1958 1000 km Nürburgring

The 4. Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen Nürburgring took place on 1 June, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, (West Germany). It was also the fourth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship, which was running to new regulations introduced at the beginning of the season.

Nürburgring Nordschleife

Report

Entry

A massive total of 72 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 69 arrived for practice. Only these, only 54 started the long distance race on the 14.174 mile German circuit. The first three events of the season, ended with victory for Scuderia Ferrari. As Hill and Collins also won the last race of the previous season, the Venezuelan Grand Prix they’ve now won four races in a row for the Scuderia. With these new rules, and Maserati on the brink of financial crisis, Scuderia Ferrari would head the Italian challenge. Ferrari had four works 250 TR 58s in the Eifel mountains, Mike Hawthorn/Peter Collins, Luigi Musso/Phil Hill, Wolfgang von Trips/Olivier Gendebien and Gino Munaron/Wolfgang Seidel. Opposition would no longer come from Maserati… but from Porsche and Aston Martin.^[1]

David Brown won the event in 1957 sent along three Aston Martin DBR1 over from England for Stirling Moss/Jack Brabham, Tony Brooks/Stuart Lewis-Evans and Roy Salvadori/Carroll Shelby, while Porsche arrived with two different cars; 550 RS and 718 RSK for their squad of drivers led by Jean Behra and Harry Schell. They were joined a fleet of privateer drivers in their Alfa Romeos, Oscas and other mainline sportscars.^[2]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held over three sessions for a total of 1,710 minutes over the three days prior to the race. The Ferrari 250 TR of Hawthorn took pole position, averaging a speed of 87.484 mph around the 14.173 mile circuit.^[3]

Race

Aston Martin DBR1, similar to that driven by Moss and Brabham to victory

With each lap over 14 miles in length, the race covered a total of 44 laps, or 1,000 miles, the Nordschleife was a fearsome thing to behold. The day of the race would be warm and dry, with a crowd of approximately 150,000 in attendance to witness the race.^[4]

As for the race victory, this did not go to Scuderia Ferrari, as they were beaten by more than three minutes by the Aston Martin DBR1/300 of Moss and Brabham, gaining the marque their first points of the season and Ferrari’s first defeat of the season. The winning partnership, won in a time of 7hr 23:32.0 mins., averaging a speed of 84.360 mph. The margin of triumph over the Ferrari of Hawthorn/Collins was 3 min 44s, who were followed home by their team-mates von Trips/Gendebien who were a further 5 min 58s adrift. The works Ferraris took the next two places, meaning they finished 2-3-4-5. The Moss’s pace was so quick that his fastest lap of the race, was fastest that Hawthorn’s pole lap. The race continued for another hour to allow the other classes/division to try and complete the full 1000 km. Sadly, Erwin Bauer after being shown the checkered flag, as he did not see it, he continued racing and crashed fatally on what was supposed to be his slowing down lap.^[5][6][7][8]

Official Classification

Class Winners are in Bold text.

