Alt-1958: Season finished!

[tommykl]

XX Großer Preis von Deutschland - Entry list
1. Bruce Kessler (Écurie Guillon Bachot) - Lotus 10 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 15
2. Stuart Lewis-Evans (Connaught-McAlpine) - Connaught Type C chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 10
3. José Froilán González (Rob Walker Racing) - Lotus 12 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 6
4. Alan Stacey (Owen Racing Organisation) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern engine 2
5. Jack Fairman (Owen Racing Organisation) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 10, BRM P26 engine 4
6. André Pilette (Reg Parnell Racing) - Cooper T45 chassis 5, Climax FPF IV engine 4
7. Carel Godin De Beaufort (Ecurie Maarsbergen) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 3, Vanwall VE2 engine 7
8. Reg Parnell (Officine Alfieri Maserati) - Cooper T41 chassis 2, Maserati 56A engine 2
9. Christian Goethals (Asso di Fiori) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 6, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 9
10. driver TBA (Team Lotus) - Lotus 12 chassis 4, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 10
11. Olivier Gendebien (Team Lotus) - Lotus 12 chassis 2, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 11
12. Graham Hill (Team Lotus) - Lotus 12 chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern engine 5
13. André Guelfi (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 14
14. Redmond Gallagher (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 10, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 5
15. Hernando da Silva Ramos (O.S.C.A.) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 1
16. Juan Manuel Fangio (O.S.C.A.) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 2, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 2
17. Jo Bonnier (O.S.C.A.) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 4, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 4
18. Hans Hermann (Scuderia Ugolini) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 1, Ugolini 1-58 engine 1
19. René Cotton (Amicale Française des Appréciateurs de Loonmotor) - Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 3, Loonmotor SAMC-1A engine 1
20. Roy Salvadori (Vandervell Products Ltd.) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 1, Vanwall VE2 engine 5
21. Peter Collins (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 1, Ferrari 143 engine 1
22. Umberto Maglioli (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 4, Ferrari 143 engine 5
23. Masten Gregory (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 2, Ferrari 143 engine 4
24. Onofre Marimón (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 5, Ferrari 143 engine 3
25. Heinz Melkus (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 3, Ferrari 143 engine 2
26. André Simon (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 1, Gordini G258/B engine 1
27. Robert Manzon (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 4, Gordini G258/B engine 2
28. Maurice Trintignant (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 3, Gordini G258/B engine 4
29. Georges Burggraf (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 2, Gordini G258/B engine 3
30. Just-Émile Vernet (Just-Émile Vernet) - Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 1, Mercedes-Benz UM153 engine 10
31. Harry Schell (Rob Walker Racing) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 2
32. Mike Hawthorn (Cooper Car Company) - Cooper T45 chassis 1, Climax FPF V engine 3
33. Bruce McLaren (Cooper Car Company) - Cooper T45 chassis 2, Climax FPF V engine 1
34. Helm Glöckler (Equipe Anglaise) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 9, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 13
35. Wolfgang Seidel (Wolfgang Seidel) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 7, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 1
36. Jim Russell (British Racing Partnership) - Cooper T45 chassis 3, BRM P26 engine 5
37. Honoré Wagner (Honoré Wagner) - Vanwall VW57 chassis 1, Vanwall 254 engine 7
38. Count Steven Ouvaroff (Count Steve Ouvaroff) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 8, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 6
39. Syd Jansen (Kiwi Equipe) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 8, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 5
40. Henry Taylor (Hampshire Racing Alliance) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 2, Vanwall VE2 engine 6
41. Jack Brabham (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 Mk. II chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern B engine 1
42. Stirling Moss (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 Mk. II chassis 2, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern B engine 2
43. John Surtees (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 Mk. II chassis 3, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern B engine 3
44. Duncan Hamilton (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 2, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern engine 4

The entry list will remain open until Thursday August 16th 2018 at noon CET.

[Gertrand Bachot]

Bruce Kessler - Écurie Bachot - Lotus 10 chassis 1 - O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 15 - Fast Start

Stuart Lewis-Evans - Connaught-McAlpine - Connaught Type C chassis 1 - O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 10 - Fast Start

[Dom_Wings]

José Froilán González (Rob Walker Racing) - Lotus 12 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 6 - Fast start

Alan Stacey (Owen Racing Organisation) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern engine 2 - Fast finish
Jack Fairman (Owen Racing Organisation) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 10, BRM P26 engine 4 - Fast start

This is subject to change; I will decide if I will run a second car for Walker later.

[Nessafox]

With the large grid size, Reg parnell Racing asks for permission to enter Pedro Rodriguez. Forgive me if he's under contract to someone. Reg himself intends to enter for Maserati, if Maserati turns up too late with their entry again, Reg will use the O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 17 - Maserati 56A engine 1 combination under his own team.

Reg Parnell Racing - Pedro Rodriguez - Cooper T45 chassis 5 - Climax FPF IV engine 4

In the meantime of course Carel Godin De Beaufort looks for a decent privateer car to enter with Ecurie Maarsbergen.

[tommykl]

With the large grid size, Reg parnell Racing asks for permission to enter Pedro Rodriguez. Forgive me if he's under contract to someone. Reg himself intends to enter for Maserati, if Maserati turns up too late with their entry again, Reg will use the O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 17 - Maserati 56A engine 1 combination under his own team.

