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Event: 24 Heures du MansDate: 22.6.1958
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.461 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Le Mans 24 Hours
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:PractStartClass
Sports 300022225
Sports 2000984
Sports 1500763
Sports 1100430
Sports 75017168
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Pre-race sessions:
2 practice sessions held for a total of 660 minutes on 18-19/6
Winners:
Overall:14Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti SpyderGendebien / Hill
Sports 2000:29Porsche 718 RSKBehra / Herrmann
Sports 1500:31Porsche 718 RSKBarth / Frère
Sports 750:42Osca S 750de Tomaso / Davis
Fastest Laps:
Overall:12Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58Mike Hawthorn (GB)4:08.0000195.4020 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Ferrari (11), Lotus (6), Porsche (5), Jaguar (5), Aston Martin (4), DB (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), DB HBR (4), 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), Alfonso Gómez Mena (45), René Cotton (44)
Youngest known drivers:Pedro Rodriguez (18), Graham Hill (19), Hans Herrmann (20)

Official Race Programme:

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