1959 French Grand Prix

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Reims circuit layout for 1959

Race Details

Date

July 5, 1959

Official Name

XLV^e Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.

Location

Reims
Gueux, Marne, France

Course

Temporary road course
8.302 km (5.159 mi)

Distance

50 laps, 415.1 km (257.931 mi)

Pole Position

Driver

Tony Brooks

Ferrari

Time

2:19.4

Fastest Lap

Driver

Stirling Moss

BRM

Time

2:22.8 on lap 40

Podium

Lap Leaders

Background[]

Entry List[]

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

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Stirling Moss	British Racing Partnership	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
4	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
6	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
8	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
10	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
12	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
14	Maurice Trintignant	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
16	Roy Salvadori	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper	T45	Maserati	250S L4 2.5	D
18	Ian Burgess	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper	T51	Maserati	250S L4 2.5	D
20	Colin Davis	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper	T51	Maserati	250S L4 2.5	D
22	Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
24	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
26	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
28	Dan Gurney	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
30	Jean Behra	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
32	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
34	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
36	Asdrúbal Bayardo	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
38	Fritz d'Orey	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
40	Giorgio Scarlatti	Scuderia Ugolini	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
42	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Scuderia Ugolini	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
44	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D

Practice Overview[]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Qualifying Results[]

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	24	Tony Brooks	Ferrari	2:19.4	—
2	8	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:19.7	+0.3s
3	26	Phil Hill	Ferrari	2:19.8	+0.4s
4	2	Stirling Moss	BRM	2:19.9	+0.5s
5	30	Jean Behra	Ferrari	2:20.2	+0.8s
6	4	Jo Bonnier	BRM	2:20.6	+1.2s
7	10	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	2:20.8	+1.4s
8	14	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	2:21.3	+1.9s
9	6	Harry Schell	BRM	2:21.5	+2.1s
10	12	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:21.5	+2.1s
11	22	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	2:21.5	+2.1s
12	28	Dan Gurney	Ferrari	2:21.9	+2.5s
13	44	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2:23.4	+4.0s
14	32	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	2:23.7	+4.3s
15	34	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	2:24.2	+4.8s
16	16	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Maserati	2:26.4	+7.0s
17	20	Colin Davis	Cooper-Maserati	2:32.3	+12.9s
18	38	Fritz d'Orey	Maserati	2:34.0	+14.6s
19	18	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	2:35.2	+15.8s
20	42	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Maserati	2:35.4	+16.0s
21	40	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	2:35.6	+16.2s
DNQ	36	Asdrúbal Bayardo	Maserati	Too slow

Grid[]

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
				______________
		______________		1
______________		2		Tony Brooks
3		Jack Brabham
Phil Hill
			______________
	______________		4
	5		Stirling Moss
	Jean Behra
				______________
		______________		6
______________		7		Jo Bonnier
8		Masten Gregory
Maurice Trintignant
			______________
	______________		9
	10		Harry Schell
	Bruce McLaren
				______________
		______________		11
______________		12		Olivier Gendebien
13		Dan Gurney
Ron Flockhart
			______________
	______________		14
	15		Graham Hill
	Innes Ireland
				______________
		______________		16
______________		17		Roy Salvadori
18		Colin Davis
Fritz d'Orey
			______________
	______________		19
	20		Ian Burgess
	Carel Godin de Beaufort
				______________
		______________		21
______________		22		Giorgio Scarlatti
23

Race[]

Results[]

Milestones[]

Standings after the race[]

V T E	1959 Formula One Season
Constructors	Aston Martin • Behra-Porsche • BRM • Cooper • Connaught • Ferrari • Fry • JBW • Kurtis Kraft • Lotus • Maserati • Porsche • Tec-Mec • Vanwall
Engines	Alta • Aston Martin • Borgward • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Maserati • Offenhauser • OSCA • Porsche • Vanwall
Drivers	Allison • Ashdown • Behra • Bianchi • Blanchard • Bonnier • Brabham • Bristow • Brooks • Bueb • Burgess • Cabianca • Cabral • Cade • de Changy • Constantine • Davis • de Filippis • Fairman • Flockhart • Fontes Bayardo • Gendebien • Godin de Beaufort • Greene • Gregory • Gurney • Halford • Herrmann • G. Hill • P. Hill • Ireland • Lovely • Lucienbonnet • McLaren • B. Moss • S. Moss • Naylor • d'Orey • Parkes • T. Parnell • Piper • Said • Salvadori • Scarlatti • Schell • Shelby • Stacey • D. Taylor • H. Taylor • M. Taylor • T. Taylor • Testut • de Tomaso • Trintignant • von Trips
Cars	Aston Martin DBR4 • Behra-Porsche RSK • BRM P25 • Connaught C • Cooper T43 • Cooper T45 • Cooper T51 • Ferrari D156 • Ferrari D246 • Fry F2 • JBW 59 • Kurtis Kraft Midget • Lotus 12 • Lotus 16 • Maserati 250F • Porsche RSK • Porsche 718 • Tec-Mec F415 • Vanwall VW 59
Tyres	Avon • Dunlop • Firestone
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See also	1958 Formula One Season • 1960 Formula One Season • Category

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