Reg Parnell Racing - Pedro Rodriguez - Cooper T45 chassis 5 - Climax FPF IV engine 4

In the meantime of course Carel Godin De Beaufort looks for a decent privateer car to enter with Ecurie Maarsbergen.

I'm afraid I wouldn't accept a Pedro Rodriguez entry until some time around 1960-61.

[FantometteBR]

Well, Reg Parnell will be entered by Maserati once again

Chasis Cooper T41 number 2, Maserati 56A engine no.2

[RonDenisDeletraz]

Asso di Fiori will finally bother to show up to a race, using O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 6 and O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 9.

Is Christian Goethals available for the drive?

[TomWazzleshaw]

Team Lotus will scrap the damaged chassis from Spa, repair the damaged engine, and enter the following cars for the German Grand Prix

Georges Bruggraf - Lotus 12/4 - OSCA 1558 10
TBA - Lotus 12/2 - OSCA 1558 11
Graham Hill - Lotus 12/1 - A/AS Wyvern engine 5

Lotus would like to request the services of Oliver Gendebien or Jean Behra for the second car

[pasta_maldonado]

Entries for the German Grand Prix:

Scuderia Centro-Sud
Andre Guelfi (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 14 (Fast start) [on loan from O.S.C.A.]
Redmond Gallagher (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 10, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 5
(Random) [on loan from O.S.C.A.]

The following entries will be withdrawn if the O.S.C.A. works team enters.

Hernando da Silva Ramos (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 1
(Fast start) [on loan from O.S.C.A.]
Juan Manuel Fangio (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 2, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 2
(Fast start) [on loan from O.S.C.A.]
Jo Bonnier (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 4, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 4
(Fast finish) [on loan from O.S.C.A.]

Scuderia Ugolini
Hans Hermann (Scuderia Ugolini) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 1, Ugolini 1-58 engine 1

DB Owner's Club
The DB Owner’s Club will not be present at this event.

Budgetless privateer
René Cotton (Amicale Française des Appréciateurs de Loonmotor) - Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 3, Loonmotor SAMC-1A engine 1 (on loan from Loonmotor) (Fast start)

[Nessafox]

With the large grid size, Reg parnell Racing asks for permission to enter Pedro Rodriguez. Forgive me if he's under contract to someone. Reg himself intends to enter for Maserati, if Maserati turns up too late with their entry again, Reg will use the O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 17 - Maserati 56A engine 1 combination under his own team.

Reg Parnell Racing - Pedro Rodriguez - Cooper T45 chassis 5 - Climax FPF IV engine 4

In the meantime of course Carel Godin De Beaufort looks for a decent privateer car to enter with Ecurie Maarsbergen.

I'm afraid I wouldn't accept a Pedro Rodriguez entry until some time around 1960-61.

Considering his experience i thought he'd be eligible. Hm, who of the current seasons drivers is available? Because i can't see the trees trough the forest at this moment.

[Nuppiz]

Roy Salvadori (Vandervell Products Ltd.) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 1, Vanwall VE2 engine 5

We're not missing the chance to make yet another anonymous appearance...

[DemocalypseNow]

Lotus would like to request the services of Oliver Gendebien or Jean Behra for the second car

Ferrari is happy to loan either drive to Lotus - their choice.

Voeckler will fix the damage to Gordini Type 56B chassis 2.

Melkus to race as works Ferrari driver in home grand prix!

East German racing hero Heinz Melkus has become the first driver from his nation to become a factory Formula 1 driver, signing for Ferrari to race a works machine at the upcoming German Grand Prix.

Melkus has previously finished second in his home grand prix but, with championship-leading Ferrari equipment at his disposal run by the factory team, his best shot at a home victory is set for next weekend.

German GP entries
Peter Collins (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 1, Ferrari 143 engine 1
Umberto Maglioli (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 4, Ferrari 143 engine 5
Masten Gregory (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 2, Ferrari 143 engine 4
Onofre Marimón (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 5, Ferrari 143 engine 3
Heinz Melkus (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 3, Ferrari 143 engine 2

André Simon (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 1, Gordini G258/B engine 1
Robert Manzon (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 4, Gordini G258/B engine 2
Maurice Trintignant (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 3, Gordini G258/B engine 4
Georges Burggraff (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 2, Gordini G258/B engine 3 (driver on loan from ART)

Just-Émile Vernet (Just-Émile Vernet) - Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 1, Mercedes-Benz UM153 engine 10

[TomWazzleshaw]

Lotus would like to request the services of Oliver Gendebien or Jean Behra for the second car

Ferrari is happy to loan either drive to Lotus - their choice.

In which case, we'll select Gendebien for the vacant seat

[Dom_Wings]

Rob Walker Racing have decided to enter a second car.

Harry Schell (Rob Walker Racing) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 2 - Fast start

Meanwhile, Walker's O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 1 is available for loan.

[Nessafox]

Lotus would like to request the services of Oliver Gendebien or Jean Behra for the second car

Ferrari is happy to loan either drive to Lotus - their choice.

In which case, we'll select Gendebien for the vacant seat

Tough call, but would Behra be willing to risk his reputation by doing a one-off for Parnell?

[Peteroli34]

Cooper Entries

Mike Hawthorn - Cooper T45 chassis 2 - Climax FPF V engine 3
Bruce Mclaren - Cooper T45 chassis 2 - Climax FPF V engine 1

ART will not enter the German GP and thus have equipment that can be loaned out to perspective entrants

[DemocalypseNow]

Ferrari is happy to loan either drive to Lotus - their choice.

