1958 Formula One season

12th season of Formula One motor racing December 2023 1958 Drivers' Champion: Mike HawthornInternational Cup winner: Vanwall 2 450 Mike Hawthorn, autocoureur verongelukt, Bestanddeelnr 910-1117.jpg Mike Hawthorn won his first and only championship (and the first for a British driver), driving for Scuderia Ferrari. Stirling Moss.jpg Hawthorn's compatriot, Stirling Moss, finished as runner-up in the World Drivers' Championship for the fourth season in a row. Vanwall VW5 Donington.jpg Vanwall won the first International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Vanwall VW 5. Mike Hawthorn 1958 Argentine GP.jpg Ferrari finished runner-up in the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with Ferrari 246 and 156. The 1958 Formula One season was the 12th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 9th World Championship of Drivers, the first International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and five non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship was contested over eleven races between 19 January and 19 October 1958. The Indianapolis 500 counted towards the Drivers' Championship but not the Manufacturers' Cup. 1958 was a watershed year that saw the end of the dominance of Italian teams, and the end of the career of five time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. The Maestro took pole and fastest lap in the first round, took a leave to test for the Indy 500, then retired after finishing fourth again in his second race, realizing his time and that of Maserati had gone. Nearly all 1958 races were won by British drivers, and no less than five Brits led the final standings. British engineering took over, too. The season began with two wins for the nimble Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout cars that would dominate F1 from 1959 onwards. After the two Cooper-Climax wins, scored by the private Rob Walker team, not by the Cooper "factory" nor by a Coventry Climax entry, newcomer Vanwall with a standard layout front engine car won six of the eight remaining GPs and the Manufacturers Cup, without producing cars for customers to take advantage of the new title. Maseratis failed to score a podium and were outclassed without Fangio, but Ferraris won twice, and were quick and reliable enough to win six second places and the Drivers' Championship. British driver Mike Hawthorn driving for Ferrari won his first and only Drivers' Championship after a close battle with compatriot and perpetual runner-up Stirling Moss, becoming the first British driver to become Formula One World Champion.https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1958/drivers.html 1958 Driver Standings Formula1.com 5 June 2024 Following the Portuguese Grand Prix, Hawthorn faced a penalty, but Moss sportingly spoke up for him. Moss would go on to win four races over Hawthorn's one, but the points from the Portuguese round enabled Hawthorn to claim the title.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-mossir.html DRIVERS: SIR STIRLING MOSS grandprix.com Inside F1 27 December 2012 It was the first of only two occasions in Formula One history where a driver won the championship, having won only one race in the season, the other being Keke Rosberg in 1982.Stats F1- World Championship Titles-Wins https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/champion/victoire.aspx www.statsf1.com Stats F1 29 August 2022 Vanwall won the inaugural Manufacturers' Cup.https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1958/team.html 1958 Constructor Standings Formula1.com 5 June 2024 Four drivers died during the season: American Pat O'Connor during the Indianapolis 500, Italian Luigi Musso (Ferrari) during the French Grand Prix, his British teammate Peter Collins during the German Grand Prix, and Brit Stuart Lewis-Evans (Vanwall) during the Moroccan Grand Prix. After Collins' accident, Hawthorn had decided to retire from racing at the end of the season. So he did, but then was killed in a road accident three months later. Since the early 1900s, Grand Prix racing had been dominated by front-engined cars, but this was the last championship to be won by one. In single seaters, the driver either has to sit on top of the drive shaft, or next to an asymmetric drive train. Even though Porsche-designed Auto Union Silver Arrows had successfully demonstrated the Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout in the 1930s, and some of the Porsche 550 sportscars that had been introduced in 1953 even ran competitively as Formula Two in the 1957 German Grand Prix, no F1 driver was put in front of his engine until the Bugatti Type 251 showed up in 1956. From 1959 on, mid-engined cars, with their better road holding, increased driving comfort, lighter weight, and ease on tyres and mechanical components (particularly brakes), would have the upper hand. