The 1958 Formula One season was the 12th season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1958 World Championship of Drivers,[1] which commenced on 19 January 1958 and ended on 19 October after eleven races. This was the first Formula One season in which a manufacturers title was awarded, the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers[2] being contested concurrently with the World Championship of Drivers except the Indianapolis 500 which did not count towards the Cup. Englishman Mike Hawthorn won the Drivers' title after a close battle with compatriot Stirling Moss and Vanwall won the inaugural Manufacturers award from Ferrari. Hawthorn retired from racing at the end of the season, only to die three months later after a road car accident. 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.[3]
The season was one of the most important and tragic seasons in Formula One's history. Four drivers died in four different races during this season. Italian Luigi Musso in his works Ferrari during the French Grand Prix at Reims; Musso's teammate, Englishman Peter Collins during the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, Englishman Stuart Lewis-Evans in his Vanwall at the Moroccan Grand Prix in Casablanca, and in a non-Formula One race, American Pat O'Connor at the Indianapolis 500. Hawthorn retired from motor racing after his success but was killed in a road accident only a few months later. This season was also effectively the last year of Grand Prix racing where the field was dominated by front-engined cars; this had been the case since the early 1900s when car racing was happening in informal events across Europe and the United States. The 1959 and 1960 seasons would be transitional years, where grids at Grand Prix events would feature more and more mid-engined cars and fewer front-engined cars. The mid-engined cars, with their better road holding, increased driving comfort, lighter weight, and ease on tires and mechanical components (particularly brakes), were the way to go. Even an old-fashioned traditionalist like Enzo Ferrari had to concede that mid-engined cars were what his team needed to be competitive, and Ferrari did not have a race-ready mid-engined car until 1961.
Although the engine formula remained the same, minimum race lengths were reduced to 300 kilometres (190 mi) or two hours (whichever came first), and the use of commercial petrol became compulsory in place of specialized alcohol-based racing fuels.[4] The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers was awarded for the first time, but Ferrari's Mike Hawthorn won the Drivers' Championship from Stirling Moss, despite the latter having won four of the ten grand prix to Hawthorn's one.
Following the Portuguese Grand Prix, Hawthorn faced a penalty, but Moss sportingly spoke up for him, and the points that Hawthorn was able to keep subsequently enabled him to edge ahead of Moss for the title.[5]
Moss's 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 teammate Stuart Lewis-Evans attempted to hold Hawthorn in third. However, both their engines failed – Lewis-Evans's tragically resulting in severe burns from which he did not recover. Hawthorn finished second to win his first title by a single point. Vanwall won the inaugural Constructors' competition.
Hawthorn's death early in 1959 compounded a tragic season for Formula One, with four drivers killed or fatally injured on the track. 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, Lewis-Evans died in hospital following his fire in Morocco, and Pat O'Connor died at the Indianapolis 500 (which, at the time, was a round of the World Championship).
Maria Teresa de Filippis became the first woman to drive in a race counting towards the World Championship of Drivers. Reigning five-time World 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.
Points were awarded to the first five finishers at each race on an 8–6–4–3–2 basis. An additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap. The best six results from the eleven races were retained.
Italics indicates the fastest lap (One point awarded – point shared equally between drivers sharing fastest lap)
Bold indicates pole position
~ No points awarded for shared drive
1 – Ineligible for Formula One points, because he drove with a Formula Two car.
International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings
The 1958 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers was contested over the same series of races as the World Championship of Drivers, except the Indianapolis 500, which counted only towards the Drivers' title. Points were awarded to the first five finishers at each race on an 8–6–4–3–2 basis. However, a manufacturer only received points for its highest-placed car, and only the best six results from the ten races were retained.
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.
^"Stats F1- World Championship Titles-Wins". www.statsf1.com. Stats F1. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 123. ISBN0-85429-276-4.