In which case, we'll select Gendebien for the vacant seat

Tough call, but would Behra be willing to risk his reputation by doing a one-off for Parnell?

He would not.

[Nessafox]

Cooper Entries

Mike Hawthorn - Cooper T45 chassis 2 - Climax FPF V engine 3
Bruce Mclaren - Cooper T45 chassis 2 - Climax FPF V engine 1

ART will not enter the German GP and thus have equipment that can be loaned out to perspective entrants

Ecurie Maarsbergen would be interested.

[Peteroli34]

Cooper Entries

Mike Hawthorn - Cooper T45 chassis 2 - Climax FPF V engine 3
Bruce Mclaren - Cooper T45 chassis 2 - Climax FPF V engine 1

ART will not enter the German GP and thus have equipment that can be loaned out to perspective entrants

Ecurie Maarsbergen would be interested.

Thats what ART own so if you want to choose something

Vanwall VW58 chassis 3
O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 9
Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 7
Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 8
Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 5
Vanwall VE2 engine 7
O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 13
Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 2
Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 5

[Nessafox]

Cooper Entries

Mike Hawthorn - Cooper T45 chassis 2 - Climax FPF V engine 3
Bruce Mclaren - Cooper T45 chassis 2 - Climax FPF V engine 1

ART will not enter the German GP and thus have equipment that can be loaned out to perspective entrants

Ecurie Maarsbergen would be interested.

Thats what ART own so if you want to choose something

Vanwall VW58 chassis 3
O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 9
Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 7
Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 8
Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 5
Vanwall VE2 engine 7
O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 13
Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 2
Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 5

He'll race the Vanwall combination.

[pasta_maldonado]

Helm Glockler and Equipe Anglaise will enter the German Grand Prix using O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 9 - O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 13 on loan from ART.

Wolfgang Seidel will enter the German Grand Prix using Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 7 [ART] and O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 1 [Walker]

Budgetless Privateer
Helm Glöckler (Equipe Anglaise) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 9, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 13
Wolfgang Seidel (Wolfgang Seidel) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 7, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 1

[Aislabie]

My usual two entries this season
Jim Russell (British Racing Partnership) - Cooper T45 chassis 3, BRM P26 engine 5 - Fast start
Honoré Wagner (Honoré Wagner) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 5 - Fast start

I would also like to enter two more budgetless privateers:

Count Steven Ouvaroff (Count Steve Ouvaroff) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 9, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 13 - Fast finish
Syd Jansen (Kiwi Equipe) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 8, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 5 - Fast finish

(It's the German Grand Prix - open season for the "throw lots of entries at the Nurburgring and hope some of them stick" approach)

[Londoner]

As always.

Henry Taylor (Hampshire Racing Alliance) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 2, Vanwall VE2 engine 6.

[kevinbotz]

B.C.M.A. entries for Germany - 1958:

Jack Brabham - RP.1001 Mk. II chassis 1, Wyvern B engine 1 (Fast Start)
Stirling Moss - RP.1001 Mk. II chassis 2, Wyvern B engine 2 (Fast Start)
John Surtees - RP.1001 Mk. II chassis 3, Wyvern B engine 3 (Fast Start)
Duncan Hamilton - RP.1001 chassis 2, Wyvern engine 4 (Fast Start)

[pi314159]

O.S.C.A. will run the three entries for Fangio, Ramos and Bonnier. Details remain the same as submitted by Pasta.

[Nessafox]

oh well because i'm confused with who's under contract or not, i suppose good old Pilette will do to drive the beast.

[tommykl]

Christian Goethals
1-75: accepts Asso di Fiori's offer for a Nürburgring drive
76-100: prefers to stick to Formula 2
29 - Goethals will make his F1 début in Germany

André Pilette
1-60: takes on the job of driving Reg Parnell's old car
61-100: focuses on sportscars for the time being
49 - after several years away, André Pilette makes a return to Formula 1

[tommykl]

My usual two entries this season
Jim Russell (British Racing Partnership) - Cooper T45 chassis 3, BRM P26 engine 5 - Fast start
Honoré Wagner (Honoré Wagner) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 5 - Fast start

I would also like to enter two more budgetless privateers:

Count Steven Ouvaroff (Count Steve Ouvaroff) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 9, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 13 - Fast finish
Syd Jansen (Kiwi Equipe) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 8, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 5 - Fast finish

(It's the German Grand Prix - open season for the "throw lots of entries at the Nurburgring and hope some of them stick" approach)

I'm afraid both Wagner and Ouvaroff are down as using cars that have already been claims by Pasta's entries. Please find other cars to use, or I'll have to invalidate them.

[Nuppiz]

Vanwall has a VW57-254 combination available for anyone needing a car.

[Aislabie]

I'm afraid both Wagner and Ouvaroff are down as using cars that have already been claims by Pasta's entries. Please find other cars to use, or I'll have to invalidate them.

