Jim Goldfinch		Austin-Healey 100S	Austin-Healey 2.7	2
19.	Werner Grieve		HWM F2	Jaguar 3.4	2
19.	Arthur Griffiths		Ferrari 555	Ferrari 2.5	2
19.	Alan Jack	Brifield Motors	Cooper T39	Coventry Climax 1.5	2
19.	John Lanyon		MG TC Special	MG 1.3 s/c	2
19.	Alwyn Rose		Dalro Jaguar	Jaguar 3.4	2
19.	John Roxburgh	Kingbridge Service	Cooper T41	Coventry Climax 1.5	2
19.	Glyn Scott		Cooper T43 Repco Special	Coventry Climax 1.7 Holden 2.4	2
29.	Barry Collerson		Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5	1
29.	Ron Phillips		Cooper T38 Maybach Mk.IV	Jaguar 3.8 Chevrolet 4.6	1
29.	Tom Stevens		MG TA Special	MG 1.3	1
29.	Syd Taylor		TS Special	GMC	1
	Clive Adams		Prad Sports	Alta 2.4	0
	John Ampt		Decca Special Mk.2	Coventry Climax 1.1	0
	Bob Annear		Pegasus	Holden	0
	Lyn Archer		Cooper T39	Coventry Climax 1.5	0
	Lionel Ayers	Motor Racing Components	Cooper Mk.IV	MG 1.5 s/c	0
	Noel Barnes		MG TC Special	MG 1.5 s/c	0
	Holt Binnie		Gladiator	Holden	0
	Warren Blomfield		Aston Martin DB3S	Lagonda 3.0	0
	Phil Bloom		Dixon Riley	Riley 2.0	0
	Jack Brabham		Cooper T45	Coventry Climax 2.2	0
	Curley Brydon		Ferrari 125	Chevrolet 4.6	0
	Bill Buckle		Buckle	Ford 2.6	0
	Frank Coad		Vauxhall Special	Holden	0
	Bill Cooke		Peugeot Special	Peugeot 1.5	0
	Tony Crick		Cooper Mk.IV	Norton 0.5	0
	Ross Dalton		Jaguar C-Type	Jaguar 3.4	0
	Dud Dansie	Bakewell Bridge Motors	BBM	Holden	0
	Barry Ekins		MG TA Special	MG 1.5 s/c	0
	Frank Elkins		Bugatti T37	Holden 2.4	0
	Kevin Fuss		JCW Special	Norton 0.5	0
	Ray Gibbs		Cooper T23	Holden 2.3	0
	Jesse Griffith		Maserati 4CL	Maserati 1.5 s/c	0
	Les Hammon		Cooper Mk.IV	Vincent 1.0	0
	Alf Harvey		Maserati 4CLT-48	OSCA 4.4	0
	Harry Howard		Triumph TR3	Standard 2.1	0
	Sid Howard	Atlantic Service Station	MG TC	MG 1.5 s/c	0
	George Jamieson		Lotus Eleven	Coventry Climax 1.1	0
	Bob Jane	Bob Jane Racing	Maserati 300S	Maserati 3.0	0
	Ross Jensen		Maserati 250F		0
	Des Kelly		Holden Special	Holden	0
	Ted Laker		Triumph TR2	Triumph 2.0	0
	Bob Larkin		Lotus Mark VI	Coventry Climax 1.1	0
	Bruce Leer		MG TC	MG s/c	0
	Jon Leighton	Scuderia Birdwood	Lotus Eleven	Ford 1.2	0
	Garth Llewellyn		Triumph TR2	Triumph 2.0	0
	Geoff McClelland		Mac-Vincent	Vincent 1.0	0
	Ian McDonald		MG Special	Holden	0
	Greg McEwin		MacHealey	Austin-Healey 2.9	0
	Ron McKee		Noden Special		0
	Brian McPherson		BSA Gold Star	BSA 0.5	0
	Lou Molina		Monza Holden	Holden 2.3 s/c	0
	Reg Mulligan, Jr.		Ralt HWM F2	Norton Jaguar 3.4	0
	Rod Murphy		MG Q Type	MG 0.8 s/c	0
	Mike Nedelko		Austin A40 Special	Austin 1.2	0
	Robin Orlando		Orlando MG	MG 1.5 s/c	0
	Ross Pentecost		Nota	AJS 0.5	0
	Bill Pile		Capricornia Special	Holden	0
	Bill Pitt		Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.4	0
	Vince Profilio		MG TC Special	MG 1.3 s/c	0
	Brian Pyers		Bugatti T37	Holden 2.2	0
	Bill Reynolds	Robin Orlando	Orlando MG Orlando MG	MG 1.5 s/c Holden 2.3	0
	Jack Robinson		Jaguar Special	Jaguar 3.4	0
	Tom Ross		Triumph TR2	Triumph 2.0	0
	Keith Russell		MG	MG 1.5	0
	Syd Sakzewski		Porsche Carrera	Porsche 1.6	0
	Paul Samuels		MG TC Berkeley	Austin 1.5 s/c Triumph	0
	Brian Schroder	Town & Country Garage	Nota Consul	Ford 1.5	0
	John Schroder		Nota Consul Silverstone Healey	Ford 1.5 Riley 2.4	0
	Ern Seeliger	Stan Jones Motors	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5	0
	David Semple		LRVA	Norton 0.5	0
	Bill Short		Austin		0
	Vin Smith		Alpha	Peugeot	0
	Max Stephens		Cooper T40	Bristol 2.0	0
	Gordon Stewart	Ecurie Cinque	Stewart MG	MG 1.5 s/c	0
	Tom Sulman		Aston Martin DB3S	Lagonda 3.0	0
	Don Swanton		Lotus Eleven	Coventry Climax 1.4	0
	Ern Tadgell	Tadgell Aviation	Sabakat	Coventry Climax 1.7	0
	Brian Tebble		MG TD	MG	0
	Leon Thomas		MG Special	MG 1.5 s/c	0
	Steve Tillett		MG TC	MG 1.3	0
	John Walsh		Austin 7	Austin 0.7	0
	Frank Walters		So Cal Special	Mercury 4.3	0
	Bruce Walton		MG Special	MG 1.4	0
	Merv Ward	Diablo Motors	Diablo Holden	Holden 2.5	0
	Chas Whatmore		Lotus Eleven	Coventry Climax 1.5	0
	Max Williams	Ecurie Lismore	MG TC Special	MG 1.5	0
	Roger Yates	Grand Garage	Austin-Healey Sprite	Austin-Healey 0.9	0
	John Youl		Wylie Javelin	Jowett 1.5 s/c	0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Alec Mildren	3
