Regulations
Specs of the season
- Engine
- 4.5 L naturally aspirated or 1.5 L supercharged
- Points
- 8 points for a win (8-6-4-3-2), plus one for the fastest lap until 1958
- Races
- 7
First World Championship, seven races, Silverstone to Monza.
Every round
Calendar and winners
- 1British Grand PrixSilverstone Circuit · UKNino FarinaAlfa Romeo
- 2Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de Monaco · MonacoJuan FangioAlfa Romeo
- 3Indianapolis 500Indianapolis Motor Speedway · USAJohnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft
- 4Swiss Grand PrixCircuit Bremgarten · SwitzerlandNino FarinaAlfa Romeo
- 5Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps · BelgiumJuan FangioAlfa Romeo
- 6French Grand PrixReims-Gueux · FranceJuan FangioAlfa Romeo
- 7Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale di Monza · ItalyNino FarinaAlfa Romeo
Final standings
Drivers
- 1Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo30
- 2Juan FangioAlfa Romeo27
- 3Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo24
- 4Louis RosierTalbot-Lago13
- 5Alberto AscariFerrari11
- 6Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft9
- 7Bill HollandDeidt6
- 8Prince BiraMaserati5
- 9Peter WhiteheadFerrari4
- 10Louis ChironMaserati4
- 11Reg ParnellMaserati4
- 12Mauri RoseDeidt4
- 13Dorino SerafiniFerrari3
- 14Yves CabantousTalbot-Lago3
- 15Raymond SommerTalbot-Lago3
- 16Robert ManzonSimca3
- 17Cecil GreenKurtis Kraft3
- 18Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago3
- 19Felice BonettoMilano2
- 20Eugène ChaboudTalbot-Lago1
- 21Tony BettenhausenDeidt1
- 22Joie ChitwoodKurtis Kraft1
- -Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati0
- -Bob GerardERA0
- -Luigi VilloresiFerrari0
- -Lee WallardMoore0
- -Charles PozziTalbot-Lago0
- -Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago0
- -Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago0
- -Cuth HarrisonERA0
- -Walt FaulknerKurtis Kraft0
- -Nello PaganiMaserati0
- -Harry SchellTalbot-Lago0
- -George ConnorLesovsky0
- -David HampshireMaserati0
- -Geoff CrossleyAlta0
- -Paul RussoNichels0
- -Toni BrancaMaserati0
- -Brian Shawe TaylorMaserati0
- -Joe FryMaserati0
- -Pat FlahertyKurtis Kraft0
- -Myron FohrMarchese0
- -Duane CarterStevens0
- -Mack HellingsKurtis Kraft0
- -Jack McGrathKurtis Kraft0
- -Troy RuttmanLesovsky0
- -Gene HartleyLangley0
- -Jimmy DaviesEwing0
- -Johnny McDowellKurtis Kraft0
- -Walt BrownKurtis Kraft0
- -Travis WebbMaserati0
- -Jerry HoytKurtis Kraft0
- -Walt AderRae0
- -Jackie HolmesOlson0
- -Jim RathmannWetteroth0
- -David MurrayMaserati0
- -José Froilán GonzálezMaserati0
- -Guy MairesseTalbot-Lago0
- -Franco RolMaserati0
- -Joe KellyAlta0
- -Piero TaruffiAlfa Romeo0
- -Eugène MartinTalbot-Lago0
- -Maurice TrintignantSimca0
- -Clemente BiondettiFerrari0
- -Henri LouveauTalbot-Lago0
- -Peter WalkerERA0
- -Tony RoltERA0
- -Franco ComottiMaserati0
- -Leslie JohnsonERA0
- -Alfredo PiánMaserati0
- -Consalvo SanesiAlfa Romeo0
- -Henry BanksMaserati0
- -Bill SchindlerSnowberger0
- -Paul PietschMaserati0
- -Bayliss LevrettAdams0
- -Bill CantrellAdams0
- -Fred AgabashianKurtis Kraft0
- -Jimmy JacksonKurtis Kraft0
- -Sam HanksKurtis Kraft0
- -Dick RathmannWatson0
- -Duke DinsmoreKurtis Kraft0
Final standings
Constructors
The Constructors' Championship started in 1958.