Rheims - Hawthorn Wins

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1518A
Date Released
10 Jul 1958
Date submitted
8 Jul 1958
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grand Prix. DESCRIPTION: Among those in the French Grand Prix were Stirling Moss and the reigning World Champion, Juan Fangio. Mike Hawthorn, Ferrari (No 4) took an early lead. Moss was in a Vanwall (No 8) and Fangio (No 34) in a Maserati. Moss leads for the World Championship, but he could not hold Hawthorn. Hawthorn and Moss, in that order, level on points for that World Title. This was the race in which the Italian ace Musso lost his life. SHOTLIST: MS racing. MS crowd. CU Moss & Behra. MS Fangio. Same. Start of race. GV racing. MS Hawthorn (No 4). MS Moss No 8. Same. Top shot race. Back shot race. MS Hawthorn. MS finish of race. MS Hawthorn after race.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing; Death; Accidents and disasters
Locations
France; Rheims
Footage sources
France
Card file number
74334
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
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'Rheims - Hawthorn Wins', British Movietone News Issue No. 1518A, 10 Jul 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22485 (Accessed 12 May 2025)