1958 French Grand Prix
1958 French Grand Prix | |||||
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![]() Reims-Gueux layout | |||||
Race details | |||||
Date | 6 July 1958 | ||||
Official name | XLIV Grand Prix de l'ACF | ||||
Location | Reims circuit, Reims, France | ||||
Course | Temporary road course | ||||
Course length | 8.302 km (5.159 miles) | ||||
Distance | 50 laps, 415.1 km (257.95 miles) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 2:21.7 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | ![]() | Ferrari | |||
Time | 2:24.9 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | Vanwall | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1958 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 6 July 1958. It was race 6 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 5 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The race was won by Mike Hawthorn driving a Ferrari 246 F1; it was his first Formula One victory since the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix and would prove to be his last. It was also the last Formula One race for five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. On the final lap, Hawthorn eased up to let Fangio, running fifth at the time, finish on the lead lap of his last race. When Peter Collins then crashed on the final lap, Fangio secured fourth place.
Ferrari driver Luigi Musso suffered a fatal accident at the Courbe du Calvaire. His car hurtled off course and crashed into a ditch. Musso was thrown out of the car, was critically injured and died later that day at a hospital near the track.
Of the 21 starters, six died in racing cars within the next three years. Musso died in the race itself, while Peter Collins died in that year's German Grand Prix, Lewis-Evans at the Moroccan Grand Prix, Jean Behra in a support race for the 1959 German Grand Prix, Harry Schell in practice for the 1960 BRDC International Trophy, and Wolfgang von Trips and a dozen spectators died at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix.
Classification
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 2:21.7 | — |
2 | 2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 2:22.4 | +0.7 |
3 | 16 | ![]() | BRM | 2:23.1 | +1.4 |
4 | 42 | ![]() | Ferrari | 2:23.3 | +1.6 |
5 | 10 | ![]() | Vanwall | 2:23.4 | +1.7 |
6 | 8 | ![]() | Vanwall | 2:23.7 | +2.0 |
7 | 18 | ![]() | BRM | 2:23.7 | +2.0 |
8 | 34 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:24.0 | +2.3 |
9 | 14 | ![]() | BRM | 2:24.2 | +2.5 |
10 | 12 | ![]() | Vanwall | 2:25.3 | +3.6 |
11 | 40 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:27.1 | +5.4 |
12 | 22 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 2:27.3 | +5.6 |
13 | 36 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:29.5 | +7.8 |
14 | 20 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 2:30.0 | +8.3 |
15 | 32 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:30.7 | +9.0 |
16 | 38 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:30.9 | +9.2 |
17 | 28 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:32.0 | +10.3 |
18 | 30 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:36.0 | +14.3 |
19 | 24 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 2:40.9 | +19.2 |
20 | 26 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 2:49.7 | +28.0 |
21 | 6 | ![]() | Ferrari | ||
Source:[1] |
Race
[edit]Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 50 | 2:03:21.3 | 1 | 91 |
2 | 8 | ![]() | Vanwall | 50 | + 24.6 | 6 | 6 |
3 | 6 | ![]() | Ferrari | 50 | + 59.7 | 21 | 4 |
4 | 34 | ![]() | Maserati | 50 | + 2:30.6 | 8 | 3 |
5 | 42 | ![]() | Ferrari | 50 | + 5:24.9 (crashed) | 4 | 2 |
6 | 22 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 49 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
7 | 36 | ![]() | Maserati | 49 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
8 | 38 | ![]() | Maserati | 48 | + 2 Laps | 16 | |
9 | 32 | ![]() | Maserati | 47 | + 3 Laps | 15 | |
10 | 30 | ![]() | Maserati | 45 | + 5 Laps | 18 | |
11 | 20 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 37 | + 13 Laps | 14 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() | BRM | 41 | Overheating | 3 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() | BRM | 41 | Fuel Pump | 9 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() ![]() | Vanwall | 35 | Engine | 10 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 33 | Overheating | 19 | |
Ret | 40 | ![]() | Maserati | 28 | Accident | 11 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() | BRM | 23 | Fuel Pump | 7 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() | Vanwall | 16 | Engine | 5 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 9 | Fatal Accident | 2 | |
Ret | 28 | ![]() | Maserati | 9 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 26 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 6 | Engine | 20 | |
Source:[2] |
- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Additional information
[edit]This was the debut World Championship Formula One race for future world champion Phil Hill.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
[edit]- ^ "1958 ACF GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "1958 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ a b "France 1958 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.