Pos	No	Class	Driver		Entrant	Chassis	Laps	Reason Out
1st	1	S3.0	Stirling Moss	Jack Brabham	David Brown, Aston Martin Ltd.	Aston Martin DBR1/300	7hr 23:33.0 44
2nd	4	S3.0	Mike Hawthorn	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TR 58	7hr 27:17.0 44
3rd	7	S3.0	Wolfgang von Trips	Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TR 58	7hr 33:15.0 44
4th	5	S3.0	Luigi Musso	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TR 58	43
5th	6	S3.0	Wolfgang Seidel	Gino Munaron	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TR 58	42
6th	22T	S1.5	Richard von Frankenberg Edgar Barth	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche KG	Porsche 550 RS	7hr 46:58.0 44
7th	21	S1.5	Harry Schell	Paul Frère	Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche K. G.	Porsche 718 RSK	7hr 54:43.0 44
8th	17	S3.0	Graham Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	A. G. Whitehead	Aston Martin DB3S	42
DNF	2	S3.0	Tony Brooks	Stuart Lewis-Evans	David Brown, Aston Martin Ltd.	Aston Martin DBR1/300	41	Accident
9th	10	S3.0	Jack Fairman	Jock Lawrence	Ecurie Ecosse	Jaguar D-Type	41
10th	12	S3.0	Gotfrid Köchert	Erwin Bauer	Österreicher Automobil-Sport-Club	Ferrari 250 TR	41	fatal accident over race ended (Bauer)
11th	25	S1.5	Jon Fast	John Campbell-Jones	Scuderia Viking Anglo Swedish Racing Team	Osca FS 1500	42
12th	15	S3.0	Curt Lincoln	Esko Keinänen	Scuderia Askolin	Ferrari 250 TR	40
13th	90	S3.0	Herbert Linge	Walfried Winkler	Herbert Linge	Porsche 356	39
14th	30	S1.5	Harald von Saucken	Georg Bialas	Harald von Saucken	Porsche 356 Speedster	38
15th	29	S1.5	David Piper	Keith Greene	David Piper	Lotus-Climax Eleven	38
15th	50	GT/TS1.6	Paul-Ernst Strähle	Hans-Joachim Walter	Paul-Ernst Strähle	Porsche 356A Carrera	8hr 27:43.0 44
17th	52	GT/TS1.6	Fritz Hahnl, Jr.	Helmut Zick	Fritz Hahnl, Jr.	Porsche 356A Carrera	43
18th	57	GT/TS1.6	Helmut Deutenberg	Wim in der Elst	Helmut Deutenberg	Porsche 356A Carrera	43
19th	54	GT/TS1.6	Helmut Busch	Antonio Pucci	Dr. Helmut Busch	Porsche 356A Speedster	42
20th	73	GT1.3	Marcel Stern	Paul Vogel	Ecurie Le Maute	Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce	42
21st	76	GT1.3	Manuel Nogueira Pinto	Mário Cabral	Manual Nogueria Pinto	Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce	42
22nd	55	GT/TS1.6	Bruno Runte	Hans Hartzheim	Bruno Runte	Porsche 356A Carrera	42
23rd	77	GT1.3	Sepp Liebl	Herbert Schultze	Sepp Liebl	Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce	42
24th	41	GT3.0	“Eldé	”Jean Beurlys”	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Sacglietti	42
25th	53	GT/TS1.6	William Wilbourne	Bill Wuesthoff	William Wilbourne	Porsche 356A Speedster	41
26th	42	GT3.0	Armando Zampiero	Luigi Villotti	Scuderia Trentina	Ferrari 250 GT	41
27th	40	GT3.0	Lars Finnilä	Fred Geitel	Scuderia Askolin	Ferrari 250 GT LWB	41
28th	81	GT1.3	Horst Estler	Hans-Helmuth Hespen	Horst Estler	Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce	40
29th	71	GT1.3	Kurt Ahrens	Richard Trenkel	Kurt Ahrens	Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce	40
30th	64	GT/TS1.6	Claude Dubois	Telesphore Georges	Claude Dubois	Peugeot 403	37
DNF	8	S3.0	Ivor Bueb	Ninian Sanderson	Ecurie Ecosse	Jaguar D-Type	36	Front suspension
DNF	31	S1.5	Art Bunker	Heinz Schiller	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 550 RS	33	Accident
DNF	66	GT/TS1.6	Sepp Greger	Paul Denk	Josef Greger	Porsche 356A Carrera	31
31st	37	S1.5	David Latchford	Eugene Hall	Ecurie Dauphin	Halseylec-Climax	30
32nd	74	GT1.3	Peter Kropf	Samuel Heuer	Ecurie Biennoise	Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce	30
DNF	9	S3.0	Masten Gregory	Ron Flockhart	Ecurie Ecosse	Jaguar D-Type	29	Accident
DNF	34	S1.5	Giulio Cabianca Jo Bonnier	Hans Herrmann	Carl F.W. Borgward GmbH	Borgward Rennsport	29
