1958 Formula One Season

1958 FIA Formula One World Championship

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1957	1959

1958 World Champion, Mike Hawthorn

Season data

First race

Argentine Grand Prix

Last race

Moroccan Grand Prix

Drivers' World Championship

Champion

Mike Hawthorn
42 points

Runners-up

Stirling Moss
41 points

3rd

Tony Brooks
24 points

Constructors' World Championship

Champions

Vanwall
48 points

Runners-up

Ferrari
40 points

3rd

Cooper-Climax
31 points

The 1958 Formula One season was the 9th season of the FIA Formula One motor racing. It commenced in Argentina on January 19, and concluded on October 19 in Morocco, after 11 races.

Teams and DriversEdit

Formula OneEdit

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine		Driver	Rounds

Maserati	250F	P	Juan Manuel Fangio	1
Scuderia Sud Americana	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Carlos Menditeguy	1

Maserati	250F	P	Jean Behra	1
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Luigi Taramazzo	2
			Ken Kavanagh	2, 5

Maserati	250F	P	Harry Schell	1
Jo Bonnier	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Jo Bonnier	2–3, 5, 7, 9
			Phil Hill	6
			Giulio Cabianca	10
			Hans Herrmann	10–11

Maserati	250F	P	Francisco Godia-Sales	1–2, 5–6
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Francisco Godia-Sales	1–2, 5–6

Maserati	250F	D	Horace Gould	1–3
H.H. Gould	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Masten Gregory	3

Cooper-Climax	T43 T45	C D	Stirling Moss	1
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Climax FPF 2.0 L4		Maurice Trintignant	2–3, 7–11
			Ron Flockhart	2

Ferrari	D246	E	Luigi Musso	1–3, 5–6
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 143 2.4 V6		Peter Collins	1–3, 5–8
			Mike Hawthorn	1–3, 5–11
			Wolfgang von Trips	2, 6–10
			Olivier Gendebien	5, 10–11
			Phil Hill	10–11

BRM	P25	D	Jean Behra	2–3, 5–11
Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25 2.5 L4		Harry Schell	2–3, 5–11
			Maurice Trintignant	6
			Jo Bonnier	10–11
			Ron Flockhart	11

Connaught-Alta	B	A	Bernie Ecclestone	2, 7
B.C. Ecclestone	Alta GP 2.5 L4		Bruce Kessler	2
			Paul Emery	2
			Jack Fairman	7
			Ivor Bueb	7

Cooper-Climax	T44 T45	D	Jack Brabham	2–3, 5–7, 9–10
Cooper Car Company	Climax FPF 2.0 L4		Roy Salvadori	2–3, 5–11
			Ian Burgess	7
			Jack Fairman	11

Lotus-Climax	12 16	D	Cliff Allison	2–3, 5–8, 10–11
Team Lotus	Climax FPF 2.0 L4 Climax FPF 2.2 L4		Graham Hill	2–3, 5–7, 9–11
			Alan Stacey	7

Vanwall	VW 5	D	Stirling Moss	2–3, 5–11
Vandervell Products	Vanwall 254 2.0 L4		Tony Brooks	2–3, 5–11
			Stuart Lewis-Evans	2–3, 5–7, 9–11

Maserati	250F	P	Maria Teresa de Filippis	2, 5, 10
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Maria Teresa de Filippis	2, 5, 10

Maserati	250F	P	Giorgio Scarlatti	2–3
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Jo Bonnier	6

Maserati	250F	P	Gerino Gerini	2, 6–7, 10–11
Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Maurice Trintignant	5
			Masten Gregory	5
			Wolfgang Seidel	5, 11
			Carroll Shelby	6–7, 10
			Troy Ruttman	6, 8
			Jo Bonnier	8
			Hans Herrmann	8
			Cliff Allison	9
			Maria Teresa de Filippis	9

OSCA	F2	P	Giulio Cabianca	2
OSCA Automobili	OSCA 372 1.5 L4		Luigi Piotti	2

Maserati	250F	P	Louis Chiron	2
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		André Testut	2

Porsche	RSK	D	Carel Godin de Beaufort	3
Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4		Carel Godin de Beaufort	3

Maserati	250F	P	Juan Manuel Fangio	6
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Juan Manuel Fangio	6

Maserati	250F	D	Carroll Shelby	9–10
Temple Buell	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Masten Gregory	10–11

Formula TwoEdit

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine		Driver	Rounds

Porsche	RS550	D	Carel Godin de Beaufort	8
Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4		Carel Godin de Beaufort	8

Cooper-Climax	T43	D	Dick Gibson	8
Privateer	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Dick Gibson	8

Cooper-Climax	T45	D	Jack Brabham	8, 11
Cooper Car Company	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Bruce McLaren	8, 11

Porsche	RSK		Edgar Barth	8
Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4		Edgar Barth	8

