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Latin American Races 1958


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1 23.2.1958 GP Cuba C      
2 11.5.1958 Premio Cuidad di Valencia YV      
3 14.5.1958 500 mile Rafaela RA      
4 15.6.1958 Vuelta Aragua-Maracay YV      
6 7.9.1958 500 km Interlagos BR      
8 19.11.1958 Mil Milhas Brasileiras BR      
9 22.11.1958 GP Venezuela YV      

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Latin American Races Round: 1

GP Cuba

II GP de Cuba, Havana Date: 23.2.1958


Circuit lenght: 5,591 km Race distance: 33,546 km Winner's average speed:

the race was stopped after 6 laps due to a fatal accident of Cifuentes, 5 spectators killed

Fastest lap:Stirling MossNo. 4Ferrari 335 Sport2:1,9164,900 km/h(lap 2)

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 4 Stirling Moss (GB) Ferrari 335 Sport 0674 Luigi Chinetti 6 0:12:59,300 2. 1:59,200
2. 12 Masten Gregory (USA) Ferrari 410 Sport 0598CM John Edgar 6 0:13:00,000 3. 2:01,500
3. 6 Carroll Shelby (USA) Maserati 450S 4506 John Edgar 6 0:13:15,000
4. - Wolfgang von Trips (D) Ferrari 3.8 Luigi Chinetti 6 0:13:26,800
5. - Harry Schell (USA) Maserati 200S 6 0:13:39,050
6. 64 Jo Bonnier (S) Maserati 200S 6 0:13:45,800
7. 22 Jean Behra (F) Maserati 300S 3077?? 6 0:13:46,100 4. 2:05,400
8. 14 Ed Crawford (USA) Ferrari 290 MM 0628M E. D. Martin 6 0:13:47,000
9. - Paul O'Shea (USA) Ferrari 3.5 6 0:13:50,000
10. - Giorgio Scarlatti (I) Maserati 200S 6 0:13:51,000
11. - Maurice Trintignant (F) Maserati 450S Temple Buell 6 0:13:52,000
12. 30 Piero Drogo (I) Ferrari 250 TR 0714TR Piero Drogo 6 0:13:53,000
13. - Roberto Mieres (RA) Porsche 1.6 5 0:11:35,000
14. - Bruce Kessler (USA) Ferrari 500 TR 5 0:11:51,900
15. - Bob Said (USA) Ferrari 500 TR 5 0:12:03,200
16. - Jim Kimberly (USA) Maserati 450S 5 0:12:20,500
17. - von Döry Porsche 1.6 5 0:12:11,500
18. - Ulf Norinder (S) Porsche 1.6 5 0:12:12,000
19. 8 Phil Hill (USA) Ferrari 335 Sport 0700 George Tilp 5 0:12:12,400 2. 1:59,200
20. 56 Abelardo Carreras (C) Ferrari 500 TR Cuban Racing Team 5 0:12:27,500
21. - Francisco Godia-Sales (E) Maserati 300S 5 0:12:28,000
22. - M. de la Mesa Ferrari 500 TR 5 0:12:32,200
23. - Porfirio Rubirosa (DR) Ferrari 500 TRC 0660MDTR?? Porfirio Rubirosa 5 0:12:23,000
24. 46 Chester Flynn (YV) Ferrari 500 TR 0652MDTR 5 0:12:34,000
25. - Luigi Piotti (I) Osca F2/S 1500 1189 Luigi Piotti 5 0:15:53,000 1. IC
26. - Cesare Perdisa (I) Maserati 300S 4 0:12:24,000
Did not finish:
- Huschke von Hanstein (D) DNF
54 Armando Cifuentes (CU) Ferrari 500 TR Cuban Racing Team Accident
Did not start:
2 Juan Manuel Fangio (RA) Maserati 300S Jim Kimberley Fangio kidnapped 1. 1:59,200
32 Alfonso Gomez-Mena (C) Ferrari 250 TR 0722TR Alfonso Gomez Mena Accident in practice

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Latin American Races Round: 2

