1958 Formula One season

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The 1958 Formula One season was the 12th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 9th World Championship of Drivers, the first International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and five non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship was contested over eleven races between 19 January and 19 October 1958. The Indianapolis 500 counted towards the Drivers' Championship but not the Manufacturers' Cup. 1958 was a watershed year that saw the end of the dominance of Italian teams, and the end of the career of five time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. The Maestro took pole and fastest lap in the first round, took a leave to test for the Indy 500, then retired after finishing fourth again in his second race, realizing his time and that of Maserati had gone. Nearly all 1958 races were won by British drivers, and no less than five Brits led the final standings. British engineering took over, too. The season began with two wins for the nimble Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout...

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