Most pole positions	Stan Jones	3
Most podium positions	Alec Mildren	7
Most podium positions without a win	Arnold Glass	3
Most fastest race laps	Len Lukey	1
	Alec Mildren	1

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country		Drivers	Number
99.1%	Australia		Len Lukey, Alec Mildren, Stan Jones, Bill Patterson, Arnold Glass, Doug Whiteford, Bib Stillwell, Keith Rilstone, Ted Gray, David McKay, Murray Carter, Frank Matich, Glyn Scott, John Roxburgh, Frank Coad, Jack Brabham, Jon Leighton, John Ampt, Bill Pitt, Lionel Ayers, Bob Jane, John Youl, Alan Jack, Austin Miller, Alwyn Rose, Arthur Griffiths, Alf Harvey, Barry Collerson, Barry Ekins, Bill Buckle, Bill Cooke, Bill Pile, Bill Reynolds, Bill Short, Bob Annear, Bob Larkin, Brian McPherson, Brian Pyers, Brian Schroder, Brian Tebble, Bruce Leer, Bruce Walton, Chas Whatmore, Clive Adams, Curley Brydon, David Finch, David Semple, Des Kelly, Don Swanton, Dud Dansie, Ern Seeliger, Ern Tadgell, Frank Elkins, Frank Walters, Garth Llewellyn, Geoff McClelland, George Jamieson, Gordon Stewart, Greg McEwin, Harry Howard, Holt Binnie, Ian McDonald, Jack Myers, John Lanyon, Jim Goldfinch, Jack Robinson, Jesse Griffith, John Schroder, John Walsh, Keith Russell, Kevin Fuss, Leon Thomas, Les Hammon, Lou Molina, Lyn Archer, Noel Hall, Murray Trenberth, Max Stephens, Max Williams, Merv Ward, Mike Nedelko, Noel Barnes, Paul Samuels, Ray Walmsley, Peter Bond, Ron Phillips, Phil Bloom, Ray Gibbs, Reg Mulligan, Jr., Robin Orlando, Rod Murphy, Roger Yates, Ron McKee, Ross Dalton, Ross Pentecost, Sid Howard, Syd Negus, Syd Taylor, Tom Stevens, Steve Tillett, Syd Sakzewski, Ted Laker, Tom Ross, Tom Sulman, Tony Crick, Werner Grieve, Vin Smith, Vince Profilio, Warren Blomfield	109
0.9%	New Zealand		Ross Jensen	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1959 Australian Drivers Championship

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Adams, Clive	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Ampt, John	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Annear, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Archer, Lyn	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Ayers, Lionel	28 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Barnes, Noel	n/a	3	0	0	0	0
Binnie, Holt	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Blomfield, Warren	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Bloom, Phil	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Bond, Peter	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Brabham, Jack	33 y/o	1	1	1	0	0
Brydon, Curley	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Buckle, Bill	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Carter, Murray	28 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Coad, Frank	28 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Collerson, Barry	22 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Cooke, Bill	n/a	3	0	0	0	0
Crick, Tony	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Dalton, Ross	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Dansie, Dud	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Ekins, Barry	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Elkins, Frank	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Finch, David	n/a	4	0	0	0	0
Fuss, Kevin	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Gibbs, Ray	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Glass, Arnold	32 y/o	7	0	3	0	0
Goldfinch, Jim	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Gray, Ted	n/a	4	0	1	0	0
Grieve, Werner	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Griffith, Jesse	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Griffiths, Arthur	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Hall, Noel	n/a	3	0	1	0	0
Hammon, Les	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Harvey, Alf	n/a	0	0	0	0	0
Howard, Harry	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Howard, Sid	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Jack, Alan	n/a	3	0	0	0	0
