1958 Argentine Grand Prix

February 2021 F1 Argentina Argentine VI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 2 (Histórico).svg 19 January 1958 1957 Italian Grand Prix 1958 Monaco Grand Prix Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Permanent racing facility 2.431 3.912 80 194.48 312.96 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 1:42.0 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 1:41.8 Argentina Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax UK Luigi Musso Ferrari Italy Mike Hawthorn Ferrari UK ARG The 1958 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 19 January 1958 at Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires Circuit. It was race 1 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 1 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers which was introduced for that year, without including the Indy 500. The sixth Argentine Grand Prix was held on the #2 four kilometre variation of the circuit, over 80 laps for a total race distance of 313 kilometres. The 10-car-race was won by British driver Stirling Moss, who, in absence of his Vanwall team, drove Rob Walker's privately entered Cooper T43-Climax. Apart from being the first World Drivers' Championship race win for Cooper as a constructor it was also the first win for a rear-mid-engined car in Formula One, the first in a Grand Prix since the 1930s Auto Union racing cars, the first F1 win for a car entered by a privateer team, the first win for a car powered by an engine built by another manufacturer and the first win for a British car with a blue(more exactly Space cadet's shade as formulated in 2007 livery, deviating from the traditional green colour used by British teams until then, apart from Germans often racing as Silver Arrows rather than in white. Moss took his seventh Grand Prix victory by 2.7 seconds over Italian driver Luigi Musso (Ferrari 246 F1). Musso's British teammate Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 246 F1) was third. Report A change in fuel regulations that banned alcohol and methanol meant that the re-tuning of British teams Vanwall and BRM engines would not be ready in time for the long trip to the Argentine race held in mid-January, four months ahead of the second race of the season in Monaco. Teams and engine suppliers that not only were racing in F1 but also with sports cars had more experience with using also regular gasoline. As a result, his race had the fewest entries (10) of any Grand Prix in the history of the F1 World Championship. Vanwall released Moss to compete with another team and he linked up with the Rob Walker Racing Team to drive their Cooper T43, a car about to be superseded at the factory Cooper team by the new T45.http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/16049.html One-eyed Moss claims first win for Cooper Williamson Martin ESPN F1 ESPN Sports Media Ltd. 25 October 2013 With the race set to be held in very hot conditions, as in the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix, it was shortened from 400 kilometres to 313. The shorter race led the Walker team to consider running the race without stopping for tyres. The car's four stud wheels would take the time of almost two laps to complete a four tyre change, much slower than their Ferrari and Maserati rivals with Centerlock wheels. Moss and his team began a deception, complaining about the tyre situation and how much time they would lose changing tyres.Moss Stirling Henry Alan All My Races 15 February 2010 9781844257003 Haynes Publishing Jean Behra in a privateer Maserati 250F led at the start but was quickly passed by Hawthorn. By lap ten Juan Manuel Fangio had taken the lead in the Scuderia Sud Americana entered Maserati 250F and Moss had worked his way forward into second position as the pitstops began for the heavier Italian built cars.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr065.html Grand Prix Results: Argentine GP, 1958 GrandPrix.com GP Encyclopedia Inside F1, Inc. 25 October 2013 After the pitstops Moss led from Musso and Hawthorn. Behra was delayed by a spin and Fangio by a misfire. With ten laps remaining the others realized Moss was not going to pit at all, and Musso and Hawthorn picked up the pace to catch. Moss' tyres were disintegrating but there was enough with careful driving that Moss limped to the line for a remarkable victory. Behind the two Ferraris Fangio was the first Maserati to finish. Behra, two laps down, scored the remaining points. Harry Schell was next ahead of Fangio's teammate Carlos Menditeguy, both Maserati 250F mounted. Peter Collins was the only retirement of the ten entries having stopped on the opening lap with a broken axle in the third Ferrari.http://gpfocus.com/memory-lane/argentina-58-moss-fools-competitors-to-make-history/ Argentina '58: Moss fools competitors to make history Marshall Ewan 16 June 2011 GPfocus.com/ GPFocus.com 25 October 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194255/http://gpfocus.com/memory-lane/argentina-58-moss-fools-competitors-to-make-history/ 29 October 2013 It was the first F1 victory for a rear-engined car but for the moment it would be an aberration brought on by hot weather and tactics that took maximum advantage of reduced tyre wear in the better balanced mid-engine car. It was not yet obvious that the death of the front-engined F1 car was just a year away, as 1958 was the last year a driver won the World Championship with one. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 2 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 1:42.0 2 20 GBR Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1:42.6 +0.6 3 18 GBR Peter Collins Ferrari 1:42.6 +0.6 4 4 FRA Jean Behra Maserati 1:42.7 +0.7 5 16 ITA Luigi Musso Ferrari 1:42.9 +0.9 6 6 ARG Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 1:43.7 +1.7 7 14 GBR Stirling Moss Cooper–Climax 1:44.0 +2.0 8 8 USA 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 1:44.2 +2.2 9 10 ESP 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 1:49.3 +7.3 10 12 GBR Horace Gould Maserati 1:51.7 +9.7 Source:https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1958-argentine-grand-prix/classification/898da7b1-b2bf-4a1a-bb4d-bd852bbe1f45 1958 Argentine Grand Prix – Qualifying Motorsport Stats 26 September 2019 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 14 UK Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 80 2:19:33.7 7 8 2 16 Italy Luigi Musso Ferrari 80 +2.7 secs 5 6 3 20 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 80 +12.6 secs 2 4 4 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 80 +53.0 secs 1 41 1 5 4 France Jean Behra Maserati 78 +2 Laps 4 2 6 8 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 77 +3 Laps 8 7 6 Argentina Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 76 +4 Laps 6 8 10 Spain 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 75 +5 Laps 9 9 12 UK Horace Gould Maserati 71 +9 Laps 10 Ret Retired 18 UK Peter Collins Ferrari 0 Halfshaft 3 Source:https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1958/races/158/argentina.html 1958 Argentine Grand Prix formula1.com 25 September 2018 28 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210928222808/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1958/races/158/argentina.html dead Notes 1 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Notes This was Juan Manuel Fangio's 29th pole position, setting a new record that would only be broken by Jim Clark at the 1967 Canadian Grand Prix. This was Juan Manuel Fangio's 23rd fastest lap, setting a new record that equally would be broken by Jim Clark at the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 UK Stirling Moss 8 2 Italy Luigi Musso 6 3 UK Mike Hawthorn 4 4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 4 5 France Jean Behra 2Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1958/argentine/championnat.aspx Argentina 1958 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 6 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 UK Cooper-Climax8 2 Italy Ferrari6 3 Italy Maserati3Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Argentine Grand Prix 1958 1957 Italian Grand Prix 1958 Monaco Grand Prix 1957 Argentine Grand Prix 1960 Argentine Grand Prix Argentine Grand Prix Category:Argentine Grand Prix Argentine Grand Prix Argentine Grand Prix