The race was marred by the death of Stuart Lewis-Evans (second in the 1957 race) who died in a London hospital of burn injuries six days after crashing heavily at the dusty circuit.
A carreira viuse lixada pola morte de Stuart Lewis-Evans (o segundo na carreira de 1957) que morreu nun hospital de Londres a causa das queimaduras, seis días logo de estrelarse no poeirento circuíto.