1958 British Grand Prix

1958 British Grand Prix
1958 British Grand Prix
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	Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration
Race details
Date	19 July 1958
Official name	11th RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit; Silverstone, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.7105 km (2.927 miles)
Distance	75 laps, 353.288 km (219.525 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss;
Time	1:39.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Mike Hawthorn
Time	1:40.8
Podium
First	Peter Collins;
Second	Mike Hawthorn;
Third	Roy Salvadori;
	Lap leaders ;

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.

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]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	7	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	1:39.4	—
2	20	Harry Schell	BRM	1:39.8	+0.4
3	10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	1:40.0	+0.6
4	2	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:40.4	+1.0
5	17	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	1:40.4	+1.0
6	1	Peter Collins	Ferrari	1:40.6	+1.2
7	9	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	1:41.4	+2.0
8	19	Jean Behra	BRM	1:41.4	+2.0
9	8	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	1:41.6	+2.2
10	11	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:42.0	+2.6
11	3	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:42.0	+2.6
12	4	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	1:42.6	+3.2
13	22	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	1:43.0	+3.6
14	16	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	1:43.0	+3.6
15	5	Carroll Shelby	Maserati	1:44.2	+4.8
16	12	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax	1:45.4	+6.0
17	15	Ivor Bueb	Connaught-Alta	1:51.4	+12.0
18	6	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	1:53.0	+13.6
19	14	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	1:58.8	+19.4
20	18	Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	1:58.8	+19.4
Source:^[2]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Peter Collins	Ferrari	75	2:09:04.2	6	8
2	2	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	75	+24.2	4	7¹
3	10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	75	+50.6	3	4
4	9	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	75	+50.8	7	3
5	20	Harry Schell	BRM	75	+1:14.8	2	2
6	11	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	75	+1:23.2	10
7	8	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	74	+1 Lap	9
8	4	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	73	+2 Laps	12
9	5	Carroll Shelby	Maserati	72	+3 Laps	15
Ret	3	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	59	Engine	11
Ret	22	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	49	Gearbox	13
Ret	6	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	44	Gearbox	18
Ret	12	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax	40	Clutch	16
Ret	7	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	25	Engine	1
Ret	17	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	21	Engine	5
Ret	19	Jean Behra	BRM	19	Suspension	8
Ret	15	Ivor Bueb	Connaught-Alta	19	Gearbox	17
Ret	18	Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	19	Overheating	20
Ret	16	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	17	Overheating	14
Ret	14	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	7	Ignition	19
Source:^[3]

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

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