1958 British Grand Prix
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Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration
Race details
Date	19 July 1958
Official name	11th RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.7105 km (2.927 miles)
Distance	75 laps, 353.288 km (219.525 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Time	1:39.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Time	1:40.8
Podium
First	Peter Collins	Ferrari
Second	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Third	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders

The 1958 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 19 July 1958 at Silverstone. It was race 7 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 6 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Entries

Bernie Ecclestone entered a pair of Connaughts for Ivor Bueb and Jack Fairman, with Ecclestone also named as a driver of the Fairman car in case he needed to take over the entry.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	7	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	1:39.4	—
2	20	Harry Schell	BRM	1:39.8	+0.4
3	10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	1:40.0	+0.6
4	2	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:40.4	+1.0
5	17	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	1:40.4	+1.0
6	1	Peter Collins	Ferrari	1:40.6	+1.2
7	9	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	1:41.4	+2.0
8	19	Jean Behra	BRM	1:41.4	+2.0
9	8	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	1:41.6	+2.2
10	11	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:42.0	+2.6
11	3	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:42.0	+2.6
12	4	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	1:42.6	+3.2
13	22	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	1:43.0	+3.6
14	16	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	1:43.0	+3.6
15	5	Carroll Shelby	Maserati	1:44.2	+4.8
16	12	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax	1:45.4	+6.0
17	15	Ivor Bueb	Connaught-Alta	1:51.4	+12.0
18	6	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	1:53.0	+13.6
19	14	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	1:58.8	+19.4
20	18	Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	1:58.8	+19.4
Source:[2]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Peter Collins	Ferrari	75	2:09:04.2	6	8
2	2	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	75	+24.2	4	71
3	10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	75	+50.6	3	4
4	9	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	75	+50.8	7	3
5	20	Harry Schell	BRM	75	+1:14.8	2	2
6	11	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	75	+1:23.2	10
7	8	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	74	+1 Lap	9
8	4	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	73	+2 Laps	12
9	5	Carroll Shelby	Maserati	72	+3 Laps	15
Ret	3	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	59	Engine	11
Ret	22	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	49	Gearbox	13
Ret	6	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	44	Gearbox	18
Ret	12	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax	40	Clutch	16
Ret	7	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	25	Engine	1
Ret	17	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	21	Engine	5
Ret	19	Jean Behra	BRM	19	Suspension	8
Ret	15	Ivor Bueb	Connaught-Alta	19	Gearbox	17
Ret	18	Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	19	Overheating	20
Ret	16	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	17	Overheating	14
Ret	14	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	7	Ignition	19
Source:[3]

Notes

• ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Mike Hawthorn 30 1 2 Stirling Moss 23 8 3 Peter Collins 14 1 4 Luigi Musso 12 1 5 Harry Schell 12 Source: [4]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 36 2 Vanwall 25 3 Cooper-Climax 23 4 BRM 12 5 Maserati 6 Source: [4]

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.