Cooper-Climax	T43	D	Wolfgang Seidel	8
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		François Picard	11

Ferrari	D156	E	Phil Hill	8
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D156 1.5 V6		Phil Hill	8

Lotus-Climax	16	D	Graham Hill	8
Team Lotus	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Graham Hill	8

Cooper-Climax	T43	D	Ian Burgess	8
High Efficiency Motors	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Ian Burgess	8

Cooper-Climax	T43	D	Christian Goethals	8
Ecurie Eperon d'Or	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Christian Goethals	8

Lotus-Climax	12	D	Ivor Bueb	8
Ecurie Demi Litre	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Ivor Bueb	8

Cooper-Climax	T45	D	Brian Naylor	8
J.B. Naylor	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Brian Naylor	8

Cooper-Climax	T45	D	Tony Marsh	8
Privateer	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Tony Marsh	8

Cooper-Climax	T45	D	Tom Bridger	11
British Racing Partnership	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Tom Bridger	11

Cooper-Climax	T45	D	Robert La Caze	11
Privateer	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Robert La Caze	11

Cooper-Climax	T45	D	André Guelfi	11
Privateer	Climax FPF 1.5 L4		André Guelfi	11

Only Formula Two drivers are competed in two races, Germany and Morocco.

CalendarEdit

World Championship ScheduleEdit

Outlined below is the full world championship schedule for the 1958 FIA Formula One World Championship:

Round	Grand Prix	Date

		19 January
Official Title	6° Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Circuit	Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Location	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lap distance	3.912 km (2.431 mi)
Race distance	312.960 km (194.506 mi)
Date	19 January	Laps	80

		18 May
Official Title	XVI^e Grand Prix Automobile
Circuit	Circuit de Monaco
Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Lap distance	3.145 km (1.955 mi)
Race distance	314.500 km (195.463 mi)
Date	18 May	Laps	100

		26 May
Official Title	VI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Circuit	Circuit Zandvoort
Location	Zandvoort, Holland, Netherlands
Lap distance	4.195 km (2.607 mi)
Race distance	314.625 km (195.541 mi)
Date	26 May	Laps	75

		30 May
Official Title	40^th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
Circuit	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Location	Speedway, Indiana, USA
Lap distance	4.023 km (2.5 mi)
Race distance	804.600 km (500.062 mi)
Date	30 May	Laps	200

ResultsEdit

Round	Event				Report
Round	Grid		Result		Report

Argentine Grand Prix			Report
Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati	1	Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax	Fastest Lap
Mike Hawthorn Ferrari	2	Luigi Musso Ferrari	Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Peter Collins Ferrari	3	Mike Hawthorn Ferrari	1:41.8 on Lap 30

