1958 Monaco Grand Prix

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1958 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1958 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One

Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
race held on 18 May 1958 at Monaco

Circuit de Monaco

Circuit de Monaco is the name given to a motor racing circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the principality of Monaco....
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Race report
Vanwall

Vanwall

Vanwall was a Formula One team in the 1950s. The Vanwall name was derived by combining the name of the team owner Tony Vandervell with that of his patented Fluid bearing#Thinwalls, which were produced at his Vandervell Products factory at Acton, London, London....
and BRM returned after their Argentine absence and so Stirling Moss

Stirling Moss

Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss Order of the British Empire is a retired racing driver from England. His success in a variety of categories placed him among the world's elite – he is often called "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship"....
went back to his regular drive. In his place with the new 2000cc engined Cooper

Cooper Car Company

The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946....
was French driver Maurice Trintignant

Maurice Trintignant

Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant was a motor racing driver and vintner from France. He competed in the Formula One World Championship for fourteen years, between 1950 and 1964, one of the longest careers in the early years of F1....
. Jean Behra

Jean Behra

Jean Marie Behra was a Formula One driver who raced for the Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Scuderia Ferrari and Porsche teams....
led until his brakes failed, and then Mike Hawthorn

Mike Hawthorn

John Michael Hawthorn was a racing driver, born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, and educated at Ardingly College, West Sussex....
swept by in the Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...
. Moss had been duelling with him throughout the race until he retired on lap 38, and Hawthorn followed suit on lap 47 with a broken fuel pump.

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The 1958 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One

Formula One

Circuit de Monaco

Circuit de Monaco is the name given to a motor racing circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the principality of Monaco....
.

Race report

Vanwall

Stirling Moss

Cooper Car Company

Maurice Trintignant

Jean Behra

Jean Marie Behra was a Formula One driver who raced for the Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Scuderia Ferrari and Porsche teams....
led until his brakes failed, and then Mike Hawthorn

Mike Hawthorn

John Michael Hawthorn was a racing driver, born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, and educated at Ardingly College, West Sussex....
swept by in the Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari

Stuart Lewis-Evans

Stuart Nigel Lewis-Evans was a racing driver from England. He participated in 14 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 May 1957....
and Tony Brooks

