1958 British GP

## Track Facts

* Name – Silverstone
* Location – UK
* Corners – 8
* Laps – 75
* Base (Worst) Lap Time – 2:00.000
* Lap Record (Real Life) – 1:39.400 (Stirling Moss)
* Lap Record (F1R) – 1:33.171 (Peter Whitehead (A Ciuchi))
* Pit Lane Length – 30 seconds\*
* Fuel Consumption – Low
* Tyre Wear – Medium

Note that this season pit-stops will last longer than in previous seasons; this number represents the time it takes to travel down the pit-lane NOT including the time you will spend stationary.

## Qualifying

A somewhat mixed up grid sees Salvadori take his 4th Career Pole Position, which makes him the 2nd most successful driver in qualifying in F1R history!!! Indeed, Ferrari are in celebratory mood - as their two home drivers (Salvadori and Gould) will line up on the front row for the British GP tomorrow! Not only that, but von Trips will be right behind them in 3rd - while Brabham is in a respectable 7th for the Prancing Horse.

Cooper meanwhile showed strongly at the end of the session, with Flockhart 4th, Herrmann 6th, Behra a more modest 16th and Godia in a better-than-usual 24th position. Vanwall also have some representatives near the front, with Collins 5th, Fairman 9th and de Beaufort 12th it almost makes up for their bright young hope Brooks not setting a lap in qualifying…

BRM have an interesting session meanwhile, with Musso a strong 8th, Gibson a more conservative 17th and Hill the last qualifier in 26th after running his session entirely on slick tyres in wet conditions thanks to a mix-up in the team garage!

While there are other teams further back who will be reasonably pleased with their performance, Maserati in 10th (Piotti), 11th (championship leader Gerard) and 13th (Bonnier) will certainly not be joining them in celebrating - as this is arguably their worst qualifying performance since the opening race in Buenos Aires!

Porsche are one of those teams that will be relatively satisfied with 14th (Trintignant), 18th (Schell) and 20th (Gendebien), while OSCA keep plugging away with Hawthorn 15th and Chiron 19th overall. Connaught meanwhile have often been known as the team bringing up the rear of the grid, but today they line up 21st (Moss), 22nd (Emery) and 25th (Marsh), with the Lotus team arguably in worse shape - as they only field one driver on the grid this time out, with Menditeguy occupying 23rd position…

## Grid

This race looks set to be a classic! Besides the inevitable role the weather is likely to have in mixing things up, you also have the championship leader down in 11th on the grid, 2nd place in the standings in 3rd, 3rd place overall lining up 7th, 4th place starting in 6th position and finally 5th place starting in 10th on the grid! Those lining up in the Top positions are those yet to truly show their potential this season - and we may have a very different championship table at the end of this lap…!

Particularly expect fireworks from Hill's BRM, who will have to pick his way through the field - and hope to be on the right tyre at the right time to manage it!!!

## Race Commentary

*Lap 1* – A wet and wild race looks to be in prospect here in Silverstone…and with rain on the grid the start will be a challenge!

Salvadori starts from Pole…and falls victim to the lack of grip on the grid, as he sees first Gould and then von Trips sail past him – though he does at least maintain the Ferrari 1-2-3, albeit in 3rd position overall. Flockhart is right behind him in 4th place, with all those behind him down to 7th place all starting rather cautiously.

In the fight for 8th Fairman gets off the line slightly quicker than Musso, who comes through the opening corner in 9th as a result. De Beaufort meanwhile stalls slightly off the start, which allows Bonnier into 12th, the fast-starting Behra into 13th with Gibson following him into 14th overall. The Vanwall does get going in 15th, with Trintignant away in 16th after getting a little baulked by the Dutchman ahead.

The man up to 17th takes advantage of some cautious starters and chaos towards the back end of the grid, and it is Hill in the BRM who goes from 26th to 17th in the space of a single lap! He was mostly able to do that thanks to the 2 drivers ahead of him colliding with one another barely metres from the start line – as both Godia and Marsh end their races rather prematurely here!!!

Hawthorn is therefore 18th, from Schell 19th, Chiron 20th, Gendebien 21st, Moss 22nd, Emery 23rd and Menditeguy 24th as a race that promises carnage has got off to an appropriate start!

*Lap 2* – With the fast-flowing turns of the Silverstone track, overtaking can be rather challenging…and going off-line can be an irreversible error! This proves to be the case for Herrmann, Brabham, Fairman, Musso and Piotti who are all forced off line by a slow-moving Collins taking the inside line at Becketts – which allows Gerard to take advantage and dive up the inside to move into 6th with Bonnier right behind in 7th!

Herrmann manages to slot back in to 8th place, with Brabham now 9th and Fairman now 10th. Another beneficiary of this is Behra, who moves up to 11th with Musso now 12th, Gibson up to 13th and Piotti down to 14th after a nightmare start for the Maserati!!!

De Beaufort meanwhile finds himself blocked by Gibson at the same corner and is therefore forced to defend from Trintignant – but all their squabbling allows a gaggle of cars to take the racing line up the inside and move through, including Hill, Hawthorn and Schell. In fact, Hill even manages to overhaul Piotti at Stowe (demoting the Maserati to 16th thanks to Hawthorn capitalising on the space left by the charging BRM) and gets let through by his team-mate Gibson even later in the lap to advance up to 13th himself!

Schell is the final driver to pass de Beaufort at Becketts, while Chiron does take Trintignant in the Porsche by the narrowest of margins at the same corner! Meanwhile at the front it may be Gould leading the race, but the new Fastest Lap of a 1:39.0 is set by von Trips in 2nd place, who is now just 0.3 seconds behind his team-mate…

*Lap 3* – Slipstreaming is possible here at Silverstone, with a decent run from Chapel to Stowe, and then on down to Club providing ample opportunity – and it is the BRM outfit who use this to perfection, as thanks to Herrmann’s vigorous defence against Brabham, Fairman and Behra it is Hill who benefits again, with a strong overtaking move that sees him fly past all but the Ferrari and take up 10th place already!

Gibson follows him through to 11th, with Hawthorn 12th – though the OSCA baulked Piotti at Chapel to prevent the Maserati from doing the same, which in turn means the Italian spends that particular straight ensuring his own situation doesn’t deteriorate any further…

Fairman has now dropped to 14th thanks to Musso’s pace in the 3rd BRM, while Behra also messes up his braking point at Club – to give some good news to Piotti at last as he inherits 15th from the Cooper. Meanwhile further back Trintignant and Gendebien switch places for Porsche to allow the Belgian to have a crack at passing Chiron (or possibly for the Frenchman to attempt a slipstream!).

*Lap 4* – A new Fastest Lap for Gould breaks the 1:39 barrier and increases his lead to 0.6 seconds over von Trips, while Salvadori is now focusing more on defending from those behind him! Flockhart is forced to brake hard to avoid running into the Ferrari, which allows Collins to cut up the inside at Copse and take the place away.

