| Race details | ||
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| Race 1 of 11 in the 1958 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | 19 January 1958 | |
| Official name | VI Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina | |
| Location | Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.912 km (2.431 mi) | |
| Distance | 80 laps, 312.96 km (194.48 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Juan Manuel Fangio
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Maserati |
| Time | 1:42.0 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio
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Maserati |
| Time | 1:41.8 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Stirling Moss
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Cooper-Climax |
| Second |  Luigi Musso
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Ferrari |
| Third | Mike Hawthorn
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Ferrari |
The 1958 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 19 January 1958 at Buenos Aires. It was the first round of the 1958 Formula One season.
The race was won by Stirling Moss in Rob Walker's privately-entered Cooper T43. It was the first World Drivers Championship race win for a rear-engined car and also first win for a privateer team in Formula One.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Stirling Moss
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Cooper-Climax | 80 | 2:19:33.7 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 | Luigi Musso
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Ferrari | 80 | +2.7 secs | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Mike Hawthorn
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Ferrari | 80 | +12.6 secs | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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Maserati | 80 | +53.0 secs | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 |  Jean Behra
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Maserati | 78 | +2 Laps | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 |  Harry Schell
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Maserati | 77 | +3 Laps | 8 | |
| 7 | 6 | Carlos Menditeguy
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Maserati | 76 | +4 Laps | 6 | |
| 8 | 10 |  Paco Godia
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Maserati | 75 | +5 Laps | 9 | |
| 9 | 12 | Horace Gould
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Maserati | 71 | +9 Laps | 10 | |
| Ret | 18 | Peter Collins
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Ferrari | 0 | Halfshaft | 3 |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:42.0
- Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:41.8
- Lap Leaders: Jean Behra 1 lap (1); Mike Hawthorn 8 laps (2-9); Juan Manuel Fangio 25 laps (10-34); Stirling Moss 46 laps (35-80).
- First win for Cooper in Formula One.
- First win for a rear-engined car in Formula One, marked by the Cooper T43-Climax.
- First win for a privateer team in Formula One.
- Last win: Continental tyres
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
| Previous race: 1957 Italian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1958 season |
Next race: 1958 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1957 Argentine Grand Prix |
Argentine Grand Prix | Next race: 1960 Argentine Grand Prix |
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