1958 RAC Tourist Trophy

The 1958 RAC Tourist Trophy took place on 13 September, on the Goodwood Circuit, (England). It was also the sixth and final round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. This was the first time the event had taken place, since 1955 following the death of three drivers during the race.

Goodwood Circuit

Report

Entry

A grand total 36 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 29 arrived for practice and qualifying. Scuderia Ferrari, did entry one car for the event, 250 TR 58, but were among those who did not arrive, perhaps the disinterest from Maranello was due to the lack of drivers and the fact that their victory at Le Mans had given them the Championship. The event also did not attract the Belgian equipes. The entry was therefore headed by the three works Aston Martins, entered under the name of David Brown Ltd.. Their DBR1/300s were from Stirling Moss/Tony Brooks, Carroll Shelby/Stuart Lewis-Evans and Roy Salvadori/Jack Brabham.[1][2][3]

Qualifying

The Aston Martin DBR1/300 of Stirling Moss took pole position, averaging a speed of 93.913 mph around the 2.4 mile circuit.[1]

Race

Of the 29 starters, only the three Astons were considered the potential winners, and so it proved as they finished in the first three places, winning the Team Awards in the process. The winning partnership of Moss/Brooks won in a time of 4hr 01:17.0mins., averaging a speed of 88.324 mph. They covered a distance of 355.2 miles. Just 0.4 seconds behind came Salvadori/Brabham, with Shelby/Lewis-Evans the same margin adrift in complete the podium.[2][3][4]

Official Classification

Class Winners are in Bold text.

Pos No Class Driver Entrant Chassis Laps Reason Out
1st 7 S3.0 Stirling Moss Tony Brooks David Brown Ltd. Aston Martin DBR1/300 4hrs 01:17.000, 148
2nd 9 S3.0 Roy Salvadori Jack Brabham David Brown Ltd. Aston Martin DBR1/300 4hrs 01:17.400, 148
3rd 8 S3.0 Carroll Shelby Stuart Lewis-Evans David Brown Ltd. Aston Martin DBR1/300 4hrs 01:17.800, 148
4th 21 S2.0 Jean Behra Edgar Barth Dr. Porsche Porsche 718 RSK 144
5th 4 S3.0 Masten Gregory Innes Ireland Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type 143
6th 6 S3.0 Duncan Hamilton Peter Blond Duncan Hamilton Jaguar D-Type 142
7th 42 S1.1 Peter Ashdown Gordon Jones Team Lotus Lotus- Climax Eleven 138
8th 22 S2.0 Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Heins Dr.Porsche Porsche 550 RS 135
9th 12 S3.0 Jonathan Sieff Maurice Charles Jonathan Sieff Jaguar D-Type 135
10th 46 S1.1 Mike Taylor Keith Greene Gilby Engineering Co. Lotus-Climax Lotus-Climax Eleven 134
11th 50 S1.1 Henry Taylor Nicholas Green J.V. Green Lotus-Climax Eleven 131
12th 43 S1.1 Carl Haas John Brown Elva Racing Team Elva-Climax Mk III 131
13th 27 S1.1 Bill Frost Dickie Stoop Car Exchange Racing Team Lotus-Climax Eleven 128
14th 28 S2.0 Tommy Bridger Alan Foster Richard W. Jacobs MG A Twin Cam 127
15th 47 S1.1 Jack Wescott Peter Arundell Innes Ireland Ltd. Lotus-Climax Eleven 125
16th 49 S1.1 Eric Broadley Peter Gammon E.H. Broadley Lola-Climax Mk.1 124
17th 41 S1.1 Alan Stacey Keith Hall Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Eleven 121
18th 48 S1.1 Douglas Graham Christopher Martyn Innes Ireland Ltd. Lotus-Climax Eleven 110
19th 29 S2.0 Mike Anthony Ted Whiteaway Rudd Racing Team AC Ace LM 105
NC 45 S1.1 Ian Burgess Robbie MacKenzie-Low Elva Racing Team Elva-Climax Mk IV 102
NC 52 S1.1 Jimmy Blumer Stuart Dodd Jimmy Blumer Lotus-Climax Eleven 99
DNF 24 S2.0 Bruce McLaren Syd Jensen John Coombs Racing Organisation Lotus-Climax 15 53 Gearbox
DNF 11 S3.0 Ross Jensen
Bruce Halford		 Ivor Bueb B. Lister Lt Engineering Lister-Jaguar 51 Suspension
DNF 30 S2.0 Cliff Allison Graham Hill Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 15 39 Engine
DNF 26 S2.0 David Shale John Dalton M. Trimble Lotus-Climax Eleven 24 Gearbox
DNF 53 S1.1 John Fisher Les Leston John Fisher Lotus-Climax Eleven 20 Gearbox
DNF 44 S1.1 Ian Raby Eugene Hall Elva Racing Team Elva-Climax Mk III 15 Accident
DNF 10 S3.0 Ivor Bueb Bruce Halford B. Lister Lt Engineering Lister-Jaguar 10 Accident
DNF 25 S2.0 Edward Greenall John Campbell-Jones J. King Lotus-Climax 15 9 Accident
DNS 3 S3.0 Claude Dubois Yves Tassin Equipe Nationale Belge Lister-Jaguar Engine

[2][5]

Class Winners
Class Winners
Sports +2000 7 Aston Martin DBR1/300 Moss / Brooks
Sports 2000 21 Porsche 718 RSK Behra / Barth
Sports 1100 42 Lotus-Climax Eleven Ashdown / Jones

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Standings after the race
Pos Championship Points
1 Ferrari 32 (38)
2 Porsche 18 (20)
3 Aston Martin 18
4 Lotus 3
5 Osca 2
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings.

Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1, excepting the RAC Tourist Trophy, for which points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 for the first four places. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 4 results out of the 6 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.

References
  1. http://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Goodwood-1958-09-13.html
  2. http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1958/58tt.html
  3. Peter Swinger, “Motor Racing Circuits in England" (Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN 978 0 7110 3104 3, 2005)
  4. http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Goodwood-1958-09-13.html
  5. http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Goodwood-1958-09-13.html
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