1958 British Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Previous Round:1958 French Grand Prix
Next Round:1958 German Grand Prix
Country:Great Britain
Grand Prix:British
Official Name:11th RAC British Grand Prix
Date:19 July
Year:1958
Location:Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.927
Course Km:4.7105
Distance Laps:75
Distance Mi:219.525
Distance Km:353.288
Pole Driver:Stirling Moss
Pole Team:Vanwall
Pole Time:1:39.4
Pole Country:UK
Fast Driver:Mike Hawthorn
Fast Team:Ferrari
Fast Time:1:40.8
Fast Country:UK
First Driver:Peter Collins
First Team:Ferrari
First Country:UK
Second Driver:Mike Hawthorn
Second Team:Ferrari
Second Country:UK
Third Driver:Roy Salvadori
Third Team:Cooper-Climax
Third Country:UK

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

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
17 Stirling MossVanwall1:39.4
220 Harry SchellBRM1:39.8+0.4
310 Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax1:40.0+0.6
42 Mike HawthornFerrari1:40.4+1.0
517 Cliff AllisonLotus-Climax1:40.4+1.0
61 Peter CollinsFerrari1:40.6+1.2
79 Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall1:41.4+2.0
819 Jean BehraBRM1:41.4+2.0
98 Tony BrooksVanwall1:41.6+2.2
1011 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax1:42.0+2.6
113 Wolfgang von TripsFerrari1:42.0+2.6
124 Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax1:42.6+3.2
1322 Jo BonnierMaserati1:43.0+3.6
1416 Graham HillLotus-Climax1:43.0+3.6
155 Carroll ShelbyMaserati1:44.2+4.8
1612 Ian BurgessCooper-Climax1:45.4+6.0
1715 Ivor BuebConnaught-Alta1:51.4+12.0
186 Gerino GeriniMaserati1:53.0+13.6
1914 Jack FairmanConnaught-Alta1:58.8+19.4
2018 Alan StaceyLotus-Climax1:58.8+19.4
Source:[2]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
11 Peter CollinsFerrari752:09:04.268
22 Mike HawthornFerrari75+24.247
310 Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax75+50.634
49 Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall75+50.873
520 Harry SchellBRM75+1:14.822
611 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax75+1:23.210
78 Tony BrooksVanwall74+1 Lap9
84 Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax73+2 Laps12
95 Carroll ShelbyMaserati72+3 Laps15
Ret3 Wolfgang von TripsFerrari59Engine11
Ret22 Jo BonnierMaserati49Gearbox13
Ret6 Gerino GeriniMaserati44Gearbox18
Ret12 Ian BurgessCooper-Climax40Clutch16
Ret7 Stirling MossVanwall25Engine1
Ret17 Cliff AllisonLotus-Climax21Engine5
Ret19 Jean BehraBRM19Suspension8
Ret15 Ivor BuebConnaught-Alta19Gearbox17
Ret18 Alan StaceyLotus-Climax19Overheating20
Ret16 Graham HillLotus-Climax17Overheating14
Ret14 Jack FairmanConnaught-Alta7Ignition19
Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
11 Mike Hawthorn30
12 Stirling Moss23
83 Peter Collins14
14 Luigi Musso12
15 Harry Schell12
Source: [3]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Ferrari36
2 Vanwall25
3 Cooper-Climax23
4 BRM12
5 Maserati6
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bernie Ecclestone, racing driver . F1 Fanatic . 5 January 2009 . 16 August 2015.
  2. Web site: 1958 British GP Qualification. chicanef1.com. 25 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Britain 1958 - Championship • STATS F1. statsf1.com. 13 March 2019.