1958 German Grand Prix

1958 German Grand Prix
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Race Details
Date	August 3, 1958
Official Name	XX Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 22.810 km (14.173 mi)
Distance	15 laps, 342.15 km (212.602 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Mike Hawthorn Ferrari
Time	9:14.0
Fastest Lap
Driver	Stirling Moss Vanwall
Time	9:09.2 on lap 3
Podium
First	Tony Brooks
Second	Roy Salvadori
Third	Maurice Trintignant
Lap Leaders

The 1958 German Grand Prix was held on August 3, and was the eighth race of the 1958 Formula One Season. The race was won by Tony Brooks in a Vanwall, ahead of the Cooper-Climax cars of Roy Salvadori and Maurice Trintignant.

The race was marred by the fatal accident of Peter Collins on lap 11.

Background

Entry List

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

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	143 2.4 V6	E
3	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	143 2.4 V6	E
4	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	143 2.4 V6	E
5	Jean Behra	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 2.5 L4	D
6	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 2.5 L4	D
7	Stirling Moss	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 2.5 L4	D
8	Tony Brooks	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 2.5 L4	D
9	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 2.5 L4	D
10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF 2.0 L4	D
11	Maurice Trintignant	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF 2.0 L4	D
12	Cliff Allison	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF 2.2 L4	D
14	Troy Ruttman	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	P
15	Francisco Godia-Sales	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	P
16	Jo Bonnier	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	P
17	Hans Herrmann	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	P
18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	RS550	Porsche	547/3 1.5 F4	D
19	Dick Gibson	Privateer	Cooper	T43	Climax	FPF 1.5 L4	D
20	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF 1.5 L4	D
21	Edgar Barth	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	Porsche	RSK	Porsche	547/3 1.5 F4	—
22	Wolfgang Seidel	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T43	Climax	FPF 1.5 L4	D
23	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D156	Ferrari	D156 1.5 V6	E
24	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF 1.5 L4	D
25	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF 1.5 L4	D
26	Ian Burgess	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper	T43	Climax	FPF 1.5 L4	D
27	Christian Goethals	Ecurie Eperon d'Or	Cooper	T43	Climax	FPF 1.5 L4	D
28	Ivor Bueb	Ecurie Demi Litre	Lotus	12	Climax	FPF 1.5 L4	D
29	Brian Naylor	J.B. Naylor	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF 1.5 L4	D
30	Tony Marsh	Privateer	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF 1.5 L4	D
31	Richard Utley	Privateer	Tojeiro	F2	Climax	FPF 1.5 L4	—

• Drivers in rose are Formula Two entries.

Practice Overview

Qualifying Results

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Ave. Speed
1	3	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	9:14.0	—	148.224 km/h
2	8	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	9:15.0	+1.0s	147.957 km/h
3	7	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	9:19.9	+5.9s	146.662 km/h
4	2	Peter Collins	Ferrari	9:21.9	+7.9s	146.140 km/h
5	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	9:24.7	+10.7s	145.415 km/h
6	10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	9:35.3	+21.3s	142.736 km/h
7	11	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	9:36.9	+22.9s	142.340 km/h
8	6	Harry Schell	BRM	9:39.6	+25.6s	141.677 km/h
9	5	Jean Behra	BRM	9:46.8	+32.8s	139.939 km/h
10	23	Phil Hill	Ferrari	9:48.9	+34.9s	139.440 km/h
11	26	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax	9:55.3	+41.3s	137.941 km/h
12	20	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	9:56.0	+42.0s	137.779 km/h
13	21	Edgar Barth	Porsche	9:57.2	+43.2s	137.502 km/h
14	30	Tony Marsh	Cooper-Climax	9:57.5	+43.5s	137.433 km/h
15	18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	10:01.5	+47.5s	136.519 km/h
16	28	Ivor Bueb	Lotus-Climax	10:02.6	+48.6s	136.269 km/h
17	22	Wolfgang Seidel	Cooper-Climax	10:21.0	+1:07.0	136.269 km/h
18	19	Dick Gibson	Cooper-Climax	10:55.0	+1:41.0	125.368 km/h
19	24	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	9:43.4	+29.4s	140.754 km/h
20	17	Hans Herrmann	Maserati	10:13.5	+59.5s	133.848 km/h
21	16	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	9:42.7	+28.7s	140.923 km/h
22	25	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	18:56.0	+9:42.0	72.285 km/h
23	27	Christian Goethals	Cooper-Climax	11:22.9	+2:08.9	120.246 km/h
24	12	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	9:44.3	+30.3s	140.537 km/h
25	29	Brian Naylor	Cooper-Climax	10:17.9	+1:03.9	132.895 km/h
NC*	14	Troy Ruttman	Maserati	—
WD	9	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	Withdrawn
WD	15	Francisco Godia-Sales	Maserati	No car
WD	31	Richard Utley	Tojeiro-Climax	No car

• Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
• * Ruttman had failed to set his time as he had a broken engine.

Grid

Note: F2 drivers highlighted in rose.

Pos		Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver		Driver
						______________
				______________		1
		______________		2		Mike Hawthorn
______________		3		Tony Brooks
4		Stirling Moss
Peter Collins
					______________
			______________		5
	______________		6		Wolfgang von Trips
	7		Roy Salvadori
	Maurice Trintignant
						______________
				______________		8
		______________		9		Harry Schell
______________		10		Jean Behra
11		Phil Hill
Ian Burgess
					______________
			______________		12
	______________		13		Bruce McLaren
	14		Edgar Barth
	Tony Marsh
						______________
				______________		15
		______________		16		Carel Godin de Beaufort
______________		17		Ivor Bueb
18		Wolfgang Seidel
Dick Gibson
					______________
			______________		19
	______________		20		Jack Brabham
	21		Hans Herrmann
	Jo Bonnier
						______________
				______________		22
		______________		23		Graham Hill
______________		24		Christian Goethals
25		Cliff Allison
Brian Naylor

Race

Results

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	15	2:21:15.0	2	8
2	10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	15	+3:29.7	6	6
3	11	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	15	+5:11.2	7	4
4	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	15	+6:16.3	5	3
5	20	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	15	+6:26.3	12
6	21	Edgar Barth	Porsche	15	+6:32.4	13
7	26	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax	15	+6:59.3	11
8	30	Tony Marsh	Cooper-Climax	15	+7:09.9	14
9	23	Phil Hill	Ferrari	15	+7:45.5	10
10	12	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	13	+2 laps	24
11	28	Ivor Bueb	Lotus-Climax	13	+2 laps	16
Ret	3	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	11	Clutch	1
Ret	2	Peter Collins	Ferrari	10	Fatal accident	4
Ret	6	Harry Schell	BRM	9	Brakes	8
Ret	22	Wolfgang Seidel	Cooper-Climax	9	Suspension	17
Ret	5	Jean Behra	BRM	4	Suspension	9
Ret	25	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	4	Oil leak	22
Ret	27	Christian Goethals	Cooper-Climax	4	Fuel pump	23
Ret	17	Hans Herrmann	Maserati	3	Engine	20
Ret	7	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	3	Magneto	3	1FL
Ret	18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	3	Engine	15
Ret	19	Dick Gibson	Cooper-Climax	2	Engine	18
Ret	24	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1	Accident	19
Ret	29	Brian Naylor	Cooper-Climax	1	Fuel pump	25
Ret	16	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	1	Engine	21
DNS	14	Troy Ruttman	Maserati
WD	9	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall
WD	15	Francisco Godia-Sales	Maserati
WD	31	Richard Utley	Tojeiro-Climax

• ^FL Indicates a driver scored one point for fastest lap.

Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Time	Gap	Avg. speed	Race
1	7	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	3	9:09.2		149.519 km/h	Ret
2	21	Edgar Barth	Porsche	12	9:42.8	+33.6 s	140.899 km/h	6

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