1958 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1958 Monaco Grand Prix was held on May 18. It was the second race of the season, and the 16th Monaco Grand Prix ever held. The race was won by Maurice Trintignant in a , who drove a careful and measured race, holding off two of the favored s. In a race of attrition where only six cars made it to the finish, Luigi Musso and Peter Collins took second and third for the Scuderia, but after half distance were never within striking distance of Trintignant.
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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 	Keith Campbell 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
4 	Francisco Godia-Sales 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
6 	Jean Behra 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 2.5 L4 	
8 	Harry Schell 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 2.5 L4 	
10*	Ron Flockhart 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 2.5 L4 	
12 	Bernie Ecclestone 	B.C. Ecclestone 	 	B 	 	GP 2.5 L4 	
12 	Paul Emery 	B.C. Ecclestone 	 	B 	 	GP 2.5 L4 	
14 	Bruce Kessler 	B.C. Ecclestone 	 	B 	 	GP 2.5 L4 	
16 	Jack Brabham 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T45 	 	FPF 2.0 L4 	
18 	Roy Salvadori 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T45 	 	FPF 2.0 L4 	
20 	Maurice Trintignant 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	 	T45 	 	FPF 2.0 L4 	
22*	Ron Flockhart 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	 	T43 	 	FPF 2.0 L4 	
24 	Cliff Allison 	Team Lotus 	 	12 	 	FPF 2.0 L4 	
26 	Graham Hill 	Team Lotus 	 	12 	 	FPF 2.0 L4 	
28 	Stirling Moss 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
30 	Tony Brooks 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
32 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
34 	Luigi Musso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	143 2.4 V6 	
36 	Peter Collins 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	143 2.4 V6 	
38 	Mike Hawthorn 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	143 2.4 V6 	
40 	Wolfgang von Trips 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	143 2.4 V6 	
42 	Horace Gould 	H.H. Gould 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
44 	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
46 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
48 	Gerino Gerini 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
50 	Ken Kavanagh 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
50 	Luigi Taramazzo 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
52 	Giulio Cabianca 	OSCA Automobili 	 	F2 	 	372 1.5 L4 	
54 	Luigi Piotti 	OSCA Automobili 	 	F2 	 	372 1.5 L4 	
56 	Louis Chiron 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
56 	André Testut 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
58 	Jo Bonnier 	Jo Bonnier 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
** Flockhart originally entered with a car #10, but he withdrew his car and joined on driving Rob Walker's #22.
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	30 	Tony Brooks 	 	1:39.8 	— 	113.447 km/h
2 	6 	Jean Behra 	 	1:40.8 	+1.0s 	112.321 km/h
3 	16 	Jack Brabham 	 	1:41.0 	+1.2s 	112.099 km/h
4 	18 	Roy Salvadori 	 	1:41.0 	+1.2s 	112.099 km/h
5 	20 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	1:41.1 	+1.3s 	111.988 km/h
6 	38 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	1:41.5 	+1.7s 	111.547 km/h
7 	32 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	 	1:41.8 	+2.0s 	111.218 km/h
8 	28 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:42.3 	+2.5s 	110.674 km/h
9 	36 	Peter Collins 	 	1:42.4 	+2.6s 	110.566 km/h
10 	34 	Luigi Musso 	 	1:42.6 	+2.8s 	110.351 km/h
11 	40 	Wolfgang von Trips 	 	1:43.7 	+3.9s 	109.180 km/h
12 	8 	Harry Schell 	 	1:43.8 	+4.0s 	109.075 km/h
13 	24 	Cliff Allison 	 	1:44.6 	+4.8s 	108.241 km/h
14 	46 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	1:44.7 	+4.9s 	108.138 km/h
15 	26 	Graham Hill 	 	1:45.0 	+5.2s 	107.829 km/h
16 	58 	Jo Bonnier 	 	1:45.0 	+5.2s 	107.829 km/h
DNQ 	22 	Ron Flockhart 	 	1:45.9 	+6.1s 	106.912 km/h
DNQ 	4 	Francisco Godia-Sales 	 	1:46.0 	+6.2s 	106.811 km/h
DNQ 	50 	Luigi Taramazzo 	 	1:49.0 	+9.2s 	103.872 km/h
DNQ 	48 	Gerino Gerini 	 	1:49.8 	+10.0s 	103.115 km/h
DNQ 	14 	Bruce Kessler 	 	1:50.5 	+10.7s 	102.462 km/h
DNQ 	44 	Maria Teresa de Filippis	 	1:50.8 	+11.0s 	102.184 km/h
DNQ 	12 	Paul Emery 	 	1:50.8 	+11.0s 	102.184 km/h
DNQ 	56 	André Testut 	 	1:51.4 	+11.6s 	101.634 km/h
DNQ 	52 	Giulio Cabianca 	 	1:52.0 	+12.2s 	101.089 km/h
DNQ 	54 	Luigi Piotti 	 	1:52.4 	+12.6s 	100.730 km/h
DNQ 	42 	Horace Gould 	 	1:54.0 	+14.2s 	99.316 km/h
DNQ 	12 	Bernie Ecclestone 	 	6:05.0 	+4:25.2 	31.019 km/h
DNQ 	50 	Ken Kavanagh 	 	— 	— 	—
DNQ 	56 	Louis Chiron 	 	— 	— 	—
WD 	2 	Keith Campbell 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	10 	Ron Flockhart 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	20 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	100 	2:52:27.9 	5 	8
2 	34 	Luigi Musso 	 	100 	+20.3s 	10 	6
3 	36 	Peter Collins 	 	100 	+38.8s 	9 	4
4 	16 	Jack Brabham 	 	97 	+3 Laps 	3 	3
5 	8 	Harry Schell 	 	91 	+9 Laps 	12 	2
6 	24 	Cliff Allison 	 	87 	+13 Laps 	13 	
Ret 	40 	Wolfgang von Trips 	 	91 	Engine 	11 	
Ret 	58 	Jo Bonnier 	 	71 	Accident 	16 	
Ret 	26 	Graham Hill 	 	69 	Halfshaft 	15 	
Ret 	18 	Roy Salvadori 	 	56 	Gearbox 	4 	
Ret 	38 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	47 	Fuel Pump 	15 	1
Ret 	28 	Stirling Moss 	 	38 	Valve Gear 	8 	
Ret 	6 	Jean Behra 	 	29 	Brakes 	2 	
Ret 	46 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	28 	Engine 	14 	
Ret 	30 	Tony Brooks 	 	22 	Sparking Plug	1 	
Ret 	32 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	 	11 	Overheating 	7 	
DNQ 	22 	Ron Flockhart 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	4 	Francisco Godia-Sales 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	50 	Luigi Taramazzo 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	48 	Gerino Gerini 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	14 	Bruce Kessler 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	44 	Maria Teresa de Filippis	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	12 	Paul Emery 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	56 	André Testut 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	52 	Giulio Cabianca 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	54 	Luigi Piotti 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	42 	Horace Gould 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	12 	Bernie Ecclestone 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	50 	Ken Kavanagh 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	56 	Louis Chiron 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	2 	Keith Campbell 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	10 	Ron Flockhart 	 	 	 	 	
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==Milestones==
* Maurice Trintignant took his second and final victory of his career. Both wins were at Monaco.
* The Rob Walker Racing Team, cars and engines all won their second races ever, and their second in succession.
==Standings after race==
==References==
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