1958 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1958 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 19 January 1958 at Buenos Aires. It was the first round of the 1958 Formula One season.

The race was won by Stirling Moss in Rob Walker's privately-entered Cooper T43. It was the first World Drivers Championship race win for a rear-engined car and also first win for a privateer team in Formula One.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	80	2:19:33.7	7	8
2	16	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	80	+2.7 secs	5	6
3	20	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	80	+12.6 secs	2	4
4	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	80	+53.0 secs	1	4
5	4	Jean Behra	Maserati	78	+2 Laps	4	2
6	8	Harry Schell	Maserati	77	+3 Laps	8
7	6	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	76	+4 Laps	6
8	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	75	+5 Laps	9
9	12	Horace Gould	Maserati	71	+9 Laps	10
Ret	18	Peter Collins	Ferrari	0	Halfshaft	3

Notes

• Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:42.0
• Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:41.8
• Lap Leaders: Jean Behra 1 lap (1); Mike Hawthorn 8 laps (2-9); Juan Manuel Fangio 25 laps (10-34); Stirling Moss 46 laps (35-80).
• First win for Cooper in Formula One.
• First win for a rear-engined car in Formula One, marked by the Cooper T43-Climax.
• First win for a privateer team in Formula One.
• Last win: Continental tyres

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Stirling Moss	8
2	Luigi Musso	6
3	Mike Hawthorn	4
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	4
5	Jean Behra	2

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Cooper-Climax	8
2	Ferrari	6
3	Maserati	3

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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