Watch: Ferrari’s Mike Hawthorn ends professional career in style by winning F1 title | 1958 Moroccan GP. Mike Hawthorn ends professional career in style.

The 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix was 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. It is the only time Morocco has hosted a World Championship Grand Prix.

Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) started from pole position and finished second, which secured him the World Drivers’ Championship. Phil Hill was third, also for Ferrari.

After clinching the F1 World Drivers’ Championship, Mike Hawthorn then hung up his boots, helmet and infamous bow tie. He announced his retirement having been profoundly affected by the death of his teammate and friend Peter Collins two months earlier in the 1958 German Grand Prix.

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