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Stirling Moss won the 1958 Argentine Grand Prix

Stirling Moss won the 1958 Argentine Grand Prix for Cooper, ahead of Luigi Musso and Mike Hawthorn at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez.

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Race recap

Winner
Stirling Moss
Team
Cooper
Top listed
Stirling Moss, Luigi Musso, and Mike Hawthorn
Race date
January 19, 1958
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Juan Manuel Fangio
Classified drivers
10
Circuit
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

The decisive result

Stirling Moss finished first for Cooper. Luigi Musso is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Mike Hawthorn 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Stirling Moss from P7 to P1 (+6), Luigi Musso from P5 to P2 (+3), and Harry Schell from P8 to P6 (+2) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Finished, 1 +2 laps, 1 +3 laps, 1 +4 laps, and 1 +5 laps. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:41.800 on lap 30. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Stirling MossCooper2:19:33.7008
2Luigi MussoFerrari2:19:36.4006
3Mike HawthornFerrari2:19:46.3004
4Juan Manuel FangioMaserati2:20:26.7004
5Jean BehraMaserati+2 laps2
6Harry SchellMaserati+3 laps0
7Carlos MenditéguyMaserati+4 laps0
8Paco GodiaMaserati+5 laps0
9Horace GouldMaserati+9 laps0
DNFPeter CollinsFerrariHalfshaft0