1958 British Grand Prix
| 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 |
 Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:40.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||
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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 | Peter Collins |
Ferrari | 75 | 2:09:04.2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 75 | +24.2 secs | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 10 | Roy Salvadori |
Cooper-Climax | 75 | +50.6 secs | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Stuart Lewis-Evans |
Vanwall | 75 | +50.8 secs | 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:[2] | |||||||
Notes
- Last win for Engelbert tyres
- Last win, podium, points finish and race finish: Peter Collins
- Last entry as a driver: Bernie Ecclestone
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "Bernie Ecclestone, racing driver". F1 Fanatic. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "1958 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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