1958 Moroccan Grand Prix
The 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix, formally the VII Grand Prix International Automobile du Maroc, was a Formula One motor race held at Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca on 19 October 1958, after a six-week break following the Italian Grand Prix. It was race 11 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 10 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It is the only time Morocco has hosted a World Championship Grand Prix.
| 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix | |||||
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 19 October 1958 | ||||
| Official name | VII Grand Prix International Automobile du Maroc | ||||
| Location |
Ain-Diab Circuit Casablanca | ||||
| Course | Road-based with permanent infrastructure | ||||
| Course length | 7.618 km (4.734 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 403.754 km (250.902 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Warm, dry, sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
| Ferrari | |||
| Time | 2:23.1 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Stirling Moss | Vanwall | |||
| Time | 2:22.5 on lap 21 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Vanwall | |||
| Second |
| Ferrari | |||
| Third |
| Ferrari | |||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) started from pole position, but Stirling Moss won the race driving for Vanwall. Hawthorn finished second which secured him the World Drivers' Championship. Phil Hill was third, also for Ferrari. Vanwall made sure of the World Constructors' Championship and both this and Hawthorn's drivers' title were firsts for British teams or drivers.
The race saw an accident involving Stuart Lewis-Evans, who died six days later from the burns he sustained.