1958 Formula One season

sports season

The 1958 Formula One season was the 9th of the championship. The champion was Mike Hawthorn in a close battle.

Season review

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Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report
1   Argentine Grand Prix January 19 Oscar Gálvez   Stirling Moss   Cooper-Climax Report
2   Monaco Grand Prix May 18 Monaco   Maurice Trintignant   Cooper-Climax Report
3   Dutch Grand Prix May 26 Zandvoort   Stirling Moss   Vanwall Report
4   Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis   Jimmy Bryan   Epperly-Offenhauser Report
5   Belgian Grand Prix June 15 Spa-Francorchamps   Tony Brooks   Vanwall Report
6   French Grand Prix July 6 Reims   Mike Hawthorn   Ferrari Report
7   British Grand Prix July 19 Silverstone   Peter Collins   Ferrari Report
8   German Grand Prix August 3 Nürburgring   Tony Brooks   Vanwall Report
9   Portuguese Grand Prix August 24 Boavista   Stirling Moss   Vanwall Report
10   Italian Grand Prix September 7 Monza   Tony Brooks   Vanwall Report
11   Moroccan Grand Prix October 19 Ain-Diab   Stirling Moss   Vanwall Report


1958 Drivers Championship final standings

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Pos. Driver IND
 
MON
 
NED
 
500
 
BEL
 
FRA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
POR
 
ITA
 
MOR
 
Pts.[1]
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* 41
3   Tony Brooks Ret Ret Ret† 1 Ret 7 1 Ret 1 Ret 24
4   Roy Salvadori Ret 4 8 11 3 2 9 5 7 15
5   Peter Collins Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 1 Ret 14
6   Harry Schell 6 5 2 5 Ret 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 14
7   Maurice Trintignant 1 9 7 Ret 8 3 8 Ret Ret 12
8   Luigi Musso 2 2 7 Ret Ret 12
9   Stuart Lewis-Evans Ret Ret Ret† 3 Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 11
10   Phil Hill 7 9 3 3 9
11   Jean Behra 5 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9
12   Wolfgang von Trips Ret 3 Ret 4 5 Ret 9
13   Jimmy Bryan 1 8
14   Juan Manuel Fangio 4* 4 7
15   George Amick 2 6
16   Johnny Boyd 3 4
17   Tony Bettenhausen 4* 4
18   Jack Brabham 4 8 Ret 6 6 Ret 7 Ret 11 3
19   Cliff Allison 6 6 4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 10 3
20   Masten Gregory Ret Ret 4 6 3
21   Joakim Bonnier Ret 10 9 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 3
22   Jim Rathmann 5 2
23   Bruce McLaren 5 13 0
24   Graham Hill Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6* 16 0
25   Olivier Gendebien 6 Ret Ret 0
26   Jimmy Reece 6 0
27   Don Freeland 7 0
28   Carlos Menditéguy 7 0
29   Maria Teresa de Filippis DNQ 10 Ret Ret 0
30   Paco Godia 8 DNQ Ret Ret 0
31   Jack Fairman Ret 8 0
32   Jud Larson 8 0
33   Carroll Shelby Ret 9 Ret Ret 0
34   Hans Herrmann Ret Ret 9 0
35   Gerino Gerini DNQ 9 Ret Ret 12 0
36   Giulio Cabianca DNQ Ret 0
37   Horace Gould 9 DNQ 0
38   Eddie Johnson 9 0
39   Troy Ruttman 10 0
40   Bill Cheesbourg 10 0
41   Carel Godin de Beaufort 11 Ret 0
42   Al Keller 11 0
43   Giorgio Scarlatti Ret Ret 0
44   Ian Burgess Ret 7 0
45   Johnnie Parsons 12 0
46   Ivor Bueb Ret 11 0
47   Johnnie Tolan 13 0
48   Bob Christie Ret 0
49   Robert La Caze 14 0
50   Wolfgang Seidel Ret Ret Ret 0
51   Dempsey Wilson Ret 0
52   Andre Guelfi 15 0
  Ron Flockhart DNQ 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
  Christian Goethals Ret 0
  Dick Gibson Ret 0
  Brian Naylor Ret 0
  Francois Picard Ret 0
  Tom Bridger Ret 0
  Mike Magill DSQ 0
  Ken Kavanagh DNQ 0
  Bruce Kessler DNQ 0
  Paul Emery DNQ 0
  Andre Testut DNQ 0
  Luigi Piotti DNQ 0
  Bernie Ecclestone DNQ 0
  Luigi Taramazzo DNQ 0
  Louis Chiron DNQ 0
Pos. Driver ARG
 
MON
 
NED
 
500
 
BEL
 
FRA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
POR
 
ITA
 
MOR
 
Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References

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  1. Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.