# 1958 1000 km Nürburgring

The 4. Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen Nürburgring took place on 1 June, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, (West Germany). It was also the fourth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship, which was running to new regulations introduced at the beginning of the season.

## Report
### Entry

A massive total of 72 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 69 arrived for practice. Only these, only 54 started the long-distance race on the 14.174 mile German circuit. The first three events of the season, ended with victory for Scuderia Ferrari. As Hill and Collins also won the last race of the previous season, the Venezuelan Grand Prix Ferrari had now won four races in a row. With these new rules, and Maserati on the brink of financial crisis, Scuderia Ferrari would head the Italian challenge. Ferrari had four works 250 TR 58s in the Eifel mountains, Mike Hawthorn/Peter Collins, Luigi Musso/Phil Hill, Wolfgang von Trips/Olivier Gendebien and Gino Munaron/Wolfgang Seidel. Opposition would no longer come from Maserati... but from Porsche and Aston Martin.
David Brown won the event in 1957 sent along three Aston Martin DBR1 over from England for Stirling Moss/Jack Brabham, Tony Brooks/Stuart Lewis-Evans and Roy Salvadori/Carroll Shelby, while Porsche arrived with two different cars; 550 RS and 718 RSK for their squad of drivers led by Jean Behra and Harry Schell. They were joined a fleet of privateer drivers in their Alfa Romeos, Oscas and other mainline sportscars.

### Qualifying

Qualifying was held over three sessions for a total of 1,710 minutes over the three days prior to the race. The Ferrari 250 TR of Hawthorn took pole position, averaging a speed of 87.484 mph around the 14.173 mile circuit.

### Race

With each lap over 14 miles in length, the race covered a total of 44 laps, or 1,000 kilometres, the Nordschleife was a fearsome thing to behold. The day of the race would be warm and dry, with a crowd of approximately 150,000 in attendance to witness the race.
As for the race victory, this did not go to Scuderia Ferrari, as they were beaten by more than three minutes by the Aston Martin DBR1/300 of Moss and Brabham, gaining the marque their first points of the season and Ferrari's first defeat of the season. The winning partnership, won in a time of 7hr 23:32.0 mins., averaging a speed of 84.360 mph. The margin of triumph over the Ferrari of Hawthorn/Collins was 3 min 44s, who were followed home by their teammates von Trips/Gendebien who were a further 5 min 58s adrift. The works Ferraris took the next two places, meaning they finished 2-3-4-5. Ferrari's second place clinched that year's World Sports Car Championship as with 30 points no other manufacturer could catch them. Stirling Moss's pace was so quick that his fastest lap of the race, was faster than Hawthorn's pole lap. The race continued for another hour to allow the other classes/division to try and complete the full 1000 km. Sadly, Erwin Bauer after being shown the checkered flag, as he did not see it, he continued racing and crashed fatally on what was supposed to be his slowing down lap.