^"DRIVERS: SIR STIRLING MOSS". grandprix.com. Inside F1. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
^ abOnly the best 6 results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
External links
Race results and images from the 1958 World Championship of Drivers at f1-facts.com
March 02, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1958 Formula One season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message 1958 Formula One season Drivers Champion Mike Hawthorn International Cup winner Vanwall Previous 1957 Next 1959Races by countryRaces by venue The 1958 Formula One season was the 12th season of Formula One motor racing It featured the 1958 World Championship of Drivers 1 which commenced on 19 January 1958 and ended on 19 October after eleven races This was the first Formula One season in which a manufacturers title was awarded the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers 2 being contested concurrently with the World Championship of Drivers except the Indianapolis 500 which did not count towards the Cup Englishman Mike Hawthorn won the Drivers title after a close battle with compatriot Stirling Moss and Vanwall won the inaugural Manufacturers award from Ferrari Hawthorn retired from racing at the end of the season only to die three months later after a road car accident 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 3 Mike Hawthorn won the 1958 World Championship of Drivers driving a Ferrari 246 F1 Stirling Moss placed second 1 point behind Hawthorn Vanwall won the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers Ferrari placed second with the Ferrari 246 F1 The season was one of the most important and tragic seasons in Formula One s history Four drivers died in four different races during this season Italian Luigi Musso in his works Ferrari during the French Grand Prix at Reims Musso s teammate Englishman Peter Collins during the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring Englishman Stuart Lewis Evans in his Vanwall at the Moroccan Grand Prix in Casablanca and in a non Formula One race American Pat O Connor at the Indianapolis 500 Hawthorn retired from motor racing after his success but was killed in a road accident only a few months later This season was also effectively the last year of Grand Prix racing where the field was dominated by front engined cars this had been the case since the early 1900s when car racing was happening in informal events across Europe and the United States The 1959 and 1960 seasons would be transitional years where grids at Grand Prix events would feature more and more mid engined cars and fewer front engined cars The mid engined cars with their better road holding increased driving comfort lighter weight and ease on tires and mechanical components particularly brakes were the way to go Even an old fashioned traditionalist like Enzo Ferrari had to concede that mid engined cars were what his team needed to be competitive and Ferrari did not have a race ready mid engined car until 1961 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Season review 3 Teams and drivers 4 World Drivers Championship standings 5 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings 6 Non championship races 7 References 8 External linksSeason summary EditAlthough the engine formula remained the same minimum race lengths were reduced to 300 kilometres 190 mi or two hours whichever came first and the use of commercial petrol became compulsory in place of specialized alcohol based racing fuels 4 The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers was awarded for the first time but Ferrari s Mike Hawthorn won the Drivers 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 won two early season races through Moss and Maurice Trintignant Following the Portuguese Grand Prix Hawthorn faced a penalty but Moss sportingly spoke up for him and the points that Hawthorn was able to keep subsequently enabled him to edge ahead of Moss for the title 5 Moss s 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 teammate Stuart Lewis Evans attempted to hold Hawthorn in third However both their