DNF	36	S1.5	John Horridge	Walter Monaco	Dan Margulies	Lotus-Climax Eleven	29	Bodywork
DNF	14	S3.0	Gunnar Carlsson	Carl-Otto Bremer	Scuderia Ferrari Svezia Oerebro	Ferrari 750 Monza	28
DNF	11	S3.0	Willy Mairesse	Alain de Changy	Equipe Nationale Belge	Ferrari 250 TR	26	Accident
DNF	45	GT3.0	François Picard	Bruce Kessler	François Picard	Ferrari 250 GT LWB	19	Accident
DNF	75	GT1.3	Karl Foitek	Renato Sommacal	Karl Foitek	Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce	19	Head gasket
DNF	20	S1.5	Jean Behra	Edgar Barth	Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche K.G.	Porsche 718 RSK	18	Valve
DNF	26	S1.5	Gordon Fowell	Derek Godfrey	Scuderia Viking Anglo Swedish Racing Team	Osca MT4 1500	16
DNF	60	GT/TS1.6	Bengt Martenson	Gunnar Andersson	Bengt Martenson	Volvo PV 444	16
DNF	27	S1.5	Bill Frost	Bob Hicks	Car Exchange	Lotus-Climax 15	12	Engine
DNF	24	S1.5	Fritz Jüttner	Hans Herrmann	Carl F.W. Borgward GmbH	Borgward Rennsport	8	Gearbox
DNF	62	GT/TS1.6	Fred Albrecht	Rolf Appel	Fred Albrecht	Porsche 356A Carrera	8
DNF	28	S1.5	Jimmy Blumer	Chris Power	Car Exchange	Lotus-Climax Eleven	6	Accident
DNF	72	GT1.3	Heinz Friederichs	Rudolf Wilhelm Moser	Heinz Friederichs	Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce	5
DNF	3	S3.0	Roy Salvadori	Carroll Shelby	David Brown, Aston Martin Ltd.	Aston Martin DBR1/300	2	Gearbox
DNF	23	S1.5	Hans Herrmann	Jo Bonnier	Carl F.W. Borgward GmbH	Borgward Rennsport	0	Engine
DNF	78	GT1.3	Mathieu Hezemans	Hubert Oebels	Mathieu Hezemans	Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce	0
DNS	16	S3.0	Francisco Godia-Sales	Jo Bonnier	Francisco Godia	Maserati 300S
DNS	18	S3.0	Ulf Norinder		Norinder	Maserati 200S I
DNS	22	S1.5	Giorgio Scarlatti Carel Godin de Beaufort	Richard von Frankenberg	Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche K.G.	Porsche 718 RSK		Accident in practice
DNS	33	S1.5	Stefan Brugger	Fausto Meyrat	Stefan Brugger	DKW Junior
DNS	35	S1.5	Pierre Berchem		Pierre Berchem	Lotus-Climax Eleven
DNS	44	GT3.0	Bruce Kessler		El Salvador Central America Tegards	Ferrari 250 GT
DNS	56	GT/TS1.6	Jim Clark	Wolfgang Niessen	Bruno Runte	Porsche 356A Carrera
DNS	58	GT/TS1.6	Arne Lindberg	Ake Lindqvist	Arne Lindberg	Porsche 356A Carrera
DNS	59	GT/TS1.6	Robin Carnegie	D.J. Hayles	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	MG A		Fuel leak
DNS	61	GT/TS1.6	Hans Harzheim	Christian Heins	H. Harzheim	Porsche 356A Carrera
DNS	63	GT/TS1.6	André Testut	Jean Sibile	Ecurie Monte Carlo Louis Chiron	Porsche 356A Carrera
DNS	65	GT/TS1.6	Ludwig Blendl	Siegfried Günther	Ludwig Blendl	Porsche 356A Carrera
DNS	82	GT1.3	Harald Kronegård	Sten Bielke	Harald Kronegård	Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce

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• Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, 9:43.0secs (87.521 mph) ^[11][12]

Class Winners

Class	Winners
Sports 3000	1	Aston Martin DBR1/300	Moss / Brabham
Sports 1500	22T	Porsche 550A RS	von Frankenberg / de Beaufort / Barth
Grand Touring 3000	41	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti	“Eldé” / “Beurlys”
GT/Special Touring 1600	50	Porsche 356A Carrera	Strähle / Walter
Grand Touring 1300	73	Alfa Romeo Giuletta Sprint Veloce	Liebl / Schultze

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Standings after the race

Pos	Championship	Points
1	Ferrari	30
2	Porsche	15
3	Aston Martin	8
4	Lotus	3
5	Osca	2

• Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings.

Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1, excepting the RAC Tourist Trophy, for which points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 for the first four places. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 4 results out of the 6 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.

References

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