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.
| 1958 British Grand Prix | |||||
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 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 |
 Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:40.8 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Entries
editBernie 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
editQualifying
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Vanwall | 1:39.4 | — | |
| 2 | 20 | BRM | 1:39.8 | +0.4 | |
| 3 | 10 | Cooper-Climax | 1:40.0 | +0.6 | |
| 4 | 2 | Ferrari | 1:40.4 | +1.0 | |
| 5 | 17 | Lotus-Climax | 1:40.4 | +1.0 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ferrari | 1:40.6 | +1.2 | |
| 7 | 9 | Vanwall | 1:41.4 | +2.0 | |
| 8 | 19 | BRM | 1:41.4 | +2.0 | |
| 9 | 8 | Vanwall | 1:41.6 | +2.2 | |
| 10 | 11 | Cooper-Climax | 1:42.0 | +2.6 | |
| 11 | 3 | Ferrari | 1:42.0 | +2.6 | |
| 12 | 4 | Cooper-Climax | 1:42.6 | +3.2 | |
| 13 | 22 | Maserati | 1:43.0 | +3.6 | |
| 14 | 16 | Lotus-Climax | 1:43.0 | +3.6 | |
| 15 | 5 | Maserati | 1:44.2 | +4.8 | |
| 16 | 12 | Cooper-Climax | 1:45.4 | +6.0 | |
| 17 | 15 | Connaught-Alta | 1:51.4 | +12.0 | |
| 18 | 6 | Maserati | 1:53.0 | +13.6 | |
| 19 | 14 | Connaught-Alta | 1:58.8 | +19.4 | |
| 20 | 18 | Lotus-Climax | 1:58.8 | +19.4 | |
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Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Ferrari | 75 | 2:09:04.2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ferrari | 75 | +24.2 | 4 | 71 | |
| 3 | 10 | Cooper-Climax | 75 | +50.6 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | Vanwall | 75 | +50.8 | 7 | 3 | |
| 5 | 20 | BRM | 75 | +1:14.8 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Cooper-Climax | 75 | +1:23.2 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Vanwall | 74 | +1 Lap | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Cooper-Climax | 73 | +2 Laps | 12 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Maserati | 72 | +3 Laps | 15 | ||
| Ret | 3 | Ferrari | 59 | Engine | 11 | ||
| Ret | 22 | Maserati | 49 | Gearbox | 13 | ||
| Ret | 6 | Maserati | 44 | Gearbox | 18 | ||
| Ret | 12 | Cooper-Climax | 40 | Clutch | 16 | ||
| Ret | 7 | Vanwall | 25 | Engine | 1 | ||
| Ret | 17 | Lotus-Climax | 21 | Engine | 5 | ||
| Ret | 19 | BRM | 19 | Suspension | 8 | ||
| Ret | 15 | Connaught-Alta | 19 | Gearbox | 17 | ||
| Ret | 18 | Lotus-Climax | 19 | Overheating | 20 | ||
| Ret | 16 | Lotus-Climax | 17 | Overheating | 14 | ||
| Ret | 14 | Connaught-Alta | 7 | Ignition | 19 | ||
Source:[3]
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- 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
edit- ^ "Bernie Ecclestone, racing driver". F1 Fanatic. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "1958 British GP Qualification". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "1958 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Britain 1958 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.