The 1958 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 3 August 1958 at Nürburgring. It was race 8 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 7 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
To increase participation, the organizers opened the field to Formula 2 cars. Also, the race distance was shortened to 15 laps from 22 previously. The two races were run at the same time but the Formula 2 entries (shown in yellow) were not eligible for World Championship points and some sources do not consider these starts in career stats. Peter Collins died after an accident on the 11th lap, as rival Tony Brooks went on to victory. On lap 11 during the race while Collins was pushing his Ferrari to the limit chasing Tony Brooks' Vanwall in the Pflanzgarten section, Collins had a fatal accident as his Ferrari ran too wide, crashed into a ditch and went flying into the air. His car then somersaulted and he struck a tree head first. Although he was given medical treatment he died in hospital later that day. Brooks said in his biography that Collins drove harder than any other driver he had ever faced in his racing career. But others believed he had almost suffered the same incident as Luigi Musso did at the 1958 French Grand Prix earlier that season and that this race had the rivalry that was similar to the Collins and Fangio duel 2 years before.
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 3 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 9:14.0 2 8 Tony Brooks Vanwall 9:15.0 +1.0 3 7 Stirling Moss Vanwall 9:19.9 +5.9 4 2 Peter Collins Ferrari 9:21.9 +7.9 5 4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 9:24.7 +10.7 6 10 Roy Salvadori Cooper–Climax 9:35.3 +21.3 7 11 Maurice Trintignant Cooper–Climax 9:36.9 +22.9 8 6 Harry Schell BRM 9:39.6 +25.6 9 16 Jo Bonnier Maserati 9:42.7 +28.7 10 24 Jack Brabham Cooper–Climax 9:43.4 +29.4 11 12 Cliff Allison Lotus–Climax 9:44.3 +30.3 12 5 Jean Behra BRM 9:46.8 +32.8 13 23 Phil Hill Ferrari 9:48.9 +34.9 14 26 Ian Burgess Cooper–Climax 9:55.3 +41.3 15 20 Bruce McLaren Cooper–Climax 9:56.0 +42.0 16 21 Edgar Barth Porsche 9:57.2 +43.2 17 30 Tony Marsh Cooper–Climax 9:57.5 +43.5 18 18 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 10:01.5 +47.5 19 28 Ivor Bueb Lotus–Climax 10:02.6 +48.6 20 17 Hans Herrmann Maserati 10:13.5 +59.5 21 29 Brian Naylor Cooper–Climax 10:17.9 +1:03.9 22 22 Wolfgang Seidel Cooper–Climax 10:21.0 +1:07.0 23 19 Dick Gibson Cooper–Climax 10:55.0 +1:41.0 24 27 Christian Goethals Cooper–Climax 11:22.9 +2:08.9 25 25 Graham Hill Lotus–Climax 18:56.0 +9:42.0 14 Troy Ruttman Maserati No time Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 Tony Brooks Vanwall 15 2:21:15.0 2 8 2 10 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 15 +3:29.7 6 6 3 11 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 15 +5:11.2 7 4 4 4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 15 +6:16.3 5 3 5 20 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 15 +6:26.3 12 6 21 Edgar Barth Porsche 15 +6:32.4 13 7 26 Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax 15 +6:59.3 11 8 30 Tony Marsh Cooper-Climax 15 +7:09.9 14 9 23 Phil Hill Ferrari 15 +7:45.5 10 10 12 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 13 +2 laps 24 0 11 28 Ivor Bueb Lotus-Climax 13 +2 laps 16 3 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 11 Clutch 1 2 Peter Collins Ferrari 10 Fatal accident 4 22 Wolfgang Seidel Cooper-Climax 9 Suspension 17 6 Harry Schell BRM 9 Brakes 8 27 Christian Goethals Cooper-Climax 4 Fuel pump 23 25 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 4 Oil pipe 22 5 Jean Behra BRM 4 Suspension 9 18 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 3 Engine 15 17 Hans Herrmann Maserati 3 Engine 20 7 Stirling Moss Vanwall 3 Magneto 3 1 19 Dick Gibson Cooper-Climax 2 Engine 18 29 Brian Naylor Cooper-Climax 1 Fuel pump 25 24 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1 Collision 19 16 Jo Bonnier Maserati 1 Accident 21 14 Troy Ruttman Maserati Engine Notes – Despite being the fifth-placed Formula One car, Allison scored no points because he finished tenth on the road behind five Formula Two cars – 1 point for fastest lap
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Mike Hawthorn 30 2 Stirling Moss 24 4 3 Tony Brooks 16 1 4 Peter Collins 14 4 5 Roy Salvadori 13Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 37 (39) 2 Vanwall 33 3 Cooper-Climax 29 4 BRM 12 5 Maserati 6Source:
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