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1957 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

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1957 Round Australia Trial
Mobilgas Rally
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Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseMelbourne
Dates run21 August – 8 September 1957
Stages35
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance14,480 km (9,000 miles)
Statistics
Crews86 at start, 52 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerAustralia Laurie Whitehead
Australia Kevin Young

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

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Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 76 Australia Laurie Whitehead Australia Laurie Whitehead
Australia Kevin Young
Volkswagen 1200 13
2 23 Australia S.J. Vaughan Australia Jack Vaughan
Australia Bob Lancet
Volkswagen 1200 28
3 18 Australia J.R. Hall Australia John Hall
Australia Colin Wilkinson
Volkswagen 1200 36
4 10 Australia E.B. Perkins Australia Eddie Perkins
Australia Les Perkins
Volkswagen 1200 65
5 50 Australia R.L. Foreman Australia Bob Foreman
Australia John McDougall
Volkswagen 1200 77
6 52 Australia Greg Cusack Australia Greg Cusack
Australia Pat Lawless
Volkswagen 1200 90
7 43 Australia Mrs Geordie Anderson Australia Geordie Anderson
Australia Bill Pitt
Australia J. Abercrombie
Jaguar Mark VIII 172
8 97 Australia A.J. Thiel Australia Ard Thiel
Australia Mick Kimpton
Standard Vanguard Phase III 187
9 8 Australia A.D. Hughes Australia Doug Hughes
Australia Ken Limbrick
Australia Ken Harper
Standard Vanguard Phase III 199
10 102 Australia Team Fiebig and Holness Australia Lance Fiebig
Australia Brian Holness
Holden FE 209
11 64 Australia Team Darby and Ruston Australia Phillip Darby
Australia John Ruston
Volkswagen 1200 215
12 12 Australia Coles Stores Australia Australia Dave Anderson
Australia Laurie McAlister
Australia Jack Kelley
Holden FE 223
13 62 Australia Doug Whiteford Australia Doug Whiteford
Australia Harry Russell
Peugeot 403 227
14 72 Australia Portland's Leading Traders Australia Geoff Ackerman
Australia Roy Petrie
Volkswagen 1200 231
15 35 Australia S.G. McGlashan Australia Stan McGlashan
Australia Patrick O'Sullivan
Volkswagen 1200 240
16 1 Australia Westco Motors Australia Ken Anderson
Australia M. McFadyen
Simca Aronde 263
17 60 Australia Diamond and Roberts Australia Ron Diamond
Australia Downes Roberts
Australia Max McPherson
Holden FE 302
18 3 Australia H.H. Gunn Australia Harvey Gunn
Australia Cyril Lyons
Holden FE 322
19 98 Australia H.C. Heathorne & Company Limited Australia Don Elliot
Australia Mick Watt
Morris Minor 1000 328
20 55 Australia George Winton Australia George Winton
Australia Mal Eastmond
Volkswagen 1200 336
21 22 New Zealand Alma and Gerald McMillan New Zealand Alma McMillan
New Zealand Gerald McMillan
Volkswagen 1200 383
22 77 Australia Team Hay and Gault Australia Jack Hay
Australia Max Gault
Simca Aronde 394
23 58 Australia Claude Ruwolt Australia Claude Ruwolt
Australia Louise Ruwolt
Peugeot 403 448
24 101 Australia S.L. Archer Australia Terry Archer
Australia Don Dunoon
Volkswagen 1200 472
25 5 Australia Team Lindner and Boles Australia William Lindner
Australia Levi Boles
Volkswagen 1200 492
26 73 Australia H.R. Smith Australia Harry Smith
Australia Peter Staines
Volkswagen 1200 504
27 93 Germany Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche KG Australia Tom Jackson
Australia David McKay
Porsche 356 A 539
28 26 Australia Claridge Motors Limited Australia Fred Claridge
Australia Len Claridge
Australia Max Steer
Holden FE 561
29 41 Australia Malcolm McPherson, Jr. Australia Malcolm McPherson, Jr.
Australia Robert Stevens
Volkswagen 1200 602
30 68 Australia C.R. Turner Australia Claude Turner
Australia Bob Holden
Hillman Minx 618
31 44 Australia Hasthorpe Brothers Australia George Hasthorpe
Australia J. Hasthorpe
Australia E. Pentland
Holden FE 685
32 16 Australia Frank Bradshaw Australia Frank Bradshaw
Australia Geoff Fortune
Australia S. Armstrong
Holden FE 695
33 75 Australia Keith Gamble Australia Keith Gamble
Australia Lorna Gamble
Volkswagen 1200 719
34 31 Australia H.R. Krieg Australia Harry Krieg
Australia K. Moore
Australia Albert Calnan
Holden FE 792
35 48 Australia Federal Woollen Mills Limited Australia Jim Keddie
Australia Arthur Smith
Australia Robert Riley
Ford 1954 Customline 865
36 79 Australia Team Leech and Vincent Australia Ron Leech
Australia George Vincent
Holden FJ 924
37 32 Australia Eric Anderson Radio-Television Pty Ltd Australia Peter Anderson
Australia Terence Allen
Holden FE 960
38 63 Australia H.L. Firth Australia Harry Firth
Australia Maurie Monk
Standard Vanguard Phase III 1,018
39 40 Australia Team Holden, Sharpley and McNamara Australia Keith Holden
Australia Alan Sharpley
Australia B. McNamara
Ford Zephyr Mark II 1,081
40 21 Australia Bill Hurley Australia Jack Place
Australia Bill Hurley
Volkswagen 1200 1,140
41 7 Australia Zupps Motors Australia Evan Thomas
Australia Garth Llewellyn
Australia Jack Phillpott
Volkswagen 1200 1,168
42 38 Australia Brifield Service Station Australia Alan Jack
Australia R. Burns
Simca Aronde 1,183
43 37 Australia L.E. Howes Australia Lawrence Howes
Australia James Davenport
Volkswagen 1200 1,190
44 53 Australia K.E. Jones Australia Keith Jones
Australia N. Wise
Australia Max Duncan
Holden FE 1,204
45 30 Australia G.N. Horner Australia George Horner
Australia Robert Mills
Ford 1956 Customline 1,290
46 67 New Caledonia Agence Alma New Caledonia Jacques Leraux
Australia Phil Irving
New Caledonia Andre Jacquet
Citroën DS 19 1,493
47 100 Japan Toyota Motor Sales Company Limited Japan Kunio Kaminomura
Australia Lindsey Hedley
Japan Kojiro Kondo
Toyopet Crown Model RS Deluxe 1,515
48 17 New Zealand Noel Dickson New Zealand Noel Dickson
New Zealand John Chapman
Ford Anglia 1,712
49 2 Australia C.C. Scott Australia Cliff Scott
Australia Ron Jones
Australia John Slade
Australia Tom O'Brien
Ford 1950 Custom 1,902
50 81 Australia Associated Industrial Designers Australia George Baird
Australia Mat Walton
Ford 1956 Customline 1,951
51 80 Australia Bruce Wilkinson Australia Bruce Wilkinson
Australia Fred Townsing
Austin A70 Hampshire 2,595
52 88 Australia Norma Harrison Australia Norma Harrison
Australia Audrey Millgate
Volkswagen 1200 3,943
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References

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  1. ^ "Over Half a Million Rally Miles". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1957.
  2. ^ "40,000 Saw Mobilgas Cars Cross the Line". The Age. 9 September 1957.
  3. ^ "Overseas Local Entries". The Cumberland Argus. 14 August 1957.
  4. ^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 198-200