Gerard meanwhile allows Bonnier to slipstream up his inside on the run down to Stowe, which is great for the Swede who passes both Flockhart and Collins in the process to claim 4th position! That said Gerard not only loses 6th to Bonnier but also finds himself being passed by Herrmann, who uses the same gap that Bonnier used a moment beforehand!!!

Musso is defending astutely from Fairman, Piotti and Behra – while the Porsche gambit pays off as Gendebien moves aside to let Trintignant pass both him and Chiron down the straight, meaning the Frenchman is now into 19th place.

*Lap 5* – Possibly due to their respective Championship positions, it is Flockhart who moves aside for Herrmann to let the German moves into 6th place. Gerard defends from Brabham, who in turn forces the BRM of Hill to end his spectacular progress from the back of the grid – as he allows his team-mate Gibson to pass him, along with Hawthorn as well.

Before he passes Hill the OSCA manages to compromise another BRM, as he blocks Musso’s advances and causes the Italian to move into a defensive stance to block everyone down to Gendebien in 21st position.

*Lap 6* – Bonnier’s pace in 4th is good, but Collins has even better pace in 5th…but not quite enough to make an overtaking move at Chapel stick, which leaves him defending from Herrmann for the rest of the lap…and he does manage to keep that Cooper behind him. However, he doesn’t manage to keep the other Cooper of Flockhart behind, who slipstreams behind his team-mate on the run down to Stowe and passes both Herrmann and Collins in the process!

Losing the place to his team-mate is enough to put Herrmann off his stride, and he misses his braking point at Club to allow both Gerard and Brabham to pass him too. Meanwhile at the back Menditeguy is now pressuring Emery for 23rd, but the lone Lotus finds his path resolutely blocked by the Connaught man.

*Lap 7* – Gibson is doing a sterling job for BRM, as he blocks Hawthorn in such a vigorous manner that he forces the OSCA to brake hard and lose places to Hill, Musso and Fairman – and during that confusion Hill is forced to take a small amount of avoiding action, but that is enough to allow both Musso and Fairman to pass him, which means his great progress from the back of the grid is now thoroughly stymied. Further back Schell defends effectively from de Beaufort over 17th place too.

*Lap 8* – A 1:38.7 for Gould this lap sees his lead over von Trips increase to over a second now, in an otherwise quiet lap…

*Lap 9* – Collins again forces Flockhart into defensive action, and the resulting ripple effect sees Brabham capitalise with a bold move around the outside at Becketts to take 7th from Gerard. Gibson meanwhile moves aside to allow Musso to come through, but he leaves it too long to move back into line and Fairman jumps past him too to claim 11th place.

Piotti is now pressuring Hawthorn for 14th place, while de Beaufort continues to try and pass Schell for 17th position overall.

*Lap 10* – Von Trips sets a 1:38.6 to claim the Fastest Lap, though thanks to a 1:38.7 it is still Gould leading by over a second at this stage! Chiron is pressuring Trintignant for 19th place but has not managed to find a gap as yet.

*Lap 11* – Collins blocks Brabham this time around, while both Gerard and Herrmann also lose time as a result of those ahead fighting over 6th position. De Beaufort is again thwarted by Schell in his attempts to pass.

*Lap 12* – The front of the race is quiet, but in the midfield it is really heating up! Fairman dives up the inside of Musso at Stowe, but tags the BRM in the process causing damage to both cars – the Vanwall elects to carry on and limps across the racing line to cause Gibson to slam his brakes on…and that allows Hill to reclaim 10th place, from Fairman in 11th and then Hawthorn in 12th as the OSCA also takes advantage of Gibson’s sudden stop!

The damage caused to Musso is more considerable than the damage to Fairman, and as such the BRM pits and falls back to the rear of the grid promoting everyone from Gibson into 13th down to Menditeguy into 23rd position.

*Lap 13* – Fairman’s damage is clearly causing him to suffer with his speed on the straights, which sees first Hawthorn go around the outside on the run down to Club, while Gibson dives up the inside on the same run…and it is the BRM who reaches the corner first to claim 11th place, with Hawthorn retaining 12th, Piotti also sneaking past the Vanwall into 13th, Fairman down to 14th and Behra now close behind in 15th overall.

Meanwhile a 1:38.3 up front for Gould is enough to increase his lead to around 1.2 seconds overall!!!

*Lap 14* – Bonnier has been rapidly gaining on Salvadori for 3rd, but the Ferrari smartly blocks his first passing attempt as the Brit manages to play a solid rear-gunner role for the leading duo! Brabham is still pressuring Collins for 6th overall, but with no luck as yet – while Hawthorn is blocked by Gibson, which allows Piotti to dive up the inside at Becketts to claim 12th as the Maserati’s comeback continues…

Behra passes the ailing Fairman for 14th place, while another attempt by de Beaufort on Schell goes begging.

*Lap 15* – Not much action on track this time around, as the Ferrari team look to be setting the pace – including Brabham down in 7th who is gaining ground on Collins in front.

*Lap 16* – Fairman’s collision may have been initially bad news for Vanwall, but he does lend a hand to one of his team-mates as he blocks Schell on the run to Stowe, which allows de Beaufort to pass both of them at Stowe itself and inherit 15th, with Schell back in 16th, Trintignant into 17th and Fairman down to 18th place.

Meanwhile Gould has another FL of a faster 1:38.3 with the lead gap now over 1.5 seconds!

*Lap 17* – “Anything you can do…” says von Trips, who sets a 1:38.2 to narrow the gap to Gould and to increase Salvadori’s arrears to over 8 seconds behind him! Piotti meanwhile is clearly keen to make his way back into the Top 10 where he feels he belongs, though Gibson is reluctant to let him through…!

Further back Fairman manages to spend a lap without losing a place, as he manages to successfully defend from Chiron’s OSCA and protect 18th position – and that is letting Gendebien close in again on the Monegasque! Meanwhile Menditeguy has gradually closed up to Emery over the last few laps but is too eager with his passing move and will soon have to start to worry about Musso gaining ground after his unscheduled pit-stop!!!

*Lap 18* – Another attempt by Brabham on Collins is blocked by the Vanwall, who is being roared to the hilt by the partisan home crowd! And that defence is keeping Gerard interested in this particular battle…

Further back Chiron times his move to perfection on the run down to Club to overhaul Fairman and claim 18th in time to put the Vanwall between himself and the eager Gendebien behind!

*Lap 19* – Given that Brabham has dropped back after his last attempt it falls to Collins to become the aggressor, as he has a look at Flockhart into Becketts – though that then leaves him open through Chapel to Brabham…but the Ferrari’s attempt at Stowe is more out of hope than any real chance of passing, with Gerard also being held up by this commotion.

