# 1957 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

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

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