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Tony Brooks won the 1958 German Grand Prix

Tony Brooks won the 1958 German Grand Prix for Vanwall, ahead of Roy Salvadori and Maurice Trintignant at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Tony Brooks
Team
Vanwall
Top listed
Tony Brooks, Roy Salvadori, and Maurice Trintignant
Race date
August 3, 1958
Pole
Mike Hawthorn
Fastest lap
Stirling Moss
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Tony Brooks finished first for Vanwall. Roy Salvadori is listed 2 for Cooper, with Maurice Trintignant 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Cliff Allison from P24 to P10 (+14), Bruce McLaren from P12 to P5 (+7), and Edgar Barth from P13 to P6 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mike Hawthorn started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Finished, 4 Engine, 2 +2 laps, 2 Fuel pump, and 2 Suspension. Stirling Moss holds the fastest-lap entry at 9:09.200 on lap 3. 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
1Tony BrooksVanwall2:21:15.0008
2Roy SalvadoriCooper2:24:44.7006
3Maurice TrintignantCooper2:26:26.2004
4Wolfgang von TripsFerrari2:27:31.3003
5Bruce McLarenCooper2:27:41.3000
6Edgar BarthPorsche2:27:47.4000
7Ian BurgessCooper2:28:14.3000
8Tony MarshCooper2:28:24.9000
9Phil HillFerrari2:29:00.5000
10Cliff AllisonTeam Lotus+2 laps0
11Ivor BuebTeam Lotus+2 laps0
DNFMike HawthornFerrariClutch0
DNFPeter CollinsFerrariFatal accident0
DNFHarry SchellBRMBrakes0
DNFWolfgang SeidelCooperSuspension0
DNFJean BehraBRMSuspension0
DNFGraham HillTeam LotusOil pipe0
DNFChristian GoethalsCooperFuel pump0
DNFHans HerrmannMaseratiEngine0
DNFStirling MossVanwallMagneto1