Tony Brooks

Charles Anthony Standish Brooks is a United Kingdom former racing driver from England also known as the "racing dentist". He participated in 39 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 14 July 1956, and scored the first win by a British driver in a British car in a Grand Prix since 1923, in 1955 driving a Connaught Engineering...
retired, leaving Trintignant to lead home by some 20 seconds giving Cooper its second race win of the year.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	20	Maurice Trintignant Maurice Trintignant Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant was a motor racing driver and vintner from France. He competed in the Formula One World Championship for fourteen years, between 1950 and 1964, one of the longest careers in the early years of F1....	Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946.... -Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....	100	2:52:27.9	5	8
2	34	Luigi Musso Luigi Musso Luigi Musso was an Italian racing driver.Musso began his racing career driving sports car racing before debuting on the Formula One circuit on 17 January 1954, driving a Maserati....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...	100	+20.2 secs	10	6
3	36	Peter Collins Peter Collins (racing driver) Peter John Collins was a Formula One driver from England. He participated in 35 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952. He won 3 races, achieved 9 podiums, and scored a total of 47 championship points....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...	100	+38.8 secs	9	4
4	16	Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, Order of Australia, Officer of the Order of the British Empire is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966....	Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946.... -Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....	97	+3 Laps	3	3
5	8	Harry Schell Harry Schell Henry O'Reilly Schell was an United States Grand Prix motor racing driver....	BRM British Racing Motors British Racing Motors was a United Kingdom Formula 1 motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grand Prix motor racing and winning 17....	91	+9 Laps	12	2
6	24	Cliff Allison Cliff Allison Henry Clifford Allison was a racing driver who participated in Formula One during seasons to for the Team Lotus, Scuderia Centro Sud, Scuderia Ferrari and British Racing Partnership teams....	Lotus Team Lotus Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport series including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, American Championship Car Racing and sports car racing.... -Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....	87	+13 Laps	13
Ret	40	Wolfgang von Trips Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips was a Germany racing driver. He was the son of a noble Rhineland family....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...	91	Engine	11
Ret	58	Jo Bonnier Joakim Bonnier Joakim "Jo" Bonnier was a Sweden sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....	71	Accident	16
Ret	26	Graham Hill Graham Hill Norman Graham Hill was a United Kingdom racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion. He was born in Hampstead, London.Graham Hill is the only driver to win the so-called Triple Crown of Motorsport....	Lotus Team Lotus Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport series including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, American Championship Car Racing and sports car racing.... -Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....	69	Halfshaft	15
Ret	18	Roy Salvadori Roy Salvadori Roy Francesco Salvadori is a former motor racing driver and manager from England. He participated in 50 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 12 July 1952, and achieved two podiums, scoring a total of 19 Championship points....	Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946.... -Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....	56	Gearbox	4
Ret	38	Mike Hawthorn Mike Hawthorn John Michael Hawthorn was a racing driver, born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, and educated at Ardingly College, West Sussex....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...	47	Fuel pump	6	1
Ret	28	Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss Order of the British Empire is a retired racing driver from England. His success in a variety of categories placed him among the world's elite – he is often called "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship"....	Vanwall Vanwall Vanwall was a Formula One team in the 1950s. The Vanwall name was derived by combining the name of the team owner Tony Vandervell with that of his patented Fluid bearing#Thinwalls, which were produced at his Vandervell Products factory at Acton, London, London....	38	Engine	8
Ret	6	Jean Behra Jean Behra Jean Marie Behra was a Formula One driver who raced for the Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Scuderia Ferrari and Porsche teams....	BRM British Racing Motors British Racing Motors was a United Kingdom Formula 1 motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grand Prix motor racing and winning 17....	29	Brakes	2
Ret	46	Giorgio Scarlatti Giorgio Scarlatti Giorgio Scarlatti was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 13, 1956. He scored one championship point....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....	28	Engine	14
Ret	30	Tony Brooks Tony Brooks Charles Anthony Standish Brooks is a United Kingdom former racing driver from England also known as the "racing dentist". He participated in 39 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 14 July 1956, and scored the first win by a British driver in a British car in a Grand Prix since 1923, in 1955 driving a Connaught Engineering...	Vanwall Vanwall Vanwall was a Formula One team in the 1950s. The Vanwall name was derived by combining the name of the team owner Tony Vandervell with that of his patented Fluid bearing#Thinwalls, which were produced at his Vandervell Products factory at Acton, London, London....	22	Engine	1
Ret	32	Stuart Lewis-Evans Stuart Lewis-Evans Stuart Nigel Lewis-Evans was a racing driver from England. He participated in 14 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 May 1957....	Vanwall Vanwall Vanwall was a Formula One team in the 1950s. The Vanwall name was derived by combining the name of the team owner Tony Vandervell with that of his patented Fluid bearing#Thinwalls, which were produced at his Vandervell Products factory at Acton, London, London....	11	Overheating	7
DNQ	22		Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946.... -Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....
DNQ	50	Ken Kavanagh Ken Kavanagh Ken Kavanagh is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racing motorcycle Road racing and racecar driver from Australia. He became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 350cc Ulster Grand Prix....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
DNQ	48	Gerino Gerini Gerino Gerini Gerino Gerini is a former racing driver from Italy.A native of Rome, he participated in 7 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 22, 1956....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
DNQ	12	Bruce Kessler Bruce Kessler Bruce Kessler is a former racing driver from the United States. He entered one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix with a Connaught Engineering owned by Bernie Ecclestone, but failed to qualify, although he posted the 21st fastest time of the 28 entrants....	Connaught-Alta
DNQ	14	Paul Emery Paul Emery Paul Emery was a racing driver from England.Paul built a number of front wheel drive 500cc Formula 3 cars and drove them himself. He participated in 2 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on July 14, 1956 and numerous non-Championship Formula One races....	Connaught-Alta
DNQ	44	Maria Teresa de Filippis Maria Teresa de Filippis Maria Teresa de Filippis was the first of five female Formula One racing drivers in the sport's history. She participated in 5 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 18, 1958....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
DNQ	56	André Testut André Testut Andr? Testut was a racing driver from Monaco. He was born in Lyon, France. He entered 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, both in Monaco, in 1958 Monaco Grand Prix and 1959 Monaco Grand Prix....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
DNQ	52	Giulio Cabianca Giulio Cabianca Giulio Cabianca was a Formula One driver from Italy.Cabianca was born in Verona, northern Italy. He participated in 4 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 18, 1958....	Osca
DNQ	54	Luigi Piotti Luigi Piotti Luigi Piotti was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 8 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on January 22, 1956. He scored no championship points....	Osca
DNQ	42	Horace Gould Horace Gould Horace Gould was a racing driver from Bristol, England, died in Southmead. He participated in 17 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 17, 1954, plus numerous non-Championship races.....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
DNQ	10		BRM British Racing Motors British Racing Motors was a United Kingdom Formula 1 motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grand Prix motor racing and winning 17....
DNQ	12	Bernie Ecclestone Bernie Ecclestone Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone is the president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration and owns a stake in Alpha Prema, the parent company of the Formula One Group of companies....	Connaught-Alta
DNQ	50	Luigi Taramazzo Luigi Taramazzo Luigi Taramazzo was a racing driver from Italy. His single Formula One World Championship entry was at the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix, where he shared the Maserati 250F of Ken Kavanagh....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
DNQ	56	Louis Chiron Louis Chiron Louis Alexandre Chiron was a champion of Grand Prix motor racing.As a teenager, Louis Chiron fell in love with cars and racing. He learned to drive at a young age and joined the Grand Prix circuit after World War I where he had been requisitioned from the artillery section to serve as a chauffeur....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
DNQ	4	Paco Godia Paco Godia Francisco Godia Sales, better known as Paco Godia was a racing driver from Barcelona, Spain. He drove intermittently in Formula One between and , participating in 14 World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship races....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....