1957 Round Australia Trial Ampol Trial | |||
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Host country | Australia | ||
Rally base | Sydney | ||
Dates run | 7 – 21 July 1957 | ||
Stages | 35 | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 9,660 km (6,000 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 79 at start, 42 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner |
Jack Witter Doug Stewart |
The 1957 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the sixth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 7 and 21 July 1957. The event covered 9,660 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Jack Witter and Doug Stewart, driving a Volkswagen 1200.
Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
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1 | 26 | J.A. Witter |
Jack Witter Doug Stewart |
Volkswagen 1200 | 3 |
2 | 27 | Team Perkins and Reynolds |
Eddie Perkins George Reynolds |
Volkswagen 1200 | 5 |
3 | 77 | Yaralin Ampol Service Station |
John Garard Jack Garard Greg Garard |
Holden FE | 21 |
4 | 70 | Bob Scarlett |
Bob Scarlett Joe Dunlop Ron Mountford |
Standard Vanguard Phase II | 48 |
5 | 58 | Mrs Blanche Brown |
Blanche Brown Vince Brown Cathy Price |
Rolls-Royce Phantom I | 61 |
6 | 5 | Des West |
Des West Kevin Thomas Noel Eade |
Holden FE | 74 |
7 | 19 | Team Sheedy and Roberts |
Col Sheedy M. Roberts |
Volkswagen 1200 | 76 |
8 | 64 | Team Dean and Houstein |
John Dean Bill Houstein |
Volkswagen 1200 | 107 |
9 | 78 | Woodger Brothers |
Rex Woodger D. Woodger |
Standard Vanguard Phase II | 133 |
10 | 60 | Team Tosh and Gilbert |
Sid Tosh Allan Gilbert |
Simca Aronde | 157 |
11 | 49 | W.J. Robinson |
Bill Robinson Kevan Houley |
Volkswagen 1200 | 159 |
12 | 69 | W.A. Burns |
William Burns Ron Coulston |
Holden FE | 187 |
13 | 17 | Doreen and Bill Parker |
Doreen Parker Bill Parker Eric Vigar |
Ford 1953 Customline | 266 |
14 | 30 | R.E. Gudgeon |
Bob Gudgeon Lionel Jenkins |
Peugeot 403 | 297 |
15 | 82 | Pascoe Brothers |
Phil Pascoe Norm Pascoe |
Holden FE | 322 |
16 | 10 | Garard's Taxi Trucks and Hire Cars |
Don Garard Jim Roberts Ross Garard |
Holden FJ | 408 |
17 | 61 | A.A. Anderson |
'Duck' Anderson Tony Anthony |
Peugeot 403 | 453 |
18 | 50 | Ted Kelly |
Ted Kelly George Hughes B. Hopkins |
Holden FJ | 476 |
19 | 79 | Mrs Kathleen Christie |
Kathleen Christie Ray Christie Ron Grose |
Standard Vanguard Phase II | 477 |
20 | 66 | Laurie Sanders |
Laurie Sanders David Pitt G. Shipham |
Holden FE | 482 |
21 | 7 | Bill Lee |
Bill Lee John Thurston |
Peugeot 403 | 490 |
22 | 71 | Team Anderson and Kingham |
David Anderson R. Kingham |
Morris Minor 1000 | 521 |
23 | 31 | C.E. Hook |
Charles Hook Vera Bayliss H. Blake |
Peugeot 403 | 537 |
24 | 29 | Robertson Brothers |
George Robertson Mick Hughes |
Volkswagen 1200 | 567 |
25 | 37 | Warren Williamson |
Warren Williamson William Whiting John Collins |
Volkswagen 1200 | 601 |
26 | 1 | M.L. Arentz |
Martin Arentz Ray Davie |
Ford 1956 Customline | 612 |
27 | 12 | Team Scott and Shelton |
Alan Scott Aub Shelton |
Holden FE | 669 |
28 | 9 | G.S. Ross |
George Ross T.D. Harry |
Fiat 600 | 676 |
29 | 39 | A.C. Stone |
Angus Stone Unknown |
Volkswagen 1200 | 687 |
30 | 68 | Team Sly and Townsend |
Leon Sly M. Townsend J. Feloy |
Ford 1955 Customline | 694 |
31 | 20 | Hughes and Stewart |
Stewart Hughes D. Scarlett |
Standard Ten | 719 |
32 | 53 | J.N. Davis |
Norton Davis Ron Johnston |
Volkswagen 1200 | 792 |
33 | 80 | Greg Featherstone |
Greg Featherstone Graham Blowes |
Peugeot 403 | 818 |
34 | 6 | John Lefoe |
John Lefoe Jim Allen |
Standard Vanguard Phase III | 846 |
35 | 51 | Parade Motors Limited |
Cecil Dix Ronald Dix Dennis Dix |
Dodge 1948 | 982 |
36 | 8 | Ken Christie |
Ken Christie Edna Christie |
Morris Minor 1000 | 1,016 |
37 | 11 | J.B. Davey |
John Davey Unknown |
Holden FJ | 1,075 |
38 | 45 | Vic Wilson |
Vic Wilson John McDonnell Ian Gibson |
Plymouth 1955 | 1,081 |
39 | 33 | Delore Motors |
Joe Freedman Hayden Cadwallader |
Morris Minor 1000 | 1,202 |
40 | 72 | Jack Davey |
Jack Davey Eric Nelson Bill Murison |
Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 | 1,276 |
41 | 54 | L.A. Cave |
Len Cave Bernie Prentice |
Morris Minor 1000 | 1,340 |
42 | 76 | L.N. Young |
Leslie Young Unknown |
Holden FE | 1,444 |
Source: [1] [2] [3] |