Championship of the world of Formula 1 1958

The championship of the world of Formula 1 1958 was gained by the Britannique Mike Hawthorn over Ferrari. The British mark Vanwall gained the first championship of the world of the manufacturers.

Sporting payment

Seuls the 6 best results are retained.
the attribution of the points is carried out according to scale 8,6,4,3,2, with 1 point for the author of the best turn in race.
the pilots who change car in the course of test cannot mark points.

Technical payment

Driving atmospheric: 2.500 cm ³
Engine supercharged: 750 cm ³

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The off season was marked by the official withdrawal of the Maserati team, in prey with financial problems. So long 47 years, the world champion titrates Juan Manuel Fangio of it did not do anything to find a wheel and remains evasive on his future. Its team-members Jean Behra and Harry Schell as for them found refuge at BRM.

Side from Ferrari, one finds the trio Mike Hawthorn - Peter Collins - Luigi Musso, which should be punctually reinforced by the German Wolfgang von Trips.

No changes either at Vanwall where one finds Stirling Moss, Peter Brooks and Stuart Lewis-Evans.

To supervise finally tiny the Cooper - Climaxes with back engine, controlled by Australian the Jack Brabham and the British Roy Salvadori.

Summary of the championship of the world 1958

First victories of Cooper: behind all!

Beginning of the season in the form of polemic with the GP of Argentina, organized as usual in January. In order to protest against the lack of time granted to prepare with the new regulation on the fuels, the British official teams decided to boycott the test. The plate is thus limited to Ferrari official and a private troop of Maserati (among which one finds Juan Manuel Fangio). But the victory reconsiders in a surprised way to Stirling Moss the Cooper-Climax of the private stable of Rob Walker. Left free by Vanwall defend its chances with the championship, Moss is essential in front of the armada Ferrari, taken along by Luigi Musso. It is the first victory in the championship of the world of a back engine car.

In Monaco in May, the British stables are of return, and Moss yielded the wheel of Cooper de Rob Walker to Maurice Trintignant, which confirms the surprise of Buenos Aires while asserting itself on the nose and the beard of all the factories. Trapped twice by the astonishing British small car, Luigi Musso does not take month of them the orders of the championship.

the plume of Moss, regularity of Hawthorn

With Zandvoort, return to the normal , with an easy victory of Moss over Vanwall. Benefitting from the anonymous services of Ferrari, the English takes again the head of the championship with Musso. Then in Belgium, it is with the turn of Tony Brooks to impose Vanwall.

The GP of France marks the return in form of Ferrari, with the victory of Hawthorn. But the success of Scuderia is endeuillé by the fatal accident of Luigi Musso, party with the fault while trying to double one delayed without wasting time on Hawthorn. To note the presence at the beginning of Fangio Juan-Handbook on Maserati. On an overpowered car of problems, the Argentinian champion hangs a fourth place méritoire before announcing his departure with the retirement.

In spite of mourning, Ferrari confirms its form later 15 days in England with the victory of Peter Collins. Hawthorn, second, benefit from it him to take the broad one with the championship.

The duel Ferrari-Vanwall continues in Germany. Because of the premature withdrawal of Moss, it is in Brooks that returns the responsibility of defend the colors of Vanwall. Badly party, Brooks returns on Hawthorn and Collins before doubling them then to take the broad one. Behind him, a new drama is played, with the fatal accident of Peter Collins. In the space of three races, Scuderia thus lost two of its leaders.

Terribly decreased, Ferrari manages to save the pieces of furniture with the championship at the time of the GP of Portugal since in spite of the victory of Moss, Hawthorn concedes one point with its compatriot and preserves the head of the championship. Its second place must largely with the fair play of its adversary since Hawthorn had been downgraded by the police chiefs, before Moss does not testify in its favor and inflects makes green it. The situation is even more favorable for Hawthorn at the conclusion of the GP of Italy, than it finishes second again whereas Moss gave up beforehand.

Even if Hawthorn must start to cut off its less good performances (it already finished with seven recoveries in the points), one second place is enough for him in Morocco to be titrated in the event of victory of Moss. Moss fills its share of the contract while being essential with the manner. Hawthorn, only third, are made as for him offer the second place synonymous with world title by Phil Hill, newcomer within Scuderia. It should be noted that for the third time of the season, Formula 1 is endeuillée. This time, it is Stuart Lewis-Evans on third Vanwall which, broken, will die of the continuations of its wounds a few days later.

Hawthorn will never defend its world title. Very affected by this particularly fatal season (it was in particular very close to Peter Collins), it announces its retirement at the end of the year. A few weeks later, it will disappear in its turn in an traffic accident.

The stable Vanwall, first world champion of the manufacturers also at the end of the year announces his withdrawal of Formula 1.

Grand Prix of the season 1958

Classification of the pilots

Classification of the manufacturers

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