Very rarely does a Formula 1 race come down to the last corner of the last lap and while it didn’t exactly do that at the 1958 Belgian Grand Prix, it nearly did. When you look back at the results of the race you wouldn’t be able to tell that either but all three podium finishers faced a challenge getting to the finishing line resulting in what was nearly one of the craziest race endings in Formula 1 history.
On the last lap, Brooks came out of La Source to end the race, and his gearbox seized as he crossed the line. When Ferrari driver Mike Hawthorn was coming out of the same corner to end his race in second, his engine failed as he was coming to the finish line. Stuart Lewis-Evans’s suspension collapsed on the way into La Source, and he crawled to the line in third. This race also marked the first points finish for Lotus when Cliff Allison came across the line in fourth.
Mike Hawthorn eventually finished in P2 for the Maranello team.
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