1958 Formula One season

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The 1958 Formula One season was a landmark year in Grand Prix racing, notable for introducing the first official World Constructors' Championship alongside the ongoing World Drivers' Championship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Formula One season ⓘ
sports season ⓘ
alsoIncludes World Drivers' Championship ⓘ
chronologicalPosition 9th Formula One World Championship season ⓘ
constructorsChampion Vanwall ⓘ
constructorsChampionNationality United Kingdom ⓘ
driversChampion Mike Hawthorn ⓘ
driversChampionNationality United Kingdom ⓘ
driversTitleMargin 1 point over Stirling Moss ⓘ
endDate 1958-10-19 ⓘ
fatalitiesOccurred true ⓘ
finalRace 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix ⓘ
finalRaceLocation Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca ⓘ
followedBy 1959 Formula One season ⓘ
follows 1957 Formula One season ⓘ
geographicScope Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
governingBody Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ⓘ
includesRace 1958 Argentine Grand Prix ⓘ
1958 Belgian Grand Prix ⓘ
1958 British Grand Prix ⓘ
1958 Dutch Grand Prix ⓘ
1958 French Grand Prix ⓘ
1958 German Grand Prix ⓘ
1958 Indianapolis 500 ⓘ
linked to: Indianapolis 500

1958 Italian Grand Prix ⓘ
1958 Monaco Grand Prix ⓘ
1958 Moroccan Grand Prix ⓘ
1958 Portuguese Grand Prix ⓘ
notableDriver Juan Manuel Fangio ⓘ
Stirling Moss ⓘ
linked to: Sir Stirling Moss

Tony Brooks ⓘ
notableFatality Luigi Musso NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peter Collins ⓘ
Stuart Lewis-Evans ⓘ
notableFor introduction of the first official World Constructors' Championship ⓘ
notableTeam Cooper ⓘ
Ferrari ⓘ
Vanwall ⓘ
numberOfRaces 11 ⓘ
partOf Formula One World Championship ⓘ
linked to: Formula One
pointsSystemFeature only best six results counted for Drivers' Championship ⓘ
only highest-placed car of each constructor scored points ⓘ
regulationChange introduction of a Constructors' Championship points system ⓘ
safetyContext era with minimal safety standards ⓘ
sport Formula One ⓘ
startDate 1958-01-19 ⓘ
technicalTrend increasing use of rear-engined cars by Cooper ⓘ
year 1958 ⓘ

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World Constructors' Championship → firstSeason → 1958 Formula One season ⓘ
1957 Formula One season → followedBy → 1958 Formula One season ⓘ
Mike Hawthorn → winnerOf → 1958 Formula One World Drivers' Championship ⓘ
linked to: 1958 Formula One season
Vanwall → won → 1958 Formula One World Constructors' Championship ⓘ
linked to: 1958 Formula One season
Constructors' Championship → firstSeasonAwarded → 1958 Formula One World Championship ⓘ
linked to: 1958 Formula One season
1958 German Grand Prix → partOf → 1958 Formula One World Championship ⓘ
linked to: 1958 Formula One season