engines failed Lewis Evans s tragically resulting in severe burns from which he did not recover Hawthorn finished second to win his first title by a single point Vanwall won the inaugural Constructors competition Hawthorn s death early in 1959 compounded a tragic season for Formula One with four drivers killed or fatally injured on the track 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 Lewis Evans died in hospital following his fire in Morocco and Pat O Connor died at the Indianapolis 500 which at the time was a round of the World Championship Maria Teresa de Filippis became the first woman to drive in a race counting towards the World Championship of Drivers Reigning five time World 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 Season review EditRnd Race Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Constructor Tyre Report1 Argentine Grand Prix Buenos Aires 19 January Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio Stirling Moss Cooper Climax C Report2 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco 18 May Tony Brooks Mike Hawthorn Maurice Trintignant Cooper Climax D Report3 Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort 26 May Stuart Lewis Evans Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Vanwall D Report4 Indianapolis 500A Indianapolis 30 May Dick Rathmann Tony Bettenhausen Jimmy Bryan Epperly Offenhauser F Report5 Belgian Grand Prix Spa Francorchamps 15 June Mike Hawthorn Mike Hawthorn Tony Brooks Vanwall D Report6 French Grand Prix Reims 6 July Mike Hawthorn Mike Hawthorn Mike Hawthorn Ferrari E Report7 British Grand Prix Silverstone 19 July Stirling Moss Mike Hawthorn Peter Collins Ferrari E Report8 German Grand Prix Nurburgring 3 August Mike Hawthorn Stirling Moss Tony Brooks Vanwall D Report9 Portuguese Grand Prix Boavista 24 August Stirling Moss Mike Hawthorn Stirling Moss Vanwall D Report10 Italian Grand Prix Monza 7 September Stirling Moss Phil Hill Tony Brooks Vanwall D Report11 Moroccan Grand Prix Ain Diab 19 October Mike Hawthorn Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Vanwall D Report A The Indianapolis 500 also counted towards the 1958 USAC Championship and was run for USAC Championship cars but did not count towards the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers Teams and drivers EditThe following teams and drivers competed in the 1958 FIA World Championship Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds Scuderia Sud Americana Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2 5 L6 P Juan Manuel Fangio 1 Carlos Menditeguy 1 Ken Kavanagh Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2 5 L6 P Jean Behra 1 Luigi Taramazzo 2 Ken Kavanagh 2 5 Jo Bonnier Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2 5 L6 P Harry Schell 1 Jo Bonnier 2 3 5 7 9 Phil Hill 6 Giulio Cabianca 10 Hans Herrmann 10 11 Francesco Godia Sales Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2 5 L6 P Paco Godia 1 2 5 6 H H Gould Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2 5 L6 D Horace Gould 1 3 Masten Gregory 3 R R C Walker Racing Team Cooper Climax T43T45 Climax FPF 2 0 L4 CD Stirling Moss 1 Maurice Trintignant 2 3 7 11 Ron Flockhart 2T43 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Francois Picard 11 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 246 Ferrari 143 2 4 V6 E Luigi Musso 1 3 5 6 Peter Collins 1 3 5 8 Mike Hawthorn 1 3 5 11 Wolfgang von Trips 2 6 10 Olivier Gendebien 5 10 11 Phil Hill 10 11156 Ferrari D156 1 5 V6 E Phil Hill 8 Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 BRM P25 2 5 L4 D Jean Behra 2 3 5 11 Harry Schell 2 3 5 11 Maurice Trintignant 6 Jo Bonnier 10 11 Ron Flockhart 11 Bernie C Ecclestone Connaught Alta B Alta GP 2 5 L4 A Bernie Ecclestone 2 7 Bruce Kessler 2 Paul Emery 2 Jack Fairman 7 Ivor Bueb 7 Cooper Car Company Cooper Climax T45T44 Climax FPF 2 0 L4 D Jack Brabham 2 3 5 7 9 10 Roy Salvadori 2 3 5 11 Ian Burgess 7 Jack Fairman 11T45 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Bruce McLaren 8 11 Jack Brabham 8 11 Team Lotus Lotus Climax 1216 Climax FPF 2 0 L4Climax FPF 2 2 L4 D Cliff Allison 2 3 5 8 