1958 Portuguese Grand Prix

1958 Portuguese Grand Prix
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Race details
Date 24 August 1958
Official name VII Portuguese Grand Prix
Location Circuito da Boavista
Oporto (Porto), Portugal
Course Public road
Course length 7.4 km (4.625 miles)
Distance 50 laps, 370 km (231.25 miles)
Pole position
Driver Vanwall
Time 2:34.21
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari
Time 2:32.37 on lap 36
Podium
First Vanwall
Second Ferrari
Third Vanwall
Lap leaders

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,[1] 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.

  1. ^ "1958 Portuguese Grand Prix race report: GB 1-2-3 in Boavista". Motor Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2020.