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The 1958 Formula One season was the 9th of the championship. The champion was Mike Hawthorn in a close battle.

Season review

Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report
1 Argentina Argentine Grand Prix January 19 Oscar Gálvez United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Cooper-Climax Report
2 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix May 18 Monaco France Maurice Trintignant United Kingdom Cooper-Climax Report
3 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix May 26 Zandvoort United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Vanwall Report
4 United States Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis United States Jimmy Bryan United States Epperly-Offenhauser Report
5 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix June 15 Spa-Francorchamps United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Vanwall Report
6 France French Grand Prix July 6 Reims United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Italy Ferrari Report
7 United Kingdom British Grand Prix July 19 Silverstone United Kingdom Peter Collins Italy Ferrari Report
8 Germany German Grand Prix August 3 Nürburgring United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Vanwall Report
9 Portugal Portuguese Grand Prix August 24 Boavista United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Vanwall Report
10 Italy Italian Grand Prix September 7 Monza United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Vanwall Report
11 Morocco Moroccan Grand Prix October 19 Ain-Diab United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Vanwall Report

1958 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos. Driver ARG
Argentina
MON
Monaco
NED
Netherlands
500
United States
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
MOR
Morocco
Pts.
1 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 3 Ret|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 2|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret 2|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 2 42 (49)
2 United Kingdom Stirling Moss 1 Ret 1| Ret 2 Ret Ret|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 Ret 1|align="right"| 41
3 United Kingdom Tony Brooks Ret Ret Ret† 1 Ret 7 1 Ret 1 Ret 24
4 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Ret 4 8 11 3 2 9 5 7 15
5 United Kingdom Peter Collins Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 1 Ret 14
6 United States Harry Schell 6 5 2 5 Ret 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 14
7 France Maurice Trintignant 1 9 7 Ret 8 3 8 Ret Ret 12
8 Italy Luigi Musso 2 2 7 Ret Ret 12
9 United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans Ret Ret Ret† 3 Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 11
10 United States Phil Hill 7 9 3 3 9
11 France Jean Behra 5 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9
12 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ret 3 Ret 4 5 Ret 9
13 United States Jimmy Bryan 1 8
14 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 4| 4 7
15 United States George Amick 2 6
16 United States Johnny Boyd 3 4
17 United States Tony Bettenhausen 4| 4
18 Australia Jack Brabham 4 8 Ret 6 6 Ret 7 Ret 11 3
19 United Kingdom Cliff Allison 6 6 4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 10 3
20 United States Masten Gregory Ret Ret 4 6 3
21 Sweden Joakim Bonnier Ret 10 9 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 3
22 United States Jim Rathmann 5 2
23 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 5 13 0
24 United Kingdom Graham Hill Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 0
25 Belgium Olivier Gendebien 6 Ret Ret 0
26 United States Jimmy Reece 6 0
27 United States Don Freeland 7 0
28 Argentina Carlos Menditéguy 7 0
29 Italy Maria Teresa de Filippis DNQ 10 Ret Ret 0
30 Spain Paco Godia 8 DNQ Ret Ret 0
31 United Kingdom Jack Fairman Ret 8 0
32 United States Jud Larson 8 0
33 United States Carroll Shelby Ret 9 Ret Ret 0
34 Germany Hans Herrmann Ret Ret 9 0
35 Italy Gerino Gerini DNQ 9 Ret Ret 12 0
36 Italy Giulio Cabianca DNQ Ret 0
37 United Kingdom Horace Gould 9 DNQ 0
38 United States Eddie Johnson 9 0
39 United States Troy Ruttman 10 0
40 United States Bill Cheesbourg 10 0
41 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 11 Ret 0
42 United States Al Keller 11 0
43 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Ret Ret 0
44 United Kingdom Ian Burgess Ret 7 0
45 United States Johnnie Parsons 12 0
46 United Kingdom Ivor Bueb Ret 11 0
47 United States Johnnie Tolan 13 0
48 United States Bob Christie Ret 0
49 Morocco Robert La Caze 14 0
50 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Ret Ret Ret 0
51 United States Dempsey Wilson Ret 0
52 Morocco Andre Guelfi 15 0
United Kingdom Ron Flockhart DNQ Ret 0
United States A. J. Foyt Ret 0
United States Paul Russo Ret 0
United States Shorty Templeman Ret 0
United States Rodger Ward Ret 0
United States Billy Garrett Ret 0
United States Eddie Sachs Ret 0
United States Johnny Thomson Ret 0
United States Chuck Weyant Ret 0
United States Jack Turner Ret 0
United States Bob Veith Ret 0
United States Dick Rathmann Ret 0
United States Ed Elisian Ret 0
United States Pat O'Connor Ret 0
United States Paul Goldsmith Ret 0
United States Jerry Unser Ret 0
United States Len Sutton Ret 0
United States Art Bisch Ret 0
United Kingdom Alan Stacey Ret 0
Belgium Christian Goethals Ret 0
United Kingdom Dick Gibson Ret 0
United Kingdom Brian Naylor Ret 0
France Francois Picard Ret 0
United Kingdom Tom Bridger Ret 0
United States Mike Magill DSQ 0
Australia Ken Kavanagh DNQ 0
United States Bruce Kessler DNQ 0
United Kingdom Paul Emery DNQ 0
Monaco Andre Testut DNQ 0
Italy Luigi Piotti DNQ 0
United Kingdom Bernie Ecclestone DNQ 0
Italy Luigi Taramazzo DNQ 0
Monaco Louis Chiron DNQ 0
Pos. Driver ARG
Argentina
MON
Monaco
NED
Netherlands
500
United States
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
MOR
Morocco
Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)


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