1958 Argentine Grand Prix

1958 Argentine Grand Prix
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Buenos Aires No. 2 layout in 1958
Race Details
Date	January 19, 1958
Official Name	VI Gran Premio de la República Argentina
Location	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Buenos Aires, Argentina
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.912 km (2.431 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 312.96 km (194.464 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Time	1:42.0
Fastest Lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Time	1:41.8 on lap 30
Podium
First	Stirling Moss
Second	Luigi Musso
Third	Mike Hawthorn
Lap Leaders

The 1958 Argentine Grand Prix was the opening race of the 1958 Formula One Season, held on January 19. Held in somewhat cooler conditions than usual, the race was won by Stirling Moss in a Cooper-Climax. Moss won a tactical race, exploiting the Cooper's lighter weight to save time by forgoing a lengthy pit stop to change tires. The Ferraris of Luigi Musso and Mike Hawthorn finished second and third. The race only had 10 entrants, the smallest field in Formula One history. Nine of the ten cars finished the race.

Entry list

The full entry list for the 1958 Argentine Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Sud Americana	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
4	Jean Behra	Ken Kavanaugh	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
6	Carlos Menditeguy	Scuderia Sud Americana	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
8	Harry Schell	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
10	Francisco Godia-Sales	Francisco Godia-Sales	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
12	Horace Gould	H. H. Gould	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
14	Stirling Moss	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T43	Climax	FPF L4 2.0	C
16	Luigi Musso	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	246	Ferrari	143 V6 2.5	E
18	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	246	Ferrari	143 V6 2.5	E
20	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	246	Ferrari	143 V6 2.5	E

Practice Overview

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1958 Argentine Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	1:42.0	—
2	20	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:42.6	+ 0.6
3	18	Peter Collins	Ferrari	1:42.6	+ 0.6
4	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	1:42.7	+ 0.7
5	16	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	1:42.9	+ 0.9
6	6	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	1:43.7	+ 1.7
7	14	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	1:44.0	+ 2.0
8	8	Harry Schell	Maserati	1:44.2	+ 2.2
9	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	1:49.3	+ 7.3
10	12	Horace Gould	Maserati	1:51.7	+ 9.7

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver		Driver
						______________
				______________		1
		______________		2		Juan Manuel Fangio
______________		3		Mike Hawthorn
4		Peter Collins
Jean Behra
					______________
			______________		5
	______________		6		Luigi Musso
	7		Carlos Menditeguy
	Stirling Moss
						______________
				______________		8
		______________		9		Harry Schell
______________		10		Paco Godia
11		Horace Gould
					______________
			______________		12
	______________		13
	14
						______________
				______________		15
		______________		16
______________		17
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Race

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	80	2:19:33.7	7	8
2	16	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	80	+ 2.7	5	6
3	20	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	80	+ 12.6	2	4
4	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	80	+ 53.0	1	4*
5	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	78	+ 2 Laps	4	2
6	8	Harry Schell	Maserati	77	+ 3 Laps	8
7	6	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	76	+ 4 Laps	6
8	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	75	+ 5 Laps	9
9	12	Horace Gould	Maserati	71	+ 9 Laps	10
Ret	18	Peter Collins	Ferrari	0	Halfshaft	3
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Notes

• * – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Milestones

• First victory for Cooper cars, Climax engines and for rear engined cars in general.

References

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