1958 Moroccan Grand Prix

The 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix was the final race of the 1958 Formula One season. It was the 13th Moroccan Grand Prix and the second on the Ain-Diab layout.

Mike Hawthorn took home his fourth pole position, while Stirling Moss won his fourth race of the year, but it wouldn't be enough as Hawthorn would finish in second to take home his first and only championship.

The race though would be marked in tragedy when Stuart Lewis-Evans' engine seized and flew him off the track at high speed, with the car bursting into flames. He was airlifted back to the UK, but would die from his burns six days later.

BackgroundEdit

Heading into the final round of the championship, Mike Hawthorn held a eight point lead heading into the final race at Morocco which was a non-championship race in the previous season. Robert La Caze became the first person from Africa to compete in a Formula One race. In the constructors championship, Vanwall held a six point lead from Ferrari. But despite the margin, the dropped score rule meant that Vanwall would win the first constructors championship.

Title PermutationsEdit

Drivers' ChampionshipEdit

Mike Hawthorn enters the race with a 8-point lead over Stirling Moss with only one race left, and is likely to secure the title.

The possible permutations are:

• For Hawthorn to win the Championship:
  • Second place or better.
• For Moss to win the Championship:
  • Moss needs to win and get fastest lap and hope that Hawthorn finishes 3rd or lower.

Practice OverviewEdit

QualifyingEdit

Qualifying ResultsEdit

Pos	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	6	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:23.1	—
2	8	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	2:23.2	+0.1
3	12	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	2:23.7	+0.6
4	14	Jean Behra	BRM	2:23.8	+0.7
5	4	Phil Hill	Ferrari	2:24.1	+1.0
6	2	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	2:24.3	+1.2
7	10	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	2:24.4	+1.3
8	18	Jo Bonnier	BRM	2:24.9	+1.8
9	36	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	2:26.0	+2.9
10	16	Harry Schell	BRM	2:26.4	+3.3
11	30	Jack Fairman	Cooper-Climax	2:27.0	+3.9
12	32	Graham Hill	Cooper-Climax	2:27.1	+4.0
13	22	Masten Gregory	Maserati	2:27.6	+4.5
14	28	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	2:28.6	+5.5
15	20	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2:29.8	+6.7
16	34	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	2:33.7	+10.6
17	26	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	2:35.1	+12.0
18	38	Hans Herrmann	Maserati	2:35.1	+12.0
19	50	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:36.6	+13.5
20	24	Wolfgang Seidel	Maserati	2:38.2	+15.1
21	52	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:41.2	+18.1
22	56	Tom Bridger	Cooper-Climax	2:42.5	+19.4
23	58	Robert La Caze	Cooper-Climax	2:43.1	+20.0
24	54	François Picard	Cooper-Climax	2:46.6	+23.5
25	48	André Guelfi	Cooper-Climax	2:47.0	+23.9

GridEdit

RaceEdit

ResultsEdit

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	53	2:09:15.1	2	9
2	6	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	53	+1:24.7	1	6
3	4	Phil Hill	Ferrari	53	+1:25.5	5	4
4	18	Jo Bonnier	BRM	53	+1:46.7	8	3
5	16	Harry Schell	BRM	53	+2:33.7	10	2
6	22	Masten Gregory	Maserati	52	+1 lap	13
7	28	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	51	+2 laps	14
8	30	Jack Fairman	Cooper-Climax	50	+3 laps	11
9	38	Hans Herrmann	Maserati	50	+3 laps	18
10	34	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	49	+4 laps	16
11	50	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	49	+4 laps	19
12	26	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	48	+5 laps	17
13	52	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	48	+5 laps	21
14	58	Robert La Caze	Cooper-Climax	48	+5 laps	23
15	48	André Guelfi	Cooper-Climax	48	+5 laps	25
16	32	Graham Hill	Cooper-Climax	45	+7 laps	12
Ret	12	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	41	Fatal accident	3
Ret	54	François Picard	Cooper-Climax	31	Accident	24
Ret	56	Tom Bridger	Cooper-Climax	30	Accident	22
Ret	10	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	29	Engine	7
Ret	2	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	29	Accident	6
Ret	14	Jean Behra	BRM	26	Engine	4
Ret	24	Wolfgang Seidel	Maserati	15	Accident	20
Ret	20	Ron Flockhart	BRM	15	Camshaft	15
Ret	36	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	9	Engine	9

MilestonesEdit

• Only race for François Picard, Tom Bridger, André Guelfi and Robert La Caze.
• Last race for Gerino Gerini, Stuart Lewis-Evans and Mike Hawthorn.
• First points for Jo Bonnier.
• First Grand Prix for an African driver (Moroccan).

Standings after raceEdit

Drivers' World Championship Pos. Driver Pts +/- 1 Mike Hawthorn 42 (49) — 2 Stirling Moss 41 — 3 Tony Brooks 24 — 4 Roy Salvadori 15 — 5 Peter Collins 14 — 6 Harry Schell 12 ▲2 7 Maurice Trintignant 12 ▼1 8 Luigi Musso 12 ▼1 9 Stuart Lewis-Evans 11 — 10 Phil Hill 9 ▲5 11 Jean Behra 9 ▼1 12 Wolfgang von Trips 9 ▼1 13 Jimmy Bryan 8 ▼1 14 Juan Manuel Fangio 7 ▼1 15 George Amick 6 ▼1 16 Johnny Boyd 4 — 17 Tony Bettenhausen 4 — 18 Jack Brabham 3 — 19 Cliff Allison 3 — 20 Joakim Bonnier 3 ▲5 21 Jim Rathmann 2 ▼1 22 Bruce McLaren 2 ▼1

Constructors' World Championship Pos. Team Pts +/- 1 Vanwall 48 (57) — 2 Ferrari 40 (57) — 3 Cooper-Climax 31 — 4 BRM 18 — 5 Maserati 6 — 6 Lotus-Climax 3 — 7 Porsche 0 — Connaught-Alta 0 — OSCA 0 —

NotesEdit

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