I'm very sorry about that; hopefully this is better:

Jim Russell (British Racing Partnership) - Cooper T45 chassis 3, BRM P26 engine 5 - Fast start

Honoré Wagner (Honoré Wagner) - Vanwall VW57 chassis 1, Vanwall 254 engine 7 - Fast start
Count Steven Ouvaroff (Count Steve Ouvaroff) - O.S.C.A. 156A chassis 8, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 6 - Fast finish
Syd Jansen (Kiwi Equipe) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 8, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 5 - Fast finish

(Thanks go out to Pi, Nuppiz and Bachot for bailing me out there)

[TomWazzleshaw]

In light of recent events, Lotus have made the 11th hour decision to withdraw our third car from the next race. We will be running just two cars for Gendebien and Hill

[tommykl]

In the news

July 6th - Close-run Finnish elections lead to a hung parliament

July 6th - PRI renews majority in Mexican general election as Adolfo López Mateos takes 90% of the presidential vote

July 7th - Eisenhower signs act granting statehood to Alaska

July 9th - 525m tsunami hits Lituya Bay in Alaska

July 10th - British streets installed with parking meters

July 10th - Sihanouk takes over Cambodian premiership

July 11th - Cuban army attacks Castro base in La Plata

July 11th - Slovakian count murdered by communists over collectivised land

July 12th - The Quarrymen record first songs

July 12th - Henri Cornelis appointed Governor-General of the Belgian Congo

July 14th - Faisal II of Iraq killed in coup, overthrowing Iraqi monarchy

July 14th - Abd al-Karim Qasim takes premiership of Iraq under president Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i

July 15th - American troops arrive in Beirut to protect Lebanese government

July 17th - King Hussein of Jordan claims leadership of Arab Federation

[tommykl]

Currently winning elsewhere

Atlanta 100 (USAC ChampCar) - Jud Larson

Raleigh 250 (NASCAR Grand National) - Fireball Roberts

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb - Bobby Unser

SCCA Nationals @ Lime Rock - Fred Windridge (BP) - Ed Crawford (CM) - George Arents (CP) - Dick Thompson (DP) - Gaston Andrey (EM) - Harry Carter (EP) - Bob Holbert (FM) - Emil Pupulidy (FP) - Floyd Aaskov (GM) - Ray Anderson (GP) - Candy Poole (HM) - Paul Richards (F3)

National Open @ Crystal Palace - Ivor Bueb (Open) - Ian Walker (GT) - Syd Jensen (F2 Anerley Trophy) - Trevor Taylor (F3 Redex Trophy)

12 Heures de Reims - Georges Harris/Paul Frère (GT+2.0/Overall) - Claude Storez/Richard von Frankenberg (GT2.0) - Pete Lovely/Innes Ireland (GT1.3) - Louis Cornet/René Bartholoni (GT1.0) - van der Bruwaene/Lejourel (GT750)

SCCA San Francisco Regionals @ Vaca Valley (Pacific Coast Championship) - Andy Porterfield (BP) - Fred Knoop (CM) - Andy Nielsen (CP) - John von Neumann (DM) - William Kinchloe (DP) - Jack McAfee (EM/FM) - Chick Leson (EP) - Don Dickey (FP) - Paul Nau (GM) - Ron Hathaway (GP) - Bill Wood (HM) - Roger Mace (HP)

Circuit de la Châtre (Formula 3) - Philippe Meub

Coupe Internationale de Vitesse @ Reims (Formula 2) - George Wicken

NASCAR Grand National @ Asheville - Jim Paschal

Circuito di Sassari - Adolfo Tedeschi

Västkustloppet Falkenberg - Carl-Gunnar Hammarlund

BRSCC Nationals @ Full Sutton - Jim Clark (Sports/Formula Libre/GT1.6) - Jimmy Blumer (S1.5) - I.H.S. Smith (GT+1.6) - Robert Bell (Formula 3)

Leinster Trophy @ Dunboyne - John Anstice Brown

United States Air Force Trophy @ Silverstone - Tim Parnell (Formula 2)

Vila Real Sportscar Race - Stirling Moss (Overall) - John Campbell-Jones (S1.5) - Mario de Araujo Cabral (GT)

NASCAR Grand National @ Busti - Shorty Rollins

[tommykl]

July 19th 1958, German Grand Prix qualifying

With another victory after a thrilling finish in Belgium, Ferrari are now in prime position to take the honours this season, but B.C.M.A.'s close brush with the win and Brabham's second place finish will remind them that it's far from over. Peter Collins remains in the championship lead despite retiring from the Belgian round, joined in second place by his unlikely teammate Onofre Marimón, and followed by rookie John Surtees. As the season reaches its halfway mark, can the championship battle be flipped on its head at the Nürburgring?

