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1958 German Grand Prix | |||||
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![]() Nürburgring layout | |||||
Race details | |||||
Date | 3 August 1958 | ||||
Official name | XX Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||||
Location | Nürburgring,Nürburg,West Germany | ||||
Course | Permanent road course | ||||
Course length | 22.810 km (14.173 miles) | ||||
Distance | 15 laps, 342.150 km (212.595 miles) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 9:14.0 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | ![]() | Vanwall | |||
Time | 9:09.2 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Vanwall | ||||
Second | Cooper-Climax | ||||
Third | Cooper-Climax | ||||
Lap leaders |
The1958 German Grand Prix was aFormula One race held on 3 August 1958 atNürburgring. It was race 8 of 11 in the1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 7 of 10 in the1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
To increase participation, the organizers opened the field toFormula 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.Peter Collins died after an accident on the 11th lap, as rivalTony Brooks went on to victory. On lap 11 during the race while Collins was pushing his Ferrari to the limit chasingTony 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. Although he was given medical treatment he died in hospital later that day. Brooks said in his biography that Collins drove harder than any other driver he had ever faced in his racing career. But others believed he had almost suffered the same incident asLuigi Musso did at the1958 French Grand Prix earlier that season and that this race had the rivalry that was similar to the Collins andFangio duel 2 years before.
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