1958 Formula One Season

1958 FIA Formula One World Championship
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1958 World Champion, Mike Hawthorn
Season Information
Season opener	Argentine Grand Prix
Season finale	Moroccan Grand Prix
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Mike Hawthorn 42 points
Runner-Up	Stirling Moss 41 points
3rd	Tony Brooks 24 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champion	Vanwall 48 points
Runner-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 Drivers

Formula One

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine
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
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
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
Maserati	250F	P	Juan Manuel Fangio	6
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Maserati	250F	D	Carroll Shelby	9–10
Temple Buell	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Masten Gregory	10–11

Formula Two

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine
Porsche	RS550	D	Carel Godin de Beaufort	8
Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4
Cooper-Climax	T43	D	Dick Gibson	8
Privateer	Climax FPF 1.5 L4
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
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
Lotus-Climax	16	D	Graham Hill	8
Team Lotus	Climax FPF 1.5 L4
Cooper-Climax	T43	D	Ian Burgess	8
High Efficiency Motors	Climax FPF 1.5 L4
Cooper-Climax	T43	D	Christian Goethals	8
Ecurie Eperon d'Or	Climax FPF 1.5 L4
Lotus-Climax	12	D	Ivor Bueb	8
Ecurie Demi Litre	Climax FPF 1.5 L4
Cooper-Climax	T45	D	Brian Naylor	8
J.B. Naylor	Climax FPF 1.5 L4
Cooper-Climax	T45	D	Tony Marsh	8
Privateer	Climax FPF 1.5 L4
Cooper-Climax	T45	D	Tom Bridger	11
British Racing Partnership	Climax FPF 1.5 L4
Cooper-Climax	T45	D	Robert La Caze	11
Privateer	Climax FPF 1.5 L4
Cooper-Climax	T45	D	André Guelfi	11
Privateer	Climax FPF 1.5 L4

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

Calendar

World Championship Schedule

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

Round	Grand Prix	Date

1	Argentine Grand Prix			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	312.96 km (194.464 mi)
		Date	19 January	Laps	80

2	Monaco Grand Prix			18 May
		Official Title	XVIe Grand Prix Automobile
		Circuit	Circuit de Monaco
		Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
		Lap distance	3.145 km (1.954 mi)
		Race distance	314.5 km (195.421 mi)
		Date	18 May	Laps	100

3	Dutch Grand Prix			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 (195.499 mi)
		Date	26 May	Laps	75

4*	Indianapolis 500			30 May
		Official Title	40th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
		Circuit	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		Location	Speedway, Indiana, USA
		Lap distance	4.023 km (2.500 mi)
		Race distance	804.6 km (499.955 mi)
		Date	30 May	Laps	200

5	Belgian Grand Prix			15 June
		Official Title	XVIII Grand Prix d'Europe Automobile
		Circuit	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
		Location	Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
		Lap distance	14.100 km (8.761 mi)
		Race distance	338.4 km (210.272 mi)
		Date	15 June	Laps	24

6	French Grand Prix			6 July
		Official Title	44e Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
		Circuit	Reims-Gueux
		Location	Gueux, France
		Lap distance	8.302 km (5.159 mi)
		Race distance	415.1 km (257.931 mi)
		Date	6 July	Laps	50

7	British Grand Prix			19 July
		Official Title	11th R.A.C. British Grand Prix
		Circuit	Silverstone Circuit
		Location	Gueux, France
		Lap distance	4.710 km (2.927 mi)
		Race distance	353.25 km (219.499 mi)
		Date	19 July	Laps	75

8	German Grand Prix			3 August
		Official Title	XX Grosser Preis von Deutschland
		Circuit	Nürburgring Nordschleife
		Location	Nürburg, West Germany
		Lap distance	22.810 km (14.173 mi)
		Race distance	342.15 km (212.602 mi)
		Date	3 August	Laps	15

9	Portuguese Grand Prix			24 August
		Official Title	7° Grande Prémio de Portugal
		Circuit	Circuito da Boavista
		Location	Nürburg, West Germany
		Lap distance	7.400 km (4.598 mi)
		Race distance	370 km (229.907 mi)
		Date	24 August	Laps	50

10	Italian Grand Prix			7 September
		Official Title	29° Gran Premio d'Italia
		Circuit	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
		Location	Monza, Italy
		Lap distance	5.750 km (3.573 mi)
		Race distance	287.5 km (178.644 mi)
		Date	7 September	Laps	50

11	Moroccan Grand Prix			19 October
		Official Title	VII Grand Prix International Automobile du Maroc
		Circuit	Ain-Diab
		Location	Casablanca, Morocco
		Lap distance	7.618 km (4.734 mi)
		Race distance	380.9 km (236.680 mi)
		Date	19 October	Laps	50

• * The Indianapolis 500 was counted towards the USAC Championship Car Season, but did not count towards the International Cup for Manufacturers.

Non-Championship Schedule

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

Date	Event	Circuit	Report
7th of April	VI Glover Trophy	Goodwood	Report
13th of April	VIII Gran Premio di Siracusa	Syracuse	Report
19th of April	XIII Aintree International '200' Meeting	Aintree	Report
3rd of May	X International Daily Express Trophy	Silverstone	Report
20th of July	VI Grand Prix de Caen	Caen	Report

Results

Round	Event				Report
	Grid		Result

1	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 Standings

World Championship for Drivers

World Championship for Drivers
Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	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				DNQ		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.*
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

• 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 Manufacturers

International Cup for Manufacturers
Pos.	Constructor	1	2	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	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.*
		1	2	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

• * 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 results

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

See Also

• List of fatal accidents

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