Fairman manages another lap without losing a spot (twice in the last three laps now!) despite his damaged car, as he manages to keep Gendebien’s Porsche at bay and retain 19th place.

*Lap 20* – Gould looks potent at this stage of the race and manages an impressive 1:38.0 to extend his lead to nearly 2 seconds over von Trips – with a career best finish certainly on the cards here! Meanwhile Gibson’s block over Piotti seems to open the door for Hawthorn, who pulls out at Stowe to try a pass around the outside…and that was never going to work! Instead Behra simply sticks to the racing line and is now on the inside at Club to pass the OSCA and claim 13th position. It is worth noting that de Beaufort is gaining significantly on this group since he was released from behind the Porsche of Schell!

Further back Fairman’s defence is resolute as he hangs on to 19th position for yet another lap – lucky for both him and Gendebien the next man back is Moss, some 11 seconds down the road…

*Lap 21* – An even faster 1:38.0 for Gould sees him move even further away from von Trips in 2nd place, while further back Gendebien finally times his approach to perfection to pass the ailing Fairman and finally move into 19th position. Fairman should hold his Top 20 spot for a while though, as Moss is a good 11 seconds back and the opening pit-stops will be coming soon!

*Lap 22* – Gould is really pumping in the lap times while the wet weather stays in place, with yet another even faster 1:38.0! A 2.4 second lead over von Trips is now his reward in an otherwise quiet lap…

*Lap 23* – Collins once more manages to fend off Brabham’s advances, but both are comfortably keeping Salvadori, Bonnier and Flockhart in their sights in the battle for the final podium position! Piotti meanwhile is rather further off that battle, some 14 seconds at last count, as Gibson continues to prevent any further progress on his behalf.

And Gould delivers a lap-time that is tantalisingly close to a 1:37…but not quite! It is a strong Fastest Lap contender at this stage, if the rain keeps pouring down though…

*Lap 24* – Menditeguy is right on the back of Emery, and he may be timing this to perfection – as Musso is now right with the pair of them on his own comeback trail since his unscheduled stop!

*Lap 25* – A busy though organised pit-lane on this lap sees Gould pit from the lead, along with Bonnier, Flockhart, Hill and Hawthorn. That moves von Trips into 1st, Salvadori into 2nd, Collins now released into 3rd with Brabham 4th, Gerard 5th and Herrmann into 6th place. Gibson continues to thwart Piotti and Behra’s efforts as they fight over what is now 7th position, while de Beaufort in 10th continues to gain ground at a rate of knots!

Schell is up to 11th, from Trintignant 12th, Chiron 13th, Gendebien 14th and then Gould out in 15th overall! Fairman is back up to 16th with Moss 17th, Bonnier and Flockhart out in clear air in 18th and 19th respectively and then it is Hill rounding out the Top 20 after a solid stop by the BRM crew.

Musso meanwhile is now up to 21st after passes on Emery 22nd and Menditeguy 23rd, while Hawthorn comes out of the pits in 24th and last on track as it currently stands…

*Lap 26* – Brabham and Herrmann come into the pits this lap, which means that Gerard is now 4th, Gibson 5th, Piotti 6th, Behra 7th, de Beaufort 8th, Schell 9th and Trintignant 10th overall. Brabham meanwhile emerges in 17th place less than a second behind Bonnier, which is a good sign for his overall progress – given that Bonnier was a full 3 places ahead of him before the pit-stops! Flockhart is now 18th with Herrmann out in 19th and Musso rounding out the Top 20, as Hill moves aside for his fellow BRM driver to pass.

Von Trips up front has set a new Fastest Lap of a 1:37.9 as he looks to overhaul Gould after this stop…

*Lap 27* – …and a 1:37.8 for von Trips makes that dream look like even more of a reality now. Meanwhile Salvadori pits from 2nd place to emerge in 15th right behind Moss but crucially still ahead of Bonnier, which means that Collins is now 2nd, Gerard 3rd, Gibson 4th under pressure from Piotti, Behra 6th, de Beaufort 7th, Schell 8th, Trintignant 9th and Chiron 10th overall.

*Lap 28* – Von Trips finally pits from the lead, with Chiron also in for OSCA further back. That means Collins is now the leader, with Gerard 2nd, Gibson 3rd, Piotti 4th, Behra 5th, de Beaufort 6th, Schell 7th, Trintignant 8th, Gendebien 9th and then it is…von Trips out in 10th position, as he moves into the net lead of the race! Gould is 11th just 1 second behind his team-mate, with Fairman 12th and Moss holding strong in 13th against the advances of Salvadori.

Bonnier is now 15th from Brabham, Flockhart, Herrmann, Musso, Hill, Emery, Menditeguy, Hawthorn and then Chiron out in 24th and last position right now, with the two OSCA’s in the last two positions as they wait for the other pit-stops ahead of them to play out!

*Lap 29* – Collins is fastest man on track as he enjoys his time leading the race – meanwhile Moss is frustrating Salvadori, who now has Bonnier and Brabham right on his tail…with Flockhart gaining quickly behind them! Meanwhile the other Cooper of Herrmann is more preoccupied defending from the recovering Musso over 18th place.

*Lap 30* – Almost chaos in the pits here, as Vanwall have two cars in at the same time – but the gap between de Beaufort and Fairman is large enough that the former finishes his stop mere moments before the latter arrives! Also pitting this lap are Piotti and Musso, which does seem to vindicate Fairman’s decision to stay out with his damage…

All of that means Behra is up to 4th, with Schell an impressive 5th for Porsche from Trintignant 6th, Gendebien 7th, von Trips gaining quickly in 8th, Gould in 9th and Moss now inside the Top 10 and not even under that much pressure from Salvadori right now!

Salvadori is 11th with Bonnier 12th, Brabham 13th, Flockhart 14th, Herrmann 15th, Hill 16th, Piotti out in 17th and de Beaufort out in 18th just inches ahead of Emery’s Connaught that now sits 19th! Menditeguy now 20th is also right behind with Hawthorn and Chiron ahead of Fairman and Musso, as both emerge with a healthy gap of 11 seconds between them – so no collisions for a while…!

*Lap 31* – Behra pits from 4th (promoting Schell to 4th, Trintignant to 5th and Gendebien to 6th) and emerges in 17th behind Piotti, while Moss’s defence against Salvadori for 9th now sees the Ferrari being forced to defend against Bonnier, Brabham and Flockhart – with the likes of Herrmann and Piotti gaining ground too…all of which will be music to the ears of von Trips and Gould in 7th and 8th, who are now some 19 seconds up the road from this group!

*Lap 32* – Collins pits from the lead…and what a masterstroke staying out proves to be, as he emerges in 7th place crucially one position AHEAD of Moss in 8th and the group he is still holding up! Schell also comes in on this lap, dropping from 4th to 20th overall as a result.

