1958 German Grand Prix

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.

BackgroundEdit

Championship permutationsEdit

Entry ListEdit

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 V6 2.4	E
3	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	143 V6 2.4	E
4	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	143 V6 2.4	E
5	Jean Behra	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
6	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
7	Stirling Moss	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	D
8	Tony Brooks	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	D
9	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	D
10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 2.2	D
11	Maurice Trintignant	RRC Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 2.2	D
12	Cliff Allison	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 2.2	D
14	Troy Ruttman	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
15	Francisco Godia-Sales	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
16	Jo Bonnier	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
17	Hans Herrmann	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	RS550	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
19	Dick Gibson	Dick Gibson	Cooper	T43	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
20	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
21	Edgar Barth	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	Porsche	RSK	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5
22	Wolfgang Seidel	RRC Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T43	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
23	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	D246 V6 1.5	E
24	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
25	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
26	Ian Burgess	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
27	Christian Goethals	Ecurie Eperon d'Or	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
28	Ivor Bueb	Ecurie Demi Litre	Lotus	12	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
29	Brian Naylor	J.B. Naylor	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
30	Tony Marsh	Tony Marsh	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D

• Drivers in rose are Formula Two entries.

PracticeEdit

Friday PracticeEdit

Saturday PracticeEdit

Qualifying ResultsEdit

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Avg. speed
1	3	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	9:14.0		148.224 km/h
2	8	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	9:15.0	+1.0 s	147.957 km/h
3	7	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	9:19.9	+5.9 s	146.662 km/h
4	2	Peter Collins	Ferrari	9:21.1	+7.9 s	146.140 km/h
5	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	9:24.7	+10.7 s	145.415 km/h
6	10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	9:35.3	+21.3 s	142.736 km/h
7	11	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	9:36.9	+22.9 s	142.340 km/h
8	6	Harry Schell	BRM	9:39.6	+25.6 s	141.677 km/h
9	5	Jean Behra	BRM	9:46.8	+32.8 s	139.939 km/h
10	23	Phil Hill	Ferrari	9:48.9	+34.9 s	139.440 km/h
11	26	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax	9:55.3	+41.3 s	137.941 km/h
12	20	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	9:56.0	+42.0 s	137.779 km/h
13	21	Edgar Barth	Porsche	9:57.2	+43.2 s	137.502 km/h
14	30	Tony Marsh	Cooper-Climax	9:57.5	+43.5 s	137.433 km/h
15	18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	10:01.5	+47.5 s	136.519 km/h
16	28	Ivor Bueb	Lotus-Climax	10:02.6	+48.6 s	136.269 km/h
17	22	Wolfgang Seidel	Cooper-Climax	10:21.0	+1 m 48.6 s	132.232 km/h
18	19	Dick Gibson	Cooper-Climax	10:55.6	+1 m 41.0 s	125.368 km/h
19	24	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	9:43.4	+29.4 s	140.754 km/h
20	17	Hans Herrmann	Maserati	10:13.5	+59.5 s	133.848 km/h
21	16	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	9:42.7	+28.7 s	140.923 km/h
22	25	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	18:56.0	+9 m 42.0 s	72.285 km/h
23	27	Christian Goethals	Cooper-Climax	11:22.9	+2 m 08.9 s	120.246 km/h
24	12	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	9:44.3	+30.3 s	140.537 km/h
25	29	Brian Naylor	Cooper-Climax	10:17.9	+1 m 03.9 s	132.895 km/h

GridEdit

Note: F2 drivers highlighted in rose.

RaceEdit

Pre-raceEdit

ReportEdit

ResultsEdit

Note: F2 drivers highlighted in rose.

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	0*
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	22	Wolfgang Seidel	Cooper-Climax	9	Suspension	17
Ret	6	Harry Schell	BRM	9	Brakes	8
Ret	27	Christian Goethals	Cooper-Climax	4	Fuel Pump	23
Ret	25	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	4	Oil line	22
Ret	5	Jean Behra	BRM	4	Suspension	9
Ret	18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	3	Engine	15
Ret	17	Hans Herrmann	Maserati	3	Engine	20
Ret	7	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	3	Magneto	3	1**
Ret	19	Dick Gibson	Cooper-Climax	2	Engine	18
Ret	29	Brian Naylor	Cooper-Climax	1	Fuel pump	25
Ret	24	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1	Collision	19
Ret	16	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	1	Accident	21
DNS	14	Troy Ruttman	Maserati	—	Engine

Fastest LapsEdit

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

Laps in the leadEdit

StintsEdit

TotalsEdit