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The 1958 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 19 January 1958 at Buenos Aires.

The race was won by Stirling Moss in Rob Walker's privately-entered Cooper T43. It was the first World Drivers Championship race win for a rear-engined car and also first win for a privateer team in Formula One.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	80	2:19:33.7	7	8
2	16	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	80	+2.7 secs	5	6
3	20	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	80	+12.6 secs	2	4
4	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	80	+53.0 secs	1	4
5	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	78	+2 Laps	4	2
6	8	Harry Schell	Maserati	77	+3 Laps	8
7	6	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	76	+4 Laps	6
8	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	75	+5 Laps	9
9	12	Horace Gould	Maserati	71	+9 Laps	10
Ret	18	Peter Collins	Ferrari	0	Halfshaft	3

[edit] Notes

Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:42.0
Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:41.8
Lap Leaders: Jean Behra 1 lap (1); Mike Hawthorn 8 laps (2-9); Juan Manuel Fangio 25 laps (10-34); Stirling Moss 46 laps (35-80).
First win for Cooper in Formula One.
First win for a rear-engined car in Formula One, marked by the Cooper T43-Climax.
First win for a privateer team in Formula One.
Last win: Continental tyres

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