1958 Portuguese Grand Prix

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Race details

Date

August 24, 1958

Official Name

VII Portuguese Grand Prix

Location

Circuito da Boavista
Porto, Portugal

Course

Temporary street circuit
7.4km (4.599mi)

Distance

50 laps, 370km (229.956 miles)

Pole Position

Driver

Stirling Moss

Vanwall

Time

2:34.21

Fastest Lap

Driver

Mike Hawthorn

Ferrari

Time

2:32.37 on lap 36

Podium

Lap Leaders

The 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix was held on August 24, and was the ninth race of the season. The race was won by Stirling Moss in a Vanwall, but main rival Mike Hawthorn brought home his Ferrari in second, and with the point for fastest lap Moss only made up one point on Hawthorn in the standings.

Background[edit | edit source]

Entry list[edit | edit source]

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

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Stirling Moss	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	D
4	Tony Brooks	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	D
6	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 5	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	D
8	Jean Behra	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
10	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
12	Maurice Trintignant	RRC Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 2.2	D
14	Jack Brabham	Cooper Racing Organization	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 2.2	D
16	Roy Salvadori	Cooper Racing Organization	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 2.2	D
18	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
20	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus	12	Climax	FPF L4 2.0	D
22	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	143 V6 2.4	E
24	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	143 V6 2.4	E
26	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	143 V6 2.4	E
28	Carroll Shelby	Temple Buell	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
30	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
32	Jo Bonnier	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
34	Casimiro de Oliveira	Privateer	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P

Practice Overview[edit | edit source]

Qualifying[edit | edit source]

Qualifying Results[edit | edit source]

Pos	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	2:34.21	—
2	24	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:34.26	+ 0.05
3	6	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	2:34.60	+ 0.39
4	8	Jean Behra	BRM	2:34.99	+ 0.78
5	4	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	2:35.96	+ 1.75
6	22	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	2:37.04	+ 2.83
7	10	Harry Schell	BRM	2:37.05	+ 2.84
8	14	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:37.46	+ 3.25
9	12	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	2:37.97	+ 3.76
10	28	Carroll Shelby	Maserati	2:43.03	+ 8.82
11	16	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	2:34.26	+ 0.05
12	20	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	2:46.22	+ 12.01
13	18	Cliff Allison	Maserati	2:46.27	+ 12.06
14	32	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	2:46.60	+ 12.39
15	30	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Maserati	3:01.95	+ 27.74

Grid[edit | edit source]

Race[edit | edit source]

Results[edit | edit source]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	50	2:11:27.80	1	8
2	24	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	50	+ 5:12.75	2	7*
3	6	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	49	+ 1 Lap	3	4
4	8	Jean Behra	BRM	49	+ 1 Lap	4	3
5	22	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	49	+ 1 Lap	6	2
6	10	Harry Schell	BRM	49	+ 1 Lap	7
7	14	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	48	+ 2 Laps	8
8	12	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	48	+ 2 Laps	9
Ret	28	Carroll Shelby	Maserati	47	Brakes	10
9	16	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	46	+ 4 Laps	11
Ret	4	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	37	Spun Off	5
Ret	20	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	25	Spun Off	12
Ret	18	Cliff Allison	Maserati	15	Engine	13
Ret	32	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	9	Physical	14
Ret	30	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Maserati	6	Engine	15
DNA	26	Phil Hill	Ferrari
DNA	34	Casimiro de Oliveira	Maserati
Source: ^[1]

Notes

* – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Milestones[edit | edit source]

Standings after race[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "1958 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140603232728/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1958/686/. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

V T E	1958 Formula One Season
Constructors	BRM • Connaught • Cooper • Ferrari • Lotus • Maserati • OSCA • Porsche • Vanwall
Engines	Alta • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Maserati • OSCA • Porsche • Vanwall
Drivers	Allison • Barth • Behra • Bonnier • Brabham • Bridger • Brooks • Bueb • Burgess • Cabianca • Chiron • Collins • de Beaufort • de Filippis • Ecclestone • Emery • Fairman • Fangio • Flockhart • Godia-Sales • Gendebien • Gerini • Gibson • Goethals • Gould • Gregory • Guelfi • Hawthorn • Herrmann • G. Hill • P. Hill • Kavanagh • Kessler • La Caze • Lewis-Evans • Marsh • McLaren • Menditeguy • S. Moss • Musso • Naylor • Picard • Piotti • Ruttman • Salvadori • Scarlatti • Schell • Seidel • Shelby • Stacey • Taramazzo • Testut • Trintignant • von Trips
Cars	BRM P25 • Connaught B • Cooper T43 • Cooper T44 • Cooper T45 • Ferrari D156 • Ferrari D246 • Lotus 12 • Lotus 16 • Maserati 250F • OSCA F2 • Porsche RS550 • Porsche RSK • Vanwall VW 5
Tyres	Avon • Continental • Dunlop • Englebert • Pirelli
Races	Argentina • Monaco • Netherlands • Indianapolis • Belgium • France • Britain • Germany • Portugal • Italy • Morocco
Non-Championship Races	Glover Trophy • Syracuse • Aintree 200 • International Trophy • Caen
See also	1957 Formula One Season • 1959 Formula One Season • Category

V T E	Portuguese Grand Prix
Circuits	Boavista (1958, 1960), Monsanto (1959), Estoril (1984-1996), Algarve (2020)
Formula One Races	1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961–1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997–2019 • 2020
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[1] "1958 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140603232728/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1958/686/. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

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