1. Bruce Kessler (Écurie Guillon Bachot) - Lotus 10 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 15
2. Stuart Lewis-Evans (Connaught-McAlpine) - Connaught Type C chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 10
3. José Froilán González (Rob Walker Racing) - Lotus 12 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 6
4. Alan Stacey (Owen Racing Organisation) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern engine 2
5. Jack Fairman (Owen Racing Organisation) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 10, BRM P26 engine 4
6. André Pilette (Reg Parnell Racing) - Cooper T45 chassis 5, Climax FPF IV engine 4
7. Carel Godin De Beaufort (Ecurie Maarsbergen) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 3, Vanwall VE2 engine 7
8. Reg Parnell (Officine Alfieri Maserati) - Cooper T41 chassis 2, Maserati 56A engine 2
9. Christian Goethals (Asso di Fiori) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 6, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 9
10. Olivier Gendebien (Team Lotus) - Lotus 12 chassis 2, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 11
11. Graham Hill (Team Lotus) - Lotus 12 chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern engine 5
12. André Guelfi (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 14
14. Redmond Gallagher (Scuderia Centro Sud) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 10, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 5
15. Hernando da Silva Ramos (O.S.C.A.) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 1
16. Juan Manuel Fangio (O.S.C.A.) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 2, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 2
17. Jo Bonnier (O.S.C.A.) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 4, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 4
18. Hans Hermann (Scuderia Ugolini) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 1, Ugolini 1-58 engine 1
19. René Cotton (Amicale Française des Appréciateurs de Loonmotor) - Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 3, Loonmotor SAMC-1A engine 1
20. Roy Salvadori (Vandervell Products Ltd.) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 1, Vanwall VE2 engine 5
21. Peter Collins (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 1, Ferrari 143 engine 1
22. Umberto Maglioli (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 4, Ferrari 143 engine 5
23. Masten Gregory (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 2, Ferrari 143 engine 4
24. Onofre Marimón (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 5, Ferrari 143 engine 3
25. Heinz Melkus (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 246 chassis 3, Ferrari 143 engine 2
26. André Simon (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 1, Gordini G258/B engine 1
27. Robert Manzon (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 4, Gordini G258/B engine 2
28. Maurice Trintignant (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 3, Gordini G258/B engine 4
29. Georges Burggraf (Écurie Voeckler) - Gordini Type 56/B chassis 2, Gordini G258/B engine 3
30. Just-Émile Vernet (Just-Émile Vernet) - Guidobaldi FG01 chassis 1, Mercedes-Benz UM153 engine 10
31. Harry Schell (Rob Walker Racing) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 5, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 2
32. Mike Hawthorn (Cooper Car Company) - Cooper T45 chassis 1, Climax FPF V engine 3
33. Bruce McLaren (Cooper Car Company) - Cooper T45 chassis 2, Climax FPF V engine 1
34. Helm Glöckler (Equipe Anglaise) - O.S.C.A. F158 chassis 9, O.S.C.A. 1558 engine 13
35. Wolfgang Seidel (Wolfgang Seidel) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 7, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 1
36. Jim Russell (British Racing Partnership) - Cooper T45 chassis 3, BRM P26 engine 5
37. Honoré Wagner (Honoré Wagner) - Vanwall VW57 chassis 1, Vanwall 254 engine 7
38. Count Steven Ouvaroff (Count Steve Ouvaroff) - O.S.C.A. F156A chassis 8, O.S.C.A. 1557 engine 6
39. Syd Jensen (Kiwi Equipe) - Alfa Romeo AR161 chassis 8, Alfa Romeo AR2V8 engine 5
40. Henry Taylor (Hampshire Racing Alliance) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 2, Vanwall VE2 engine 6
41. Jack Brabham (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 Mk. II chassis 1, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern B engine 1
42. Stirling Moss (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 Mk. II chassis 2, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern B engine 2
43. John Surtees (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 Mk. II chassis 3, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern B engine 3
44. Duncan Hamilton (B.C.M.A.) - B.C.M.A. RP.1001 chassis 2, B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern engine 4

-Connaught-McAlpine have taken the opportunity of a larger grid to bring out their brand new C-Type chassis, with Lewis-Evans taking driving duties once more.
-Dan Gurney's spin in Spa led to his benching for the German Grand Prix, as Rob Walker brings back Harry Schell from Cooper to drive with González. The second Cooper seat is taken by 20-year-old Bruce McLaren, who makes his European F1 début.
-As Reg Parnell is busy driving the Cooper-Maserati, his own Cooper-Climax will be wheeled around by the returning André Pilette.
-Carel Godin de Beaufort's Écurie Maarsbergen is back for another round, the Dutch count this time driving a Vanwall.
-Asso di Fiori also return for the first time this year, with Belgian F2 driver Christian Goethals in a new O.S.C.A..
-Troy Ruttman's injury left Lotus short-handed, and attempts to sign Georges Burggraf were thwarted when Ferrari won a dispute over the Frenchman. Instead, the cars will be driven by Graham Hill and Olivier Gendebien.
-Scuderia Centro Sud originally intended to enter five cars, their usual two for Guelfi and Gallagher, and three usually works O.S.C.A. cars for Bonnier, Ramos and Fangio. Ultimately, O.S.C.A. returned from their extended hiatus with the last three, leaving Mimmo Dei's outfit with just the two cars.
-Hans Herrmann appears at a race for the first time since failing to prequalify in France, once again for Ugolini.
-As Gendebien's home race passes and he moves to Lotus, the fifth Ferrari is taken by the East German ace and supporting star of the Belgian Grand Prix Heinz Melkus, leading Theo Fitzau's Köthen team to sit out the race.
-Jean Behra's string of disappointing results have caused Voeckler to leave him out of the line-up, to be replaced by Australian Grand Prix winner Georges Burggraf. Behra was offered a drive by Reg Parnell, but declined, ultimately putting himself on the sidelines.
-Just like last year, Helm Glöckler returns to the Nürburgring with and O.S.C.A. under the banner of his own Équipe Anglaise. He's joined by fellow privateer Wolfgang Seidel in an old Alfa Romeo, his first appearance in two years.
-Honoré Wagner returns for potentially his last race of the season, trading his rented O.S.C.A. for a Vanwall as O.S.C.A. return to the fold.
-As the Antipodean invasion continues, Brabham and McLaren are joined by two privateers currently on a European Formula 2 tour: Kiwi ace Syd Jensen and eccentric Russian-born Aussie nobleman Count Steve Ouvaroff.

While more than 8 drivers will fail to make the grid, this number is below 10, so no prequalifying session will be held, no doubt to the relief of many.

[tommykl]

And here are the performance figures for the qualifying session.

