1958 British Grand Prix

The 1958 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 19 July 1958 at Silverstone. It was race 7 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 6 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

1958 British Grand Prix
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Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration
Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration
Race details
Date19 July 1958
Official name11th RAC British Grand Prix
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course length4.7105 km (2.927 miles)
Distance75 laps, 353.288 km (219.525 miles)
Pole position
DriverVanwall
Time1:39.4
Fastest lap
DriverUnited Kingdom Mike HawthornFerrari
Time1:40.8
Podium
FirstFerrari
SecondFerrari
ThirdCooper-Climax
Lap leaders

Entries edit

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 edit

Qualifying edit

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
17 Stirling MossVanwall1:39.4
220 Harry SchellBRM1:39.8+0.4
310 Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax1:40.0+0.6
42 Mike HawthornFerrari1:40.4+1.0
517 Cliff AllisonLotus-Climax1:40.4+1.0
61 Peter CollinsFerrari1:40.6+1.2
79 Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall1:41.4+2.0
819 Jean BehraBRM1:41.4+2.0
98 Tony BrooksVanwall1:41.6+2.2
1011 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax1:42.0+2.6
113 Wolfgang von TripsFerrari1:42.0+2.6
124 Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax1:42.6+3.2
1322 Jo BonnierMaserati1:43.0+3.6
1416 Graham HillLotus-Climax1:43.0+3.6
155 Carroll ShelbyMaserati1:44.2+4.8
1612 Ian BurgessCooper-Climax1:45.4+6.0
1715 Ivor BuebConnaught-Alta1:51.4+12.0
186 Gerino GeriniMaserati1:53.0+13.6
1914 Jack FairmanConnaught-Alta1:58.8+19.4
2018 Alan StaceyLotus-Climax1:58.8+19.4
Source:[2]

Race edit

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Peter CollinsFerrari752:09:04.268
22 Mike HawthornFerrari75+24.2471
310 Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax75+50.634
49 Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall75+50.873
520 Harry SchellBRM75+1:14.822
611 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax75+1:23.210
78 Tony BrooksVanwall74+1 Lap9
84 Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax73+2 Laps12
95 Carroll ShelbyMaserati72+3 Laps15
Ret3 Wolfgang von TripsFerrari59Engine11
Ret22 Jo BonnierMaserati49Gearbox13
Ret6 Gerino GeriniMaserati44Gearbox18
Ret12 Ian BurgessCooper-Climax40Clutch16
Ret7 Stirling MossVanwall25Engine1
Ret17 Cliff AllisonLotus-Climax21Engine5
Ret19 Jean BehraBRM19Suspension8
Ret15 Ivor BuebConnaught-Alta19Gearbox17
Ret18 Alan StaceyLotus-Climax19Overheating20
Ret16 Graham HillLotus-Climax17Overheating14
Ret14 Jack FairmanConnaught-Alta7Ignition19
Source:[3]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race edit

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References edit

  1. ^ "Bernie Ecclestone, racing driver". F1 Fanatic. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. ^ "1958 British GP Qualification". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ "1958 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Britain 1958 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.


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