Premio Cuidad di Valencia

Premio Cuidad di Valencia Date: 11.5.1958


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Ettore Chimeri (YV) Ferrari 250 GT 0619GT->0805GT 1. GT

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Latin American Races Round: 3

500 mile Rafaela

500 Millas Argentinas, Rafaela Date: 14.5.1958


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Froilan Gonzalez (RA) Ferrari - Corvette
2. - Jésus Iglesias (RA) Wayne - Chevrolet
3. - Enrique Sticoni (RA) Plymouth
4. - Jose Fantó
5. - Roberto Bonomi (RA) Maserati 300S
6. - Jorge Ternengo (RA)
7. - Luis E. Brossutti Maserati - Chevrolet?
8. - Domingo Vita
9. - Curt Delfosse (D) Gordini - Porsche
10. - Natalio Cataudella

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Latin American Races Round: 4

Vuelta Aragua-Maracay

Vuelta Aragua-Maracay Date: 15.6.1958


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 6 Ettore Chimeri (YV) Ferrari 250 GT 0619GT->0805GT

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Latin American Races Round: 6

500 km Interlagos

2° 500 km de Interlagos, Interlagos Date: 7.9.1958


Circuit lenght: 3,250 km Race distance: 500,500 km Winner's average speed: 140,977 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Fritz D'Orey (BR) Ferrari - Corvette 154 3:33:00,800
2. - Camillo Christófaro (BR) Camilo Especial Corvette 152 3:33:55,700
3. - Celso Lara Barberis (BR)
Luís Américo Margarido (BR)
Talbot Cadillac 149 3:33:45,600
4. - Pascoal Nastromagario (BR) Ferrari - Corvette 145 3:33:56,700
5. - Chico Landi (BR)
José Gimenez Lopes (BR)
Ferrari - Corvette 144 3:34:14,800
6. - Naim Homsi (BR) Homsi Especial Ford 141 3:33:42,300
Other starters:
- xxx DKW
- xxx DKW

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Latin American Races Round: 8

Mil Milhas Brasileiras

III Mil Milhas Brasileiras, Interlagos Date: 19.11.1958


Circuit lenght: Race distance: Winner's average speed: 102,700 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Catharino Andreatta (BR)
Breno Fornari (BR)
Carretera Ford
2. - Chico Landi (BR)
José Gimenez Lopes (BR)
Carretera Ford
Other starters:
- Caetano Damiani (BR)
- Ciro Cayres (BR)

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Latin American Races Round: 9

GP Venezuela

Grande Premio de Venezuela, Caracas Date: 22.11.1958


Circuit lenght: Race distance: 756,392 km Winner's average speed:

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Jean Behra (F) Ferrari 250 GT 4:45:58,200 1. GT+2.6
2. - Julio Pola (YV) Ferrari 250 GT 4:56:22,000 2. GT+2.6
3. - Gino Munaron (I) Ferrari 250 GT 4:57:44,000 3. GT+2.6
4. - Miro Toselli (I) Ferrari 250 GT 0933GT 5:02:37,000 4. GT+2.6
5. - Eleazar Morrison Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 5:02:43,000 5. GT+2.6
6. - Ugo Tosa (YV) Ferrari 250 GT 5:04:25,000 6. GT+2.6
7. - Ettore Chimeri (YV) Ferrari 250 GT 5:12:23,000 7. GT+2.6
8. - Huschke von Hanstein (D)
von Döry
Porsche 356 Carrera 1500 5:17:51,500 1. GT1.6
- M. Willy DKW 1. T1.0
- Manzini Fiat-Abarth 750 GT Zagato 6:03:11,000 1. GT1.0
- Vilio Studebaker 5:45:01,000 1. T+2.6
- Peter Monteverdi (CH) Alfa Romeo 1900 5:56:51,000 1. T2.6
- Carles Alfa Romeo Giulietta 5:48:06,000 1. T1.6
- Fernandez A.C. - Bristol 5:26:23,000 1. GT2.6
- Jo Bonnier (S) Volvo 6:25:51,000
Did not finish:
- Carles Ferrari DNF

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