Portuguese Grand Prix

Date
Sun 24th August 1958 (UTC)
Sun 24th August 1958 (Local)

Timestamp
1958-08-24T14:00:00

Time

14:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1958

Round
9

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Location
Circuito da Boavista

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The 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuito da Boavista, Oporto on 24 August 1958. It was race 9 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 8 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Mike Hawthorn was initially disqualified for restarting his car against the direction of the circuit, losing seven points. However, Championship rival Stirling Moss had seen the incident which caused the disqualification and went to the judges to revert the decision since he felt Hawthorn had done nothing wrong. Eventually, Hawthorn was classified and retained his seven points.

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Result List

Result Description

1 Stirling Moss Vanwall 2:11:27.80
2 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari + 5:12.75
3 Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall + 1 Lap
4 Jean Behra BRM + 1 Lap
5 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari + 1 Lap
6 Harry Schell BRM + 1 Lap
7 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax + 2 Laps
8 Trintignant Cooper-Climax + 2 Laps
9 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax + 4 Laps

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