Le Mans 24 Hours 1958 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 22.6.1958
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.461 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship (round 5)

Weather:	rain
Start time:	21/6 16:00
Grid:	Le Mans start
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	150000

Entered:	70
Practiced:	59
Qualified:	55
Started:	55
Finished:	20
Classified:	20

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Sports 3000	22	22	5
Sports 2000	9	8	4
Sports 1500	7	6	3
Sports 1100	4	3	0
Sports 750	17	16	8

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Pre-race sessions:
2 practice sessions held for a total of 660 minutes on 18-19/6

Winners:
Overall:	14	Ferrari 250 TR 58	Gendebien / Hill
Sports 2000:	29	Porsche 718 RSK	Behra / Herrmann
Sports 1500:	31	Porsche 718 RSK	Barth / Frère
Sports 750:	42	Osca S750 TN	de Tomaso / Davis
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	12	Ferrari 250 TR 58	Mike Hawthorn (GB)	4:08.000	195.402 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (11), Lotus (6), Porsche (5), Jaguar (5), Aston Martin (4), D.B. (4), Monopole (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (11), Panhard (8), Jaguar (7), Climax (7), Porsche (5)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 250 TR (10), Jaguar D-type (5), Lotus Eleven (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (42), GB (32), B (10), USA (9), D (5), I (2)
Engine positions:	front-engined (89%), mid-engined (11%)
Average engine size:	1891 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Jack Fairman (45), René Cotton (44), Peter Whitehead (44)
Youngest known drivers:	Brian Naylor (-1), Pedro Rodriguez (18), Graham Hill (19)

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