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1958 British Grand Prix
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Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration
Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration
Race details
Date 19 July 1958
Official name 11th RAC British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.7105 km (2.927 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 353.288 km (219.525 miles)
Pole position
Driver Vanwall
Time 1:39.4
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari
Time 1:40.8
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders

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

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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

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Qualifying

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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

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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

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

References

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  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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