Final StandingsEdit

World Championship for DriversEdit

World Championship for Drivers
Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts.*
Pos.	Driver												Pts.*
1st	Mike Hawthorn	3rd	Ret	5th		2nd	1st	2nd	Ret	2nd	2nd	2nd	42 (49)
2nd	Stirling Moss	1st	Ret	1st		Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	1st	Ret	1st	41
3rd	Tony Brooks		Ret	Ret		1st	Ret	7th	1st	Ret	1st	Ret	24
4th	Roy Salvadori		Ret	4th		8th	11th	3rd	2nd	9th	5th	7th	15
5th	Peter Collins	Ret	3rd	Ret		Ret	5th	1st	Ret				14
=	Harry Schell	6th	5th	2nd		5th	Ret	5th	Ret	6th	Ret	5th	14
7th	Maurice Trintignant		1st	9th		7th	Ret	8th	3rd	8th	Ret	Ret	12
=	Luigi Musso	2nd	2nd	7th		Ret	Ret						12
9th	Stuart Lewis-Evans		Ret	Ret		3rd	Ret	4th		3rd	Ret	Ret	11
10th	Phil Hill						7th		9th^†		3rd	3rd	9
=	Jean Behra	5th	Ret	3rd		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	9
=	Wolfgang von Trips		Ret				3rd	Ret	4th	5th	Ret		9
13th	Jimmy Bryan				1st								8
14th	Juan Manuel Fangio	4th			DNQ		4th						7
15th	George Amick				2nd								6
16th	Johnny Boyd				3rd								4
=	Tony Bettenhausen				4th								4
18th	Jack Brabham		4th	8th		Ret	6th	6th	Ret^†	7th	Ret	11th^†	3
=	Cliff Allison		6th	6th		4th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	7th	10th	3
=	Jack Brabham		Ret	10th		9th	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	3
21st	Jim Rathmann				5th								2
—	Masten Gregory			Ret		Ret					4th^‡	6th	0
—	Graham Hill		Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret^†	Ret	6th	16th	0
—	Olivier Gendebien					6th					Ret	Ret	0
—	Jimmy Reece				6th								0
—	Don Freeland				7th								0
—	Carlos Menditeguy	7th											0
—	Maria Teresa de Filippis		DNQ			10th				Ret	Ret		0
—	Francisco Godia-Sales	8th	DNQ			Ret	Ret						0
—	Jack Fairman							Ret				8th	0
—	Jud Larson				8th								0
—	Carroll Shelby						Ret	9th		Ret	4th^‡		0
—	Hans Herrmann								Ret		Ret	9th	0
—	Gerino Gerini		DNQ				9th	Ret			Ret	12th	0
—	Giulio Cabianca		DNQ								Ret		0
—	Horace Gould	9th	DNQ	DNS									0
—	Eddie Johnson				9th								0
—	Troy Ruttman						10th		DNS				0
—	Bill Cheesbourg				10th								0
—	Carel Godin de Beaufort			11th					Ret^†				0
—	Al Keller				11th								0
—	Giorgio Scarlatti		Ret	Ret									0
—	Ian Burgess							Ret	7th^†				0
—	Johnnie Parsons				12th								0
—	Ivor Bueb							Ret	11th^†				0
—	Johnnie Tolan				13th								0
—	Bob Christie				Ret								0
—	Wolfgang Seidel					Ret			Ret^†			Ret	0
—	Dempsey Wilson				Ret								0
—	Ron Flockhart		DNQ									Ret	0
—	A. J. Foyt				Ret								0
—	Paul Russo				Ret								0
—	Shorty Templeman				Ret								0
—	Rodger Ward				Ret								0
—	Eddie Sachs				Ret								0
—	Johnny Thomson				Ret								0
—	Chuck Weyant				Ret								0
—	Jack Turner				Ret								0
—	Bob Veith				Ret								0
—	Dick Rathmann				Ret								0
—	Ed Elisian				Ret								0
—	Pat O'Connor				Ret								0
—	Paul Goldsmith				Ret								0
—	Jerry Unser				Ret								0
—	Len Sutton				Ret								0
—	Art Bisch				Ret								0
—	Alan Stacey							Ret					0
—	Mike Magill				DSQ								0
—	Ken Kavanagh		DNQ			DNS							0
—	Bruce Kessler		DNQ										0
—	Paul Emery		DNQ										0
—	André Testut		DNQ										0
—	Luigi Piotti		DNQ										0
—	Bernie Ecclestone		DNQ					DNP					0
—	Luigi Taramazzo		DNQ										0
—	Louis Chiron		DNQ										0
Ineligible to score points as other drivers drove Formula Two cars.
—	Bruce McLaren								5th			13th
—	Edgar Barth								6th
—	Tony Marsh								8th
—	Robert La Caze											14th
—	André Guelfi											15th
—	Christian Goethals								Ret
—	Dick Gibson								Ret
—	Brian Naylor								Ret
—	François Picard											Ret
—	Tom Bridger											Ret
Pos.	Driver												Pts.*
Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts.*

Italic indicates the fastest lap (one point awarded or shared equally between drivers sharing the fastest lap).
* Only drivers' best six point scoring finishes counted towards their total points.
^† Ineligible to score points as Phil Hill, Brabham, Graham Hill, de Beaufort, Burgess, Bueb, and Seidel drove Formula Two cars.
^‡ Indicates shared driving.

International Cup for ManufacturersEdit

International Cup for Manufacturers
Pos.	Constructor	1	2	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts.*
Pos.	Constructor											Pts.*
1st	Vanwall		Ret	1st	1st	2nd	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	48 (57)
2nd	Ferrari	2nd	2nd	5th	2nd	1st	1st	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	40 (57)
3rd	Cooper-Climax	1st	1st	4th	8th	6th	3rd	2nd	7th	5th	7th	31
4th	BRM		5th	2nd	5th	Ret	5th	Ret	4th	Ret	4th	18
5th	Maserati	4th	Ret	10th	7th	4th	9th	Ret	Ret	4th	6th	6
6th	Lotus-Climax		6th	6th	4th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	6th	10th	3
—	Porsche			11th								0
—	Connaught-Alta		DNQ				Ret					0
—	OSCA	WD	DNQ									0
Pos.	Constructor											Pts.*
Pos.	Constructor	1	2	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts.*

* Only the best placed driver for each constructor at each round had their points to the International Cup. Of these, only the best six point scoring finishes were counted.

Non-Championship race resultsEdit

Other Formula One races also held in 1958, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
VI Glover Trophy	Goodwood	7 April	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	Report
VIII Gran Premio di Siracusa	Syracuse	13 April	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	Report
XIII BARC Aintree 200	Aintree	19 April	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	Report
X BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	3 May	Peter Collins	Ferrari	Report
VI Grand Prix de Caen	Caen	20 July	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	Report

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