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Home / Seasons / 1958 F1 World Championship Season / 1958 French Grand Prix

1958 French Grand Prix

DateSunday, 6 July 1958
Winner
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike Hawthorn
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Pole position
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike Hawthorn
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike Hawthorn
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
CircuitReims, 50 laps
Round6 of 11
Race numbers

The 1958 French Grand Prix was the

  • 70th World Championship race
  • 8th World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 6th World Championship race at Reims
More 1958 season
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike HawthornFerrari502hr 03m 21.300s9 FL
2+4United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossVanwall50+24.600s6
3+18Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von TripsFerrari50+59.700s4
4+4Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioMaserati (privateer)50+2m 30.600s3
5-1United Kingdom flag lazyload Peter CollinsFerrari50+5m 24.900s2
6+6Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax49+1 lap 
7+6USA flag lazyload Phil HillMaserati (privateer)49+1 lap 
8+8Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierMaserati (privateer)48+2 laps 
9+6Italy flag lazyload Gerino GeriniMaserati (privateer)47+3 laps 
10+8USA flag lazyload Troy RuttmanMaserati (privateer)45+5 laps 
R France flag lazyload Jean BehraBRM41DNF 
R USA flag lazyload Harry SchellBRM41DNF 
11+3United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax37+13 laps 
R 
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Stuart Lewis-Evans
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony Brooks
Vanwall35DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillLotus-Climax33DNF 
R Spain flag lazyload Francisco GodiaMaserati (privateer)28DNF 
R France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantBRM23DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony BrooksVanwall16DNF 
R USA flag lazyload Carroll ShelbyMaserati (privateer)9DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Luigi MussoFerrari9DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Cliff AllisonLotus-Climax6DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:21.700

PosDriverConstructor
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike HawthornFerrari
2Italy flag lazyload Luigi MussoFerrari
3USA flag lazyload Harry SchellBRM
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Peter CollinsFerrari
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony BrooksVanwall
6United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossVanwall
7France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantBRM
8Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioMaserati (privateer)
9France flag lazyload Jean BehraBRM
10United Kingdom flag lazyload Stuart Lewis-EvansVanwall
11Spain flag lazyload Francisco GodiaMaserati (privateer)
12Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
13USA flag lazyload Phil HillMaserati (privateer)
14United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax
15Italy flag lazyload Gerino GeriniMaserati (privateer)
16Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierMaserati (privateer)
17USA flag lazyload Carroll ShelbyMaserati (privateer)
18USA flag lazyload Troy RuttmanMaserati (privateer)
19United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillLotus-Climax
20United Kingdom flag lazyload Cliff AllisonLotus-Climax
21Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von TripsFerrari

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1958 French Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss23
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike Hawthorn23
3Italy flag lazyload Luigi Musso12
4USA flag lazyload Harry Schell10
5France flag lazyload Maurice Trintignant8
=USA flag lazyload Jimmy Bryan8
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony Brooks8
8Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio7
9USA flag lazyload George Amick6
10France flag lazyload Jean Behra6
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Peter Collins6
12USA flag lazyload Johnny Boyd4
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Stuart Lewis-Evans4
=Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von Trips4
15USA flag lazyload Tony Bettenhausen4
16Australia flag lazyload Jack Brabham3
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy Salvadori3
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Cliff Allison3
19USA flag lazyload Jim Rathmann2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Ferrari28
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Vanwall22
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper-Climax19
4United Kingdom flag lazyload BRM10
5Italy flag lazyload Maserati6
6United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax3

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Phil Hill, Carroll Shelby
Last start
Juan Manuel Fangio, Francisco Godia, Luigi Musso
Wins
3rd and last for Mike Hawthorn (first win since 1954)
26th for Ferrari
Podiums
14th for Mike Hawthorn & Stirling Moss, 2nd for Wolfgang von Trips (last podium until 1961)
88th & 89th for Ferrari, 8th for Vanwall
Poles
2nd for Mike Hawthorn
27th for Ferrari
Qualifying 1-2
15th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
4th for Mike Hawthorn
23rd for Ferrari
Front row starts
12th for Mike Hawthorn, 6th and last for Luigi Musso (last Italian front row starter until 1963), 2nd for Harry Schell (first since 1954; first for BRM)
Points finishes
43rd and last for Juan Manuel Fangio
Pole & win
1st and only for Mike Hawthorn (8th different driver to win from pole, 2nd British driver)
Win & fastest lap
1st and only for Mike Hawthorn (10th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 2nd British driver)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
1st and only for Mike Hawthorn (6th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 2nd British driver)

See also

  • French Grand Prix
  • Reims circuit
  • 1958 World Championship season

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