That means Gerard now leads (an ominous sign!) from Gibson in 2nd and Trintignant in an impressive 3rd for Porsche. Meanwhile Gendebien is under heavy pressure by von Trips on the run down to Club, but manages to block the Ferrari’s advances…though that allows Gould to go around the outside of his team-mate – but no further – as he inherits 5th behind Gendebien with von Trips now 6th overall – as this looks to demonstrate a change for the net race lead!

Meanwhile another Moss blocking move (this time at Copse) causes consternation behind, with Salvadori having to check his momentum to avoid an accident, which in turn gives Bonnier a run on him…they go side by side into Maggotts, and there is just not enough room for them both…AND THEY TOUCH!!! Bonnier looks to have sustained a minor amount of damage, but Salvadori looks to have picked up a puncture and elects to pit at the end of the lap.

All of that allows Brabham to pass and claim 9th, with Flockhart 10th (and applying pressure), Herrmann 11th, Bonnier down to 12th after his incident, Hill 13th, Piotti 14th, Behra 15th, de Beaufort 16th, Emery 17th holding up both Menditeguy and Hawthorn and then Schell rounding out the Top 20. That leaves Chiron in 21st, Fairman 22nd, Salvadori out in 23rd just 3 tenths of a second ahead of the luckless Musso in 24th!

*Lap 33* – Gendebien blocks Gould this time, and von Trips repays the favour with his own move around the outside at Stowe this time to reclaim the net race lead – but again neither Ferrari is able to overhaul the Porsche. Lucky for them Collins is still around 9 seconds down…

…although there is better news for Brabham, who breaks free from the Cooper duo behind him and lines Moss up for a pass down into Woodcote, which finally breaks the Connaught driver’s resolve (whose tyres are starting to look a little worn…). Further back Menditeguy is holding up Hawthorn and Schell for 18th – though the Lotus is yet to pit – and Salvadori is forced into action to block Musso and preserve his position.

*Lap 34* – Gerard pits from the lead, and is another to make a strategically sound call, as he emerges in a net 7th place comfortably ahead of Brabham, Moss et al. That means Gibson is now the race leader for BRM, with Trintignant 2nd for Porsche!

Gendebien is again forced into defending from von Trips, and while they are paying attention to each other it is Gould who capitalises and dives up the inside at Club to move into 3rd place with Gendebien 4th and von Trips crucially still stuck behind the Porsche and now 5th overall, with Collins in 6th moving ever closer…

…meanwhile Moss’s tyres are crying “enough”, as he fails to defend from the Cooper duo of Flockhart and Herrmann, who moves past him to claim 10th and 9th respectively thanks to an in-team switching of places, with Moss now down to 11th overall. Bonnier manages to hang onto 12th in his damaged car, despite Hill’s best attempts to overtake the Maserati – and, despite an audacious passing move on Menditeguy around the outside at Beckett’s, Hawthorn decides discretion is the better part of valour and backs off to fight again another lap!

*Lap 35* – Von Trips takes advantage of Gendebien’s failing tyres and makes a comfortable pass at Woodcote to move into 4th, though he is already some 2.4 seconds down on Gould thanks to the one extra lap behind the Porsche!

In the mid-pack Hill makes his pressure on Bonnier tell, as the Swede doesn’t have the pace to keep the BRM behind on the straights and thus concedes 12th place, though all attention is on the battle for 18th this lap…as on the run from Woodcote to Copse it is Menditeguy, Hawthorn and Schell all 3 wide (in that order from inside to outside)…and it is SCHELL who emerges in 18th after carrying enough speed to hold the faster outside line at Copse, with Hawthorn 19th and Menditeguy 20th overall. Don’t expect that to be the last you hear of this battle though, given that Emery is the next man they will be all be trying to overtake…

*Lap 36* – Trintignant pits at last from 2nd place, to drop down the field – which means Gould is now back up to 2nd, von Trips 3rd and matching his team-mate for pace, Gendebien 4th (albeit yet to stop), Collins 5th, Gerard 6th, Brabham 7th and gaining on the two ahead by around a second per lap, Herrmann 8th and Flockhart 9th.

Moss also finally elects to come into the pits, which moves Hill back into the Top 10 (remember that he started last on the grid!), Bonnier back up to 11th despite his damage, Piotti 12th, Behra 13th and de Beaufort up to 14th. Meanwhile Trintignant comes out of the pits in 15th, but the focus is on the fight for 16th as we AGAIN get three cars wide on the run down to Club this time. Though on this occasion the inside line is king, which is taken by Hawthorn – who claims 16th, from Schell in 17th (who at least doesn’t lose a position) and Emery in 18th for Connaught.

Menditeguy is back up to 19th, with Chiron now inside the Top 20, Fairman 21st, Salvadori 22nd, Musso 23rd and Moss leaving the pits in 24th and last position.

*Lap 37* – Gibson’s tyres are failing rapidly, and all the time gains he made by staying out are starting to be undone here, while further back Bonnier moves aside to allow team-mate Piotti through into 11th overall.

*Lap 38* – Still no stops for Gibson or Gendebien, but they are now the only ones as both Emery and Menditeguy come in to the pits for their own private pit-lane battle…and it is the Connaught team who celebrate a much needed victory at something this season, as they come out 23rd overall with the Lotus down in 24th…thereby promoting Chiron to 18th, Fairman to 19th, Salvadori to 20th, Musso to 21st and Moss to 22nd overall.

*Lap 39* – Gendebien finally comes into the pits, dropping from 4th to 18th in the process – with Fairman already breathing down his neck! That means Collins is up to 4th (and currently fastest man on track!), Gerard 5th and the likes of Brabham, Herrmann, Flockhart, Hill and Piotti all gaining a spot within the Top 10.

*Lap 40* – At long last Gibson comes into the pits, which re-establishes the race order as Gould 1st, von Trips 2nd, Collins 3rd, Gerard 4th, Brabham now the fastest man on track in 5th, Herrmann 6th, Flockhart 7th, Hill 8th, Piotti 9th and Bonnier 10th defending stoutly from Behra…which costs the Cooper dearly as he is dismayed to see Gibson emerging from the pits in 11th ahead of both him and de Beaufort, who also lost time behind the ailing Maserati…

Meanwhile further back Hawthorn blocks Schell over 15th and Fairman makes light work of passing Gendebien for 18th with a well-judged out-braking manoeuvre at Copse, while Salvadori defends stoutly from Musso throughout the lap!

*Lap 41* – Gould may be leading, but fastest man on track is von Trips in 2nd, who has the gap down to just 1.7 seconds now. Brabham is also really motoring at this stage and is within 5 seconds of catching Gerard for 4th place, with Herrmann also not too far back from that pair and moving at a similar pace to the Ferrari!

Meanwhile Bonnier is now defending from Gibson, Behra and de Beaufort as he looks to retain his Top 10 place despite his damaged car…and that is giving hope to Trintignant behind, who is now less than 10 seconds behind that group.

