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.
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Background[edit | edit source]
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, a F2 driver, 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 Permutations[edit | edit source]
Drivers' Championship[edit | edit source]
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.
Entry List[edit | edit source]
Outlined below is the full entry list for the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix:
- A pink background represents as drivers in Formula Two entrants.
Practice Overview[edit | edit source]
Qualifying[edit | edit source]
Qualifying Results[edit | edit source]
Outlined below are the full qualifying results for the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Mike Hawthorn
|
 Ferrari
|
2:23.1 | — | 191.648 km/h |
| 2 | 8 | Stirling Moss
|
Vanwall
|
2:23.2 | +0.1s | 191.514 km/h |
| 3 | 12 | Stuart Lewis-Evans
|
Vanwall
|
2:23.7 | +0.6s | 190.848 km/h |
| 4 | 14 |  Jean Behra
|
BRM
|
2:23.8 | +0.7s | 190.715 km/h |
| 5 | 4 |  Phil Hill
|
Ferrari
|
2:24.1 | +1.0s | 190.318 km/h |
| 6 | 2 |  Olivier Gendebien
|
Ferrari
|
2:24.3 | +1.2s | 190.054 km/h |
| 7 | 10 | Tony Brooks
|
Vanwall
|
2:24.4 | +1.3s | 189.922 km/h |
| 8 | 18 |  Jo Bonnier
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BRM
|
2:24.9 | +1.8s | 189.267 km/h |
| 9 | 38 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Cooper-Climax
|
2:26.1 | +3.0s | 187.713 km/h |
| 10 | 16 | Harry Schell
|
BRM
|
2:26.5 | +3.4s | 187.200 km/h |
| 11 | 32 | Jack Fairman
|
Cooper-Climax
|
2:27.0 | +3.9s | 186.563 km/h |
| 12 | 36 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Climax
|
2:27.1 | +4.0s | 186.436 km/h |
| 13 | 22 | Masten Gregory
|
Maserati
|
2:27.6 | +4.5s | 185.805 km/h |
| 14 | 30 | Roy Salvadori
|
Cooper-Climax
|
2:28.6 | +5.5s | 184.554 km/h |
| 15 | 20 | Ron Flockhart
|
BRM
|
2:29.8 | +6.7s | 183.076 km/h |
| 16 | 34 | Cliff Allison
|
Lotus-Climax
|
2:33.7 | +10.6s | 178.431 km/h |
| 17 | 28 | Gerino Gerini
|
Maserati
|
2:35.1 | +12.0s | 176.820 km/h |
| 18 | 24 |  Hans Herrmann
|
Maserati
|
2:35.1 | +12.0s | 176.820 km/h |
| 19 | 50 |  Jack Brabham
|
Cooper-Climax
|
2:36.6 | +13.5s | 175.126 km/h |
| 20 | 26 | Wolfgang Seidel
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Maserati
|
2:38.2 | +15.1s | 173.355 km/h |
| 21 | 52 |  Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper-Climax
|
2:39.0 | +15.9s | 172.483 km/h |
| 22 | 56 | Tom Bridger
|
Cooper-Climax
|
3:01.0 | +37.9s | 151.518 km/h |
| 23 | 58 |  Robert La Caze
|
Cooper-Climax
|
3:03.5 | +40.4s | 149.454 km/h |
| 24 | 54 | François Picard
|
Cooper-Climax
|
3:06.4 | +43.3s | 147.129 km/h |
| 25 | 60 | André Guelfi
|
Cooper-Climax
|
3:09.0 | +45.9s | 145.105 km/h |
| WD | 40 | Paul Emery
|
Emeryson-Alta
|
Withdrawn | ||
| WD | 42 | Jean-Claude Vidilles
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Cooper-Climax
|
Withdrawn | ||
| WD | 44 | Keith Hall
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Lotus-Climax
|
Withdrawn | ||
| WD | 46 | Jean Kerguen
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Porsche
|
Withdrawn | ||
Grid[edit | edit source]
| Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 1 | ||||
| ______________ | 2 | Mike Hawthorn | |||
| 3 | Stirling Moss | ||||
| Stuart Lewis-Evans | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Jean Behra | ||||
| Phil Hill | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 6 | ||||
| ______________ | 7 | Olivier Gendebien | |||
| 8 | Tony Brooks | ||||
| Jo Bonnier | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 9 | ||||
| 10 | Maurice Trintignant | ||||
| Harry Schell | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 11 | ||||
| ______________ | 12 | Jack Fairman | |||
| 13 | Graham Hill | ||||
| Masten Gregory | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 14 | ||||
| 15 | Roy Salvadori | ||||
| Ron Flockhart | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 16 | ||||
| ______________ | 17 | Cliff Allison | |||
| 18 | Gerino Gerini | ||||
| Hans Herrmann | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 19 | ||||
| 20 | Jack Brabham | ||||
| Wolfgang Seidel | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 21 | ||||
| ______________ | 22 | Bruce McLaren | |||
| 23 | Tom Bridger | ||||
| Robert La Caze | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 24 | ||||
| 25 | François Picard | ||||
| André Guelfi |
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Race[edit | edit source]
Results[edit | edit source]
Outlined below are the full results for the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Stirling Moss
|
Vanwall
|
53 | 2:09:15.0 | 2 | 9FL |
| 2 | 6 | Mike Hawthorn
|
Ferrari
|
53 | +1:24.8 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Phil Hill
|
Ferrari
|
53 | +1:25.6 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | Jo Bonnier
|
BRM
|
53 | +1:46.8 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Harry Schell
|
BRM
|
53 | +1:46.8 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 22 | Masten Gregory
|
Maserati
|
52 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 7 | 30 | Roy Salvadori
|
Cooper-Climax
|
51 | +2 Laps | 14 | |
| 8 | 32 | Jack Fairman
|
Cooper-Climax
|
50 | +3 Laps | 11 | |
| 9 | 24 | 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 | 28 | Gerino Gerini
|
Maserati
|
48 | +5 Laps | 16 | |
| 13 | 52 | Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper-Climax
|
48 | +5 Laps | 21 | |
| 14 | 58 | Robert La Caze
|
Cooper-Climax
|
48 | +5 Laps | 23 | |
| 15 | 60 | André Guelfi
|
Cooper-Climax
|
48 | +5 Laps | 25 | |
| 16 | 36 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Climax
|
45 | +8 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 | 26 | Wolfgang Seidel
|
Maserati
|
15 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 20 | Ron Flockhart
|
BRM
|
15 | Camshaft | 15 | |
| Ret | 38 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Cooper-Climax
|
9 | Engine | 9 | |
| WD | 40 | Paul Emery
|
Emeryson-Alta
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| WD | 42 | Jean-Claude Vidilles
|
Cooper-Climax
| ||||
| WD | 44 | Keith Hall
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Lotus-Climax
| ||||
| WD | 46 | Jean Kerguen
|
Porsche
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- FL Indicates a driver scored one point for fastest lap.
Milestones[edit | edit source]
- 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 race[edit | edit source]
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Notes[edit | edit source]
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| V T E | Moroccan Grand Prix
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| Circuits | Ain-Diab Circuit (1957–1958) |  |
| Races | 1958 | |
| Non-Championship Races | 1957 |
