| 1958 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1958 World Sportscar Championship season was the 6th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing.[1] It featured the 1958 World Sports Car Championship which was contested over a six race series [1] which ran from 26 January 26, 1958 to 13 September 1958.
Schedule[]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  1000 km Buenos Aires
|
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | January 26 |
| 2 |  12 Hours of Sebring
|
Sebring International Raceway | March 22 |
| 3 |  Targa Florio
|
Palermo | May 11 |
| 4 |  1000km Nürburgring
|
Nürburgring | June 1 |
| 5 |  24 Hours of Le Mans
|
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 21 June 22 |
| 6 |  RAC Tourist Trophy
|
Goodwood Circuit | September 13 |
Season results[]
Races[]
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Buenos Aires | #2 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
| Peter Collins Phil Hill
| |||
| 2 | Sebring | #14 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
| Peter Collins Phil Hill
| |||
| 3 | Palermo | #106 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
Luigi Musso Olivier Gendebien
| |||
| 4 | Nürburgring | #1 David Brown, Ltd.
|
Results |
Stirling Moss Jack Brabham
| |||
| 5 | La Sarthe | #14 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
| Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien
| |||
| 6 | Goodwood | #7 David Brown, Ltd.
|
Results |
| Stirling Moss Tony Brooks
|
Manufacturers Championship[]
Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1, excepting the RAC Tourist Trophy, for which points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 for the first 4 positions.[2] A manufacturer was only awarded points for its best placed car [2] and no points were awarded for places occupied by other finishers from the same manufacturer. Only the best 4 results for each manufacturer were counted towards the championship totals.[3] Discarded points are shown in the following table within brackets.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | Ferrari [1]
|
8 | 8 | 8 | (6) | 8 | 32 | |
| 2 [1] | Porsche [1]
|
4 | 4 | 6 | (1) | 4 | (1) | 18 |
| 3 [1] | Aston Martin [1]
|
8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |||
| 4 [1] | Lotus [1]
|
3 | 3 | |||||
| 5 [1] | O.S.C.A. [1]
|
2 | 2 |
The cars[]
The following models contributed towards the nett championship points totals of their repecitive manufacturers.
- Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
- Porsche 718 RSK and Porsche 550 RS
- Aston Martin DBR1 and Aston Martin DB3S
- Lotus Eleven
- Osca MT4
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey Section, Previous FIA Championship Winners, page 122
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260
- ↑ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 266
External links[]
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