## Official Classification

Class Winners are in Bold text.
| Pos | No | Class | Driver | Driver | Entrant | Chassis | Laps | Reason Out |
| 1st | 1 | S3.0 | Stirling Moss | Jack Brabham | David Brown, Aston Martin Ltd. | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 7hr 23:33.0 44 | |
| 2nd | 4 | S3.0 | Mike Hawthorn | Peter Collins | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 58 | 7hr 27:17.0 44 | |
| 3rd | 7 | S3.0 | Wolfgang von Trips | Olivier Gendebien | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 58 | 7hr 33:15.0 44 | |
| 4th | 5 | S3.0 | Luigi Musso | Phil Hill | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 58 | 43 | |
| 5th | 6 | S3.0 | Wolfgang Seidel | Gino Munaron | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 58 | 42 | |
| 6th | 22T | S1.5 | Richard von Frankenberg Edgar Barth | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche KG | Porsche 550 RS | 7hr 46:58.0 44 | |
| 7th | 21 | S1.5 | Harry Schell | Paul Frère | Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche K. G. | Porsche 718 RSK | 7hr 54:43.0 44 | |
| 8th | 17 | S3.0 | Graham Whitehead | Peter Whitehead | A. G. Whitehead | Aston Martin DB3S | 42 | |
| DNF | 2 | S3.0 | Tony Brooks | Stuart Lewis-Evans | David Brown, Aston Martin Ltd. | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 41 | Accident |
| 9th | 10 | S3.0 | Jack Fairman | Jock Lawrence | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar D-Type | 41 | |
| 10th | 12 | S3.0 | Gotfrid Köchert | Erwin Bauer | Österreicher Automobil-Sport-Club | Ferrari 250 TR | 41 | fatal accident over race ended (Bauer) |
| 11th | 25 | S1.5 | Jon Fast | John Campbell-Jones | Scuderia Viking Anglo Swedish Racing Team | Osca FS 1500 | 42 | |
| 12th | 15 | S3.0 | Curt Lincoln | Esko Keinänen | Scuderia Askolin | Ferrari 250 TR | 40 | |
| 13th | 90 | S3.0 | Herbert Linge | Walfried Winkler | Herbert Linge | Porsche 356 | 39 | |
| 14th | 30 | S1.5 | Harald von Saucken | Georg Bialas | Harald von Saucken | Porsche 356 Speedster | 38 | |
| 15th | 29 | S1.5 | David Piper | Keith Greene | David Piper | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 38 | |
| 15th | 50 | GT/TS1.6 | Paul-Ernst Strähle | Hans-Joachim Walter | Paul-Ernst Strähle | Porsche 356A Carrera | 8hr 27:43.0 44 | |
| 17th | 52 | GT/TS1.6 | Fritz Hahnl, Jr. | Helmut Zick | Fritz Hahnl, Jr. | Porsche 356A Carrera | 43 | |
| 18th | 57 | GT/TS1.6 | Helmut Deutenberg | Wim in der Elst | Helmut Deutenberg | Porsche 356A Carrera | 43 | |
| 19th | 54 | GT/TS1.6 | Helmut Busch | Antonio Pucci | Dr. Helmut Busch | Porsche 356A Speedster | 42 | |
| 20th | 73 | GT1.3 | Marcel Stern | Paul Vogel | Ecurie Le Maute | Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce | 42 | |
| 21st | 76 | GT1.3 | Manuel Nogueira Pinto | Mário Cabral | Manual Nogueria Pinto | Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce | 42 | |
| 22nd | 55 | GT/TS1.6 | Bruno Runte | Hans Hartzheim | Bruno Runte | Porsche 356A Carrera | 42 | |
| 23rd | 77 | GT1.3 | Sepp Liebl | Herbert Schultze | Sepp Liebl | Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce | 42 | |
| 24th | 41 | GT3.0 | “Eldé | ”Jean Beurlys” | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 250 GT LWB Sacglietti | 42 | |
| 25th | 53 | GT/TS1.6 | William Wilbourne | Bill Wuesthoff | William Wilbourne | Porsche 356A Speedster | 41 | |
| 26th | 42 | GT3.0 | Armando Zampiero | Luigi Villotti | Scuderia Trentina | Ferrari 250 GT | 41 | |
| 27th | 40 | GT3.0 | Lars Finnilä | Fred Geitel | Scuderia Askolin | Ferrari 250 GT LWB | 41 | |
| 28th | 81 | GT1.3 | Horst Estler | Hans-Helmuth Hespen | Horst Estler | Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce | 40 | |
| 29th | 71 | GT1.3 | Kurt Ahrens | Richard Trenkel | Kurt Ahrens | Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce | 40 | |
| 30th | 64 | GT/TS1.6 | Claude Dubois | Telesphore Georges | Claude Dubois | Peugeot 403 | 37 | |
| DNF | 8 | S3.0 | Ivor Bueb | Ninian Sanderson | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar D-Type | 36 | Front suspension |
| DNF | 31 | S1.5 | Art Bunker | Heinz Schiller | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche 550 RS | 33 | Accident |
| DNF | 66 | GT/TS1.6 | Sepp Greger | Paul Denk | Josef Greger | Porsche 356A Carrera | 31 | |
| 31st | 37 | S1.5 | David Latchford | Eugene Hall | Ecurie Dauphin | Halseylec-Climax | 30 | |
| 32nd | 74 | GT1.3 | Peter Kropf | Samuel Heuer | Ecurie Biennoise | Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce | 30 | |
| DNF | 9 | S3.0 | Masten Gregory | Ron Flockhart | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar D-Type | 29 | Accident |
