1958 Italian Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
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Country:Italy
Grand Prix:Italian
Official Name:XXIX Gran Premio d'Italia
Date:7 September
Year:1958
Location:Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course:Permanent road course
Course Mi:3.573
Course Km:5.750
Distance Laps:70
Distance Mi:250.1
Distance Km:404.5
Pole Driver:Stirling Moss
Pole Team:Vanwall
Pole Time:1:40.5
Pole Country:UK
Fast Driver:Phil Hill
Fast Team:Ferrari
Fast Time:1:42.9[1]
Fast Country:USA
Fast Flag Suffix:1912
First Driver:Tony Brooks
First Team:Vanwall
First Country:UK
Second Driver:Mike Hawthorn
Second Team:Ferrari
Second Country:UK
Third Driver:Phil Hill
Third Team:Ferrari
Third Country:USA
Third Flag Suffix:1912

The 1958 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 7 September 1958. It was race 10 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 9 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Vanwall won the first Constructors' Championship in the category with 1 race left to go. After retiring his original car, entered by Scuderia Centro Sud, Carroll Shelby took over Masten Gregory's car, entered by Temple Buell, and finished fourth. No points were awarded for the shared drive.[2]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
126 Stirling MossVanwall1:40.5
228 Tony BrooksVanwall1:41.2+0.7
314 Mike HawthornFerrari1:41.8+1.3
430 Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall1:42.4+1.9
520 Olivier GendebienFerrari1:42.5+2.0
616 Wolfgang von TripsFerrari1:42.6+2.1
718 Phil HillFerrari1:42.7+2.2
88 Jean BehraBRM1:43.2+2.7
910 Harry SchellBRM1:43.2+2.7
1012 Jo BonnierBRM1:44.7+4.2
1132 Masten GregoryMaserati1:44.9+4.4
1238 Graham HillLotus-Climax1:46.0+5.5
132 Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax1:46.4+5.9
146 Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax1:47.0+6.5
154 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax1:47.3+6.8
1636 Cliff AllisonLotus-Climax1:47.8+7.3
1734 Carroll ShelbyMaserati1:48.0+7.5
1824 Hans HerrmannMaserati1:49.8+9.3
1940 Gerino GeriniMaserati1:50.1+9.6
2022 Giulio CabiancaMaserati1:54.6+14.1
2142 Maria Teresa de FilippisMaserati1:55.9+15.4
Source:[3]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
128 Tony BrooksVanwall702:03:47.828
214 Mike HawthornFerrari70+ 24.236
318 Phil HillFerrari70+ 28.375
432 Masten Gregory
Carroll Shelby
Maserati69+ 1 Lap110
56 Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax62+ 8 Laps142
638 Graham HillLotus-Climax62+ 8 Laps12 
736 Cliff AllisonLotus-Climax61+ 9 Laps16 
Ret42 Maria Teresa de FilippisMaserati57Engine21 
Ret22 Giulio CabiancaMaserati51Engine20 
Ret8 Jean BehraBRM42Clutch8 
Ret24 Hans HerrmannMaserati32Engine18 
Ret30 Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall30Overheating4 
Ret2 Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax24Gearbox13 
Ret26 Stirling MossVanwall17Gearbox1 
Ret12 Jo BonnierBRM14Transmission10 
Ret20 Olivier GendebienFerrari4Suspension5 
Ret40 Gerino GeriniMaserati2Accident19 
Ret34 Carroll ShelbyMaserati1Handling17 
Ret16 Wolfgang von TripsFerrari0Accident6 
Ret10 Harry SchellBRM0Accident9 
Ret4 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax0Suspension15 
Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Mike Hawthorn40 (43)
2 Stirling Moss32
3 Tony Brooks24
14 Roy Salvadori15
15 Peter Collins14
Source: [4]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Vanwall46 (49)
2 Ferrari40 (51)
3 Cooper-Climax31
4 BRM15
5 Maserati6
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lang, Mike . Grand Prix! Vol 1 . Haynes Publishing Group . 1981 . 0-85429-276-4 . 138 .
  2. Book: Lang, Mike. Grand Prix! Vol 1. 1981. Haynes Publishing Group. 0-85429-276-4. 138.
  3. Web site: 1958 Italian GP Qualification. www.chicanef1.com. 25 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Italy 1958 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 1 March 2019.