German Grand Prix

Date
Sun 3rd August 1958 (UTC)
Sun 3rd August 1958 (Local)

Timestamp
1958-08-03T14:00:00

Time

14:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1958

Round
8

Status

Location
Nürburgring

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The 1958 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 3 August 1958 at Nürburgring. It was race 8 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 7 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
To increase participation, the organizers opened the field to Formula 2 cars. Also, the race distance was shortened to 15 laps from 22 previously. The two races were run at the same time but the Formula 2 entries (shown in yellow) were not eligible for World Championship points and some sources do not consider these starts in career stats.
On lap 11 during the race while Collins was pushing his Ferrari to the limit chasing Tony Brooks' Vanwall in the Pflanzgarten section, Collins had a fatal accident as his Ferrari ran too wide, crashed into a ditch and went flying into the air. His car then somersaulted and he struck a tree head first.

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Result Description

1 Tony Brooks Vanwall 2:21:15.0
2 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax +3:29.7
3 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax +5:11.2
4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari +6:16.3
5 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax +6:26.3
6 Edgar Barth Porsche +6:32.4
7 Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax +6:59.3
8 Tony Marsh Cooper-Climax +7:09.9
9 Phil Hill Ferrari +7:45.5
10 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax +2 laps

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