# 1958 French Grand Prix

The 1958 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 6 July 1958. It was race 6 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 5 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The race was won by Mike Hawthorn driving a Ferrari 246 F1; it was his first Formula One victory since the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix and would prove to be his last. It was also the last Formula One race for five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. On the final lap, Hawthorn eased up to let Fangio, running fifth at the time, finish on the lead lap of his last race. This turned out to be a blessing, as Peter Collins crashed on the final lap, allowing Fangio to secure fourth.
The race was marred by Ferrari driver Luigi Musso's fatal accident at the Courbe du Calvaire. His car hurtled off course and crashed into a ditch. Musso was thrown out of the car, was critically injured and died later that day at a hospital near the track.
Of the 21 starters, six died in racing cars within the next three years. Musso died in the race itself, while Peter Collins died in that year's German Grand Prix, Lewis-Evans at the Moroccan Grand Prix, Jean Behra in a support race for the 1959 German Grand Prix, Harry Schell in practice for the 1960 BRDC International Trophy, and Wolfgang von Trips and a dozen spectators died at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 2:21.7 | — |
| 2 | 2 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 2:22.4 | +0.7 |
| 3 | 16 | Harry Schell | BRM | 2:23.1 | +1.4 |
| 4 | 42 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2:23.3 | +1.6 |
| 5 | 10 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 2:23.4 | +1.7 |
| 6 | 8 | Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 2:23.7 | +2.0 |
| 7 | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | BRM | 2:23.7 | +2.0 |
| 8 | 34 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 2:24.0 | +2.3 |
| 9 | 14 | Jean Behra | BRM | 2:24.2 | +2.5 |
| 10 | 12 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | 2:25.3 | +3.6 |
| 11 | 40 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 2:27.1 | +5.4 |
| 12 | 22 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2:27.3 | +5.6 |
| 13 | 36 | Phil Hill | Maserati | 2:29.5 | +7.8 |
| 14 | 20 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 2:30.0 | +8.3 |
| 15 | 32 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 2:30.7 | +9.0 |
| 16 | 38 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 2:30.9 | +9.2 |
| 17 | 28 | Carroll Shelby | Maserati | 2:32.0 | +10.3 |
| 18 | 30 | Troy Ruttman | Maserati | 2:36.0 | +14.3 |
| 19 | 24 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 2:40.9 | +19.2 |
| 20 | 26 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | 2:49.7 | +28.0 |
| 21 | 6 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | | |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 50 | 2:03:21.3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 50 | + 24.6 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 50 | + 59.7 | 21 | 4 |
| 4 | 34 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 50 | + 2:30.6 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 42 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 50 | + 5:24.9 (crashed) | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 22 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 49 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 7 | 36 | Phil Hill | Maserati | 49 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
| 8 | 38 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 48 | + 2 Laps | 16 | |
| 9 | 32 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 47 | + 3 Laps | 15 | |
| 10 | 30 | Troy Ruttman | Maserati | 45 | + 5 Laps | 18 | |
| 11 | 20 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 37 | + 13 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Harry Schell | BRM | 41 | Overheating | 3 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jean Behra | BRM | 41 | Fuel Pump | 9 | |
| Ret | 12 | Stuart Lewis-Evans Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 35 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 24 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 33 | Overheating | 19 | |
| Ret | 40 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 28 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | BRM | 23 | Fuel Pump | 7 | |
| Ret | 10 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 16 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 2 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 9 | Fatal Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 28 | Carroll Shelby | Maserati | 9 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 26 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | 6 | Engine | 20 | |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

## Additional information

This was the debut World Championship Formula One race for future world champion Phil Hill.

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Stirling Moss | 23 |
| | 2 | Mike Hawthorn | 23 |
| | 3 | Luigi Musso | 12 |
| | 4 | Harry Schell | 10 |
| | 5 | Maurice Trintignant | 8 |
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| | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Ferrari | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | Vanwall | 22 |
| 1 | 3 | Cooper-Climax | 19 |
| | 4 | BRM | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | Maserati | 6 |
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* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.