Pilette - 121
Lewis-Evans - 120
Hawthorn - 119
Bonnier - 118
Guelfi - 117
Russell - 116
Kessler - 116
Salvadori - 115
Collins - 115
Jensen - 114
de Beaufort - 114
Stacey - 113
Hill - 113
Seidel - 113
Brabham - 112
Wagner - 112
Hamilton - 112
Maglioli - 112
Glöckler - 112
González - 111
Ramos - 111
Simon - 111
Vernet - 111
Schell - 111
Herrmann - 111
Gendebien - 111
McLaren - 110
Manzon - 109
Taylor - 109
Surtees - 109
Trintignant - 109
Cotton - 108
Moss - 108
Gregory - 107
Fairman - 107
Parnell - 107
Fangio - 107
Marimón - 105
Melkus - 105
Ouvaroff - 104
Goethals - 104
Gallagher - 104
Burggraf - 99

[tommykl]

Qualifying results
1. Peter Collins (Ferrari) - 9:09.57
2. Jack Brabham (B.C.M.A.) - 9:17.88
3. Umberto Maglioli (Ferrari) - 9:19.32
4. Mike Hawthorn (Cooper-Climax) - 9:21.20
5. Stirling Moss (B.C.M.A.) - 9:21.98
6. André Simon (Gordini) - 9:24.08
7. Jo Bonnier (O.S.C.A.) - 9:28.29
8. José Froilán González (Lotus-O.S.C.A.) - 9:28.85
9. Masten Gregory (Ferrari) - 9:30.73
10. John Surtees (B.C.M.A.) - 9:32.06
11. Robert Manzon (Gordini) - 9:34.83
12. Duncan Hamilton (B.C.M.A.) - 9:35.05
13. Roy Salvadori (Vanwall) - 9:36.27
14. Onofre Marimón (Ferrari) - 9:36.38
15. Heinz Melkus (Ferrari) - 9:37.38
16. Maurice Trintignant (Gordini) - 9:39.15
17. André Guelfi (O.S.C.A.) - 9:42.48
18. Alan Stacey (B.C.M.A.) - 9:43.03
19. Juan Manuel Fangio (O.S.C.A.) - 9:44.47
20. Redmond Gallagher (O.S.C.A.) - 9:44.58
21. Hernando da Silva Ramos (O.S.C.A.) - 9:45.25
22. Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax) - 9:45.69
23. Jim Russell (Cooper-BRM) - 9:48.13
24. Graham Hill (Lotus-B.C.M.A.) - 9:48.57
25. Henry Taylor (Vanwall) - 9:53.67
26. Christian Goethals (O.S.C.A.) - 9:54.00
27. André Pilette (Cooper-Climax) - 9:54.22
28. Olivier Gendebien (Lotus-O.S.C.A.) - 9:57.10
29. Carel Godin de Beaufort (Vanwall) - 9:59.43
30. Harry Schell (O.S.C.A.) - 10:00.76
31. Helm Glöckler (O.S.C.A.) - 10:01.98
32. Georges Burggraf (Gordini) - 10:03.42
33. Jack Fairman (O.S.C.A.-BRM) - 10:07.07
34. Wolfgang Seidel (Alfa Romeo-O.S.C.A.) - 10:15.27
35. Stuart Lewis-Evans (Connaught-O.S.C.A.) - 10:17.16
36. Honoré Wagner (Vanwall) - 10:31.12
37. Syd Jensen (Alfa Romeo) - 10:35.88
38. Count Steve Ouvaroff (O.S.C.A.) - 10:36.44
39. Bruce Kessler (Lotus-O.S.C.A.) - 10:39.32
40. Reg Parnell (Cooper-Maserati) - 10:43.08
41. Hans Herrmann (O.S.C.A.-Ugolini) - 11:00.92
42. Just-Émile Vernet (Guidobaldi-Mercedes) - 11:32.83
43. René Cotton (Guidobaldi-Loonmotor) - 11:40.48

Stellar performance from Peter Collins who takes a commanding second pole position of the season for Ferrari. He'll be joined on the front row by teammate Maglioli and defending champion Jack Brabham. Behind them, some great performances were seen on behalf of Mike Hawthorn in the Cooper, Roy Salvadori in the Vanwall and André Guelfi in the Centro Sud O.S.C.A., but also from Bruce McLaren and André Pilette to qualify much higher than many would have though. There was little surprise regarding the failures to qualify. The bottom eight were nowhere near fast enough to make the cut, and the only real battle was between privateer Wolfgang Seidel in the aging Alfa Romeo and the highly-rated Lewis-Evans in the new but underfunded Connaught Type C. The German eventually won, qualifying for his home race by just under two seconds.

[DemocalypseNow]

Qualifying results
1. Peter Collins (Ferrari) - 9:09.57
3. Umberto Maglioli (Ferrari) - 9:19.32

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Qualifying results
32. Georges Burggraf (Gordini) - 10:03.42

[tommykl]

And here is race performance.

Guelfi 27
McLaren 26
Hamilton 16
Gendebien 11
Stacey 10
Russell 9
Burggraf 9
Seidel 7
Collins 6
Moss 5
Ramos 4
Trintignant 4
Salvadori 3
Surtees 3
Schell 3
Fairman 2
de Beaufort 1
G. Hill -1
Bonnier -1
Gregory -1
Fangio -3
Hawthorn -3
Manzon -4
Brabham -5
Maglioli -5
González -6
Pilette -8
Marimón -9
Melkus -10
Simon -10
Glöckler -11
Goethals -12
Gallagher -12
Taylor -14

There will be at least 17 retirements, one of which will be an engine failure. There are no planned accidents.

