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1958 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1958 Formula One season was the ninth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1958 World Championship of Drivers[1] which commenced on January 19, 1958, and ended on October 19 after eleven races. It also included the 1958 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers,[2] won by Vanwall, which was contested concurrently with the World Championship of Drivers, won by Mike Hawthorn after a close battle with compatriot Stirling Moss.

The season was one of the most important and tragic seasons in Formula One's history.

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[edit] Season summary

Englishman Mike Hawthorn won the 1958 World Championship of Drivers at the wheel a Ferrari Dino 246

Although the engine formula remained the same, minimum race lengths were reduced to 300 kilometres or two hours, and the use of commercial petrol became compulsory, in place of specialized alcohol-based racing fuels. The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers was awarded for the first time, but Ferrari's Mike Hawthorn won the driver's championship from Stirling Moss, despite the latter having won four of the ten grand prix to Hawthorn's one.

Rear-engined Cooper-Climaxes, entered by the private owner Rob Walker, shocked the establishment by winning two early-season races: Moss, driving for Walker in Argentina because Vanwall had not entered, beat the Ferraris by superior race craft, and Maurice Trintignant outlasted the opposition at Monaco.

Moss' teammate at Vanwall, Tony Brooks also won three races, his success in the Italian race, overtaking Hawthorn after Moss had retired, ensured the title went to the final round in Morocco. Moss needed to win, with a fastest lap and Hawthorn third or lower to win the title. With Moss leading, Brooks and team-mate Stuart Lewis-Evans attempted to hold Hawthorn in third, however both their engines failed - Lewis-Evans' tragically resulting in severe burns he did not recover from. Hawthorn finished second to win his first title, his greater consistency and reliability, along with crucial points for fastest laps, giving him the title by a single point. Vanwall won the inaugural Constructors Competition, mere consolation following the events in Morocco.

Hawthorn retired after winning the Championship, but died in a road accident in early 1959. His death compounded a tragic season for Formula One, after Luigi Musso died in the French Grand Prix, Peter Collins a month later in the German Grand Prix - just two weeks after winning his home race, and Lewis-Evans in hospital following his fire in Morocco.

Maria Teresa de Filippis became the first woman to drive in a world championship event. Reigning five-time Champion Juan Manuel Fangio, the dominant driver of the 1950s and one of the greatest of all time, competed in only two races as a privateer, retiring after the French Grand Prix.

[edit] Season review

Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report
1 Argentina Argentine Grand Prix January 19 Oscar Gálvez United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Cooper-Climax Report
2 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix May 18 Monaco France Maurice Trintignant United Kingdom Cooper-Climax Report
3 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix May 26 Zandvoort United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Vanwall Report
4 United States Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis United States Jimmy Bryan United States Epperly-Offenhauser Report
5 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix June 15 Spa-Francorchamps United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Vanwall Report
6 France French Grand Prix July 6 Reims United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Italy Ferrari Report
7 United Kingdom British Grand Prix July 19 Silverstone United Kingdom Peter Collins Italy Ferrari Report
8 Germany German Grand Prix August 3 Nürburgring United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Vanwall Report
9 Portugal Portuguese Grand Prix August 24 Boavista United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Vanwall Report
10 Italy Italian Grand Prix September 7 Monza United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Vanwall Report
11 Morocco Moroccan Grand Prix October 19 Ain-Diab United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Vanwall Report

Note: The Indianapolis 500, being run to rules other than Formula One, did not count towards the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers

[edit] 1958 World Championship of Drivers - final standings

Points were awarded on an 8-6-4-3-2 basis to the first five finishers at each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap. The best six results from the eleven races were retained.