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 1958 FIA World Championship. Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds ARG Scuderia Sud Americana Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli ARG Juan Manuel Fangio 1 ARG Carlos Menditeguy 1 AUS Ken Kavanagh Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli FRA Jean Behra 1 ITA Luigi Taramazzo 2 AUS Ken Kavanagh 2, 5 SWE Jo Bonnier Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli USA 1912 Harry Schell 1 SWE Jo Bonnier 2–3, 5, 7, 9 USA 1912 Phil Hill 6 ITA Giulio Cabianca 10 FRG Hans Herrmann 10–11 ESP 1945 Francesco Godia Sales Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli ESP 1945 Paco Godia 1–2, 5–6 GBR H.H. Gould Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Dunlop GBR Horace Gould 1–3 USA 1912 Masten Gregory 3 GBR R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper-Climax T43T45 Climax FPF 2.0 L4 ContinentalDunlop GBR Stirling Moss 1 FRA Maurice Trintignant 2–3, 7–11 GBR Ron Flockhart 2 T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop FRG Wolfgang Seidel 8 FRA François Picard 11 ITA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 246 Ferrari 143 2.4 V6 Englebert ITA Luigi Musso 1–3, 5–6 GBR Peter Collins 1–3, 5–8 GBR Mike Hawthorn 1–3, 5–11 FRG Wolfgang von Trips 2, 6–10 BEL Olivier Gendebien 5, 10–11 USA 1912 Phil Hill 10–11 156 Ferrari D156 1.5 V6 Englebert USA 1912 Phil Hill 8 GBR Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 BRM P25 2.5 L4 Dunlop FRA Jean Behra 2–3, 5–11 USA 1912 Harry Schell 2–3, 5–11 FRA Maurice Trintignant 6 SWE Jo Bonnier 10–11 GBR Ron Flockhart 11 GBR Bernie C. Ecclestone Connaught-Alta B Alta GP 2.5 L4 Avon GBR Bernie Ecclestone 2, 7 USA 1912 Bruce Kessler 2 GBR Paul Emery 2 GBR Jack Fairman 7 GBR Ivor Bueb 7 GBR Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax T45T44 Climax FPF 2.0 L4 Dunlop AUS Jack Brabham 2–3, 5–7, 9–10 GBR Roy Salvadori 2–3, 5–11 GBR Ian Burgess 7 GBR Jack Fairman 11 T45 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop NZL Bruce McLaren 8, 11 AUS Jack Brabham 8, 11 GBR Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 1216 Climax FPF 2.0 L4Climax FPF 2.2 L4 Dunlop GBR Cliff Allison 2–3, 5–8, 10–11 GBR Graham Hill 2–3, 5–7, 9–11 GBR Alan Stacey 7 16 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Graham Hill 8 GBR Vandervell Products Vanwall VW 5 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Stirling Moss 2–3, 5–11 GBR Tony Brooks 2–3, 5–11 GBR Stuart Lewis-Evans 2–3, 5–7, 9–11 ITA Maria Teresa de Filippis Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli ITA Maria Teresa de Filippis 2, 5, 10 ITA Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli ITA Giorgio Scarlatti 2–3 SWE Jo Bonnier 6 ITA Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli ITA Gerino Gerini 2, 6–7, 10–11 FRA Maurice Trintignant 5 USA 1912 Masten Gregory 5 FRG Wolfgang Seidel 5, 11 USA 1912 Carroll Shelby 6–7, 10 USA 1912 Troy Ruttman 6, 8 SWE Jo Bonnier 8 FRG Hans Herrmann 8 GBR Cliff Allison 9 ITA Maria Teresa de Filippis 9 ITA OSCA Automobili OSCA F2 OSCA 372 1.5 L4 Pirelli ITA Giulio Cabianca 2 ITA Luigi Piotti 2 MCO André Testut Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli MCO André Testut 2 MCO Louis Chiron 2 NLD Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche RSK Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 Dunlop NLD Carel Godin de Beaufort 3 RS550 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 Dunlop NLD Carel Godin de Beaufort 8 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Pirelli ARG Juan Manuel Fangio 6 GBR Dick Gibson Cooper-Climax T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Dick Gibson 8 FRG Dr Ing F. Porsche KG Porsche RSK Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 ? FRG Edgar Barth 8 GBR High Efficiency Motors Cooper-Climax T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Ian Burgess 8 BEL Ecurie Eperon d'Or Cooper-Climax T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop BEL Christian Goethals 8 GBR Ecurie Demi Litre Lotus-Climax 12 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Ivor Bueb 8 GBR J.B. Naylor Cooper-Climax T45 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Brian Naylor 8 GBR Tony Marsh Cooper-Climax T45 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Tony Marsh 8 USA 1912 Temple Buell Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Dunlop USA 1912 Carroll Shelby 9–10 USA 1912 Masten Gregory 10–11 FRA André Guelfi Cooper-Climax T45 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop FRA André Guelfi 11 GBR British Racing Partnership Cooper-Climax T45 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop GBR Tom Bridger 11 MAR Robert La Caze Cooper-Climax T45 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Dunlop MAR Robert La Caze 11 The above list does not include drivers who only