1958 Moroccan Grand Prix

  1958 Moroccan Grand Prix

Race details
Race 11 of 11 in the 1958 Formula One season
Date	October 19, 1958
Official name	VII Grand Prix du Maroc
Location	Ain-Diab Circuit Casablanca
Course	Road-based with permanent infrastructure 7.618 km (4.734 mi)
Distance	53 laps, 403.754 km (250.902 mi)
Weather	Warm, dry, sunny
Pole position
Driver	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Time	2:23.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Time	2:22.5 on lap 21
Podium
First	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Second	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Third	Phil Hill	Ferrari

The 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca on October 19, 1958.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	28	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	53	2:09:15.1	2	9
2	6	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	53	+1:24.7	1	6
3	4	Phil Hill	Ferrari	53	+1:25.5	5	4
4	18	Jo Bonnier	BRM	53	+1:46.7	8	3
5	16	Harry Schell	BRM	53	+2:33.7	10	2
6	22	Masten Gregory	Maserati	52	+1 lap	13
7	28	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	51	+2 laps	14
8	30	Jack Fairman	Cooper-Climax	50	+3 laps	11
9	38	Hans Herrmann	Maserati	50	+3 laps	18
10	34	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	49	+4 laps	16
11	50	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	49	+4 laps	19
12	26	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	48	+5 laps	17
13	52	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	48	+5 laps	21
14	58	Robert La Caze	Cooper-Climax	48	+5 laps	23
15	48	André Guelfi	Cooper-Climax	48	+5 laps	25
16	32	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	45	+7 laps	12
Ret	12	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	41	Fatal accident	3
Ret	54	François Picard	Cooper-Climax	31	Accident	24
Ret	56	Tom Bridger	Cooper-Climax	30	Accident	22
Ret	10	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	29	Engine	7
Ret	2	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	29	Accident	6
Ret	14	Jean Behra	BRM	26	Engine	4
Ret	24	Wolfgang Seidel	Cooper-Climax	15	Accident	20
Ret	20	Ron Flockhart	BRM	15	Camshaft	15
Ret	36	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	9	Engine	9

Notes

• Hawthorn (40pts) and Moss (32) came into this race with a chance for the championship.
  • Hawthorn needed 2nd.
  • Moss needed 1st with fastest lap, with Hawthorn 3rd or lower
• Lewis-Evans' engine seized and sent him lurching into barriers at high speed, and his car burst into flames. He was airlifted back to the UK, but died in hospital of his burn injuries six days after the accident.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Mike Hawthorn 42 (49) 2 Stirling Moss 41 3 Tony Brooks 24 4 Roy Salvadori 15 5 Peter Collins 14

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Vanwall 48 (57) 2 Ferrari 40 (57) 3 Cooper-Climax 31 4 BRM 18 5 Maserati 6

• 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.