[tommykl]

July 20th 1958, German Grand Prix

Maglioli led at the start, but as the first lap unfolded, the battles through the field intensified. B.C.M.A.'s strategy played into their hands initially as Brabham soon found himself in the lead, with Moss fourth, Surtees fifth and Hamilton tenth. The race had already claimed its first victim, as Fangio's gearbox jammed at Karussell. The top six settled with Brabham leading Maglioli, Collins, Moss, Surtees and Hawthorn, while Guelfi and Ramos scythed their way through the field to reach tenth and fourteenth places respectively by the end of the second lap.

By the third lap though, this status was no longer quo as Moss and Surtees made their way past Collins, with the former also passing Maglioli for second place. De Beaufort was the second man to retire, with a brake failure on the third lap, followed on the next lap by the impressively-fast Wolfgang Seidel's clutch and Duncan Hamilton's gearbox. Nearer the front, Hawthorn had also passed Collins, leaving the championship leader in sixth place while B.C.M.A. lined up in a 1-2-3 formation when Surtees passed Maglioli. Despite all this, most of the talk concerned the extremely surprising André Guelfi, who was now in a scarcely-believable seventh position for Scuderia Centro Sud. One lap later, he was sixth after passing an increasingly angry Peter Collins, then fifth from Maglioli.

On lap 6, the first official leadership change of the race was observed as Moss caught and passed Brabham without much of a fuss. The Australian refused to take it lightly though, and subsequently proceeded to hound down his English teammate. The race was reduced to 29 drivers when Burggraf's engine expired, while Bruce McLaren passed a whopping seven cars on the same lap to move into 13th position. While this happened, Brabham took the lead back from Moss on lap 8, but the Brit wasn't letting it go without a fight either, continuing the battle a while longer.

As Maglioli stopped with an oil leak and Pilette with a puncture, Guelfi caught Hawthorn just as Collins began to finally sort out his pace problems. On lap nine, both Guelfi and Collins passed the Cooper driver and set about catching the leading trio, just as Glöckler pulled out from a spirited performance rewarded only by a distant last place. He'd had enough of pootling around for little reason. Ferrari's day went from bad to worse when Marimón's gearbox failed, but on lap 11, things were suddenly looking up: in a twisted turn of fate, both Brabham and Moss suffered from near-simultaneous suspension failures and pulled over, giving each other incredulous looks as Surtees, Guelfi, Collins, Hawthorn, Ramos, González, Gregory and Simon sped past.

Guelfi couldn't enjoy second place, though, as Collins took advantage of the chaos and high-pressure environment to take second place. While Ramos began to pressure Guelfi's private O.S.C.A. with his own works O.S.C.A., the other remaining works car of Bonnier was retired with steering issues. Gendebien followed with gearbox issues. Meanwhile, at the front, Surtees' lead began to falter as the early charge started to take its toll on the B.C.M.A.. By lap 14, Collins was breathing down the rookie's neck and though Surtees tried his best to hold on to the lead, Collins was too fast and breezed into the top position on the penultimate lap.

Redmond Gallagher retired from second-last on the penultimate lap after a horrid race, while his teammate Guelfi was running in a terrific third place... until the final lap. Just as he was mulling over his celebrations, Guelfi's O.S.C.A. began to splutter and got quieter. By the time he'd reached Flugplatz, the writing was on the wall: he had run out of fuel. As the Frenchman dejectedly walked through the Eifel forest to the pits, Collins took the chequered flag for the third time of the season, ahead of Surtees. The suddenly free third place was inherited by Mike Hawthorn, who scored Cooper-Climax's first podium place ahead of Ramos in the works O.S.C.A., González in the Rob Walker Lotus and Gregory in the Ferrari. Christian Goethals and Jim Russell also retired on the final lap, also out of fuel as is beginning to be popular in this age of strategy.

1. Peter Collins (Ferrari) 2:30:40.00
2. John Surtees (B.C.M.A.) +1:46.67
3. Mike Hawthorn (Cooper-Climax) +3:47.81
4. Hernando da Silva Ramos (O.S.C.A.) +4:00.46
5. José Froilán González (Lotus-O.S.C.A.) +4:37.53
6. Masten Gregory (Ferrari) +4:42.95
7. André Simon (Gordini) +5:06.46
8. Robert Manzon (Gordini) +5:57.08
9. Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax) +6:07.93
10. Roy Salvadori (Vanwall) +6:43.18
11. Heinz Melkus (Ferrari) +6:44.09
12. Alan Stacey (B.C.M.A.) +6:44.99
13. Maurice Trintignant (Gordini) +7:35.62
14. Graham Hill (Lotus-B.C.M.A.) +8:30.76
15. Harry Schell (O.S.C.A.) +9:36.75
16. Henry Taylor (Vanwall) +10:26.47
17. Jack Fairman (O.S.C.A.-BRM) +10:50.88
Ret. André Guelfi (O.S.C.A.) +1 lap/Out of fuel
Ret. Jim Russell (Cooper-BRM) +1 lap/Out of fuel
Ret. Christian Goethals (O.S.C.A.) +1 lap/Out of fuel
Ret. Redmond Gallagher (O.S.C.A.) +2 laps/Steering
Ret. Olivier Gendebien (Lotus-O.S.C.A.) +3 laps/Gearbox
Ret. Jo Bonnier (O.S.C.A.) +5 laps/Steering
Ret. Jack Brabham (B.C.M.A.) +6 laps/Suspension
Ret. Stirling Moss (B.C.M.A.) +6 laps/Suspension
Ret. Onofre Marimón (Ferrari) +7 laps/Gearbox
Ret. Helm Glöckler (O.S.C.A.) +8 laps/Withdrew
Ret. Umberto Maglioli (Ferrari) +9 laps/Oil leak
Ret. André Pilette (Cooper-Climax) +9 laps/Puncture
Ret. Georges Burggraf (Gordini) +10 laps/Engine
Ret. Duncan Hamilton (B.C.M.A.) +13 laps/Gearbox
Ret. Wolfgang Seidel (Alfa Romeo-O.S.C.A.) +13 laps/Clutch
Ret. Carel Godin de Beaufort (Vanwall) +14 laps/Brakes
Ret. Juan Manuel Fangio (O.S.C.A.) +16 laps/Gearbox