contested the Indianapolis 500. Pink background denotes Formula Two cars at the German and Moroccan Grand Prix. Team and driver changes thumb|right|Maserati withdrew their works team, but their successful chassis was adopted by multiple private entries. thumb|right|Team Lotus debuted in F1 with the Lotus 16 (pictured in 2019). Due to financial difficulties, Maserati had withdrawn their works team after 1957, despite their 250F still being competitive. Multiple private teams adopted the existing chassis. Lotus made their debut. Colin Chapman's team would go on to win six Drivers' and seven Constructors' Championships in the next twenty years. For BRM, it was their first full-time season, and they hired ex-Maserati drivers Jean Behra and Harry Schell. Cooper also entered more races than ever, while retaining their drivers from 1957. Mid-season changes Ferrari driver Luigi Musso was fatally injured during the French Grand Prix when he ran wide, his car struck a ditch and somersaulted. He was airlifted to hospital with critical head injuries and died later that day.Luigi Musso Is Killed In Race Crash Fresno Bee Republican 7 July 1958 19Hawthorn in Race Victory Los Angeles Times 7 July 1958 C4 His teammate Peter Collins was killed in a very similar crash during the German Grand Prix. Collins ran wide, encountered a ditch and flipped into the air. Collins was thrown out and struck a tree, suffering critical head injuries, and died in hospital later that day. http://en.espn.co.uk/ferrari/motorsport/driver/567.html Peter Collins F1 Driver Profile ESPN.co.uk En.espn.co.uk 2016-08-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151223190534/http://en.espn.co.uk/ferrari/motorsport/driver/567.html 2015-12-23 Ferrari drafted in their sports car drivers Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill.September 2026 Five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio retired after the French race. The Argentine had earned so much respect that champion-to-be Mike Hawthorn braked on the final straight, so that Fangio could unlap himself and complete the full race distance. Fangio still holds the record for the highest percentage of races won, the highest percentage of pole positions and the highest percentage of fastest laps. Swedish driver Jo Bonnier had entered the season under his own name but moved to BRM for the final two races of the season. Nevertheless, Giulio Cabianca and Hans Herrmann finished the season for Bonnier's team.September 2026 Calendar Round Grand Prix Circuit Date 1 Argentine Grand Prix ARG Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires 19 January 2 Monaco Grand Prix MCO Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 18 May 3 Dutch Grand Prix NLD Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 26 May 4 Indianapolis 500 USA 1912 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 30 MayThe Indianapolis 500 also counted towards the 1958 USAC Championship Car season, and was run for USAC Championship cars, but did not count towards the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers. 5 Belgian Grand Prix BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 15 June 6 French Grand Prix FRA Reims-Gueux, Gueux 6 July 7 British Grand Prix GBR Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 19 July 8 German Grand Prix FRG Nürburgring, Nürburg 3 August 9 Portuguese Grand Prix PRT Circuito da Boavista, Porto 24 August 10 Italian Grand Prix ITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 7 September 11 Moroccan Grand Prix MAR Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca 19 October Calendar changes The Dutch and Belgian Grand Prix returned to the calendar after being cancelled in 1956 and 1957 due to the Suez Crisis. The Pescara Grand Prix was dropped from the calendar, as it had merely been a replacement for the cancelled rounds. The Portuguese and Moroccan Grand Prix hosted their first World Championship Grands Prix. After one year at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the French Grand Prix was moved back to Reims-Gueux. The British Grand Prix was moved from Aintree Motor Racing Circuit to Silverstone Circuit, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits. Regulation changes Sporting regulations The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers was awarded for the first time. Minimum race lengths were reduced to 300 km mi or two hours (whichever came first).http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3836.html A timeline of Formula One ESPN Martin Williamson 7 May 2024https://montrealgrandprix.com/news/the-history-of-f1-racing/ The History of F1 Racing Montreal Grand Prix 15 April 2018 7 May 2024 The practice of sharing cars during a race was discouraged by withholding championship points. (Example: Gregory and Shelby finished fourth in the Italian Grand Prix but were not awarded championship points.) Technical regulations The use of commercial petrol became compulsory in place of specialised alcohol-based racing fuels. Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 1 Haynes Publishing Group 1981 123 0-85429-276-4 Championship report Rounds 1 to 4 thumb|right|Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) finished third in the Argentine Grand Prix. Because the new regulations around fuel were drawn up late, many of the British teams were not ready in time for the season opener, the Argentine Grand Prix, and the race had just ten entrants, the lowest ever: three from Scuderia Ferrari, six private Maseratis and Stirling Moss in a Cooper from Rob Walker Racing, 1958 being the team's first full season. Five-time and reigning champion Juan Manuel Fangio qualified on pole position in one of the Maseratis he took over from the works team, ahead of the Ferraris of Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins. At the start, Collins immediately broke a drive shaft. Hawthorn shot into the lead but was quickly repassed by Fangio. Around half distance, however, the Argentinian had to pit for fresh rear tyres. Moss took the lead and gambled on not needing a pit stop. The canvas was showing on both wheels, but he held on to win, just ahead of the Ferrari duo of Luigi Musso and Mike Hawthorn.https://web.archive.org/web/20230609155150/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1958/17/the-argentine-racing-season/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1958/17/the-argentine-racing-season/ The 1958 Argentine Racing Season: Grand Prix, 1,000km & Formule Libre Motorsport Magazine Motor Sport 19 January 1958 9 June 2023 7 May 2024 Apart from being the first World Drivers' Championship race win for Cooper as a constructor it was also the first win for a rear-engined car, the first win for a car entered by a privateer team and the first win for a car powered by an engine built by another manufacturer. A full four months later, the Monaco Grand Prix saw no less than 30 drivers trying to qualify for 16 places on the starting grid. The British teams were present and quick off the mark: Tony Brooks qualified on pole for Vanwall, ahead of Jean Behra for BRM and the Cooper duo of Jack Brabham and Roy Salvadori. The latter had the best start, arriving at the first corner in the lead, but he braked too late and bent his steering column. Behra and Brooks drew away but Hawthorn was the fastest man on track. He passed the Vanwall on lap 18, which retired shortly after with a loose spark plug, and took the lead on lap 27, when Behra's brakes seemed to fade. In the next phase, Stirling Moss, who was back at Vanwall, was fastest and briefly took the lead, before his engine started misfiring and he, too, retired. Veteran racer Maurice Trintignant, who had taken Moss' place at Rob Walker Racing, had started fifth but took advantage of his rivals' misfortune, including, on lap 46, that of Hawthorn, whose Ferrari had shaken its fuel pump loose. Trintignant completed the 100 laps to take victory, ahead of Musso and Collins. Rob Walker Racing had taken a second win in a row ahead of two Ferraris.https://web.archive.org/web/20230609042844/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1958/14/xvi-grand-prix-de-monaco/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1958/14/xvi-grand-prix-de-monaco/ 1958 Monaco Grand Prix race report: Trintignant makes it two in a row for Rob Walker Racing Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 18 May 1958 9 June 2023 8 May 2024 thumb|right|Stirling Moss for Vanwall (front) won the Dutch Grand Prix. The front row for the Dutch Grand Prix was occupied by Vanwalls: Lewis-Evans, Moss and Brooks. Moss took the lead at the start, ahead of Lewis-Evans, while seventh-starting Harry Schell in the BRM got up to third and then took second place on lap 12. Moss kept out of trouble and took the win, while his teammates both retired. The BRM duo of Schell and Behra completed the podium, while Hawthorn was the first Ferrari in fifth place.https://web.archive.org/web/20230402000753/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1958/28/grote-prijs-van-nederland/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1958/28/grote-prijs-van-nederland/ 1958 Dutch Grand Prix race report: Moss takes victory amongst the dunes Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 26 May 1958 2 April 2023 8 May 2024 A couple of days later, the Indianapolis 500 was run. Fangio had skipped the Dutch GP and tried to race in the Indy 500 but failed to qualify. Pat O'Connor died in a first-lap pileup, while reigning USAC champion Jimmy Bryan won the race. In the F1 Drivers' Championship, Stirling Moss (Vanwall) was leading with 17 points, ahead of Luigi Musso (Ferrari) and Maurice Trintignant (Cooper). The Manufacturers' Championship saw Cooper take the lead with 