1958 French Grand Prix

1958 French Grand Prix
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Reims-Gueux layout
Race details
Date 6 July 1958
Official name XLIV Grand Prix de l'ACF
Location Reims circuit, Reims, France
Course Temporary road course
Course length 8.302 km (5.159 miles)
Distance 50 laps, 415.1 km (257.95 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 2:21.7
Fastest lap
Driver Mike Hawthorn Ferrari
Time 2:24.9
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Vanwall
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1958 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 6 July 1958. It was race 6 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 5 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The race was won by Mike Hawthorn driving a Ferrari 246 F1; it was his first Formula One victory since the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix and would prove to be his last. It was also the last Formula One race for five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. On the final lap, Hawthorn eased up to let Fangio, running fifth at the time, finish on the lead lap of his last race. This turned out to be a blessing, as Peter Collins ran out of fuel on the final lap, allowing Fangio to secure fourth. Collins managed to push his car to finish fifth. Finishing in tenth was Indianapolis 500 winner, American Troy Ruttman driving a Maserati 250F for Scuderia Centro Sud in what would be his only Grand Prix appearance outside of the 500. Ruttman had qualified 15 seconds away from pole position and finished five laps down on Hawthorn.

Fatalities

The F1 race was marred by Ferrari driver Luigi Musso's fatal accident at the Courbe du Calvaire. His car hurtled off course and crashed into a ditch. Musso was thrown out of the car, was critically injured and died later that day at a hospital near the track.

Of the 21 starters, six died in racing cars within the next three years. Musso died in the race itself, while Peter Collins died four weeks later in the 1958 German Grand Prix, Lewis-Evans at the Moroccan Grand Prix, Jean Behra in a support race for the 1959 German Grand Prix, Harry Schell in practice for the 1960 BRDC International Trophy, and Wolfgang von Trips and a dozen spectators died at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix.

Formula 2

The "II Coupe Internationale de Vitesse 1958"[1][2] 1500cc Formula Two race was held on the same day, over 30 laps. Several current and future F1 pilots entered both events, with F2 already using Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout cars from Cooper, and even sportscars with enveloping bodywork [3] from Porsche and OSCA that were heavier but seemingly made up time on the long straights of Reims, a circuit similar to Le Mans. Pole (2'34.1") and victory by Jean Behra in a Porsche 718 RSK (converted central seat sportscar) ahead of Collins in a front engine Ferrari Dino 156 F2.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:21.7 —
2 2 Luigi Musso Ferrari 2:22.4 +0.7
3 16 Harry Schell BRM 2:23.1 +1.4
4 42 Peter Collins Ferrari 2:23.3 +1.6
5 10 Tony Brooks Vanwall 2:23.4 +1.7
6 8 Stirling Moss Vanwall 2:23.7 +2.0
7 18 Maurice Trintignant BRM 2:23.7 +2.0
8 34 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 2:24.0 +2.3
9 14 Jean Behra BRM 2:24.2 +2.5
10 12 Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 2:25.3 +3.6
11 40 Paco Godia Maserati 2:27.1 +5.4
12 22 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2:27.3 +5.6
13 36 Phil Hill Maserati 2:29.5 +7.8
14 20 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 2:30.0 +8.3
15 32 Gerino Gerini Maserati 2:30.7 +9.0
16 38 Jo Bonnier Maserati 2:30.9 +9.2
17 28 Carroll Shelby Maserati 2:32.0 +10.3
18 30 Troy Ruttman Maserati 2:36.0 +14.3
19 24 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 2:40.9 +19.2
20 26 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 2:49.7 +28.0
21 6 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari
Source:[4]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 50 2:03:21.3 1 91
2 8 Stirling Moss Vanwall 50 + 24.6 6 6
3 6 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 50 + 59.7 21 4
4 34 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 50 + 2:30.6 8 3
5 42 Peter Collins Ferrari 50 + 5:24.9 4 2
6 22 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 49 + 1 Lap 12  
7 36 Phil Hill Maserati 49 + 1 Lap 13  
8 38 Jo Bonnier Maserati 48 + 2 Laps 16  
9 32 Gerino Gerini Maserati 47 + 3 Laps 15  
10 30 Troy Ruttman Maserati 45 + 5 Laps 18  
11 20 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 37 + 13 Laps 14  
Ret 16 Harry Schell BRM 41 Overheating 3  
Ret 14 Jean Behra BRM 41 Fuel Pump 9  
Ret 12 Stuart Lewis-Evans
Tony Brooks 		Vanwall 35 Engine 10  
Ret 24 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 33 Overheating 19  
Ret 40 Paco Godia Maserati 28 Accident 11  
Ret 18 Maurice Trintignant BRM 23 Fuel Pump 7  
Ret 10 Tony Brooks Vanwall 16 Engine 5  
Ret 2 Luigi Musso Ferrari 9 Fatal Accident 2  
Ret 28 Carroll Shelby Maserati 9 Engine 17  
Ret 26 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 6 Engine 20  
Source:[5]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Additional information

This was the debut World Championship Formula One race for future world champion Phil Hill.

Championship standings after the race

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

  1. ^ https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2//F258_11.htm
  2. ^ https://www.racingyears.com/race/II_Coupe_Internationale_de_Vitesse
  3. ^ https://library.revsinstitute.org/advanced-search/subjec%5ESecond%20Coupe%20Internationale%20de%20Vitesse%5Eall%5Eand/1
  4. ^ "1958 ACF GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ^ "1958 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b "France 1958 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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