1958 Portuguese Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Previous Round:1958 German Grand Prix
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Country:Portugal
Grand Prix:Portuguese
Date:24 August
Year:1958
Official Name:VII Portuguese Grand Prix
Location:Circuito da Boavista
Oporto (Porto), Portugal
Course:Public road
Course Mi:4.625
Course Km:7.4
Distance Laps:50
Distance Mi:231.25
Distance Km:370
Pole Driver: Stirling Moss
Pole Team:Vanwall
Pole Time:2:34.21
Fast Driver: Mike Hawthorn
Fast Team:Ferrari
Fast Time:2:32.37
Fast Lap:36
First Driver: Stirling Moss
First Team:Vanwall
Second Driver: Mike Hawthorn
Second Team:Ferrari
Third Driver: Stuart Lewis-Evans
Third Team:Vanwall

The 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuito da Boavista, Oporto on 24 August 1958. It was race 9 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 8 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Mike Hawthorn was initially disqualified for restarting his car against the direction of the circuit,[1] losing seven points. However, Championship rival Stirling Moss had seen the incident which caused the disqualification and went to the judges to revert the decision since he felt Hawthorn had done nothing wrong. Eventually, Hawthorn was classified and retained his seven points.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
12 Stirling MossVanwall2:34.2
224 Mike HawthornFerrari2:34.2+0.0
36 Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall2:34.6+0.4
48 Jean BehraBRM2:34.9+0.7
54 Tony BrooksVanwall2:35.9+1.7
622 Wolfgang von TripsFerrari2:37.0+2.8
710 Harry SchellBRM2:37.0+2.8
814 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax2:37.4+3.2
912 Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax2:37.9+3.7
1028 Carroll ShelbyMaserati2:40.4+6.2
1116 Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax2:43.0+8.8
1220 Graham HillLotus-Climax2:46.2+12.0
1318 Cliff AllisonMaserati2:46.2+12.0
1432 Jo BonnierMaserati2:46.6+12.4
1530 Maria Teresa de FilippisMaserati3:01.9+27.7
Source:[2]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
12 Stirling MossVanwall502:11:27.8018
224 Mike HawthornFerrari50+ 5:12.7527
36 Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall49+ 1 Lap34
48 Jean BehraBRM49+ 1 Lap43
522 Wolfgang von TripsFerrari49+ 1 Lap62
610 Harry SchellBRM49+ 1 Lap7 
714 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax48+ 2 Laps8 
812 Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax48+ 2 Laps9 
916 Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax46+ 4 Laps11 
Ret28 Carroll ShelbyMaserati47Brakes10 
Ret4 Tony BrooksVanwall37Spun Off5 
Ret20 Graham HillLotus-Climax25Spun Off12 
Ret18 Cliff AllisonMaserati15Engine13 
Ret32 Jo BonnierMaserati9Physical14 
Ret30 Maria Teresa de FilippisMaserati6Engine15 
DNA26 Phil HillFerrari 
DNA34 Casimiro de OliveiraMaserati 
Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Mike Hawthorn36 (37)
2 Stirling Moss32
3 Tony Brooks16
4 Peter Collins14
5 Roy Salvadori13
Source: [3]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
11 Vanwall41
12 Ferrari40 (45)
3 Cooper-Climax29
4 BRM15
5 Maserati6
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix race report: GB 1-2-3 in Boavista . Motor Sport. 31 August 2020.
  2. Web site: 1958 Portuguese GP Qualification. www.chicanef1.com. 25 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Portugal 1958 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 20 March 2019.