1958 World Sportscar Championship season

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1958 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1958 World Sportscar Championship season was the 6th season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from January 26, 1958 to September 13, 1958, and was comprised of 6 races.

Contents 1 Schedule 2 Season Results 2.1 Races 2.2 Manufacturers Championship 3 External links

[edit] 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

[edit] Season Results

Points were awarded for the top 6 finishers, in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Constructors were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.

[edit] Races

Rnd	Circuit	Winning Team	Results
		Winning Drivers
1	Buenos Aires	#2 Scuderia Ferrari	Results
		Peter Collins Phil Hill
2	Sebring	#14 Scuderia Ferrari	Results
		Peter Collins Phil Hill
3	Palermo	#106 Scuderia Ferrari	Results
		Luigi Musso Olivier Gendebien
4	Nürburgring	#1 David Brown, Ltd.	Results
		Stirling Moss Jack Brabham
5	La Sarthe	#14 Scuderia Ferrari	Results
		Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien
6	Goodwood	#7 David Brown, Ltd.	Results
		Stirling Moss Tony Brooks

[edit] Manufacturers Championship

Only the best 4 results out of the 6 race season counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are listed in italics.

Pos	Manufacturer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6†	Total
1	Ferrari	8	8	8	6	8		32
2*	Aston Martin				8	6	4	18
3*	Porsche	4	4	6	1	4	1.5	18
4	Lotus		3					3
5	O.S.C.A.			2				2
6	Jaguar						1	1

† - Race shortened, half points awarded.

* - Aston Martin awarded second place due to greater number of wins, two, to Porsche's none.

[edit] External links

• 1958 World Sportscar Championship

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