Jamieson, George	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Jane, Bob	29 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Jensen, Ross	33 y/o	1	1	1
Jones, Stan	36 y/o	9	2	5	3	0
Kelly, Des	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Laker, Ted	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Lanyon, John	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Larkin, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Leer, Bruce	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Leighton, Jon	24 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Llewellyn, Garth	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Lukey, Len	n/a	12	2	6	0	1
Matich, Frank	24 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
McClelland, Geoff	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
McDonald, Ian	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
McEwin, Greg	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
McKay, David	38 y/o	2	0	1	0	0
McKee, Ron	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
McPherson, Brian	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Mildren, Alec	43 y/o	12	3	7	0	1
Miller, Austin	35 y/o	6	0	1	0	0
Molina, Lou	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Mulligan, Jr., Reg	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Murphy, Rod	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Myers, Jack	n/a	3	0	0	0	0
Nedelko, Mike	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Negus, Syd	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Orlando, Robin	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Patterson, Bill	35 y/o	6	2	3	1	0
Pentecost, Ross	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Phillips, Ron	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Pile, Bill	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Pitt, Bill	32 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Profilio, Vince	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Pyers, Brian	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Reynolds, Bill	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Rilstone, Keith	n/a	3	0	2	0	0
Robinson, Jack	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Rose, Alwyn	n/a	3	0	0	0	0
Ross, Tom	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Roxburgh, John	27 y/o	3	0	0	0	0
Russell, Keith	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Sakzewski, Syd	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Samuels, Paul	n/a	3	0	0	0	0
Schroder, Brian	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Schroder, John	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Scott, Glyn	33 y/o	4	0	0	0	0
Seeliger, Ern	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Semple, David	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Short, Bill	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Smith, Vin	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Stephens, Max	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Stevens, Tom	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Stewart, Gordon	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Stillwell, Bib	31 y/o	2	1	2	1	0
Sulman, Tom	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Swanton, Don	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Tadgell, Ern	n/a	4	0	0	1	0
Taylor, Syd	n/a	1	0	0	1	0
Tebble, Brian	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Thomas, Leon	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Tillett, Steve	42 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Trenberth, Murray	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Walmsley, Ray	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Walsh, John	-3 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Walters, Frank	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Walton, Bruce	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Ward, Merv	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Whatmore, Chas	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Whiteford, Doug	n/a	4	0	2	0	0
Williams, Max	n/a	5	0	0	0	0
Yates, Roger	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Youl, John	n/a	1	0	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL