1958 Dutch Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Stirling Moss returned Vanwall to winning form at the 1958 Dutch Grand Prix. After the team’s front-row sweep, he controlled the race at Zandvoort while Harry Schell and Jean Behra brought BRM home second and third.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall
Pole time	1:37.100
Fastest lap	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Fastest-lap time	1:37.600
First	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Second	Harry Schell	BRM
Third	Jean Behra	BRM

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
24 May 1958	Saturday morning timed practice	Start time unconfirmed
24 May 1958	Saturday afternoon timed practice	Start time unconfirmed
25 May 1958	Sunday final qualifying	15:00–17:00
26 May 1958	Race	Start time unconfirmed

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Luigi Musso arrived at round 3 leading the 1958 F1 World Championship on 12 points, with Stirling Moss on 8.

Race entries

The Dutch race returned to the championship after two years away. The major teams travelled directly from Monaco or hurriedly overhauled their cars between meetings. Cooper redistributed its engines between Brabham and Salvadori, Lotus gave Allison a larger Climax unit, and local driver Carel Godin de Beaufort joined the field in a Porsche sports car.

Saturday morning timed practice

Moss quickly established Vanwall‘s pace on the smooth circuit, with Brooks learning Zandvoort rapidly behind him. Ferrari‘s drivers struggled with understeer and abrupt changes in balance, while Lotus found its gearing unsuitable. BRM looked much happier, and Schell responded with a strong performance. The leading Vanwalls had done enough to sit out the afternoon while other teams made adjustments.

Saturday afternoon timed practice

Showers interrupted the running, but BRM and Ferrari continued improving before the smaller Coopers and Lotuses took centre stage. Trintignant and Allison both spun without damage while pushing their times down. Brabham recorded a quick lap using Salvadori’s larger-engined Cooper with his own number attached, an illustration of the period’s flexible approach to changing cars during practice.

Sunday final qualifying

Vanwall‘s drivers compared the handling of wire and alloy front wheels as the pace increased. Lewis-Evans ultimately took pole with 1:37.1, completing a Vanwall front-row sweep. Gregory impressed in Horace Gould‘s Maserati and was nominated to race it. Graham Hill had a frightening excursion over the edge of a sand dune, but the Lotus survived and was recovered to the road.

Qualifying Classification

The best eligible practice laps set the grid ahead of Monday’s race. Lewis-Evans took pole, followed by Moss and Brooks; car changes and the recorded grid are explained without imposing modern qualifying rules.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Best Time
1	3	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	1:37.100
2	1	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	1:38.0
3	2	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	1:38.1
4	14	Jean Behra	BRM	1:38.4
5	8	Jack Brabham	Cooper	1:38.5
6	5	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:39.1
7	15	Harry Schell	BRM	1:39.2
8	9	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	1:39.2
9	7	Roy Salvadori	Cooper	1:39.2
10	4	Peter Collins	Ferrari	1:39.3
11	17	Cliff Allison	Lotus	1:39.4
12	6	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	1:39.5
13	16	Graham Hill	Lotus	1:39.8
14	12	Masten Gregory	Maserati	1:42.0
15	11	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	1:42.3
16	10	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:44.6
17	18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:46.7

What happened in the 1958 Dutch Grand Prix?

After a delay while the circuit’s fire arrangements were resolved, Moss took charge at the start. Schell quickly challenged the other Vanwalls and moved into second. Brooks stopped to investigate his car after early contact, while strong crosswinds complicated the handling for several drivers.

Moss drew steadily clear, leaving the principal contest behind him. Lewis-Evans retired, and BRM consolidated its challenge with Schell and Behra. Ferrari could not convert its power into a winning pace on the winding Dutch circuit.

Moss finished well ahead of Schell and Behra and added the fastest-lap point. Salvadori took fourth for Cooper, with Hawthorn fifth. It was a convincing victory for Vanwall and a strong result for BRM after the disappointments of Monaco.

After the race, Stirling Moss headed the drivers’ standings with 17 points, followed by Luigi Musso on 12.

1958 Dutch Grand Prix race results

The 1958 Dutch Grand Prix was held on 26 May 1958.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	1	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	75	2:04:49.2	9
2	15	Harry Schell	BRM	75	+47.9 secs	6
3	14	Jean Behra	BRM	75	+1:42.3	4
4	7	Roy Salvadori	Cooper	74	+1 Lap	3
5	5	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	74	+1 Lap	2
6	17	Cliff Allison	Lotus	73	+2 Laps	0
7	6	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	73	+2 Laps	0
8	8	Jack Brabham	Cooper	73	+2 Laps	0
9	9	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	72	+3 Laps	0
10	11	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	71	+4 Laps	0
11	18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	69	+6 Laps	0
Ret	10	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	52	Halfshaft	0
Ret	3	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	46	Engine	0
Ret	16	Graham Hill	Lotus	40	Overheating	0
Ret	4	Peter Collins	Ferrari	32	Gearbox	0
Ret	12	Masten Gregory	Maserati	16	Fuel Pump	0
Ret	2	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	13	Halfshaft	0
DNS	12	Horace Gould	Maserati		Gregory drove car	0

Includes 1 point for fastest lap

1958 Dutch Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time
1	1	Stirling Moss	Vanwall		1:37.600

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. One championship point was awarded for fastest lap, divided equally when shared.

1958 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 1958 Dutch Grand Prix.

1958 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Stirling Moss	British	Cooper / Vanwall	17
2	Luigi Musso	Italian	Ferrari	12
3	Maurice Trintignant	French	Cooper	8
4	Harry Schell	American	Maserati / BRM	8
5	Mike Hawthorn	British	Ferrari	7
6	Jean Behra	French	Maserati / BRM	6
7	Peter Collins	British	Ferrari	4
8	Juan Manuel Fangio	Argentine	Maserati	4
9	Jack Brabham	Australian	Cooper	3
10	Roy Salvadori	British	Cooper	3
—	Cliff Allison	British	Team Lotus	0
—	Carlos Menditeguy	Argentine	Maserati	0
—	Paco Godia	Spanish	Maserati	0
—	Horace Gould	British	Maserati	0
—	Jo Bonnier	Swedish	Maserati	0
—	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Dutch	Porsche	0
—	Wolfgang von Trips	German	Ferrari	0
—	Graham Hill	British	Team Lotus	0
—	Giorgio Scarlatti	Italian	Maserati	0
—	Stuart Lewis-Evans	British	Vanwall	0
—	Tony Brooks	British	Vanwall	0
—	Masten Gregory	American	Maserati	0

1958 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Cooper	19
2	Ferrari	14
3	Vanwall	8
4	BRM	8
5	Maserati	3
—	Team Lotus	0
—	Porsche	0

Drivers counted their best 6 results. The first five places earned 8–6–4–3–2 points, with one further point for fastest lap, shared equally when necessary. Shared drives earned no championship points. Constructors also retained their best 6 results, scoring through only their highest-placed eligible car, without fastest-lap points. Indianapolis counted for drivers only.

1958 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires	19 January
2	1958 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	18 May
3	1958 Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	26 May
4	1958 Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana	30 May
5	1958 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	15 June
6	1958 French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux, Reims	6 July
7	1958 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	19 July
8	1958 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	3 August
9	1958 Portuguese Grand Prix	Circuito da Boavista, Porto	24 August
10	1958 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	7 September
11	1958 Moroccan Grand Prix	Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca	19 October