1957 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)
Appearance
1957 Round Australia Trial Mobilgas Rally | |||
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Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Melbourne | ||
Dates run | 21 August – 8 September 1957 | ||
Stages | 35 | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 14,480 km (9,000 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 86 at start, 52 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
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The 1957 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Rally was the seventh running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 21 August and 8 September 1957. The event covered 14,480 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Laurie Whitehead and Kevin Young, driving a Volkswagen 1200.
Results
[edit]Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
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1 | 76 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 13 |
2 | 23 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 28 |
3 | 18 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 36 |
4 | 10 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 65 |
5 | 50 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 77 |
6 | 52 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 90 |
7 | 43 | ![]() |
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Jaguar Mark VIII | 172 |
8 | 97 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase III | 187 |
9 | 8 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase III | 199 |
10 | 102 | ![]() |
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Holden FE | 209 |
11 | 64 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 215 |
12 | 12 | ![]() |
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Holden FE | 223 |
13 | 62 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 403 | 227 |
14 | 72 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 231 |
15 | 35 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 240 |
16 | 1 | ![]() |
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Simca Aronde | 263 |
17 | 60 | ![]() |
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Holden FE | 302 |
18 | 3 | ![]() |
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Holden FE | 322 |
19 | 98 | ![]() |
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Morris Minor 1000 | 328 |
20 | 55 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 336 |
21 | 22 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 383 |
22 | 77 | ![]() |
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Simca Aronde | 394 |
23 | 58 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 403 | 448 |
24 | 101 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 472 |
25 | 5 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 492 |
26 | 73 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 504 |
27 | 93 | ![]() |
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Porsche 356 A | 539 |
28 | 26 | ![]() |
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Holden FE | 561 |
29 | 41 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 602 |
30 | 68 | ![]() |
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Hillman Minx | 618 |
31 | 44 | ![]() |
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Holden FE | 685 |
32 | 16 | ![]() |
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Holden FE | 695 |
33 | 75 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 719 |
34 | 31 | ![]() |
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Holden FE | 792 |
35 | 48 | ![]() |
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Ford 1954 Customline | 865 |
36 | 79 | ![]() |
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Holden FJ | 924 |
37 | 32 | ![]() |
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Holden FE | 960 |
38 | 63 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase III | 1,018 |
39 | 40 | ![]() |
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Ford Zephyr Mark II | 1,081 |
40 | 21 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 1,140 |
41 | 7 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 1,168 |
42 | 38 | ![]() |
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Simca Aronde | 1,183 |
43 | 37 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 1,190 |
44 | 53 | ![]() |
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Holden FE | 1,204 |
45 | 30 | ![]() |
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Ford 1956 Customline | 1,290 |
46 | 67 | ![]() |
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Citroën DS 19 | 1,493 |
47 | 100 | ![]() |
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Toyopet Crown Model RS Deluxe | 1,515 |
48 | 17 | ![]() |
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Ford Anglia | 1,712 |
49 | 2 | ![]() |
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Ford 1950 Custom | 1,902 |
50 | 81 | ![]() |
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Ford 1956 Customline | 1,951 |
51 | 80 | ![]() |
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Austin A70 Hampshire | 2,595 |
52 | 88 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 3,943 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Over Half a Million Rally Miles". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1957.
- ^ "40,000 Saw Mobilgas Cars Cross the Line". The Age. 9 September 1957.
- ^ "Overseas Local Entries". The Cumberland Argus. 14 August 1957.
- ^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 198-200