1958 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1958 World Sportscar Championship season was the sixth season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing.[1] It featured the 1958 World Sports Car Championship which was contested over a six race series [1] which ran from 26 January 26, 1958 to 13 September 1958.
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Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  1000km Buenos Aires |
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | January 26 |
| 2 |  12 Hours of Sebring |
Sebring International Raceway | March 22 |
| 3 |  Targa Florio |
Palermo | May 11 |
| 4 |  1000km Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | June 1 |
| 5 |  24 Hours of Le Mans |
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 21 June 22 |
| 6 |  RAC Tourist Trophy |
Goodwood Circuit | September 13 |
Season results
Races
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Buenos Aires | #2 Scuderia Ferrari |
Results |
| Peter Collins Phil Hill |
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| 2 | Sebring | #14 Scuderia Ferrari |
Results |
| Peter Collins Phil Hill |
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| 3 | Palermo | #106 Scuderia Ferrari |
Results |
Luigi Musso Olivier Gendebien |
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| 4 | Nürburgring | #1 David Brown, Ltd. |
Results |
Stirling Moss Jack Brabham |
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| 5 | La Sarthe | #14 Scuderia Ferrari |
Results |
| Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien |
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| 6 | Goodwood | #7 David Brown, Ltd. |
Results |
| Stirling Moss Tony Brooks |
Manufacturers Championship
Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1, excepting the RAC Tourist Trophy, for which points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 for the first 4 positions.[2] A manufacturer was only awarded points for its best placed car [2] and no points were awarded for places occupied by other finishers from the same manufacturer. Only the best 4 results for each manufacturer were counted towards the championship totals.[3] Discarded points are shown in the following table within brackets.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
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| 1 [1] | Ferrari [1] |
8 | 8 | 8 | (6) | 8 | 32 | |
| 2 [1] | Porsche [1] |
4 | 4 | 6 | (1) | 4 | (1) | 18 |
| 3 [1] | Aston Martin [1] |
8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |||
| 4 [1] | Lotus [1] |
3 | 3 | |||||
| 5 [1] | O.S.C.A. [1] |
2 | 2 |
The cars
The following models contributed towards the nett championship points totals of their respective manufacturers.
- Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
- Porsche 718 RSK and Porsche 550 RS
- Aston Martin DBR1 and Aston Martin DB3S
- Lotus Eleven
- Osca MT4
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey Section, Previous FIA Championship Winners, page 122
- ^ a b Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260
- ^ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 266
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