1958 1000 km Buenos Aires
The fifth 1000km race of Buenos Aires took place on January 26, 1958 held at the Autódromo Municipal Avenida Paz and was the first championship round of the World Sportscar Championship this year.
The race
The World Sportscar Championship began in 1958 on the same continent on which the World Sportscar Championship in 1957 had ended; South America. The last race of 1957, the 1000 - km race from Caracas ended with a victory for the Scuderia Ferrari and their drivers Peter Collins and Phil Hill, who remained victorious even in the first race in 1958 in Buenos Aires.
In training, the Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati reported by 300S of Stirling Moss and Jean Behra had an engine failure. Then, Porsche racing director Fritz Huschke von Hanstein the two of them unceremoniously a factory cars available with the Moss and Behra came third in the overall standings and won a class victory.
The race was overshadowed by a tragic accident. In the eighth round of the Argentine Jorge Magnasco, who drove a Maserati 300S, died in an accident.
Results
Final ranking
1 is not started 2Motorschaden in training 4nicht started 3Non started
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Class winner
Race data
- Reported: 30
- Started: 26
- Counted: 11
- Racing classes: 3
- Attendance: unknown
- Weather on race day: warm and dry
- Track length: 9.476 km
- Travel time of the winning team: 6:19:55,400 hours
- Total rounds of the winning team: 106
- Total distance of the winning team: 1004.489 km
- Winners section: 158.636 km / h
- Pole Position: Phil Hill - Ferrari 250TR/58 (# 2) - 3.27.500 - 164.408 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Peter Collins - Ferrari 250TR/58 (# 2) - 3.25.900 - 166.686 km / h
- Race series: first round of the World Sportscar Championship in 1958