1958 Caen Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1958 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | July 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 mi) | ||
Distance | 86 laps, 302.72 km (188.08 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Cooper-Climax | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | 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]
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 4 | Stirling Moss | R. R. C. Walker Racing Team | Cooper T45-Climax | 2:00:09.7, 151.18 km/h | 1 |
2 | 12 | Jo Bonnier | Joakim Bonnier | Maserati 250F | 85 laps | 6 |
3 | 16 | Bruce Halford | Bruce Halford | Maserati 250F | 85 laps | 4 |
4 | 8 | Maurice Trintignant | R. R. C. Walker Racing Team | Cooper T43-Climax | 84 laps | 5 |
5 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | British Racing Partnership | Cooper T43-Climax | 82 laps | 10 | |
6 | 14 | Gerino Gerini | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | 82 laps | 11 |
7 | George Wicken | George Wicken | Cooper T43-Climax | 82 laps | 7 | |
Ret | 2 | Jean Behra | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | Engine | 2 |
Ret | 6 | Harry Schell | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | Gearbox oil leak | 8 |
Ret | Dick Gibson | Dick Gibson | Cooper T43-Climax | Overheating | 3 | |
Ret | Keith Ballisat | Dick Gibson | Cooper T43-Climax | 1 lap - lost wheel | 9 | |
Ret | Les Leston | John Fisher | Lotus 12-Climax | 1 lap - accident | 12 |
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