19 points, ahead of Ferrari (14) and Vanwall (8). Rounds 5 to 8 The Belgian Grand Prix had been given the honorary title of European Grand Prix and marked the first start by a female driver, Maria Teresa de Filippis. The high-speed nature of Spa-Francorchamps saw the three Ferraris start in the top five, with Mike Hawthorn and Luigi Musso at the top, but the quick-starting Vanwalls of Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks formed the leading duo after the first corner. Before the first lap was over, however, Moss made an erroneous gear change and destroyed his engine. Brooks took over the lead but was overtaken by Peter Collins. The lead changed hands a couple of times, before the Ferrari overheated and had to be retired. Brooks won the race, twenty seconds ahead of Hawthorn and three minutes ahead of teammate Lewis-Evans. Dramatically, all three cars broke down coming out of the last corners, but managed to coast over the finish line, so would the race have been one lap longer, the result would have been very different.https://web.archive.org/web/20240405213835/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1958/11/le-grand-prix-de-belgique-2/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1958/11/le-grand-prix-de-belgique-2/ 1958 Belgian Grand Prix race report: Brooks becomes an F1 winner Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 15 June 1958 5 April 2024 8 May 2024 thumb|right|Ferrari driver Luigi Musso (pictured earlier in 1958) was fatally injured in the French Grand Prix. Like in Belgium, Ferrari's Hawthorn and Musso qualified on top for the French Grand Prix, ahead of Harry Schell (BRM), who managed to take the lead at the start but fell back to seventh on lap 2. Hawthorn was the fastest man on track, while Musso tried hard to keep him in view, until on lap 10, the Italian pushed too hard and ran wide. His car struck a ditch and somersaulted. Musso was airlifted to hospital with critical head injuries and would pass away later that day. Hawthorn won the race, ahead of championship rival Moss and teammate Von Trips.https://web.archive.org/web/20230606123539/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1958/13/the-44th-grand-prix-de-lacf/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1958/13/the-44th-grand-prix-de-lacf/ 1958 French Grand Prix race report: Hawthorn's first GP win in four years Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 6 July 1958 6 June 2023 8 May 2024 The British Grand Prix at Silverstone saw three different British teams on the front row: Moss for Vanwall, Schell for BRM and Salvadori for Cooper. But Ferrari drivers Collins and Hawthorn were lying first and third after the first lap. Moss held on to second place until, on lap 26, his engine blew up. Ferrari scored a 1–2, ahead of Salvadori achieving his first career podium. Five-time champion and reigning Juan Manuel Fangio retired after this race.https://web.archive.org/web/20240220221755/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1958/10/11th-british-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1958/10/11th-british-grand-prix/ 1958 British Grand Prix report - British supremacy shattered Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 19 July 1958 20 February 2024 8 May 2024 thumb|right|Ferrari driver Peter Collins was fatally injured in the German Grand Prix (picture from the 1957 German Grand Prix, Collins left). Championship leader Hawthorn started on pole position for the German Grand Prix, ahead of Brooks and Moss. The latter snatched the lead and set multiple lap records in the early phase. He had a lead of 17 seconds over Collins and Hawthorn when his ignition failed and he coasted to a halt. The Ferrari duo seemed free to fight for the win, until Brooks caught up and used his Vanwall's agility to take the lead through the twisty sections. On lap 11, Collins went off the road, struck a ditch and flipped into the air. He was thrown out and struck a tree, suffering critical head injuries. He would pass away in hospital later that day. Hawthorn retired with clutch issues on the next lap, handing Brooks the win, with a lead of several minutes over the Coopers of Salvadori and Trintignant.https://web.archive.org/web/20220812190355/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1958/22/xx-grosser-preis-von-deutschland https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1958/22/xx-grosser-preis-von-deutschland/ 1958 German Grand Prix race report: Brooks wins race tainted by tragedy as Collins killed Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 3 August 1958 12 August 2022 8 May 2024 In the Drivers' Championship, Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) was leading with 30 points, ahead of Stirling Moss (Vanwall) with 24 and Tony Brooks (Vanwall) with 16. