1958 Italian Grand Prix Explained
Type: | F1 |
Previous Round: | 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix |
Next Round: | 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix |
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
Race
- Notes
- – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
- – No points awarded for shared drive
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
- Constructors' Championship standings
- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards each Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
Notes and References
- Book: Lang, Mike . Grand Prix! Vol 1 . Haynes Publishing Group . 1981 . 0-85429-276-4 . 138 .
- Book: Lang, Mike. Grand Prix! Vol 1. 1981. Haynes Publishing Group. 0-85429-276-4. 138.
- Web site: 1958 Italian GP Qualification. www.chicanef1.com. 25 July 2020.
- Web site: Italy 1958 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 1 March 2019.