1958 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	9
Races	11
Drivers’ Champion	Mike Hawthorn (only title; 4th different World Champion, 1st British champion)
Constructors’ Champion	Vanwall (only title)
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Juan Manuel Fangio
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	n/a

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Calendar

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	19 January
2	Monaco	Monte Carlo	18 May
3	Netherlands	Zandvoort	26 May
4	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	30 May
5	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	15 June
6	France	Reims	06 July
7	Britain	Silverstone	19 July
8	Germany	Nurburgring	03 August
9	Portugal	Porto	24 August
10	Italy	Monza	07 September
11	Morocco	Casablanca	19 October

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

Race results

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Argentina	Result
2	Monaco	Result
3	Netherlands	Result
4	Indianapolis 500	Result
5	Belgium	Result
6	France	Result
7	Britain	Result
8	Germany	Result
9	Portugal	Result
10	Italy	Result
11	Morocco (drivers’ title decider)	Result

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