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Ferrari was leading with 37, ahead of Vanwall (33) and Cooper (29). Rounds 9 to 11 The Portuguese Grand Prix was part of the championship for the first time and was run at the Circuito da Boavista, a street circuit in Porto. Championship protagonists Stirling Moss and Mike Hawthorn were separated by just 0.05 seconds in qualifying, with the Vanwall placed on pole position and teammate Stuart Lewis-Evans completing the front row. Rain before the start left the roads wet and gave Hawthorn the advantage to take the lead. Ferrari teammate Wolfgang von Trips got up to third, before being passed by Jean Behra in the BRM. The roads dried up and Moss retook the lead on lap 8. He subsequently managed to grow such a big lead that the spectators got bored and, just after half-distance, he lapped his teammate in fourth place. Hawthorn pitted to have his brakes tightened up. Behra passed him, but on lap 41, his engine lost power the Ferrari was back up to second. Lewis-Evans had stayed in Moss's slipstream and when Behra moved out of the way for the leader, his teammate could handily snatch third off of the BRM. They could have tried the same with Hawthorn, but Moss stayed behind his rival out of respect. Moss crossed the line to win the race and Lewis-Evans was flagged as third. Hawthorn had to finish the last lap to take second, but he spun and stalled his engine. Many people wanted to help push the Ferrari, but that would have resulted in disqualification, so Moss (already on his victory lap) waved the crowd away and Hawthorn managed to push start the car by himself. Before he could jump back in and take the wheel, however, the car had rolled a couple of yards in the wrong direction of the circuit, so the officials disqualified him after all. Moss again displayed his courtesy and defended his rival, although he would have taken the championship lead. No earlier than 11pm, the decision was reversed and Hawthorn's second place was reinstated.https://web.archive.org/web/20230903085648/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1958/31/vii-grande/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1958/31/vii-grande/ 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix race report: GB 1-2-3 in Boavista Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 24 August 1958 3 September 2023 9 May 2024 thumb|right|Maria Teresa de Filippis became the first female F1 driver to start and finish a Grand Prix in Belgium. She raced again in Monza (see picture) and Porto but retired on both occasions. The local Ferrari team were seen as favourites for the Italian Grand Prix, not just by the tifosi, but Moss and Brooks placed their Vanwalls on the top of the grid. Hawthorn started in third but quickly lost out to Lewis-Evans in the third Vanwall. Von Trips hit the rear wheel of Harry Schell, flew into the air and was thrown out of the car before it struck a tree. The BRM somersaulted off the road and luckily landed on his wheels, because Schell was still in the cockpit. Von Trips suffered injury to his leg and would not race in the season finale. Meanwhile, the traditional slipstreaming began at the front and led to multiple lead changes. Future champion Phil Hill was running his first race for the Ferrari F1 team and was running comfortably among the leaders, until on lap 7, he had to pit for a wheel change. Moss retired on lap 17 with gearbox trouble and saw his championship rival take the lead of the race. With Lewis-Evans having retired and Brooks down in fifth after a pit stop, Ferrari looked secure to take a dominant victory. Brooks was the fastest man on track, however, and Hawthorn's clutch began to slip. Lap by lap, the Vanwall clawed his way up the order, and took the lead on lap 60. Hawthorn nursed his car to the finish line in second place, while Hill finished third.https://web.archive.org/web/20230605210348/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1958/13/xxix-gran-premio-ditalia/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1958/13/xxix-gran-premio-ditalia/ 1958 Italian Grand Prix race report: Brooks outruns the Ferraris Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 7 September 1958 5 June 2023 9 May 2024 Going into the season finale, the first-ever Moroccan Grand Prix, Moss (32 points) had a small chance to win the championship: he had to win the race, with Hawthorn (40 points) finishing third or lower without the fastest lap. In that scenario, the two would tie on points and Moss would win on count-back. Hawthorn started on pole but fell back to third at the start. Moss took the lead, ahead of Phil Hill. The American outbraked himself on lap 3, giving Moss the chance to fly away in front. At half-distance, he led Hill by 20 seconds and Hawthorn was fighting Brooks for third. In the next ten laps, three drivers crashed, all slightly injured, and Lewis-Evans slid off the road when his engine