1959 British Grand Prix

BackgroundEdit

Entry ListEdit

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 Stables	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

QualifyingEdit

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Qualifying ResultsEdit

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

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RaceEdit

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ResultsEdit

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.

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