| DNF | 34 | S1.5 | Giulio Cabianca Jo Bonnier | Hans Herrmann | Carl F.W. Borgward GmbH | Borgward Rennsport | 29 | |
| DNF | 36 | S1.5 | John Horridge | Walter Monaco | Dan Margulies | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 29 | Bodywork |
| DNF | 14 | S3.0 | Gunnar Carlsson | Carl-Otto Bremer | Scuderia Ferrari Svezia Oerebro | Ferrari 750 Monza | 28 | |
| DNF | 11 | S3.0 | Willy Mairesse | Alain de Changy | Equipe Nationale Belge | Ferrari 250 TR | 26 | Accident |
| DNF | 45 | GT3.0 | François Picard | Bruce Kessler | François Picard | Ferrari 250 GT LWB | 19 | Accident |
| DNF | 75 | GT1.3 | Karl Foitek | Renato Sommacal | Karl Foitek | Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce | 19 | Head gasket |
| DNF | 20 | S1.5 | Jean Behra | Edgar Barth | Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche K.G. | Porsche 718 RSK | 18 | Valve |
| DNF | 26 | S1.5 | Gordon Fowell | Derek Godfrey | Scuderia Viking Anglo Swedish Racing Team | Osca MT4 1500 | 16 | |
| DNF | 60 | GT/TS1.6 | Bengt Martenson | Gunnar Andersson | Bengt Martenson | Volvo PV 444 | 16 | |
| DNF | 27 | S1.5 | Bill Frost | Bob Hicks | Car Exchange | Lotus-Climax 15 | 12 | Engine |
| DNF | 24 | S1.5 | Fritz Jüttner | Hans Herrmann | Carl F.W. Borgward GmbH | Borgward Rennsport | 8 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 62 | GT/TS1.6 | Fred Albrecht | Rolf Appel | Fred Albrecht | Porsche 356A Carrera | 8 | |
| DNF | 28 | S1.5 | Jimmy Blumer | Chris Power | Car Exchange | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 6 | Accident |
| DNF | 72 | GT1.3 | Heinz Friederichs | Rudolf Wilhelm Moser | Heinz Friederichs | Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce | 5 | |
| DNF | 3 | S3.0 | Roy Salvadori | Carroll Shelby | David Brown, Aston Martin Ltd. | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 2 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 23 | S1.5 | Hans Herrmann | Jo Bonnier | Carl F.W. Borgward GmbH | Borgward Rennsport | 0 | Engine |
| DNF | 78 | GT1.3 | Mathieu Hezemans | Hubert Oebels | Mathieu Hezemans | Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce | 0 | |
| DNS | 16 | S3.0 | Francisco Godia-Sales | Jo Bonnier | Francisco Godia | Maserati 300S | | |
| DNS | 18 | S3.0 | Ulf Norinder | | Norinder | Maserati 200S I | | |
| DNS | 22 | S1.5 | Giorgio Scarlatti Carel Godin de Beaufort | Richard von Frankenberg | Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche K.G. | Porsche 718 RSK | | Accident in practice |
| DNS | 33 | S1.5 | Stefan Brugger | Fausto Meyrat | Stefan Brugger | DKW Junior | | |
| DNS | 35 | S1.5 | Pierre Berchem | | Pierre Berchem | Lotus-Climax Eleven | | |
| DNS | 44 | GT3.0 | Bruce Kessler | | El Salvador Central America Tegards | Ferrari 250 GT | | |
| DNS | 56 | GT/TS1.6 | Jim Clark | Wolfgang Niessen | Bruno Runte | Porsche 356A Carrera | | |
| DNS | 58 | GT/TS1.6 | Arne Lindberg | Ake Lindqvist | Arne Lindberg | Porsche 356A Carrera | | |
| DNS | 59 | GT/TS1.6 | Robin Carnegie | D.J. Hayles | Fitzwilliam Racing Team | MG A | | Fuel leak |
| DNS | 61 | GT/TS1.6 | Hans Harzheim | Christian Heins | H. Harzheim | Porsche 356A Carrera | | |
| DNS | 63 | GT/TS1.6 | André Testut | Jean Sibile | Ecurie Monte Carlo Louis Chiron | Porsche 356A Carrera | | |
| DNS | 65 | GT/TS1.6 | Ludwig Blendl | Siegfried Günther | Ludwig Blendl | Porsche 356A Carrera | | |
| DNS | 82 | GT1.3 | Harald Kronegård | Sten Bielke | Harald Kronegård | Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce | | |
* Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, 9:43.0secs (87.521 mph)

### Class Winners

| Class | Winners | | |
| Sports 3000 | 1 | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Moss / Brabham |
| Sports 1500 | 22T | Porsche 550A RS | von Frankenberg / de Beaufort / Barth |
| Grand Touring 3000 | 41 | Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti | “Eldé” / “Beurlys” |
| GT/Special Touring 1600 | 50 | Porsche 356A Carrera | Strähle / Walter |
| Grand Touring 1300 | 73 | Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce | Liebl / Schultze |

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Championship | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 30 |
| 2 | Porsche | 15 |
| 3 | Aston Martin | 8 |
| 4 | Lotus | 3 |
| 5 | Osca | 2 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings. Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1, excepting the RAC Tourist Trophy, for which points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 for the first four places. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 4 results out of the 6 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.