10 11 Graham Hill 2 3 5 7 9 11 Alan Stacey 716 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Graham Hill 8 Vandervell Products Vanwall VW 5 Vanwall 254 2 5 L4 D Stirling Moss 2 3 5 11 Tony Brooks 2 3 5 11 Stuart Lewis Evans 2 3 5 7 9 11 Maria Teresa de Filippis Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2 5 L6 P Maria Teresa de Filippis 2 5 10 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2 5 L6 P Giorgio Scarlatti 2 3 Jo Bonnier 6 Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2 5 L6 P Gerino Gerini 2 6 7 10 11 Maurice Trintignant 5 Masten Gregory 5 Wolfgang Seidel 5 11 Carroll Shelby 6 7 10 Troy Ruttman 6 8 Jo Bonnier 8 Hans Herrmann 8 Cliff Allison 9 Maria Teresa de Filippis 9Cooper Climax T43 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Wolfgang Seidel 8 OSCA Automobili OSCA F2 OSCA 372 1 5 L4 P Giulio Cabianca 2 Luigi Piotti 2 Andre Testut Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2 5 L6 P Andre Testut 2 Louis Chiron 2 Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche RSK Porsche 547 3 1 5 F4 D Carel Godin de Beaufort 3RS550 Porsche 547 3 1 5 F4 D Carel Godin de Beaufort 8 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2 5 L6 P Juan Manuel Fangio 6 Dick Gibson Cooper Climax T43 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Dick Gibson 8 Dr Ing F Porsche KG Porsche RSK Porsche 547 3 1 5 F4 Edgar Barth 8 High Efficiency Motors Cooper Climax T43 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Ian Burgess 8 Ecurie Eperon d Or Cooper Climax T43 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Christian Goethals 8 Ecurie Demi Litre Lotus Climax 12 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Ivor Bueb 8 J B Naylor Cooper Climax T45 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Brian Naylor 8 Tony Marsh Cooper Climax T45 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Tony Marsh 8 Temple Buell Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2 5 L6 D Carroll Shelby 9 10 Masten Gregory 10 11 Andre Guelfi Cooper Climax T45 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Andre Guelfi 11 British Racing Partnership Cooper Climax T45 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Tom Bridger 11 Robert La Caze Cooper Climax T45 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D Robert La Caze 11The above list does not include drivers who only contested the Indianapolis 500 Pink background denotes Formula Two cars at the German and Moroccan Grands PrixWorld Drivers Championship standings EditFurther information List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems Points were awarded to the first five finishers at each race on an 8 6 4 3 2 basis 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 MON NED 500 BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR Pts 6 1 Mike Hawthorn 3 Ret 5 2 1 2 Ret 2 2 2 42 49 2 Stirling Moss 1 Ret 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 413 Tony Brooks Ret Ret 1 Ret 7 1 Ret 1 Ret 244 Roy Salvadori Ret 4 8 11 3 2 9 5 7 155 Peter Collins Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 1 Ret 14 Harry Schell 6 5 2 5 Ret 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 147 Maurice Trintignant 1 9 7 Ret 8 3 8 Ret Ret 12 Luigi Musso 2 2 7 Ret Ret 129 Stuart Lewis Evans Ret Ret 3 Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 1110 Phil Hill 7 91 3 3 9 Jean Behra 5 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9 Wolfgang von Trips Ret 3 Ret 4 5 Ret 913 Jimmy Bryan 1 814 Juan Manuel Fangio 4 DNQ 4 715 George Amick 2 616 Johnny Boyd 3 4 Tony Bettenhausen 4 418 Jack Brabham 4 8 Ret 6 6 Ret1 7 Ret 111 3 Cliff Allison 6 6 4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 10 3 Jo Bonnier Ret 10 9 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 321 Jim Rathmann 5 2 Masten Gregory Ret Ret 4 6 0 Carroll Shelby Ret 9 Ret 4 Ret 0 Graham Hill Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret1 Ret 6 16 0 Olivier Gendebien 6 Ret Ret 0 Jimmy Reece 6 0 Carlos Menditeguy 7 0 Don Freeland 7 0 Paco Godia 8 DNQ Ret Ret 0 Jack Fairman Ret 8 0 Jud Larson 8 0 Gerino Gerini DNQ 9 Ret Ret 12 0 