1958 German Grand Prix

The 1958 German Grand Prix was held on August 3, and was the eighth race of the 1958 Formula One Season. The race was won by Tony Brooks in a , ahead of the cars of Roy Salvadori and Maurice Trintignant.
The race was marred by the fatal accident of Peter Collins on lap 11.
==Background==
===Championship permutations===
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Peter Collins 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	143 2.4 V6 	
3 	Mike Hawthorn 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	143 2.4 V6 	
4 	Wolfgang von Trips 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	143 2.4 V6 	
5 	Jean Behra 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 2.5 L4 	
6 	Harry Schell 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 2.5 L4 	
7 	Stirling Moss 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
8 	Tony Brooks 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
9 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 5 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
10 	Roy Salvadori 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T45 	 	FPF 2.0 L4 	
11 	Maurice Trintignant 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	 	T45 	 	FPF 2.0 L4 	
12 	Cliff Allison 	Team Lotus 	 	16 	 	FPF 2.2 L4 	
14 	Troy Ruttman 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
15 	Francisco Godia-Sales 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
16 	Jo Bonnier 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
17 	Hans Herrmann 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
18 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen 	 	RS550 	 	547/3 1.5 F4	
19 	Dick Gibson 	Privateer 	 	T43 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
20 	Bruce McLaren 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T45 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
21 	Edgar Barth 	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG 	 	RSK 	 	547/3 1.5 F4	—
22 	Wolfgang Seidel 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	 	T43 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
23 	Phil Hill 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D156 	 	D156 1.5 V6 	
24 	Jack Brabham 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T45 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
25 	Graham Hill 	Team Lotus 	 	16 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
26 	Ian Burgess 	High Efficiency Motors 	 	T43 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
27 	Christian Goethals 	Ecurie Eperon d'Or 	 	T43 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
28 	Ivor Bueb 	Ecurie Demi Litre 	 	12 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
29 	Brian Naylor 	J.B. Naylor 	 	T45 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
30 	Tony Marsh 	Privateer 	 	T45 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
31 	Richard Utley 	Privateer 	 	F2 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	—
*Drivers in rose are Formula Two entries.
==Practice Overview==
===Friday Practice===
===Saturday Practice===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	3 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	9:14.0 	— 	148.224 km/h
2 	8 	Tony Brooks 	 	9:15.0 	+1.0s 	147.957 km/h
3 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	9:19.9 	+5.9s 	146.662 km/h
4 	2 	Peter Collins 	 	9:21.9 	+7.9s 	146.140 km/h
5 	4 	Wolfgang von Trips 	 	9:24.7 	+10.7s 	145.415 km/h
6 	10 	Roy Salvadori 	 	9:35.3 	+21.3s 	142.736 km/h
7 	11 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	9:36.9 	+22.9s 	142.340 km/h
8 	6 	Harry Schell 	 	9:39.6 	+25.6s 	141.677 km/h
9 	5 	Jean Behra 	 	9:46.8 	+32.8s 	139.939 km/h
10 	23 	Phil Hill 	 	9:48.9 	+34.9s 	139.440 km/h
11 	26 	Ian Burgess 	 	9:55.3 	+41.3s 	137.941 km/h
12 	20 	Bruce McLaren 	 	9:56.0 	+42.0s 	137.779 km/h
13 	21 	Edgar Barth 	 	9:57.2 	+43.2s 	137.502 km/h
14 	30 	Tony Marsh 	 	9:57.5 	+43.5s 	137.433 km/h
15 	18 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	10:01.5 	+47.5s 	136.519 km/h
16 	28 	Ivor Bueb 	 	10:02.6 	+48.6s 	136.269 km/h
17 	22 	Wolfgang Seidel 	 	10:21.0 	+1:07.0 	136.269 km/h
18 	19 	Dick Gibson 	 	10:55.0 	+1:41.0 	125.368 km/h
19 	24 	Jack Brabham 	 	9:43.4 	+29.4s 	140.754 km/h
20 	17 	Hans Herrmann 	 	10:13.5 	+59.5s 	133.848 km/h
21 	16 	Jo Bonnier 	 	9:42.7 	+28.7s 	140.923 km/h
22 	25 	Graham Hill 	 	18:56.0 	+9:42.0 	72.285 km/h
23 	27 	Christian Goethals 	 	11:22.9 	+2:08.9 	120.246 km/h
24 	12 	Cliff Allison 	 	9:44.3 	+30.3s 	140.537 km/h
25 	29 	Brian Naylor 	 	10:17.9 	+1:03.9 	132.895 km/h
NC* 	14 	Troy Ruttman 	 	— 	— 	—
WD 	9 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	15 	Francisco Godia-Sales 	 	No car 	No car 	No car
WD 	31 	Richard Utley 	 	No car 	No car 	No car
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
** Ruttman had failed to set his time as he had a broken engine.
===Grid===
Note: F2 drivers highlighted in rose.
==Race==
===Pre-race===
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	8 	Tony Brooks 	 	15 	2:21:15.0 	2 	8
2 	10 	Roy Salvadori 	 	15 	+3:29.7 	6 	6
3 	11 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	15 	+5:11.2 	7 	4
4 	4 	Wolfgang von Trips 	 	15 	+6:16.3 	5 	3
5 	20 	Bruce McLaren 	 	15 	+6:26.3 	12 	
6 	21 	Edgar Barth 	 	15 	+6:32.4 	13 	
7 	26 	Ian Burgess 	 	15 	+6:59.3 	11 	
8 	30 	Tony Marsh 	 	15 	+7:09.9 	14 	
9 	23 	Phil Hill 	 	15 	+7:45.5 	10 	
10 	12 	Cliff Allison 	 	13 	+2 laps 	24 	
11 	28 	Ivor Bueb 	 	13 	+2 laps 	16 	
Ret 	3 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	11 	Clutch 	1 	
Ret 	2 	Peter Collins 	 	10 	Fatal accident	4 	
Ret 	6 	Harry Schell 	 	9 	Brakes 	8 	
Ret 	22 	Wolfgang Seidel 	 	9 	Suspension 	17 	
Ret 	5 	Jean Behra 	 	4 	Suspension 	9 	
Ret 	25 	Graham Hill 	 	4 	Oil leak 	22 	
Ret 	27 	Christian Goethals 	 	4 	Fuel pump 	23 	
Ret 	17 	Hans Herrmann 	 	3 	Engine 	20 	
Ret 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	3 	Magneto 	3 	1FL
Ret 	18 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	3 	Engine 	15 	
Ret 	19 	Dick Gibson 	 	2 	Engine 	18 	
Ret 	24 	Jack Brabham 	 	1 	Accident 	19 	
Ret 	29 	Brian Naylor 	 	1 	Fuel pump 	25 	
Ret 	16 	Jo Bonnier 	 	1 	Engine 	21 	
DNS 	14 	Troy Ruttman 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	9 	Stuart Lewis-Evans 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	15 	Francisco Godia-Sales 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	31 	Richard Utley 	 	 	 	 	
*FL Indicates a driver scored one point for fastest lap.
===Fastest Laps===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Lap	Time 	Gap 	Avg. speed 	Race
1 	7 	Stirling Moss	 	3 	9:09.2	 	149.519 km/h	Ret
2 	21 	Edgar Barth 	 	12 	9:42.8	+33.6 s	140.899 km/h	6
===Laps in the lead===
====Stints====
====Totals====
==Milestones==
==References==
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