*Lap 42* – 1.6 seconds is the lead gap, with Brabham now just 4 seconds behind his own quarry! Whilst that is happening, Bonnier defends again from those behind him – and the concertina effect almost ripples back to give de Beaufort a passing move on Behra, but the Cooper is wise to it and slams the door…and all that action means Trintignant is now just 8.6 seconds back!

*Lap 43* – 1.4 seconds is the lead gap, while Brabham is the fastest man on track as he reduces his arrears to just 3.2 seconds now and extends his gap to Herrmann to over 3 seconds too. Further back Bonnier’s defending is causing chaos behind him, as this time Behra is forced to slam on his brakes to avoid Gibson, which in turn allows de Beaufort to get a run on him through Abbey and to move into 12th place at Woodcote…and it’s now 7.6 seconds back to Trintignant!!!

*Lap 44* – Gould manages to steady the gap at the front at 1.5 seconds, but Brabham shows no signs of letting up as he has the gap to Gerard down to just 2.4 seconds and is comfortably fastest man on track! Meanwhile the usual Bonnier blocking now means Trintignant is down to 6.1 seconds behind the group, though he may want to worry more about Hawthorn, who is just 0.2 seconds behind the Porsche!!!

*Lap 45* – Worth noting that it is still raining out on track…but in the distance there does seem to be a gap in the clouds starting to form! Von Trips seems to use that to spur on his charge, and he reduces his gap to Gould down to 1.3 seconds, while Brabham is just 1.7 seconds down on Gerard after yet another strong lap-time!

This lap sees another strong defensive display by Bonnier, though it is only from Gibson he has to defend given that de Beaufort and Behra look to be focusing on keeping their gap to Trintignant stable at around 6 seconds…

Further back Salvadori’s comeback charge is halted by Gendebien, who veers a little wildly to hold both the Ferrari and Musso’s BRM behind him as it stands.

*Lap 46* – Gould and von Trips are trading almost identical lap-times at the front, while Brabham is now within a second of Gerard in the fight for 4th place – and Bonnier’s blocking again is utilised by de Beaufort for his own ends, as he takes the initiative to dive past Gibson into Stowe to claim 11th position! Trintignant and Hawthorn are now just 5 seconds behind this battle, with Schell also gaining ground as it stands…

Further back Salvadori times his run on Gendebien to perfection, as he starts by blocking Musso at Maggotts, before getting on the Porsche’s gearbox into Chapel and executing a clinical pass up the inside at Stowe to take 19th and give him some free air to run in! Musso by contrast will still have to overtake Gendebien another time around…

*Lap 47* – The clear sky is creeping nearer and nearer…just like Brabham has been doing to Gerard, but this time he is close enough to have a go, which is instantly rebuffed by the experienced Maserati veteran! Meanwhile de Beaufort comes tantalisingly close to overhauling Bonnier for 10th, but the Maserati stays firm and holds his line to remain ahead by just 0.2 seconds over the line – behind them the usual concertina effect now means that Trintignant is just 3.7 seconds away, with Hawthorn and Schell firmly in tow behind him!

If you think 0.2 seconds is close, that is nothing compared to Musso and Gendebien as the BRM sizes up the Porsche out of Woodcote and looks set to pounce as they cross the line in a virtual dead heat…

*Lap 48* – …and it is a comfortable pass for the Italian into Copse to take 20th place and set off in pursuit of Salvadori some 5 seconds up the road already.

Brabham is still fastest on track, but it looks like Gerard has picked up his own pace to avoid losing a position to the Ferrari. In the fight for 10th Bonnier’s defending has been 1st class this race despite his broken vehicle and he manages to keep de Beaufort at bay despite the Vanwall briefly getting his nose in front at Club, but out-braking himself at the last minute to give the Maserati another lap in front!

Trintignant is now just 2.7 seconds behind that battle, but is having to take some defensive action to keep Hawthorn and Schell at bay

*Lap 49* – The clouds look to be thinning out and the rain is rapidly ceasing in intensity, as many drivers look at whether a pit-stop is a good plan in the near future…and Bonnier will definitely be one of those drivers, as he will look to mend his damage at the same time as pitting for dry tyres, though right now he is more preoccupied with blocking de Beaufort, which sees the same bunching of cars that now has Trintignant just 1.4 seconds behind that group!

*Lap 50* – The first drivers jump into the pits to try their luck on Dry tyres! It is Flockhart, Bonnier and Schell who make the call and will hope the track is dry enough that they don’t slide off!!! At the front von Trips has the gap down to 1.1 seconds as it stands, with Brabham lining up for a pass on Gerard as they come over the line…

Those stops now mean that Hill is up to 7th, Piotti 8th, de Beaufort 9th, Gibson 10th, Behra 11th, Trintignant 12th, Hawthorn 13th, Chiron 14th, Fairman 15th, Flockhart out in 16th, Salvadori 17th, Musso 18th, Gendebien 19th, Bonnier out in 20th, Moss 21st and Schell emerging in 22nd overall with only Emery and Menditeguy behind him!

*Lap 51* – The rain has stopped, the track is drying out and it looks like a glorious British afternoon in prospect…rain tyres are still clearly quicker, but it’s now a case of who can cope with the changing conditions – and also who has fuelled to take into account the drier conditions!

Up front von Trips reduces the lead gap down to 0.7 seconds, while Collins and Gerard both look very cautious…particularly the Maserati driver, who backs off so much that Brabham sails past him down the back straight and into 4th position! Herrmann comes in to change tyres (the only driver to do so on this lap) meaning that Hill is now 6th and fastest man on track (!), then Piotti 7th and then comes Gibson in 8th, as the BRM driver comfortably overhauls de Beaufort, who is tiptoeing round the track to avoid any incidents!

The Vanwall also loses places to Behra (now 9th) and Trintignant (now 10th), while OSCA switch Chiron with Hawthorn, as the former looks to be enjoying the conditions far more with his advance up to 12th overall. Fairman is now 14th as Herrmann emerges in 15th place on wet tyres.

Salvadori meanwhile looks far more comfortable in these conditions, as he eases past Flockhart (on the slower dry tyres) for 16th with Musso also following him through. Further back the Connaughts of Moss and Emery both look very uneasy about their car’s handling, as they each concede a position…Moss to Schell after the Porsche’s early move onto dry tyres has given him real confidence (despite them being less adhesive in these conditions!) and then Emery to Menditeguy, as the Lotus looks to be coping with the conditions far more effectively.

*Lap 52* – As the track dries out the lap-times are all coming down…last lap Hill set a 1:33.9 to claim Fastest Lap, while this time Gibson’s 1:31.8 sets him on a course that could see him (and the other BRMs) finish this race far nearer the sharp end than they could ever have hoped for!

