# 1958 RAC Tourist Trophy

The 1958 RAC Tourist Trophy took place on 13 September on the Goodwood Circuit (England). It was also the sixth and final round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. This was the first time the RAC Tourist Trophy had taken place since 1955, following the death of three drivers during the race that year.

## Report
### Entry

A grand total 36 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 29 arrived for practice and qualifying. Scuderia Ferrari, did entry one car for the event, 250 TR 58, but were among those who did not arrive, perhaps the disinterest from Maranello was due to the lack of drivers and the fact that their victory at Le Mans had given them the Championship. The event also did not attract the Belgian equipes. The entry was therefore headed by the three works Aston Martins, entered under the name of David Brown Ltd. Their DBR1/300s were from Stirling Moss/Tony Brooks, Carroll Shelby/Stuart Lewis-Evans and Roy Salvadori/Jack Brabham.

### Qualifying

The Aston Martin DBR1/300 of Stirling Moss took pole position, averaging a speed of 93.913 mph around the 2.4 mile circuit.

### Race

Of the 29 starters, only the three Astons were considered the potential winners, and so it proved as they finished in the first three places, winning the Team Awards in the process. The winning partnership of Moss/Brooks won in a time of 4hr 01:17.0mins., averaging a speed of 88.324 mph. They covered a distance of 355.2 miles. Just 0.4 seconds behind came Salvadori/Brabham, with Shelby/Lewis-Evans the same margin adrift in complete the podium.

## Official Classification

Class Winners are in Bold text.
| Pos | No | Class | Driver | Driver | Entrant | Chassis | Laps | Reason Out |
| 1st | 7 | S3.0 | Stirling Moss | Tony Brooks | David Brown Ltd. | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 4hrs 01:17.000, 148 | |
| 2nd | 9 | S3.0 | Roy Salvadori | Jack Brabham | David Brown Ltd. | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 4hrs 01:17.400, 148 | |
| 3rd | 8 | S3.0 | Carroll Shelby | Stuart Lewis-Evans | David Brown Ltd. | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 4hrs 01:17.800, 148 | |
| 4th | 21 | S2.0 | Jean Behra | Edgar Barth | Dr. Porsche | Porsche 718 RSK | 144 | |
| 5th | 4 | S3.0 | Masten Gregory | Innes Ireland | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar D-Type | 143 | |
| 6th | 6 | S3.0 | Duncan Hamilton | Peter Blond | Duncan Hamilton | Jaguar D-Type | 142 | |
| 7th | 42 | S1.1 | Peter Ashdown | Gordon Jones | Team Lotus | Lotus- Climax Eleven | 138 | |
| 8th | 22 | S2.0 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Christian Heins | Dr.Porsche | Porsche 550 RS | 135 | |
| 9th | 12 | S3.0 | Jonathan Sieff | Maurice Charles | Jonathan Sieff | Jaguar D-Type | 135 | |
| 10th | 46 | S1.1 | Mike Taylor | Keith Greene | Gilby Engineering Co. | Lotus-Climax Lotus-Climax Eleven | 134 | |
| 11th | 50 | S1.1 | Henry Taylor | Nicholas Green | J.V. Green | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 131 | |
| 12th | 43 | S1.1 | Carl Haas | John Brown | Elva Racing Team | Elva-Climax Mk III | 131 | |
| 13th | 27 | S1.1 | Bill Frost | Dickie Stoop | Car Exchange Racing Team | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 128 | |
| 14th | 28 | S2.0 | Tommy Bridger | Alan Foster | Richard W. Jacobs | MG A Twin Cam | 127 | |
| 15th | 47 | S1.1 | Jack Wescott | Peter Arundell | Innes Ireland Ltd. | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 125 | |
| 16th | 49 | S1.1 | Eric Broadley | Peter Gammon | E.H. Broadley | Lola-Climax Mk.1 | 124 | |
| 17th | 41 | S1.1 | Alan Stacey | Keith Hall | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 121 | |
| 18th | 48 | S1.1 | Douglas Graham | Christopher Martyn | Innes Ireland Ltd. | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 110 | |
| 19th | 29 | S2.0 | Mike Anthony | Ted Whiteaway | Rudd Racing Team | AC Ace LM | 105 | |
| NC | 45 | S1.1 | Ian Burgess | Robbie MacKenzie-Low | Elva Racing Team | Elva-Climax Mk IV | 102 | |
| NC | 52 | S1.1 | Jimmy Blumer | Stuart Dodd | Jimmy Blumer | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 99 | |
| DNF | 24 | S2.0 | Bruce McLaren | Syd Jensen | John Coombs Racing Organisation | Lotus-Climax 15 | 53 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 11 | S3.0 | Ross Jensen Bruce Halford | Ivor Bueb | B. Lister Lt Engineering | Lister-Jaguar | 51 | Suspension |
| DNF | 30 | S2.0 | Cliff Allison | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax 15 | 39 | Engine |
| DNF | 26 | S2.0 | David Shale | John Dalton | M. Trimble | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 24 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 53 | S1.1 | John Fisher | Les Leston | John Fisher | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 20 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 44 | S1.1 | Ian Raby | Eugene Hall | Elva Racing Team | Elva-Climax Mk III | 15 | Accident |
| DNF | 10 | S3.0 | Ivor Bueb | Bruce Halford | B. Lister Lt Engineering | Lister-Jaguar | 10 | Accident |
| DNF | 25 | S2.0 | Edward Greenall | John Campbell-Jones | J. King | Lotus-Climax 15 | 9 | Accident |
| DNS | 3 | S3.0 | Claude Dubois | Yves Tassin | Equipe Nationale Belge | Lister-Jaguar | | Engine |
* Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, 1:32.6 secs (93.305 mph)

### Class Winners

| Class | Winners | | |
| Sports +2000 | 7 | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Moss / Brooks |
| Sports 2000 | 21 | Porsche 718 RSK | Behra / Barth |
| Sports 1100 | 42 | Lotus-Climax Eleven | Ashdown / Jones |

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Championship | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 32 (38) |
| 2 | Porsche | 18 (20) |
| 3 | Aston Martin | 18 |
| 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.