exploded. His car caught fire and the Brit suffered serious burns. Hawthorn was back in second, so Moss won the race comfortably but could not secure the championship.https://web.archive.org/web/20230815215819/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1958/14/grand-prix-du-maroc-2/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1958/14/grand-prix-du-maroc-2/ 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix race report: Moss class of the field but Hawthorn takes F1 crown Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 19 October 1958 15 August 2023 9 May 2024 Lewis-Evans would succumb to his injuries six days after the race.Small Steve The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who 1994 Guinness 229 0851127029 Vanwall owner Tony Vandervell ended his involvement with the team, partly as a result of this but also in failing health himself,Williamson Martin Hawthorn's title on another day of tragedy http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/16060.html e..espn.co.uk 5 November 2015 and Bernie Ecclestone sold his Connaught teamBower Tom No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone Faber and Faber 2011 48/chapter 2 (Gambling) (Kobo edition) 9780571269372 and ceased involvement with the sport till 1965.Bower Tom No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone Faber and Faber 2011 1/chapter 3 (Embryo) (Kobo edition) 9780571269372 In the Drivers' Championship, Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) collected 42 points and won the title, ahead of Stirling Moss (Vanwall) with 41 and Tony Brooks (Vanwall) with 24. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Vanwall won the title with 48 points, ahead of Ferrari (40) and Cooper (31). Until 1973, it would not happen again that different teams won the two championships in the same year. Results and standings Grands Prix Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Tyre Report 1 ARG Argentine Grand Prix ARG Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Juan Manuel Fangio GBR Stirling Moss GBR Cooper-Climax Continental Report 2 MCO Monaco Grand Prix GBR Tony Brooks GBR Mike Hawthorn FRA Maurice Trintignant GBR Cooper-Climax Dunlop Report 3 NLD Dutch Grand Prix GBR Stuart Lewis-Evans GBR Stirling Moss GBR Stirling Moss GBR Vanwall Dunlop Report 4 USA 1912 Indianapolis 500 USA 1912 Dick Rathmann USA 1912 Tony Bettenhausen USA 1912 Jimmy Bryan USA 1912 Salih-Offenhauser Firestone Report 5 BEL Belgian Grand Prix GBR Mike Hawthorn GBR Mike Hawthorn GBR Tony Brooks GBR Vanwall Dunlop Report 6 FRA French Grand Prix GBR Mike Hawthorn GBR Mike Hawthorn GBR Mike Hawthorn ITA Ferrari Englebert Report 7 GBR British Grand Prix GBR Stirling Moss GBR Mike Hawthorn GBR Peter Collins ITA Ferrari Englebert Report 8 FRG German Grand Prix GBR Mike Hawthorn GBR Stirling Moss GBR Tony Brooks GBR Vanwall Dunlop Report 9 PRT Portuguese Grand Prix GBR Stirling Moss GBR Mike Hawthorn GBR Stirling Moss GBR Vanwall Dunlop Report 10 ITA Italian Grand Prix GBR Stirling Moss USA 1912 Phil Hill GBR Tony Brooks GBR Vanwall Dunlop Report 11 MAR Moroccan Grand Prix GBR Mike Hawthorn GBR Stirling Moss GBR Stirling Moss GBR Vanwall Dunlop Report Scoring system List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems Points were awarded to the top five classified finishers, with an additional point awarded for setting the fastest lap, regardless of finishing position or even classification. Only the best six results counted towards the championship. Formula 2 cars were not eligible for Championship Points. No points were awarded for shared drives. If more than one driver set the same fastest lap time, the fastest lap point would be divided equally between the drivers. The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race, although fastest lap points were not counted. Indy 500 results did not count towards the cup. Additionally, like the Drivers' Championship, only the best six results counted towards the cup. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system: Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th FL Fastest lapRace86432 1Source:18 January 2019 World Championship points systems http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20190924032459/http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html 24 September 2019 21 December 2020 8W Forix World Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver ARGARG MONMCO NEDNLD 500USA 1912 BELBEL FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG PORPRT ITAITA MORMAR Pts.Only the best 6 results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. 