What the records say
- When
- 19 Oct 1958
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 33.58° N, 7.69° W
- Description
- By finishing second in the Moroccan Grand Prix, Mike Hawthorn becomes the first British racing driver to win the Formula One World Championship.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix.
1958 Moroccan Grand Prix
Motor car race
The 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix, formally the VII Grand Prix International Automobile du Maroc, was a Formula One motor race held at Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca on 19 October 1958, after a six-week break following the Italian Grand Prix. It was race 11 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 10 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
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