Meanwhile we have a change for the lead!!! Von Trips gets a better exit out of Woodcote and moves over the line ahead of his British team-mate, much to the home-crowd’s dismay…Collins meanwhile is still 3rd and motoring along without any issues, while Brabham and Trintignant elect to come in to move onto dry tyres. That gifts Gerard back 4th place until Hill swoops past to make it his own a few corners later. Next up are Piotti, the hard charging Gibson, Behra, Chiron (after a completely straightforward overtake on de Beaufort) and Hawthorn making it two OSCA’s in the Top 10 after he narrowly exits the final corner ahead of de Beaufort.

Next up to challenge the Dutchman (who is now 11th) will be his team-mate Fairman and then the recently pitted Brabham, who emerges in 13th from Musso in 14th as the BRM makes short work of passing first Salvadori’s Ferrari and then the Cooper of Herrmann, who is struggling to stay on the track with his slick rubber on!

Bonnier’s earlier pit may have looked like a poor idea, but regardless he sails past the struggling Gendebien for 18th, while the next Porsche of Trintignant emerges from the pits in 20th overall. Meanwhile Menditeguy consigns both Connaughts to the final positions, as he claims 22nd from Moss.

*Lap 53* – Fastest man on track is now Musso, who is still running outside the Top 10! Meanwhile Gould and Hill both take the plunge for dry tyres, as a dry line is starting to form on track…though wet tyres still look marginally quicker at this stage of the race. That means Collins is now 2nd, with Piotti 3rd and on a charge after Gerard moves out of his team-mate’s way – though Gibson in 5th is travelling significantly faster than anyone ahead of him!

Gould emerges from the pits in 6th position, while behind him Chiron looks to be enjoying these conditions, as he comfortably passes Behra for 7th. Meanwhile several drivers are struggling with the lack of grip, with both Hawthorn and de Beaufort slipping backwards as they are far too tentative on track. That hands the incentive first to Fairman, and then to the recovering Brabham (still technically on the slower tyres – but showing sure signs that Dry tyres are soon to be the better tyre to be on!), as the Ferrari moves up to 9th place with Hill emerging from his stop in 10th overall!

Fairman is right behind Hill in 11th with Musso 12th from Hawthorn 13th and de Beaufort 14th. Salvadori continues his recovery with an easy pass on Herrmann at Club for 15th, while Trintignant moves past Gendebien for 19th and Emery likewise passes Moss for 23rd.

*Lap 54* – BRM are the team to match in the wet, as the three British cars are starting to really impose themselves on this race (proof if it were needed can be seen by Gibson being fastest on track despite having the wrong tyres on!!!)! Dry tyres are now slightly quicker than wet tyres, so everyone that has already pitted looks in good shape right now…

Speaking of Gibson he is now up to 4th after an easy pass on Gerard on the run down to Woodcote, and he is not alone in making places up for BRM, as Hill passes an obstinate Brabham at Stowe for 9th, though Musso can’t join his team-mates in making up places as Fairman manages to block his attempt at Maggotts with some force!

Meanwhile further back several drivers elect to come in suddenly to move onto the dry tyres, and without warning their teams have to jump into action! Gendebien, Menditeguy and Emery all make this rather rash decision – and are lucky that none of their team-mates made the same call (though that clearly does not apply to the lone Lotus of Menditeguy!). Focus near the back is on Salvadori though, who runs out of fuel on his way to coming in to the pits and jumps out to push his car back in…it’s a superhuman effort, given how far from the pits he was – but he does manage it, albeit having lost a significant amount of time!!!

That means Herrmann is now 13th (after easy passes on Hawthorn and de Beaufort – now 14th and 15th), Flockhart is now a lap down in 16th, Bonnier 17th, Trintignant 18th, Schell up to 19th, Salvadori out in 20th, Gendebien out in 21st, Menditeguy out in 22nd, Moss up to 23rd (though yet to stop) and Emery back at the rear in 24th overall.

*Lap 55* – Von Trips pits from the lead with Piotti, Musso and Hawthorn all making the same decision to swap onto the now clearly faster dry tyres. That puts Collins into the race lead (though yet to stop), with Gibson 2nd and Gerard 3rd (both yet to stop), while Gould is up to 4th thanks to his better-timed stop, which sees von Trips emerge a second behind his team-mate in 5th place!

Chiron is 6th (though still on the wrong tyres), with Hill now 7th as he uses the traction on his dry tyres to comfortably pass Behra and set a fastest lap in the process, with Brabham following him through into 8th as well. Fairman now rounds out the Top 10, while Musso…IS SLOWING DOWN!!! Just like Salvadori it looks he has run out of fuel some distance from the pits, and now needs to jump out and push his car in, which costs him a serious amount of time!

Piotti emerges from his stop in 11th, with Herrmann now 12th, Flockhart up to 13th after an easy pass on de Beaufort 14th, Bonnier is 15th, Trintignant 16th and Hawthorn out in 17th overall. Schell is up to 18th from Salvadori 19th, Gendebien 20th, Menditeguy 21st and then comes the recovering Musso in 22nd (who must be seriously out of breath!) ahead of both Moss and Emery behind.

*Lap 56* – Collins and Gibson still lead the way due to not pitting yet, while Gould is leading the charge of those on the faster dry tyres…but he makes hard work of getting past Gerard, and though he makes the pass on the run down to Club it is von Trips who gets the better exit from Stowe to move into the net race lead and 3rd overall!

Gerard is now down to 5th, with Hill fastest man on track and reeling the Maserati in! Chiron and Moss both pit this lap, which means Brabham is now 7th, Behra 8th, Piotti now 9th as he makes short work of passing Fairman with Herrmann now 11th, Flockhart 12th, Chiron emerging from the pits in 13th and de Beaufort holding onto 14th despite the attentions of Bonnier behind.

Further back Moss’s pit means Emery is now back into 23rd with Moss bringing up the rear of the race…

*Lap 57* – Some anxious faces on the pit-walls for those drivers yet to come in, as the fuel drains away in their tanks – but it won’t affect Gibson or de Beaufort, who both come in this time around. Gould takes advantage of a moment of complacency from von Trips at Chapel, which allows the Brit to sneak past and assume 2nd place (which is the net race lead) behind Collins still on his wet tyres.

Hill has some serious pace but given how slow Gerard is on his worn wet tyres it barely matters as the BRM makes short work of claiming 4th place with Brabham now into 5th as well. Gerard sits 6th, with Piotti the next man to challenge him after a comfortable pass on Behra (still on wet tyres), who now has his team-mate Herrmann right behind him after the German made short work of passing the wet-shod Fairman for 10th.

Gibson has emerged from the pits in the midst of that battle in 8th overall, while de Beaufort’s pit moves Bonnier up to 14th, Trintignant up to 15th and Hawthorn up to 16th ahead of the returning Vanwall now 17th overall. Behind them Salvadori manages to perform a cut-back on Schell at Club for 18th and Musso makes short work of passing Menditeguy for 21st further back!