1 GBR Mike Hawthorn (3) (Ret f) (5) 2 p f 1 p f 2 f Ret p 2 f 2 2 p 42 (49) 2 GBR Stirling Moss 1 Ret 1 f Ret 2 Ret p Ret f 1 p Ret p 1 f 41 3 GBR Tony Brooks Ret p Ret 1 Ret† / Ret 7 1 Ret 1 Ret 24 4 GBR Roy Salvadori Ret 4 8 11 3 2 9 5 7 15 5 GBR Peter Collins Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 1 Ret 14 = USA 1912 Harry Schell 6 5 2 5 Ret 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 14 7 FRA Maurice Trintignant 1 9 7 Ret 8 3 8 Ret Ret 12 = ITA Luigi Musso 2 2 7 Ret Ret 12 9 GBR Stuart Lewis-Evans Ret Ret p 3 Ret† 4 3 Ret Ret 11 10 USA 1912 Phil Hill 7 91 3 f 3 9 = FRA Jean Behra 5 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9 = FRG Wolfgang von Trips Ret 3 Ret 4 5 Ret 9 13 USA 1912 Jimmy Bryan 1 8 14 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio 4 p f DNQ 4 7 15 USA 1912 George Amick 2 6 16 USA 1912 Johnny Boyd 3 4 = USA 1912 Tony Bettenhausen 4 f 4 18 AUS Jack Brabham 4 8 Ret 6 6 Ret1 7 Ret 111 3 = GBR Cliff Allison 6 6 4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 10 3 = SWE Jo Bonnier Ret 10 9 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 3 21 USA 1912 Jim Rathmann 5 2 — USA 1912 Masten Gregory Ret Ret 4~ 6 0 — USA 1912 Carroll Shelby Ret 9 Ret 4~ / Ret 0 — GBR Graham Hill Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret1 Ret 6 16 0 — BEL Olivier Gendebien 6 Ret Ret 0 — USA 1912 Jimmy Reece 6 0 — ARG Carlos Menditeguy 7 0 — USA 1912 Don Freeland 7 0 — ESP 1945 Paco Godia 8 DNQ Ret Ret 0 — GBR Jack Fairman Ret 8 0 — USA 1912 Jud Larson 8 0 — ITA Gerino Gerini DNQ 9 Ret Ret 12 0 — FRG Hans Herrmann Ret Ret 9 0 — GBR Horace Gould 9 DNQ DNS 0 — USA 1912 Eddie Johnson 9 0 — ITA Maria Teresa de Filippis DNQ 10 Ret Ret 0 — USA 1912 Troy Ruttman DNQ 10 DNS 0 — USA 1912 Bill Cheesbourg 10 0 — NLD Carel Godin de Beaufort 11 Ret1 0 — USA 1912 Al Keller 11 0 — USA 1912 Johnnie Parsons 12 0 — USA 1912 Johnnie Tolan 13 0 — GBR Ian Burgess Ret 71 0 — GBR Ivor Bueb Ret 111 0 — FRG Wolfgang Seidel Ret Ret1 Ret 0 — ITA Giorgio Scarlatti Ret Ret 0 — ITA Giulio Cabianca DNQ Ret 0 — GBR Ron Flockhart DNQ Ret 0 — USA 1912 Bob Christie Ret 0 — USA 1912 Dempsey Wilson Ret 0 — USA 1912 A. J. Foyt Ret 0 — USA 1912 Paul Russo Ret 0 — USA 1912 Shorty Templeman Ret 0 — USA 1912 Rodger Ward Ret 0 — USA 1912 Billy Garrett Ret 0 — USA 1912 Eddie Sachs Ret 0 — USA 1912 Johnny Thomson Ret 0 — USA 1912 Chuck Weyant Ret 0 — USA 1912 Jack Turner Ret 0 — USA 1912 Bob Veith Ret 0 — USA 1912 Dick Rathmann Ret p 0 — USA 1912 Ed Elisian Ret 0 — USA 1912 Pat O'Connor Ret 0 — USA 1912 Paul Goldsmith Ret 0 — USA 1912 Jerry Unser Ret 0 — USA 1912 Len Sutton Ret 0 — USA 1912 Art Bisch Ret 0 — GBR Alan Stacey Ret 0 — USA 1912 Mike Magill DSQ 0 — AUS Ken Kavanagh DNQ DNS 0 — USA 1912 Bruce Kessler DNQ 0 — GBR Paul Emery DNQ 0 — MCO André Testut DNQ 0 — ITA Luigi Piotti DNQ 0 — GBR Bernie Ecclestone DNQ DNP 0 — ITA Luigi Taramazzo DNQ 0 — MCO Louis Chiron DNQ 0 Drivers ineligible for Formula One points because they drove with Formula Two cars — NZL Bruce McLaren 5 13 — West Germany Edgar Barth 6 — GBR Tony Marsh 8 — MAR Robert La Caze 14 — FRA André Guelfi 15 — BEL Christian Goethals Ret — GBR Dick Gibson Ret — GBR Brian Naylor Ret — FRA François Picard Ret — GBR Tom Bridger Ret Pos. Driver ARGARG MONMCO NEDNLD 500USA 1912 BELBEL FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG PORPRT ITAITA MORMAR Pts. ~ No points awarded for shared drive † Position shared between multiple drivers of the same car. 1 – Ineligible for Formula One points, because he drove with a Formula Two car. International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings Pos. Manufacturer ARGARG MONMCO NEDNLD BELBEL FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG PORPRT ITAITA MORMAR Pts. 1 GBR Vanwall Ret 1 1 (2) (4) 1 1 1 1 48 (57) 2 ITA Ferrari 2 2 (5) 2 1 1 (4) 2 (2) (2) 40 (57) 3 GBR Cooper-Climax 1 1 4 8 6 3 2 7 5 7 31 4 GBR BRM 5 2 5 Ret 5 Ret 4 Ret 4 18 5 ITA Maserati 4 Ret 10 7 4 9 Ret Ret 4 6 6 6 GBR Lotus-Climax 6 6 4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 6 10 3 — FRG Porsche 11 0 — GBR Connaught-Alta DNQ Ret 0 — ITA OSCA WD DNQ 0 Pos. Manufacturer ARGARG MONMCO NEDNLD BELBEL FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG PORPRT ITAITA MORMAR Pts. Bold results counted to championship totals. No points were awarded for a shared drive. Non-championship races The following races were contested by Formula One cars but did not count towards the World Championship of Drivers or the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report GBR VI Glover Trophy Goodwood 7 April GBR Mike Hawthorn ITA Ferrari Report ITA VIII Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse 13 April ITA Luigi Musso ITA Ferrari Report GBR XIII BARC Aintree 200 Aintree 19 April GBR Stirling Moss GBR Cooper-Climax Report GBR X BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 3 May GBR Peter Collins ITA Ferrari Report FRA VI Grand Prix de Caen Caen 20 July GBR Stirling Moss GBR Cooper-Climax Report Notes References External links Race results and images from the 1958 World Championship of Drivers at f1-facts.com Category:Formula One seasons