1959 German Grand Prix

1959 German Grand Prix
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Race Details
Date	August 2, 1959
Official Name	XXI Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	AVUS West Berlin, West Germany
Course	Temporary road circuit 8.300 km (5.157 mi)
Distance	2 heats of 30 laps,
Pole Position
Driver	Tony Brooks Ferrari
Time	2:05.9
Fastest Lap
Driver	Tony Brooks Ferrari
Time	2:04.5 on lap 18
Podium
First	Tony Brooks
Second	Dan Gurney
Third	Phil Hill
Lap Leaders

The 1959 German Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1959 Formula One Season, held on August 2nd. For political reasons, the race was run on the AVUS circuit, in southwestern Berlin. The mostly straight line track proved to be perfect for Ferrari, as their cars went 1-2-3, with Tony Brooks leading home Dan Gurney and Phil Hill.

Background

1958 and 1959 were a time of heightening tensions between the NATO Pact and Warsaw Bloc countries, and nowhere was this felt more strongly than in West Berlin. A number of parties felt that a dose of western extravaganza, in the form of a Grand Prix, might be a propaganda coup. So the decision was made to run the 1959 German race at AVUS.

Entry list

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

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
3	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
4	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D264	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
5	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D264	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
6	Dan Gurney	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D264	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
7	Stirling Moss	RRC Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
8	Maurice Trintignant	RRC Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
9	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
10	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
11	Hans Herrmann	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
12	Jean Behra	Jean Behra	Behra-Porsche	RSK	Porsche	547/6 F4 1.5	D
14	Wolfgang von Trips	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	Porsche	718 RSK	Porsche	547/6 F4 1.5	D
15	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
16	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
17	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D264	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
18	Ian Burgess	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper	T51	Maserati	250S L4 2.5	D

Qualifying

Results

The full qualifying results for the 1959 German Grand Prix is outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	17	Cliff Allison*	Ferrari	2:05.8	—
2	4	Tony Brooks	Ferrari	2:05.9	+0.1
3	7	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	2:06.8	+1.0
4	6	Dan Gurney	Ferrari	2:07.2	+1.4
5	1	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:07.4	+1.6
6	3	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	2:07.5	+1.7
7	5	Phil Hill	Ferrari	2:07.6	+1.8
8	9	Jo Bonnier	BRM	2:10.3	+4.5
9	10	Harry Schell	BRM	2:10.3	+4.5
10	2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:10.4	+4.6
11	16	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	2:10.8	+5.0
12	11	Hans Herrmann	BRM	2:11.4	+5.6
13	8	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	2:12.7	+6.9
14	15	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	2:14.6	+8.8
15	18	Ian Burgess*	Cooper-Maserati	2:18.9	+13.1
WD	12	Jean Behra	Behra-Porsche	—	—
WD	14	Wolfgang von Trips	Porsche	—	—

* - Reserve entries

After Behra's fatal accident on Saturday, both Porsche entries were withdrawn, and no official times were released.

Milestones

• Sixth and final victory for Tony Brooks
• First podium for Dan Gurney

Standings after race

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