1958 British Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 7 of 11 in the 1958 Formula One season

Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration
Date 19 July 1958
Official name XI RAC British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.7105 km (2.927 mi)
Distance 75 laps, 353.288 km (219.525 mi)
Pole position
Driver Vanwall
Time 1:39.4
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari
Time 1:40.8
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Cooper-Climax

The 1958 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 19 July 1958 at Silverstone. It was the seventh race of the 1958 World Championship of Drivers.

Entries

Bernie Ecclestone entered a pair of Connaughts for Ivor Bueb and Jack Fairman, with Ecclestone also named as a driver of the Fairman car in case he needed to take over the entry.[1]

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 United Kingdom Peter Collins Ferrari 75 2:09:04.2 6 8
2 2 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 75 +24.2 secs 4 7
3 10 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 75 +50.6 secs 3 4
4 9 United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 75 +50.8 secs 7 3
5 20 United States Harry Schell BRM 75 +1:14.8 2 2
6 11 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75 +1:23.2 10
7 8 United Kingdom Tony Brooks Vanwall 74 +1 Lap 9
8 4 France Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 73 +2 Laps 12
9 5 United States Carroll Shelby Maserati 72 +3 Laps 15
Ret 3 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 59 Engine 11
Ret 22 Sweden Jo Bonnier Maserati 49 Gearbox 13
Ret 6 Italy Gerino Gerini Maserati 44 Gearbox 18
Ret 12 United Kingdom Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax 40 Clutch 16
Ret 7 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Vanwall 25 Engine 1
Ret 17 United Kingdom Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 21 Engine 5
Ret 19 France Jean Behra BRM 19 Suspension 8
Ret 15 United Kingdom Ivor Bueb Connaught-Alta 19 Gearbox 17
Ret 18 United Kingdom Alan Stacey Lotus-Climax 19 Overheating 20
Ret 16 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 17 Overheating 14
Ret 14 United Kingdom Jack Fairman Connaught-Alta 7 Ignition 19
Source:[2]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 1 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 30
1 2 United Kingdom Stirling Moss 23
8 3 United Kingdom Peter Collins 14
1 4 Italy Luigi Musso 12
1 5 United States Harry Schell 12

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Italy Ferrari 36
2 United Kingdom Vanwall 25
3 United Kingdom Cooper-Climax 23
4 United Kingdom BRM 12
5 Italy Maserati 6

References

  1. โ†‘ "Bernie Ecclestone, racing driver". F1 Fanatic. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. โ†‘ "1958 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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