1958 Moroccan Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Morocco 1958 took place on 19 October 1958, the Ain - Diab Circuit held in Casablanca and was the eleventh round of the Formula 1 season 1958.
- 3.1 Start -up
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
The season finale of the Formula 1 season 1958 was held in Morocco, this was the only time that a simple count for the World Championship Grand Prix was held in this country.
Mike Hawthorn and Stirling Moss still had the chance to win the drivers' title. Hawthorn filed a second place to become world champion. Moss, however, had to win the race and Hawthorn should have been at most a third party. The constructors' championship had already been decided before the race, Vanwall won this item.
Ferrari started with three cars. In addition to Hawthorn and Phil Hill, who established himself as the new team drivers with the team again went Olivier Gendebien for the Scuderia Ferrari. For Hawthorn, it was the last Formula 1 race of his career, he finished his career after the season. Competitor Vanwall also started with three cars next to Moss nor Tony Brooks and Stuart Lewis -Evans were registered for the race. Since Vanwall gradually withdrew after 1958 in Formula 1, and only participated in occasional race, Moss left the team after the Grand Prix of Morocco 1958. For Lewis -Evans was the last race of his career, since he fatally at this Grand Prix accident.
The midfield teams sent a total of more vehicles in the race than usual. BRM ran four cars, Jean Behra, Harry Schell, Jo Bonnier and Ron Flockhart were the driver. For Behra it was after a season that was marked by countless failures in the last race for BRM, he moved to Ferrari. Also Cooper reported four cars for the Grand Prix of Morocco, next to regular drivers Jack Brabham and Roy Salvadori received Bruce McLaren and Jack Fairman a cockpit. For Lotus Cliff Allison drove alongside Graham Hill one last time for the team, he also changed the following season for Scuderia Ferrari.
Many drivers were reported in private car for the race. These were previously mostly Maserati 250F, occurred at the Grand Prix of Morocco from some drivers with private Cooper T45 that ousted the Maserati in the following years in the private car. Wolfgang Seidel, Hans Herrmann and Masten Gregory drove the most recent time on a Maserati for Gerino Gerini it was the last race of his career. On Cooper Maurice Trintignant, François Picard, Andre Guelfi, Tom Bridger and Robert La Caze were reported. Except for Trintignant these drivers all drove their only Formula 1 race. La Caze was known in 2012 after the death of Paul Pietsch as the oldest still living Formula 1 driver.
Training
The training for the Grand Prix of Morocco 1958 was a duel between the drivers' title aspirants Hawthorn and Moss, the Hawthorn decided by a tenth of a second ahead one last time for themselves. With a total of four pole positions Hawthorn scored the most pole positions of the Formula 1 season 1958.
Half a second slower than Moss Lewis -Evans qualified for the third place before Behra in fourth place. The BRM driver Behra kept as a single with the times of the two top teams Ferrari and Maserati. Phil Hill and Gendebien started behind Behra from position five and six, Brooks completed the top group to start position seven.
In midfield Bonnier reached in his second race for BRM the eighth on the grid, his teammate Schell tenth. Between the two lay Trintignant, who once again was the best driver of those with private cars.
Best Cooper works driver was Fairman to eleventh place, just behind Graham Hill was to be the best Lotus driver. Gregory, Maserati achieved a 13th starting position, competitive was the best car of the year but not more than four seconds behind the car on the pole time.
Race
The starting duel between the two title contenders won Moss, during which Phil Hill once again the place to start succeeded, he improved from the second row to position two behind the leader Moss. Then tried several times to overtake Moss, which he was not able Phil Hill. In round three he fell back through a mistake behind Hawthorn and Bonnier. Through this sequence Hawthorn would be world champion, but it was decided at Ferrari, Phil Hill to pit for the lead again. After Bonnier outdated, Hawthorn ran over him and Phil Hill closed again on Moss. For Moss, the drivers' title chances increased when his teammate Brooks only Bonnier and overhauled in connection Hawthorn.
In round nine Trintignant retired with engine failure on lap 15 overtook Flockhart same fate and Behra in his last race for BRM difference as in so many previous races out because of technology. On lap 15 Moss drove while lapping in the rear of Seidel and damaged his car, Seidel for the race was finished with this accident. There was for the fastest lap one point, and this could be crucial, Moss was shortly after the accident the fastest lap of the race and continued to carry on the same. Behind him, Hawthorn and Brooks dueled for third place, the Hawthorn laid claim after Brooks turned out on lap 29 with engine failure. Since Phil Hill was unable to find the leaders Moss, Ferrari gave up the win and opted instead for team orders. Phil Hill did happen according to the instructions of the Scuderia Ferrari Hawthorn, Hawthorn which got the second place, which would give him the drivers' title.
The second half of the race was marred by several accidents. This Gendebein, Bridger and Picard retired from. On lap 41 Lewis -Evans came up with a puddle of oil and slid off the track. He collided with several trees, causing a fuel line on his car broke and the car caught fire. Lewis -Evans escaped from the cockpit, but ran through confusion and shock in front of the assistants and marshals it. He died six days later from the effects of severe burns. Vanwalls team boss Tony Vandervell, seriously ill at this time, retired as a reaction from the world of motorsport. His team took part in the following two years, only two races. Lewis Evans was there to catch up on Phil Hill and Hawthorn before his accident. It won against Hawthorn Moss and Phil Hill. In order for the drivers' world championship was decided by one point in favor of Hawthorn, this was one of the scarcest World Cup decisions of Formula 1 history. After the race, Moss Hawthorn congratulated with the words "So you got it you old so -and- so ". Hawthorn gave Enzo Ferrari announced that he will withdraw from motorsport. To an official announcement of the withdrawal is not issued, since Hawthorn few weeks after the season died in a private car accident. Hawthorn was the first British formula 1 World Champion, for this reason the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy since 1959 awarded each year, bringing the respective best driver from the United Kingdom, or the Commonwealth will be honored.
Bonnier reached fourth place for the first time in his career, scoring points, Schell was fifth before Gregory and Salvadori. Third in the drivers' championship was Brooks, in Salvadori and Peter Collins. The constructors' championship had already been decided before a race, Vanwall reached with 48 points, the maximum possible score. Even after absolute points would Vanwall world champion gewurden, the designer had as Ferrari 57 total points, but scored more victories. Third Cooper was before B.R.M. and Maserati. Both the drivers 'title, as well as the constructors' title were the last World Championships in front of a motor-driven carriage.
Message list
Classifications
Line-up
Race
WM stands after the race
The first five of the race were 8, 6, 4, 3, 2 points. The driver with the fastest lap of the race also received 1 point. It included only the six best results from eleven races. In the constructors' championship included only the points of the top ranked driver of a team.