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]

Classification

Qualifying

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

Race

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

Championship standings after the race

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

References

  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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