1958 Caen Grand Prix

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1958 Caen Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1958 Formula One season
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Race details
DateJuly 20, 1958
Official name VI Grand Prix de Caen
Location La Prairie, Caen, France
Course Grand Prix Circuit
Course length 3.52 km (2.187 miles)
Distance 86 laps, 302.72 km (188.08 miles)
Pole position
Driver Cooper-Climax
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Jean Behra BRM
Time 1:20.8
Podium
First Cooper-Climax
Second Maserati
Third Maserati

The 1958 Caen Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 20 July 1958 at the Circuit de la Prairie, Caen. The race was run over 86 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss who lapped the field in a Cooper T45. [1]

Classification

PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss R. R. C. Walker Racing Team Cooper T45-Climax 2:00:09.7, 151.18 km/h1
212 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Joakim Bonnier Maserati 250F 85 laps6
316 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bruce Halford Bruce Halford Maserati 250F 85 laps4
48 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant R. R. C. Walker Racing Team Cooper T43-Climax 84 laps5
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Lewis-Evans British Racing Partnership Cooper T43-Climax 82 laps10
614 Flag of Italy.svg Gerino Gerini Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F 82 laps11
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Wicken George Wicken Cooper T43-Climax 82 laps7
Ret2 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 Engine2
Ret6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 Gearbox oil leak8
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dick Gibson Dick Gibson Cooper T43-Climax Overheating3
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keith Ballisat Dick Gibson Cooper T43-Climax 1 lap - lost wheel9
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Les Leston John Fisher Lotus 12-Climax 1 lap - accident12

References

  1. "VI Grand Prix de Caen 1958". F2 Register. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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