1958 Italian Grand Prix
Motor car race
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The 1958 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 7 September 1958. It was race 10 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 9 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Vanwall won the first Constructors' Championship in the category with 1 race left to go. After retiring his original car, entered by Scuderia Centro Sud, Carroll Shelby took over Masten Gregory's car, entered by Temple Buell, and finished fourth. No points were awarded for the shared drive.[2]
Date
7 September 1958
Official name
XXIX Gran Premio d'Italia
Location
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course
Permanent road course
| 1958 Italian Grand Prix | |||||
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Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 7 September 1958 | ||||
| Official name | XXIX Gran Premio d'Italia | ||||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent road course | ||||
| Course length | 5.750 km (3.573 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 70 laps, 404.5 km (250.1 miles) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Vanwall | ||||
| Time | 1:40.5 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
| Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:42.9[1] | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Vanwall | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 26 | Vanwall | 1:40.5 | — | |
| 2 | 28 | Vanwall | 1:41.2 | +0.7 | |
| 3 | 14 | Ferrari | 1:41.8 | +1.3 | |
| 4 | 30 | Vanwall | 1:42.4 | +1.9 | |
| 5 | 20 | Ferrari | 1:42.5 | +2.0 | |
| 6 | 16 | Ferrari | 1:42.6 | +2.1 | |
| 7 | 18 | Ferrari | 1:42.7 | +2.2 | |
| 8 | 8 | BRM | 1:43.2 | +2.7 | |
| 9 | 10 | BRM | 1:43.2 | +2.7 | |
| 10 | 12 | BRM | 1:44.7 | +4.2 | |
| 11 | 32 | Maserati | 1:44.9 | +4.4 | |
| 12 | 38 | Lotus-Climax | 1:46.0 | +5.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | Cooper-Climax | 1:46.4 | +5.9 | |
| 14 | 6 | Cooper-Climax | 1:47.0 | +6.5 | |
| 15 | 4 | Cooper-Climax | 1:47.3 | +6.8 | |
| 16 | 36 | Lotus-Climax | 1:47.8 | +7.3 | |
| 17 | 34 | Maserati | 1:48.0 | +7.5 | |
| 18 | 24 | Maserati | 1:49.8 | +9.3 | |
| 19 | 40 | Maserati | 1:50.1 | +9.6 | |
| 20 | 22 | Maserati | 1:54.6 | +14.1 | |
| 21 | 42 | Maserati | 1:55.9 | +15.4 | |
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Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 28 | Vanwall | 70 | 2:03:47.8 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | 14 | Ferrari | 70 | + 24.2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 18 | Ferrari | 70 | + 28.3 | 7 | 51 | |
| 4 | 32 | Maserati | 69 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 02 | |
| 5 | 6 | Cooper-Climax | 62 | + 8 Laps | 14 | 2 | |
| 6 | 38 | Lotus-Climax | 62 | + 8 Laps | 12 | ||
| 7 | 36 | Lotus-Climax | 61 | + 9 Laps | 16 | ||
| Ret | 42 | Maserati | 57 | Engine | 21 | ||
| Ret | 22 | Maserati | 51 | Engine | 20 | ||
| Ret | 8 | BRM | 42 | Clutch | 8 | ||
| Ret | 24 | Maserati | 32 | Engine | 18 | ||
| Ret | 30 | Vanwall | 30 | Overheating | 4 | ||
| Ret | 2 | Cooper-Climax | 24 | Gearbox | 13 | ||
| Ret | 26 | Vanwall | 17 | Gearbox | 1 | ||
| Ret | 12 | BRM | 14 | Transmission | 10 | ||
| Ret | 20 | Ferrari | 4 | Suspension | 5 | ||
| Ret | 40 | Maserati | 2 | Accident | 19 | ||
| Ret | 34 | Maserati | 1 | Handling | 17 | ||
| Ret | 16 | Ferrari | 0 | Accident | 6 | ||
| Ret | 10 | BRM | 0 | Accident | 9 | ||
| Ret | 4 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Suspension | 15 | ||
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- Notes
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards each Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