*Lap 58* – Double disaster for Vanwall, as both Collins and Fairman pull off to the side of the road on the same lap to end their races with a lack of fuel! That means Gould now leads by 0.2 seconds ahead of von Trips, with Hill 3rd and gaining significantly on the top two…while Brabham is now 4th, with Gerard continuing to drop places thanks to being on the wrong tyres still. That said, his move out of the way of Piotti is purely for the good of the Maserati team…but Gibson following him through into 6th is definitely not in their best interest!

That means Gerard is down to 7th and now has Herrmann in 8th catching him, thanks to Behra moving out of the way – though the Cooper also loses 9th to Chiron (who also takes Flockhart in the process) and 10th to his team-mate Flockhart. Bonnier is now 12th, with Trintignant 13th, Hawthorn 14th, de Beaufort 15th, Salvadori 16th, Schell 17th, Musso and Menditeguy now 18th and 19th thanks to Gendebien dropping behind them – while Emery and Moss should move up to 21st and 22nd once they clock up enough laps.

*Lap 59* – Hill is fastest man on track and is now 3.3 seconds behind Gould and von Trips…plus moving much quicker than them! Meanwhile Piotti is blocking Gibson for 5th, while Gerard finally comes in to change his tyres – that means Herrmann is now 7th, Chiron an impressive 8th, Flockhart 9th, Bonnier up to 10th after he easily moves past Behra, who is still yet to pit on his ageing tyres!

Gerard is out in 12th place, while Musso in 18th will be worrying those in the middle-lower reaches of the Top 20 with his quite excellent pace right now!!!

*Lap 60* – Von Trips is now a second behind Gould, as he is fending off Hill over 2nd place – while Gibson takes 5th from Piotti with a well-timed pass at Club to make it two BRM’s in the points positions. Chiron meanwhile is being blocked by Herrmann for 7th place, while Musso is also being held by Schell for 17th overall.

*Lap 61* – Hill looks peerless here, as he firstly passes von Trips with superior pace through Maggotts, before taking Gould up the inside at Club to move into 1st place – remember the BRM started in last on the grid!!! Chiron likewise passes Herrmann for 7th at Club, while further back Salvadori comfortably passes de Beaufort for 15th at Woodcote and Musso makes short work of overtaking Schell for 17th place.

*Lap 62* – Behra finally pits to change his tyres, which now means all immediate fuel worries have now been allayed – and yet the pits are still a hive of bustle and concern, as the real unknown is how much fuel it would take to reach the end of the race in dry conditions…

Behra’s pit means Gerard is now 11th from Trintignant 12th, Hawthorn 13th, Salvadori 14th, de Beaufort 15th, Musso 16th, Schell 17th, Menditeguy 18th and then Behra out in 19th.

*Lap 63* – Hill is roaring away into the lead, now some 7 seconds ahead of von Trips already! Brabham meanwhile is the fastest of the Ferrari trio sitting in 2nd-4th positions, but he is being gained on by Gibson in 5th at an even faster rate than he is pulling his team-mates in by…while Chiron is likewise pulling Piotti in at a similar rate!

Bonnier meanwhile is stuck behind Flockhart in their fight over 9th, while Salvadori has no such problems behind Hawthorn – as the Ferrari simply drives past the OSCA on sheer pace on the run from Abbey to Woodcote!

*Lap 64* – Bonnier is again thwarted by Flockhart, who is preventing the Maserati from making further progress by hogging the inside line at every corner he can! Meanwhile 2 laps down Musso and Menditeguy both make comfortable passes over de Beaufort and Schell for 15th and 17th respectively!

*Lap 65* – Gibson is now just 2 seconds behind Brabham, whose pursuit of his team-mates looks to have stabilised at a 15 second gap. Bonnier meanwhile looks keen to avoid being lapped by Hill, and therefore frantically dives up the inside from quite far back at Stowe…thankfully Flockhart saw him coming and gives him both space and 9th position, but only just!

*Lap 66* – Brabham is desperately defending his 4th position from Gibson’s BRM, which is a vital rear-guard action for his two team-mates ahead! Salvadori meanwhile makes short work of passing Trintignant, and now has Gerard in his sights in 11th position – while further back Musso makes an easy pass on Hawthorn for 14th at Stowe and Behra takes 18th from Schell at the same corner with very little fuss!

*Lap 67* – Hill sets a new Fastest Lap (a 1:29.2) and now has a 20 second lead over the Ferrari duo behind him. Meanwhile more good news for BRM as Gibson gets in Brabham’s wheel tracks on the run through Maggotts, Becketts and Chapel and manage to sneak down the inside on the run down to Stowe to move into 4th position!

*Lap 68* – A 1:29.0 for Hill is gaining him around 3 seconds per lap on those behind him! Meanwhile Salvadori has an easy overtaking effort on Gerard at Copse go his way to claim 11th…but the Ferrari needs to be aware of Musso behind, who passes Trintignant for 13th at Club and sets off in pursuit of the aforementioned two drivers!

*Lap 69* – Piotti moves to block Chiron at Club and the two collide! With a 40 second lead over the next driver (Herrmann in the Cooper) and only 7 laps remaining neither pits to fix the minor damage sustained in the collision, but that has likely ruined Chiron’s chances of taking a point in this race.

Musso is also blocked by Gerard but the two are experienced enough to avoid contact at Stowe, which means the Maserati retains 12th position.

*Lap 70* – An even faster 1:29.0 for Hill means that barring any issues with fuel this race should be his (now a 30 second lead over the Ferrari’s!) – though it could get even better for BRM, as Gibson sits 4th and is now just 3.7 seconds behind von Trips and travelling much faster than both the Ferrari’s ahead!

Chiron does now make the pass on Piotti for 6th, as the Maserati is clearly struggling more with his damage than the OSCA is! Further back Musso takes 12th from Gerard without any issue on the run down to Woodcote – and for those near the back it’s just a question of staying as close to the leader as possible in the event that drivers near the front haven’t calculated their fuel correctly!

*Lap 71* – Hill sets an incredible 1:28.8 to confirm he has the new Lap Record in F1R at Silverstone – otherwise it feels very much like the calm before the storm here…with Gibson sitting 0.4 seconds behind von Trips, Bonnier is gaining on Herrmann for 8th, Musso is catching Salvadori for 11th and Behra is catching Menditeguy for 17th – with the spectre of running out of fuel hanging heavy over the entire field…

*Lap 72* – …and the fuel issue strikes now! Emery retiring is a pity for Connaught, who at least were looking reliable if nothing else up until now – Moss will be the only beneficiary of his retirement. Herrmann meanwhile retiring from 8th will benefit many drivers behind him, and team principal Kyle Morris has his head in his hands…but that is nothing compared to the anguish, despair and grief etched on BRM team principal Janne Väänänen’s face, as former race leader Graham Hill pulls over to the grass and jumps out of his car in disbelief at the fact that such a simple error could have put an end to such a dominant display!

