1958 French Grand Prix
| 1958 French Grand Prix | |||||
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Reims-Gueux layout | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 6 July 1958 | ||||
| Official name | XLIV Grand Prix de l'ACF | ||||
| Location | Reims circuit, Reims, France | ||||
| Course | Temporary road course | ||||
| Course length | 8.302 km (5.159 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 50 laps, 415.1 km (257.95 miles) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 2:21.7 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 2:24.9 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Vanwall | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1958 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 6 July 1958. It was race 6 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 5 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The race was won by Mike Hawthorn driving a Ferrari 246 F1; it was his first Formula One victory since the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix and would prove to be his last. It was also the last Formula One race for five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. On the final lap, Hawthorn eased up to let Fangio, running fifth at the time, finish on the lead lap of his last race. This turned out to be a blessing, as Peter Collins ran out of fuel on the final lap, allowing Fangio to secure fourth. Collins managed to push his car to finish fifth. Finishing in tenth was Indianapolis 500 winner, American Troy Ruttman driving a Maserati 250F for Scuderia Centro Sud in what would be his only Grand Prix appearance outside of the 500. Ruttman had qualified 15 seconds away from pole position and finished five laps down on Hawthorn.