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1958 Caen GP
1958 British GP
1957 German GP

1958 German GP

1958 Portuguese GP
1959 German GP
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Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 3 August 1958
Start time14:00
Event German GP
Circuit Nürburgring
Event FormatRace of 15 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#8 of 11 in 1958
#72 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps15
Circuit Perimeter22810 m
Race Distance22810 × 15 = 342.150 km
Grid Format4-3-4-3
Pole PositionRight
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Dry
Participants
Entries26
Qualifiers26
Finishers11
Debutants
Bruce McLaren (Driver),
Christian Goethals (Driver),
Ecurie Demi-Litre (Entrant),
   Ecurie Eperon d'Or (Entrant),
High Efficiency Motors (Entrant),
Tony Marsh (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 30 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
Climax – 50th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
 Maurice Trintignant – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
DeathsPeter Collins
Records Broken 1. Most Retirements Harry Schell,  Jean Behra (27)
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (12),
2. Most Retirements Maserati (193),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (145),
4. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (24),
5. Most Consecutive Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (7),
6. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores in a Season Ferrari (12),
7. Most Races Led Ferrari (62),
8. Most Laps Led Ferrari (1693),
9. Most Race Entries Maserati (377),
10. Most Poles Ferrari (28),
11. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (24),
12. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (26),
13. Most 20th Place Qualifications Maserati (13),
14. Most 21st Place Qualifications Maserati (11)

World Championship standings
1  Mike Hawthorn 30 
2  Stirling Moss 24 
3  Tony Brooks 16 up
4  Peter Collins 14 up
5  Roy Salvadori 13 up
6  Maurice Trintignant 12 
7  Luigi Musso 12 up
8  Harry Schell 12 up
9  Jimmy Bryan 8 up
10  Wolfgang von Trips 7 up
  Stuart Lewis-Evans 7 up
12  Juan Manuel Fangio 7 up
13  George Amick 6 up
14  Jean Behra 6 up
15  Johnny Boyd 4 up
16  Tony Bettenhausen 4 
17  Cliff Allison 3 
  Jack Brabham 3 
19  Jim Rathmann 2 
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 37 
2  Vanwall / Vanwall 33 
3  Cooper / Climax 29 
4  BRM / BRM 12 
5  Maserati / Maserati 6 
6  Lotus / Climax 3 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 8Car 3Car 7
EntrantVandervell ProductsScuderia FerrariVandervell Products
Driver Tony Brooks Mike Hawthorn Stirling Moss
Car Vanwall 57 Ferrari 246 Vanwall 57
EngineVanwall 2.5 L4Ferrari 2.4 V6Vanwall 2.5 L4
Time2:21'15.09'14.09'09.2
Speed145.338 km/h148.224 km/h149.519 km/h