And the bad news for BRM continues, as Gibson passes his team-mate’s stricken car and knows the race win is a possibility – and so dives up the inside of von Trips at Club…and collides! Both have damage, though it’s clearly worse for the BRM, who now may have to worry more about Brabham coming back at him than winning the race!

All of that means Gould now leads the race again, and thanks to the collision between von Trips and Gibson he now has a 6 second lead over his team-mate! Gibson is at least now into 3rd place with Brabham 4th and Chiron into an incredible 5th place for OSCA!!! Piotti is 6th, Bonnier 7th and Flockhart 8th, while Salvadori will be 9th, Musso 10th, Gerard 11th, Trintignant 12th, Hawthorn 13th – and then those behind may also gain places depending on how many laps they can complete in the remainder of the race…

*Lap 73* – It is fair to say that nerves on the pit wall are intensifying, given the risk of running out of fuel that could affect anyone on the grid…though Brabham isn’t focusing on that, but rather the potential podium place in front of him as he reduces Gibson’s advantage down to 5.5 seconds and is going at least 3 seconds per lap faster than the BRM…! Musso is now 0.8 seconds down on Salvadori and only 1 lap down on the leaders now – he surely won’t win the race, but who knows what is possible if he can pass Salvadori ahead of him!

*Lap 74* – 4 drivers succumb to the fuel issue on this lap, which means that we are down to just 15 cars running at this stage! First of all, Menditeguy caps a shocking weekend for Lotus by running out of fuel and retiring, which is good news for Hill and Herrmann as the Lotus hadn’t yet done enough laps to overhaul them.

Meanwhile Cooper have more bad fortune, as Flockhart’s race come to a premature end – meaning he will drop down the order between Hill and Herrmann. And the retirements don’t stop there…as Piotti’s hopes of points evaporate at the side of the road for Maserati, though this will at least benefit his team-mate Bonnier behind – and finally Brabham also runs out of fuel, which has completely changed the order up-front!

Gould now leads from von Trips by 11 seconds and a relieved Gibson, who uses his new lease of life to move within a second of the Ferrari. Chiron is now 4th for OSCA with Bonnier 5th and Musso up to 6th after a pass on Salvadori puts the BRM on the cusp of an unlikely points scoring position! Gerard, Trintignant and Hawthorn should all move past those retirees if they can get to the end of the race themselves…

*Lap 75* – Gould starts his final lap, which should be a formality…but as he comes around Abbey corner he grinds to a halt, which means he jumps out and starts to push his car towards the line! That will surely hand the race to von Trips…but the German has his own issues even further back in the lap, and he is also out of the car and pushing…though from all the way back on the run down to Club!!!

And that…INCREDIBLY…hands the race victory to none other than Dick Gibson in the BRM!!! The Brit crosses the line to the roars of the home crowd – from 17th on the grid to victory means it is the 2nd lowest starting place to victory in F1R history (only beaten by Salvadori’s win from 19th at the 1954 French GP). What a way to claim his 1st ever career victory, and only the 2nd ever for BRM!!!

Chiron also crosses the line in an UTTERLY AMAZING 2nd place for OSCA, which is just rewards for his hard work! Gould does manage to finally push his car over the line in 3rd place for Ferrari (equalling his career best performance), with Bonnier securing an unlikely 4th for Maserati.

*1 LAP DOWN* – The final point goes to Luigi Musso in the BRM – which also looked incredibly unlikely after his incidents earlier in the race!!!

Salvadori just misses out on the points with a 6th placed finish, while von Trips completes his marathon pushing effort to finish 7th JUST behind his team-mate!

*2 LAPS DOWN* – Gerard comes home to finish 8th after a tough finish to the race for him, with Trintignant over the line in 9th for Porsche’s best finish of the season, and then it will be Brabham and Piotti classified in 10th and 11th, and that is because…

*3 LAPS DOWN* – …Hawthorn also runs out of fuel and is forced to push his car over the finish, which means de Beaufort finishes 12th with Behra 13th. Hill will be classified 14th (though does at least take the point for Fastest Lap) with Flockhart 15th after their fuel issues.

*4 LAPS DOWN* – Schell manages to finish 16th, with Hawthorn’s efforts earning him 17th overall and Gendebien coming across the line in 18th.

Herrmann is classified in 19th after his premature end to the race…

*5 LAPS DOWN* – …Menditeguy is classified as finishing 20th for Lotus…

*10 LAPS DOWN* – …and Moss finally crosses the line in 21st position, while we lost Emery, Collins and Fairman thanks to fuel issues – with Godia and Marsh not even getting past the 1st corner.

Watch this space for the next race, which will be the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring…

## Race Setups

**How close setups were to perfect - Wet**

**How close setups were to perfect - Dry**

## Milestones

* 40th race entry for Stirling Moss
* 20th race entry for Joakim Bonnier, Tony Brooks and Wolfgang von Trips
* Moss up to 7th in Most Race Entries, at the expense of José Froilán González
* Trintignant up to 9th in Most Race Entries, at the expense of Giuseppe Farina
* Menditeguy moves up to 10th in Most Starts ever (will also be his 30th start ever), at the expense of Alberto Ascari
* 20th race start for Wolfgang von Trips
* Schell up to 10th in Most Races without a Win, at the expense of Johnny Claes
* Emery up to 10th in Most Races without Points, at the expense of Hermano da Silva Ramos
* Dick Gibson gets his 1st ever victory, which comes from 17th on the grid – meaning he has the distinction of achieving victory from the 2nd lowest position on the grid ever (after only Salavdori’s 19th place start at the 1954 French GP)
* Gerard won both the British GP in 1954, 1956 and 1957. Other past winners are Pietsch (’50 and ’53 - retired), Cabantous (’51 – retired), Bayol (’52 - retired) and Wharton (’55 – retired)
* 5th place for Musso moves him into the Top 10 for Most Points without a Win, at the expense of Nello Pagani
* Hill sets his 1st ever Fastest Lap
* Gerard has set FL at the British GP in 1956 and ‘57; other past Fastest Laps are held by Ken Wharton (’55 – retired), Peter Whitehead (’53 and ’54 – retired), Elie Bayol (’52 – retired), Yves-Girard Cabantous (’51 – retired) and Giuseppe Farina (’50 – retired)
* Pole for Salvadori moves him up to 2nd in Most Pole Positions ever
* Gerard has achieved Pole in Belgium in 1956 and ’57; past Pole Sitters were Yves-Girard Cabantous (’50 and ’51 – retired), Paul Pietsch (’52 – retired), Peter Whitehead (’53 – retired), Hermann Lang (’54 – retired) and Ken Wharton (’55 – retired)