Hans Herrmann Ret Ret 9 0 Horace Gould 9 DNQ DNS 0 Eddie Johnson 9 0 Maria Teresa de Filippis DNQ 10 Ret Ret 0 Troy Ruttman DNQ 10 DNS 0 Bill Cheesbourg 10 0 Carel Godin de Beaufort 11 Ret1 0 Al Keller 11 0 Johnnie Parsons 12 0 Johnnie Tolan 13 0 Ian Burgess Ret 71 0 Ivor Bueb Ret 111 0 Wolfgang Seidel Ret Ret1 Ret 0 Giorgio Scarlatti Ret Ret 0 Giulio Cabianca DNQ Ret 0 Ron Flockhart DNQ Ret 0 Bob Christie Ret 0 Dempsey Wilson Ret 0 A J Foyt Ret 0 Paul Russo Ret 0 Shorty Templeman Ret 0 Rodger Ward Ret 0 Billy Garrett Ret 0 Eddie Sachs Ret 0 Johnny Thomson Ret 0 Chuck Weyant Ret 0 Jack Turner Ret 0 Bob Veith Ret 0 Dick Rathmann Ret 0 Ed Elisian Ret 0 Pat O Connor Ret 0 Paul Goldsmith Ret 0 Jerry Unser Ret 0 Len Sutton Ret 0 Art Bisch Ret 0 Alan Stacey Ret 0 Mike Magill DSQ 0 Ken Kavanagh DNQ DNS 0 Bruce Kessler DNQ 0 Paul Emery DNQ 0 Andre Testut DNQ 0 Luigi Piotti DNQ 0 Bernie Ecclestone DNQ DNP 0 Luigi Taramazzo DNQ 0 Louis Chiron DNQ 0Drivers ineligible for Formula One points because they drove with Formula Two cars Bruce McLaren 5 13 Edgar Barth 6 Tony Marsh 8 Robert La Caze 14 Andre Guelfi 15 Christian Goethals Ret Dick Gibson Ret Brian Naylor Ret Francois Picard Ret Tom Bridger RetPos Driver ARG MON NED 500 BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR Pts KeyColour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Other points positionBlue Other classified positionNot classified finished NC Purple Not classified retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Excluded EX Did not arrive DNA Withdrawn WD Did not enter cell empty Text formatting MeaningBold Pole positionItalics Fastest lapItalics indicates the fastest lap One point awarded point shared equally between drivers sharing fastest lap Bold indicates pole position No points awarded for shared drive 1 Ineligible for Formula One points because he drove with a Formula Two car International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings EditThe 1958 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers was contested over the same series of races as the World Championship of Drivers except the Indianapolis 500 which counted only towards the Drivers title Points were awarded to the first five finishers at each race on an 8 6 4 3 2 basis However a manufacturer only received points for its highest placed car and only the best six results from the ten races were retained Pos Manufacturer ARG MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR Pts 6 1 Vanwall Ret 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 48 57 2 Ferrari 2 2 5 2 1 1 4 2 2 2 40 57 3 Cooper Climax 1 1 4 8 6 3 2 7 5 7 314 BRM 5 2 5 Ret 5 Ret 4 Ret 4 185 Maserati 4 Ret 10 7 4 9 Ret Ret 4 6 66 Lotus Climax 6 6 4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 6 10 3 Porsche 11 0 Connaught Alta DNQ Ret 0 OSCA WD DNQ 0Pos Manufacturer ARG MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR Pts Bold results counted to championship totals No points were awarded for a shared drive Non championship races EditThe 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 VI Glover Trophy Goodwood 7 April Mike Hawthorn Ferrari Report VIII Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse 13 April Luigi Musso Ferrari Report XIII BARC Aintree 200 Aintree 19 April Stirling Moss Cooper Climax Report X BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 3 May Peter Collins Ferrari Report VI Grand Prix de Caen Caen 20 July Stirling Moss Cooper Climax ReportReferences Edit FIA Yearbook 1974 Grey section page 118 FIA Yearbook 1974 Grey section page 120 Stats F1 World Championship Titles Wins www statsf1 com Stats F1 Retrieved 29 August 2022 Lang Mike 1981 Grand Prix Vol 1 Haynes Publishing Group p 123 ISBN 0 85429 276 4 DRIVERS SIR STIRLING MOSS grandprix com Inside F1 Retrieved 27 December 2012 a b Only the best 6 results counted towards the championship Numbers without parentheses are championship points numbers in parentheses are total points scored External links EditRace results and images from the 1958 World Championship of Drivers at f1 facts com 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