Fastest lap: Masten Gregory (Ferrari) - 9:11.74

Championship standings
Drivers
1. Peter Collins - 33
2. John Surtees - 21
3. Onofre Marimòn - 19
4. Georges Burggraf - 9 (1 win)
5. Hernando da Silva Ramos - 9 (1 2nd, 1 4th, 1 8th)
6. Stirling Moss - 9 (1 2nd, 1 4th, 1 9th)
7. Masten Gregory - 9 (2 3rds)
8. Jack Brabham - 6 (1 2nd)
9. José Froilán González - 6 (1 3rd)
10. Graham Hill - 4 (1 3rd, 2 7ths)
11. Mike Hawthorn - 4 (1 3rd, 1 7th)
12. Umberto Maglioli - 4 (1 4th)
13. Alan Stacey - 4 (2 5ths)
14. Jack Fairman - 3
15. Heinz Melkus - 2 (1 5th, 2 11ths)
16. Ottorino Volonterio - 2 (1 5th, 1 Ret)
17. Lex Davison - 2 (1 5th)
18. André Simon - 1 (1 6th, 1 7th)
19. Redmond Gallagher - 1 (1 6th, 1 12th)
20. Harry Schell - 1 (1 6th, 1 15th)
21. Juan Manuel Fangio - 1 (1 6th, 3 Rets)

Constructors
1. Ferrari - 46
2. B.C.M.A. - 33
3. O.S.C.A. - 23
4. Lotus-O.S.C.A. - 11
5. Cooper-Climax - 4
6. O.S.C.A.-BRM - 3
7. Lotus-Ferrari - 2
8. Gordini - 1

Entrants
1. Scuderia Ferrari - 46
2. British Commonwealth Motorsport Association - 33
3. Alexander Racing Team - 9
4. Scuderia Centro Sud - 7 (1 2nd)
5. Rob Walker Racing - 7 (1 3rd)
6. Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili - 6
7. Owen Racing Organisation - 5
8. Team Lotus - 4 (1 3rd, 2 7ths)
9. Cooper Car Company - 4 (1 3rd, 1 7th)
10. MSG Köthen - 2 (1 5th, 1 11th)
11. L. Davison - 2 (1 5th)
12. Écurie Voeckler - 1

[tommykl]

Post-race report
Damages
Burggraf's engine (G258/B engine 3) - £7 934

Prize money (distance)
Peter Collins - £2 000
John Surtees - £2 000
Mike Hawthorn - £2 000
Hernando da Silva Ramos - £2 000
José Froilán González - £2 000
Masten Gregory - £2 000
André Simon - £2 000
Robert Manzon - £2 000
Bruce McLaren - £2 000
Roy Salvadori - £2 000
Heinz Melkus - £2 000
Alan Stacey - £2 000
Maurice Trintignant - £2 000
Graham Hill - £2 000
Harry Schell - £2 000
Henry Taylor - £2 000
Jack Fairman - £2 000
André Guelfi - £1 938
Jim Russell - £1 938
Christian Goethals - £1 938
Redmond Gallagher - £1 875
Olivier Gendebien - £1 813
Jo Bonnier - £1 688
Jack Brabham - £1 625
Stirling Moss - £1 625
Onofre Marimón - £1 563
Helm Glöckler - £1 500
Umberto Maglioli - £1 438
André Pilette - £1 438
Georges Burggraf - £1 375
Duncan Hamilton - £1 188
Wolfgang Seidel - £1 188
Carel Godin de Beaufort - £1 125
Juan Manuel Fangio - £1 000
Stuart Lewis-Evans - £500
Honoré Wagner - £500
Syd Jensen - £500
Count Steve Ouvaroff - £500
Bruce Kessler - £500
Reg Parnell - £500
Hans Herrmann - £500
Just-Émile Vernet - £500
René Cotton - £500

Prize money (position)
Peter Collins - £27 500
John Surtees - £21 250
Mike Hawthorn - £16 500
Hernando da Silva Ramos - £11 750
José Froilán González - £9 000
Masten Gregory - £7 750
André Simon - £5 500
Robert Manzon - £4 750
Bruce McLaren - £4 000
Roy Salvadori - £3 250
Heinz Melkus - £2 500
Alan Stacey - £2 250
Maurice Trintignant - £2 000
Graham Hill - £1 750
Harry Schell - £1 500
Henry Taylor - £1 250
Jack Fairman - £1 000
André Guelfi - £750
Jim Russell - £500
Christian Goethals - £250