1958 Portuguese Grand Prix

Summary

The 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuito da Boavista, Oporto on 24 August 1958. It was race 9 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 8 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

1958 Portuguese Grand Prix
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Race details
Date 24 August 1958
Official name VII Portuguese Grand Prix
Location Circuito da Boavista
Oporto (Porto), Portugal
Course Public road
Course length 7.4 km (4.625 miles)
Distance 50 laps, 370 km (231.25 miles)
Pole position
Driver Vanwall
Time 2:34.21
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari
Time 2:32.37 on lap 36
Podium
First Vanwall
Second Ferrari
Third Vanwall
Lap leaders

Mike Hawthorn was initially disqualified for restarting his car against the direction of the circuit,[1] losing seven points. However, Championship rival Stirling Moss had seen the incident which caused the disqualification and went to the judges to revert the decision since he felt Hawthorn had done nothing wrong. Eventually, Hawthorn was classified and retained his seven points.

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 2   Stirling Moss Vanwall 2:34.2
2 24   Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:34.2 +0.0
3 6   Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 2:34.6 +0.4
4 8   Jean Behra BRM 2:34.9 +0.7
5 4   Tony Brooks Vanwall 2:35.9 +1.7
6 22   Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 2:37.0 +2.8
7 10   Harry Schell BRM 2:37.0 +2.8
8 14   Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2:37.4 +3.2
9 12   Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 2:37.9 +3.7
10 28   Carroll Shelby Maserati 2:40.4 +6.2
11 16   Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 2:43.0 +8.8
12 20   Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 2:46.2 +12.0
13 18   Cliff Allison Maserati 2:46.2 +12.0
14 32   Jo Bonnier Maserati 2:46.6 +12.4
15 30   Maria Teresa de Filippis Maserati 3:01.9 +27.7
Source:[2]

Race edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Stirling Moss Vanwall 50 2:11:27.80 1 8
2 24   Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 50 + 5:12.75 2 71
3 6   Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 49 + 1 Lap 3 4
4 8   Jean Behra BRM 49 + 1 Lap 4 3
5 22   Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 49 + 1 Lap 6 2
6 10   Harry Schell BRM 49 + 1 Lap 7  
7 14   Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 48 + 2 Laps 8  
8 12   Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 48 + 2 Laps 9  
9 16   Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 46 + 4 Laps 11  
Ret 28   Carroll Shelby Maserati 47 Brakes 10  
Ret 4   Tony Brooks Vanwall 37 Spun Off 5  
Ret 20   Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 25 Spun Off 12  
Ret 18   Cliff Allison Maserati 15 Engine 13  
Ret 32   Jo Bonnier Maserati 9 Physical 14  
Ret 30   Maria Teresa de Filippis Maserati 6 Engine 15  
DNA 26   Phil Hill Ferrari  
DNA 34   Casimiro de Oliveira Maserati  
Source:[3]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race edit

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards each Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References edit

  1. ^ "1958 Portuguese Grand Prix race report: GB 1-2-3 in Boavista". Motor Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ "1958 Portuguese GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ "1958 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Portugal 1958 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.


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