1959 British Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 5 of 9 in the 1959 Formula One season. | ||
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| Date | July 18, 1959 | |
| Official name | XII RAC British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Aintree Circuit, Liverpool, England | |
| Course | Permanent road course 3.000 mi / 4.828 km |
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| Distance | 75 laps, 225.00 mi / 362.10 km | |
| Weather | Dry and sunny. | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax |
| Time | 1:58.0 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Stirling Moss |
BRM |
| Time | 1:57.0 on lap 69 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax |
| Second | Stirling Moss |
BRM |
| Third |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax |
The 1959 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Aintree Circuit on 18 July 1959. It was the fifth race of the 1959 Formula One season. The race was won by Australian Jack Brabham in a works Cooper. His team mate Bruce McLaren finished in third place. Splitting the Coopers was a British Racing Partnership-entered BRM in second place, driven by Stirling Moss, the best ever result for a BRP car.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax | 75 | 2:30:11.6 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 6 | Stirling Moss |
BRM | 75 | + 22.2 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax | 75 | + 22.4 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 |  Harry Schell |
BRM | 74 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 |  Maurice Trintignant |
Cooper-Climax | 74 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Roy Salvadori |
Aston Martin | 74 | + 1 Lap | 2 | |
| 7 | 14 | Masten Gregory |
Cooper-Climax | 73 | + 2 Laps | 5 | |
| 8 | 30 | Alan Stacey |
Lotus-Climax | 71 | + 4 Laps | 12 | |
| 9 | 28 | Graham Hill |
Lotus-Climax | 70 | + 5 Laps | 9 | |
| 10 | 48 | Chris Bristow |
Cooper-Borgward | 70 | + 5 Laps | 16 | |
| 11 | 58 | Henry Taylor |
Cooper-Climax | 69 | + 6 Laps | 21 | |
| 12 | 52 | Peter Ashdown |
Cooper-Climax | 69 | + 6 Laps | 23 | |
| 13 | 46 | Ivor Bueb |
Cooper-Borgward | 69 | + 6 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 4 | Carroll Shelby |
Aston Martin | 69 | Ignition | 6 | |
| Ret | 40 |  Fritz d'Orey |
Maserati | 57 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 42 | Ron Flockhart |
BRM | 53 | Spun Off | 11 | |
| Ret | 38 | Jack Fairman |
Cooper-Climax | 39 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 10 |  Jo Bonnier |
BRM | 37 | Brakes | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 | Ian Burgess |
Cooper-Maserati | 31 | Transmission | 13 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Hans Herrmann |
Cooper-Maserati | 21 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 64 | David Piper |
Lotus-Climax | 19 | Overheating | 22 | |
| Ret | 36 | Brian Naylor |
JBW-Maserati | 18 | Transmission | 14 | |
| Ret | 50 | Mike Taylor |
Cooper-Climax | 17 | Transmission | 24 | |
| Ret | 20 | Tony Brooks |
Vanwall | 13 | Ignition | 17 | |
| DNQ | 54 | Keith Greene |
Cooper-Climax | ||||
| DNQ | 56 | Bill Moss |
Cooper-Climax | ||||
| DNQ | 60 | Mike Parkes |
Fry-Climax | ||||
| DNQ | 62 | Dennis Taylor |
Lotus-Climax | ||||
| DNQ | 44 | Trevor Taylor |
Cooper-Climax | ||||
| DNQ | 66 | Tim Parnell |
Cooper-Climax |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Jack Brabham - 1:58.0
- Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (lap 69)/Bruce McLaren (lap 75)[1] - 1:57.0
[edit] References
- ^ Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group, p152. ISBN 0-85429-276-4.
- Brabham presses home his claim on the title. Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- GRAND PRIX RESULTS: BRITISH GP, 1959. GrandPrix.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- 1959 British GP. ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-07. (Race results and statistics.)
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