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Home / Seasons / 1958 F1 World Championship Season / 1958 Indianapolis 500

1958 Indianapolis 500

DateFriday, 30 May 1958
Winner
  • Jimmy Bryan
  • Epperly-Offenhauser
Pole position
  • Dick Rathmann
  • Watson-Offenhauser
Fastest lap
  • Tony Bettenhausen
  • Epperly-Offenhauser
CircuitIndianapolis, 200 laps
Round4 of 11
Race numbers68th World Championship race
More 1958 season
More Indianapolis 500

On this page

  • Race result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+6(USA) Jimmy BryanEpperly-Offenhauser2003hr 44m 13.800s8
2+23(USA) George AmickEpperly-Offenhauser200+27.629s6
3+5(USA) Johnny BoydKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200 4
4+5(USA) Tony BettenhausenEpperly-Offenhauser200 4 FL
5+15(USA) Jim RathmannEpperly-Offenhauser200 2
6-3(USA) Jimmy ReeceWatson-Offenhauser200  
7+6(USA) Don FreelandPhillips-Offenhauser200  
8+11(USA) Jud LarsonWatson-Offenhauser200  
9+17(USA) Eddie JohnsonKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
10+23(USA) Bill CheesbourgKurtis Kraft-Novi200  
11+10(USA) Al KellerKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
12-6(USA) Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
13+17(USA) Johnnie TolanKuzma-Offenhauser200  
14+3(USA) Bob ChristieKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser189DNF 
15+17(USA) Dempsey WilsonKuzma-Offenhauser151DNF 
16-4(USA) AJ FoytKuzma-Offenhauser148DNF 
17+14(USA) Mike MagillKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser136DSQ 
18-4(USA) Paul RussoKurtis Kraft-Novi122DNF 
19+4(USA) Shorty TemplemanKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser116DNF 
20-9(USA) Rodger WardLesovsky-Offenhauser93DNF 
21-6(USA) Billy GarrettKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser80DNF 
22-4(USA) Eddie SachsKuzma-Offenhauser68DNF 
23-1(USA) Johnny ThomsonKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser52DNF 
24+5(USA) Chuck WeyantDunn-Offenhauser38DNF 
25-15(USA) Jack TurnerLesovsky-Offenhauser21DNF 
26-22(USA) Bob VeithKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser1DNF 
27-26(USA) Dick RathmannWatson-Offenhauser0DNF 
28-26(USA) Ed ElisianWatson-Offenhauser0DNF 
29-24(USA) Pat O’ConnorKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser0DNF 
30-14(USA) Paul GoldsmithKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser0DNF 
31-7(USA) Jerry UnserKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser0DNF 
32-5(USA) Len SuttonKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser0DNF 
33-5(USA) Art BischKuzma-Offenhauser0DNF 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Stirling Moss17
2(ITA) Luigi Musso12
3(FRA) Maurice Trintignant8
=(USA) Jimmy Bryan8
5(USA) Harry Schell8
6(GBR) Mike Hawthorn7
7(USA) George Amick6
8(FRA) Jean Behra6
9(GBR) Peter Collins4
=(USA) Johnny Boyd4
11(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio4
=(USA) Tony Bettenhausen4
13(AUS) Jack Brabham3
=(GBR) Roy Salvadori3
15(USA) Jim Rathmann2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Cooper-Climax19
2Ferrari14
3Vanwall8
4BRM8
5Maserati3

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
George Amick (only start)
Art Bisch (only start)
AJ Foyt
Paul Goldsmith
Jud Larson
Len Sutton
Jerry Unser (only start)
Dempsey Wilson
Last start
Ed Elisian
Billy Garrett
Pat O’Connor
Johnnie Parsons
Jimmy Reece
Johnnie Tolan
Wins
1st and only for Jimmy Bryan (20th different winner, 8th American driver)
2nd and last for Epperly
Race 1-2
2nd and last for Epperly
Podiums
3rd and last for Jimmy Bryan (only podium for Epperly)
1st for George Amick (56th different podium finisher, 23rd American driver)
1st and only for Johnny Boyd (57th different podium finisher, 24th American driver)
16th and last for Kurtis Kraft
3rd & 4th for Epperly
Poles
1st and only for Dick Rathmann (17th different polesitter, 9th American driver)
2nd and last for Watson
1-2 start
1st and only for Watson (7th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
Fastest laps
1st and only for Tony Bettenhausen (22nd different fastest lap setter, 7th American driver)
2nd and last for Epperly
Front row starts
1st and only for Dick Rathmann, Ed Elisian & Jimmy Reece (41st, 42nd & 43rd different front row starters, 19th, 20th & 21st American drivers)
Points finishes
3rd and last for Jimmy Bryan
1st and only for George Amick & Johnny Boyd (93rd & 94th different point scorers, 32nd & 33rd American drivers)

See also

  • Indianapolis 500
  • Indianapolis circuit
  • 1958 World Championship season

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