1959 BARC Aintree 200
| 1959 BARC "200" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1959 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 18 April 1959 | ||
| Official name | XIV BARC "200" | ||
| Location | Aintree Circuit, Merseyside | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.83 km (3.00 miles) | ||
| Distance | 67 laps, 323.61 km (201.00 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:59.6 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Stirling Moss |
BRM | |
| Time | 1:58.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||
The 14th Ferrari Dino 246.
The field also included many Formula Two cars, highest finisher being Mike Taylor who took fifth place in a Cooper T45.
Results
Note: a blue background indicates a car running under Formula 2 regulations.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Jean Behra
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 246
|
2h15m52.0s, 142.86 km/h | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | Tony Brooks
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 246
|
2h16m2.4s, +10.4s | 8 |
| 3 | 12 |  Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T45-Climax | 2h17m45.8s, +1m53.8s | 11 |
| 4 | 5 |  Hermano da Silva Ramos
|
Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | 63 laps | 15 |
| 5 | 24 | Mike Taylor
|
Equipe Alan Brown | Cooper T45-Climax | 63 laps | 12 |
| 6 | 28 | Keith Greene
|
Gilby Engineering | Cooper T43-Climax | 63 laps | 13 |
| 7 | 30 | Jackie Lewis
|
H&L Motors | Cooper T45-Climax | 63 laps | 20 |
| 8 | 22 | George Wicken
|
British Racing Partnership | Cooper T51-Borgward | 63 laps | 25 |
| 9 | 31 | Brian Naylor
|
JB Naylor | Cooper T45-Climax | 62 laps | 26 |
| 10 | 35 | Henry Taylor
|
Tim Parnell | Cooper T45-Climax | 62 laps | 14 |
| 11 | 16 | Graham Hill
|
Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | 61 laps | 28 |
| 12 | 33 | Dennis Taylor
|
Dennis Taylor | Lotus 12-Climax | 60 laps | 18 |
| 13 | 32 | Trevor Taylor
|
Ace Garage Rotherham | Cooper T51-Climax | 59 laps | 22 |
| 14 | 27 | Tony Marsh
|
Tony Marsh | Cooper T45-Climax | 57 laps | 17 |
| 15 | 4 |  Dale Duncan
|
Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | 57 laps | 27 |
| 16 | 34 | John Campbell-Jones
|
Cornwall Garage | Cooper T43-Climax | 23 | |
| Ret | 23 | Ivor Bueb
|
British Racing Partnership | Cooper T51-Climax | 50 laps - gearbox | 10 |
| Ret | 29 | Jack Fairman
|
High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T43-Climax | 42 laps - gearbox | 19 |
| Ret | 25 | Peter Ashdown
|
Equipe Alan Brown | Cooper T45-Climax | 38 laps - gearbox | 16 |
| Ret | 21 | Bruce Halford
|
John Fisher | Lotus 16-Climax | 36 laps - | 29 |
| Ret | 8 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Rob Walker Racing
|
Cooper T51-Borgward | 34 laps – fuel pump | 21 |
| Ret | 7 | Stirling Moss
|
Rob Walker Racing
|
BRM
|
30 laps - gearbox | 6 |
| Ret | 20 | David Piper
|
Dorchester Service Station | Lotus 16-Climax | 29 laps - gearbox | 24 |
| Ret | 14 | Harry Schell
|
Owen Racing Organisation
|
BRM P25 | 28 laps - engine | 3 |
| Ret | 11 | Masten Gregory
|
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T51-Climax | 19 laps - clutch | 1 |
| Ret | 10 |  Jack Brabham
|
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T51-Climax | 18 laps – gasket | 5 |
| Ret | 26 | Jim Russell
|
Jim Russell | Cooper T45-Climax | 12 laps - clutch | 9 |
| Ret | 9 | Roy Salvadori
|
High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T45-Maserati | 10 laps - gearbox | 7 |
| Ret | 15 |  Jo Bonnier
|
Owen Racing Organisation
|
BRM P25 | 2 laps – con-rod | 4 |
| DNA | 3 |  Giorgio Scarlatti
|
Scuderia Ugolini | Maserati 250F | entry withdrawn | - |
| DNA | 6 | Ken Kavanagh
|
Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | entry withdrawn | - |
| DNA | 17 | Pete Lovely
|
Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | car not ready | - |
| DNA | 18 | Alan Stacey
|
Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | no car available | - |
| DNA | 19 | Innes Ireland
|
Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | no car available | - |
References
- "1959 BARC "200" Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- "Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- "XIV BARC "200" 1959". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-10.