1958 German Grand Prix

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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	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Time	9:14.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Time	9:09.2
Podium
First	Tony Brooks	Vanwall
Second	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax
Third	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders

The 1958 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 3 August 1958 at Nürburgring. It was race 8 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 7 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

To increase participation, the organizers opened the field to Formula 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 rival Tony Brooks went on to victory. On lap 11 during the race while Collins was pushing his Ferrari to the limit chasing Tony 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 as Luigi Musso did at the 1958 French Grand Prix earlier that season and that this race had the rivalry that was similar to the Collins and Fangio duel 2 years before.