1959 British Grand Prix

1959 British Grand Prix
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Aintree Circuit layout in 1959
Race details
Date	July 18, 1959
Official Name	12th R.A.C. British Grand Prix
Location	Aintree Motor Racing Circuit Aintree, Merseyside, UK
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.828km (3.001mi)
Distance	75 laps, 362.1km (225.047 miles)
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
Lap Leaders

Background

Weather conditions
Saturday Qualifying	Cloudy
Race	Sunny

Entry List

The full entry list for the 1959 British Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Roy Salvadori	David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin	DBR4	Aston Martin	RB6 L6 2.5	A
4	Carroll Shelby	David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin	DBR4	Aston Martin	RB6 L6 2.5	A
6	Stirling Moss	British Racing Partnership	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
8	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
10	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
12	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
14	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
16	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
18	Maurice Trintignant	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
20	Tony Brooks	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 59	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	D
22	Ian Burgess	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper	T51	Maserati	250S L4 2.5	D
24	Hans Herrmann	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper	T51	Maserati	250S L4 2.5	D
28	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
30	Alan Stacey	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
34	Bruce Halford	John Fisher	Connaught	B	Alta	GP L4 2.5	D
36	Brian Naylor	J.B. Naylor	JBW	59	Maserati	250S L4 2.5	D
38	Jack Fairman	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
40	Fritz d'Orey	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L4 2.5	D
42	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
44	Trevor Taylor	Ace Garage — Rotherham	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
46	Ivor Bueb	British Racing Partnership	Cooper	T51	Borgward	1500 RS L4 1.5	D
48	Chris Bristow	British Racing Partnership	Cooper	T51	Borgward	1500 RS L4 1.5	D
50	Mike Taylor	Equipe Alan Brown	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
52	Peter Ashdown	Equipe Alan Brown	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
54	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
56	Bill Moss	United Racing Stable	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
58	Henry Taylor	R.H.H. Parnell	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
60	Mike Parkes	David Fry	Fry	F2	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
62	Dennis Taylor	Privateer	Lotus	12	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
64	David Piper	Dorchester Service Station	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
66	Tim Parnell	R.H.H. Parnell	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1959 British Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Speed	Gap
1	12	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:58.0	147.295	—
2	2	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	1:58.0	147.295	—
3	8	Harry Schell	BRM	1:59.2	145.812	+1.2s
4	18	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	1:59.3	145.690	+1.3s
5	14	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	1:59.4	145.568	+1.4s
6	4	Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	1:59.6	145.324	+1.6s
7	6	Stirling Moss	BRM	1:59.7	145.203	+1.7s
8	16	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:59.8	145.082	+1.8s
9	28	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	2:00.0	144.840	+2.0s
10	10	Jo Bonnier	BRM	2:00.1	144.719	+2.1s
11	42	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2:00.2	144.599	+2.2s
12	30	Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	2:02.8	141.537	+4.8s
13	22	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	2:03.0	141.307	+5.0s
14	36	Brian Naylor	JBW-Maserati	2:03.1	141.193	+5.1s
15	38	Jack Fairman	Cooper-Climax	2:04.2	139.942	+6.2s
16	48	Chris Bristow	Cooper-Borgward	2:04.4	139.717	+6.4s
17	20	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	2:04.4	139.717	+6.4s
18	46	Ivor Bueb	Cooper-Borgward	2:04.8	139.269	+6.8s
19	24	Hans Herrmann	Cooper-Maserati	2:05.6	138.382	+7.6s
20	40	Fritz d'Orey	Maserati	2:05.6	138.382	+7.6s
21	58	Henry Taylor	Cooper-Climax	2:05.6	138.382	+7.6s
22	64	David Piper	Lotus-Climax	2:06.0	137.943	+8.0s
23	52	Peter Ashdown	Cooper-Climax	2:06.2	137.724	+8.2s
24	50	Mike Taylor	Cooper-Climax	2:07.0	136.857	+9.0s
DNQ	56	Bill Moss	Cooper-Climax	2:07.2	136.642	+9.2s
DNQ	60	Mike Parkes	Fry-Climax	2:07.6	136.213	+9.6s
DNQ	44	Trevor Taylor	Cooper-Climax	2:08.2	135.576	+10.2s
DNQ	54	Keith Greene	Cooper-Climax	2:09.8	133.904	+11.8s
DNQ	66	Tim Parnell	Cooper-Climax	NTG	NSG	—
DNQ	62	Dennis Taylor	Lotus-Climax	NTG	NSG	—
WD	34	Bruce Halford	Connaught-Alta	Withdrawn

• NTG – No time given
• NSG – No speed given

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
______________
1		______________
Jack Brabham		2		______________
		Roy Salvadori		3
				Harry Schell
	______________
	4		______________
	Maurice Trintignant		5
			Masten Gregory
______________
6		______________
Carroll Shelby		7		______________
		Stirling Moss		8
				Bruce McLaren
	______________
	9		______________
	Graham Hill		10
			Jo Bonnier
______________
11		______________
Ron Flockhart		12		______________
		Alan Stacey		13
				Ian Burgess
	______________
	14		______________
	Brian Naylor		15
			Jack Fairman
______________
16		______________
Chris Bristow		17		______________
		Tony Brooks		18
				Ivor Bueb
	______________
	19		______________
	Hans Herrmann		20
			Fritz d'Orey
______________
21		______________
Henry Taylor		22		______________
		David Piper		23
				Peter Ashdown
	______________
	24		______________
	Mike Taylor		25

Race

Results

The full results for the 1959 British Grand Prix are outlined below:

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	+22.2s	7	6.5*
3	16	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	75	+22.4s	8	4.5*
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	Magneto	6
Ret	40	Fritz d'Orey	Maserati	57	Accident	20
Ret	42	Ron Flockhart	BRM	53	Spin	11
Ret	38	Jack Fairman	Cooper-Climax	39	Gearbox	15
Ret	10	Jo Bonnier	BRM	37	Throttle	10
Ret	22	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	31	Gearbox	13
Ret	24	Hans Herrmann	Cooper-Maserati	21	Gearbox	19
Ret	64	David Piper	Lotus-Climax	19	Head gasket	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	Engine	17
DNQ	56	Bill Moss	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	60	Mike Parkes	Fry-Climax
DNQ	44	Trevor Taylor	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	54	Keith Greene	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	66	Tim Parnell	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	62	Dennis Taylor	Lotus-Climax
WD	34	Bruce Halford	Connaught-Alta

• * Moss and McLaren both got 0.5 points as 2 fastest laps.