Pos. Driver ARG
Argentina
MON
Monaco
NED
Netherlands
500
United States
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
MOR
Morocco
Pts.[3]
1 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 3 Ret* 5 2* 1* 2* Ret 2* 2 2 42 (49)
2 United Kingdom Stirling Moss 1 Ret 1* Ret 2 Ret Ret* 1 Ret 1* 41
3 United Kingdom Tony Brooks Ret Ret Ret† 1 Ret 7 1 Ret 1 Ret 24
4 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Ret 4 8 11 3 2 9 5 7 15
5 United Kingdom Peter Collins Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 1 Ret 14
6 United States Harry Schell 6 5 2 5 Ret 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 14
7 France Maurice Trintignant 1 9 7 Ret 8 3 8 Ret Ret 12
8 Italy Luigi Musso 2 2 7 Ret Ret 12
9 United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans Ret Ret Ret† 3 Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 11
10 United States Phil Hill 7 9 3* 3 9
11 France Jean Behra 5 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9
12 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ret 3 Ret 4 5 Ret 9
13 United States Jimmy Bryan 1 8
14 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 4* 4 7
15 United States George Amick 2 6
16 United States Johnny Boyd 3 4
17 United States Tony Bettenhausen 4* 4
18 Australia Jack Brabham 4 8 Ret 6 6 Ret 7 Ret 11 3
19 United Kingdom Cliff Allison 6 6 4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 10 3
20 Sweden Joakim Bonnier Ret 10 9 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 3
21 United States Jim Rathmann 5 2
United States Masten Gregory Ret Ret 4~ 6 0
New Zealand Bruce McLaren 5 13 0
United Kingdom Graham Hill Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 16 0
Belgium Olivier Gendebien 6 Ret Ret 0
United States Jimmy Reece 6 0
United States Don Freeland 7 0
Argentina Carlos Menditeguy 7 0
Italy Maria Teresa de Filippis DNQ 10 Ret Ret 0
Spain Paco Godia 8 DNQ Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Jack Fairman Ret 8 0
United States Jud Larson 8 0
United States Carroll Shelby Ret 9 Ret 4~ /
Ret
0
Germany Hans Herrmann Ret Ret 9 0
Italy Gerino Gerini DNQ 9 Ret Ret 12 0
Italy Giulio Cabianca DNQ Ret 0
United Kingdom Horace Gould 9 DNQ 0
United States Eddie Johnson 9 0
United States Troy Ruttman 10 0
United States Bill Cheesbourg 10 0
Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 11 Ret 0
United States Al Keller 11 0
Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Ian Burgess Ret 7 0
United States Johnnie Parsons 12 0
United Kingdom Ivor Bueb Ret 11 0
United States Johnnie Tolan 13 0
United States Bob Christie Ret 0
France Robert La Caze 14 0
Germany Wolfgang Seidel Ret Ret Ret 0
United States Dempsey Wilson Ret 0
France André Guelfi 15 0
United Kingdom Ron Flockhart DNQ Ret 0
United States A. J. Foyt Ret 0
United States Paul Russo Ret 0
United States Shorty Templeman Ret 0
United States Rodger Ward Ret 0
United States Billy Garrett Ret 0
United States Eddie Sachs Ret 0
United States Johnny Thomson Ret 0
United States Chuck Weyant Ret 0
United States Jack Turner Ret 0
United States Bob Veith Ret 0
United States Dick Rathmann Ret 0
United States Ed Elisian Ret 0
United States Pat O'Connor Ret 0
United States Paul Goldsmith Ret 0
United States Jerry Unser Ret 0
United States Len Sutton Ret 0
United States Art Bisch Ret 0
United Kingdom Alan Stacey Ret 0
Belgium Christian Goethals Ret 0
United Kingdom Dick Gibson Ret 0
United Kingdom Brian Naylor Ret 0
France François Picard Ret 0
United Kingdom Tom Bridger Ret 0
United States Mike Magill DSQ 0
Australia Ken Kavanagh DNQ 0
United States Bruce Kessler DNQ 0
United Kingdom Paul Emery DNQ 0
Monaco André Testut DNQ 0
Italy Luigi Piotti DNQ 0
United Kingdom Bernie Ecclestone DNQ 0
Italy Luigi Taramazzo DNQ 0
Monaco Louis Chiron DNQ 0
Pos. Driver ARG
Argentina
MON
Monaco
NED
Netherlands
500
United States
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
MOR
Morocco
Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(from 2003 onwards)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)
  • * Fastest lap (1 point awarded)
  • † Position shared between more drivers of the same car
  • ~ No points awarded for shared drive

[edit] 1958 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers - final standings

Points were awarded on an 8-6-4-3-2 basis to the first five finishers at each race. However a manufacturer only received points for its highest placed car and only the best six results from the ten races were retained.

Place Manufacturer Points[3]
1 United Kingdom Vanwall 48 (57)
2 Italy Ferrari 40 (57)
3 United Kingdom Cooper-Climax 31
4 United Kingdom BRM 18
5 Italy Maserati 6
6 United Kingdom Lotus-Climax 3
United Kingdom Connaught 0
Italy OSCA 0
Germany Porsche 0

[edit] Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races also held in 1958, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report
United Kingdom VI Glover Trophy Goodwood April 7 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Italy Ferrari Report
Italy VIII Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse April 13 Italy Luigi Musso Italy Ferrari Report
United Kingdom XIII BARC Aintree 200 Aintree April 19 United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Cooper-Climax Report
United Kingdom X BRDC International Trophy Silverstone May 3 United Kingdom Peter Collins Italy Ferrari Report
France VI Grand Prix de Caen Caen July 20 United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Cooper-Climax Report

[edit] Notes & references

  1. ^ FIA Yearbook, 1974, Grey section, page 118
  2. ^ FIA Yearbook, 1974, Grey section, page 120
  3. ^ a b Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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