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1958 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament

1958 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament

The 1958 World Sportscar Championship was a motor racing series for sportscars which ran from 26 January to 13 September 1958 and comprised six races in six countries. It was the sixth World Sportscar Championship.

The championship was won by Ferrari.

Season

250 TR 58

After major accidents at the 1955 Les 24 Heures du Mans and 1957 Mille Miglia, the sport's governing body, F.I.A. and its Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI) dictated several technical changes to the 1958 Sports Car regulations with engine capacity now limited to three litres. Although Le Mans continued, the Mille Miglia was never run in its original format again and was dropped from the calendar, with the Sicilian Targa Florio replacing it as the Italian round of the championship.

This allowed Scuderia Ferrari to dominate the season, as Maserati withdrew from motor racing, leaving Aston Martin and Porsche as the main opposition, but as the previous seasons, the majority of the fields were made up of amateur or gentlemen drivers, often up against professional racing drivers with experience in Formula One.

Season results

Race results

RoundDateEventCircuit or LocationWinning driverWinning teamWinning carResults123456
January 26Argentina 1000km of Buenos AiresAutódromo Municipal-Avenida PazGBR Peter Collins
USA Phil HillItaly Scuderia FerrariItaly Ferrari 250 TR 58Results
March 22USA 12-Hour Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance for The Amoco TrophySebring International RacewayUSA Phil Hill
GBR Peter CollinsItaly Scuderia FerrariItaly Ferrari 250 TR 58Results
May 11Italy Targa FlorioCircuito Piccolo delle MadonieItaly Luigi Musso
Belgium Olivier GendebienItaly Scuderia FerrariItaly Ferrari 250 TR 58Results
June 1West Germany Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometre Rennen NürburgringNürburgringGBR Stirling Moss
Australia Jack BrabhamGBR David Brown, Aston Martin Ltd.GBR Aston Martin DBR1/300Results
June 21–22France 24 Heures du MansCircuit de la SartheBelgium Olivier Gendebien
USA Phil HillItaly Scuderia FerrariItaly Ferrari 250 TR 58Results
September 13GBR RAC Tourist TrophyGoodwood CircuitGBR Stirling Moss
GBR Tony BrooksGBR David Brown Ltd.GBR Aston Martin DBR1/300Results

Championship standings

PosManufacturerARG BUEUSA SEBITA TGAWest Germany NÜRFRA LMSUK TTRTotal12345
ITA Ferrari888(6)832 (38)
DEU Porsche446(1)4(1)18 (20)
GBR Aston Martin86418
GBR Lotus33
ITA O.S.C.A.22

Note:

  • Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1, excepting the RAC Tourist Trophy, for which points were awarded 4-3-2-1 for the first four positions.
  • Manufacturers were awarded points only for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars.
  • Only the best four results from the six races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not retained are listed within brackets in the above table. Gross points earned are shown in the Total column within brackets.

The cars

The following models contributed to the net championship point scores of their respective manufacturers.

  • Ferrari 250 TR 58
  • Porsche 718 RSK & Porsche 550A RS
  • Aston Martin DBR1/300 & Aston Martin DB3S
  • Lotus Eleven
  • Osca S1500

References

References

  1. http://www.cavallion.com/images/samples/174-BA%20Race.pdf{{Dead link. (February 2019)
  2. "World Sports Car Championship".
  3. "1957 Maserati 450 S".
  4. 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey Section, Previous FIA Championship Winners, page 122
  5. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 266
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