1958 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1958 Argentine Grand Prix was the opening race of the 1958 Formula One Season, held on January 19. Held in somewhat cooler conditions than usual, the race was won by Stirling Moss in a . Moss won a tactical race, exploiting the Cooper's lighter weight to save time by forgoing a lengthy pit stop to change tires. The s of Luigi Musso and Mike Hawthorn finished second and third. The race only had 10 entrants, the smallest field in Formula One history. Nine of the ten cars finished the race.
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==Background==
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Scuderia Sud Americana 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
4 	Jean Behra 	Ken Kavanaugh 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
6 	Carlos Menditeguy 	Scuderia Sud Americana 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
8 	Harry Schell 	Jo Bonnier 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
10 	Francisco Godia-Sales	Francisco Godia-Sales 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
12 	Horace Gould 	H. H. Gould 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
14 	Stirling Moss 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	 	T43 	 	FPF L4 2.0 	
16 	Luigi Musso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	246 	 	143 V6 2.5 	
18 	Peter Collins 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	246 	 	143 V6 2.5 	
20 	Mike Hawthorn 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	246 	 	143 V6 2.5 	
==Practice Overview==
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio	 	1:42.0	
2 	20 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	1:42.6	+ 0.6
3 	18 	Peter Collins 	 	1:42.6	+ 0.6
4 	4 	Jean Behra 	 	1:42.7	+ 0.7
5 	16 	Luigi Musso 	 	1:42.9	+ 0.9
6 	6 	Carlos Menditeguy 	 	1:43.7	+ 1.7
7 	14 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:44.0	+ 2.0
8 	8 	Harry Schell 	 	1:44.2	+ 2.2
9 	10 	Paco Godia 	 	1:49.3	+ 7.3
10 	12 	Horace Gould 	 	1:51.7	+ 9.7
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos 	No 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	14 	Stirling Moss 	 	80 	2:19:33.7 	7 	8
2 	16 	Luigi Musso 	 	80 	+ 2.7 	5 	6
3 	20 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	80 	+ 12.6 	2 	4
4 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio	 	80 	+ 53.0 	1 	4*
5 	4 	Jean Behra 	 	78 	+ 2 Laps 	4 	2
6 	8 	Harry Schell 	 	77 	+ 3 Laps 	8 	
7 	6 	Carlos Menditeguy 	 	76 	+ 4 Laps 	6 	
8 	10 	Paco Godia 	 	75 	+ 5 Laps 	9 	
9 	12 	Horace Gould 	 	71 	+ 9 Laps 	10 	
Ret 	18 	Peter Collins 	 	0 	Halfshaft 	3 	
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;Notes
* * – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
==Milestones==
* First victory for cars, engines and for rear engined cars in general.
==Standings after race==
==References==
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Category:1958 Grands Prix
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