F1 season
Season info
Season
9
Races
11
Drivers’ Champion
Mike Hawthorn (only title; 4th different World Champion, 1st British champion)
Constructors’ Champion
Vanwall (only title)
Quick links
Calendar
- First race (Grand Prix)
- Morocco (only race)
- Portugal
- First race (circuit)
- Casablanca (only race; first Moroccan circuit to host a World Championship race)
- Porto (first Portuguese circuit to host a World Championship race)
- Last race (Grand Prix)
- Morocco
- Last race (circuit)
- Casablanca
- First Grand Prix since…
- 1955 for Netherlands
- 1956 for Belgium
- First race at a circuit since…
- 1955 for Zandvoort
- 1956 for Reims, Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps
- Last Grand Prix until…
- 1960 for Argentina and Belgium
- Last race at a circuit until…
- 1960 for Buenos Aires, Porto, Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps
- 1961 for Nurburgring
Driver and constructor entries
The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1958 F1 season (excluding Indianapolis 500 entries). Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.
- BRM (works team)
- (FRA) Jean Behra (2-3, 5-11)
- (USA) Harry Schell (2-3, 5-11)
- (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (6)
- (SWE) Jo Bonnier (10-11)
- (GBR) Ron Flockhart (11)
- Connaught (privateers)
- (GBR) Bernie Ecclestone (2) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Paul Emery (2)
- (USA) Bruce Kessler (2) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Ivor Bueb (7)
- (GBR) Jack Fairman (7)
- Cooper (works team)
- (GBR) Roy Salvadori (2-3, 5-11)
- (AUS) Jack Brabham (2-3, 5-7, 9-10)
- (GBR) Ian Burgess (7) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Jack Fairman (11)
- Cooper (privateers)
- (GBR) Stirling Moss (1)
- (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (2-3, 7-11)
- (GBR) Ron Flockhart (2)
- Ferrari (works team)
- (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (1-3, 5-11)
- (GBR) Peter Collins (1-3, 5-8)
- (ITA) Luigi Musso (1-3, 5-6)
- (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (2, 6-10)
- (BEL) Olivier Gendebien (5, 10-11)
- (USA) Phil Hill (10-11) (Rookie)
- Kurtis Kraft (privateer)
- (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (4)
- Lotus (works team)
- (GBR) Cliff Allison (2-3, 5-8, 10-11) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Graham Hill (2-3, 5-7, 9-11) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Alan Stacey (7) (Rookie)
- Maserati (privateers)
- (GBR) Horace Gould (1-3)
- (ESP) Francisco Godia (1-2, 5-6)
- (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (1, 6)
- (FRA) Jean Behra (1)
- (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy (1)
- (USA) Harry Schell (1)
- (SWE) Jo Bonnier (2-3, 5-9)
- (ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (2-3)
- (ITA) Maria Teresa de Filippis (2, 5, 9-10) (Rookie)
- (AUS) Ken Kavanagh (2, 5) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Gerino Gerini (2, 6-7, 10-11)
- (MCO) Louis Chiron (2)
- (ITA) Luigi Taramazzo (2) (Rookie)
- (MCO) Andre Testut (2) (Rookie)
- (USA) Masten Gregory (3, 5, 10-11)
- (DEU) Wolfgang Seidel (5, 11)
- (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (5)
- (USA) Carroll Shelby (6-7, 9-10) (Rookie)
- (USA) Phil Hill (6) (Rookie)
- (USA) Troy Ruttman (6)
- (DEU) Hans Herrmann (8, 10-11)
- (GBR) Cliff Allison (9) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Giulio Cabianca (10) (Rookie)
- OSCA (works team)
- (ITA) Giulio Cabianca (2) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Luigi Piotti (2)
- Porsche (privateer)
- (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort (3) (Rookie)
- Vanwall (works team)
- (GBR) Tony Brooks (2-3, 5-11)
- (GBR) Stirling Moss (2-3, 5-11)
- (GBR) Stuart Lewis-Evans (2-3, 5-7, 9-11)
- Final season (drivers)
- Louis Chiron
- Peter Collins
- Bernie Ecclestone
- Paul Emery
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Gerino Gerini
- Francisco Godia
- Mike Hawthorn
- Ken Kavanagh
- Bruce Kessler
- Stuart Lewis-Evans
- Luigi Musso
- Luigi Piotti
- Troy Ruttman
- Luigi Taramazzo
- First entry (drivers) since…
- 1953 for Wolfgang Seidel
- 1956 for Louis Chiron, Paul Emery, Olivier Gendebien and Gerino Gerini
- Last entry (drivers) until…
- 1960 for Horace Gould, Carlos Menditeguy and Wolfgang Seidel
- Debut season (constructors)
- Lotus
- Porsche
- Final season (constructors)
- OSCA
- First entry (constructors) since…
- 1953 for OSCA
Maiden wins
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Bryan (Epperly) | Indianapolis |
| Constructor | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Cooper (Stirling Moss) | Argentina |
Maiden podium finishes
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| George Amick (Epperly) | Indianapolis |
| Johnny Boyd (Kurtis Kraft) | Indianapolis |
| Stuart Lewis-Evans (Vanwall) | Belgium |
| Roy Salvadori (Cooper) | Britain |
| Phil Hill (Ferrari) | Italy |
| Constructor | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| BRM (Harry Schell & Jean Behra) | Netherlands |
Maiden pole positions
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Tony Brooks (Vanwall) | Monaco |
| Dick Rathmann (Watson) | Indianapolis |
| Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) | Belgium |