1958 Argentine Grand Prix

  1958 Argentine Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 11 in the 1958 Formula One season
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	Maserati
Time	1:42.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Time	1:41.8
Podium
First	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax
Second	Luigi Musso	Ferrari
Third	Mike Hawthorn	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	Cooper-Climax	80	2:19:33.7	7	8
2	16	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	80	+2.7 secs	5	6
3	20	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	80	+12.6 secs	2	4
4	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	80	+53.0 secs	1	4
5	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	78	+2 Laps	4	2
6	8	Harry Schell	Maserati	77	+3 Laps	8
7	6	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	76	+4 Laps	6
8	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	75	+5 Laps	9
9	12	Horace Gould	Maserati	71	+9 Laps	10
Ret	18	Peter Collins	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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Stirling Moss 8 2 Luigi Musso 6 3 Mike Hawthorn 4 4 Juan Manuel Fangio 4 5 Jean Behra 2

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Cooper-Climax 8 2 Ferrari 6 3 Maserati 3

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