1959 British Grand Prix
1959 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race details | |||||
Date | 18 July 1959 | ||||
Official name | 12th RAC British Grand Prix | ||||
Location | |||||
Course | Permanent road course | ||||
Course length | 4.828 km (3.000 miles) | ||||
Distance | 75 laps, 362.10 km (225.00 miles) | ||||
Weather | Dry and sunny. | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Cooper-Climax | ||||
Time | 1:58.0 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Drivers | Stirling Moss (lap 69) | BRM | |||
Bruce McLaren (lap 75) | Cooper-Climax | ||||
Time | 1:57.0 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Cooper-Climax | ||||
Second | BRM | ||||
Third | Cooper-Climax | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1959 British Grand Prix was a
The race was won by Australian
The British Grand Prix had the biggest entry of the season outside the Indianapolis 500 with 30 cars competing and 24 starting the race, all despite the absence of Ferrari. Strikes in Italy trapped the team at home,[1] leaving the British teams to fight over the race. Ferrari's new lead driver
The win saw Brabham expand his points lead over Brooks to 13 points. Moss and McLaren moved into fourth place just half a point behind the absent Phil Hill.
On the last lap of this race, McLaren became the youngest driver to set a fastest lap in Formula One, aged 21 years and 322 days. It was another 44 years before Fernando Alonso relieved him of that achievement with fastest lap in the 2003 Canadian GP. He was a day younger aged 21 years and 321 days.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 12 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1:58.0 | — |
2 | 2 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 1:58.0 | +0.0 |
3 | 8 | Harry Schell | BRM
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1:59.2 | +1.2 |
4 | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 1:59.2 | +1.2 |
5 | 14 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 1:59.4 | +1.4 |
6 | 4 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 1:59.6 | +1.6 |
7 | 6 | Stirling Moss | BRM
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1:59.6 | +1.6 |
8 | 16 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1:59.6 | +1.6 |
9 | 28 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 2:00.0 | +2.0 |
10 | 10 | Jo Bonnier | BRM
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2:00.0 | +2.0 |
11 | 42 | Ron Flockhart | BRM
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2:00.2 | +2.2 |
12 | 30 | Alan Stacey | Lotus-Climax | 2:02.8 | +4.8 |
13 | 22 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 2:03.0 | +5.0 |
14 | 36 | Brian Naylor | JBW-Maserati | 2:03.0 | +5.0 |
15 | 38 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 2:04.2 | +6.2 |
16 | 48 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward | 2:04.4 | +6.4 |
17 | 20 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall
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2:04.6 | +6.6 |
18 | 46 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward | 2:04.8 | +6.8 |
19 | 24 | Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati | 2:05.6 | +7.6 |
20 | 40 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 2:05.6 | +7.6 |
21 | 58 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 2:05.6 | +7.6 |
22 | 64 | David Piper | Lotus-Climax | 2:06.0 | +8.0 |
23 | 52 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax | 2:06.2 | +8.2 |
24 | 50 | Mike Taylor
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Cooper-Climax | 2:07.0 | +9.0 |
DNQ | 56 | Bill Moss | Cooper-Climax | 2:07.2 | +9.2 |
DNQ | 60 | Mike Parkes | Fry-Climax | 2:07.6 | +9.6 |
DNQ | 44 | Trevor Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 2:08.2 | +10.2 |
DNQ | 54 | Keith Greene | Cooper-Climax | 2:09.8 | +11.6 |
DNQ | 62 | Dennis Taylor | Lotus-Climax | ||
DNQ | 66 | Tim Parnell | Cooper-Climax | ||
Source:[2] |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 75 | 2:30:11.6 | 1 | 8 |
2 | 6 | Stirling Moss | BRM
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75 | + 22.2 | 7 | 6.51 |
3 | 16 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 75 | + 22.4 | 8 | 4.51 |
4 | 8 | Harry Schell | BRM
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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 | Ignition | 6 | |
Ret | 40 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 57 | Accident | 20 | |
Ret | 42 | Ron Flockhart | BRM
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53 | Spun Off | 11 | |
Ret | 38 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 39 | Gearbox | 15 | |
Ret | 10 | Jo Bonnier | BRM
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37 | Brakes | 10 | |
Ret | 22 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 31 | Transmission | 13 | |
Ret | 24 | Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | Gearbox | 19 | |
Ret | 64 | David Piper | Lotus-Climax | 19 | Overheating | 22 | |
Ret | 36 | Brian Naylor | JBW-Maserati | 18 | Transmission | 14 | |
Ret | 50 | Mike Taylor
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Cooper-Climax | 17 | Transmission | 24 | |
Ret | 20 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall
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13 | Ignition | 17 | |
DNQ | 54 | Keith Greene | Cooper-Climax | ||||
DNQ | 56 | Bill Moss | Cooper-Climax | ||||
DNQ | 60 | Mike Parkes | Fry-Climax | ||||
DNQ | 62 | Dennis Taylor | Lotus-Climax | ||||
DNQ | 44 | Trevor Taylor | Cooper-Climax | ||||
DNQ | 66 | Tim Parnell | Cooper-Climax | ||||
Source:[3]
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- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 0.5 points for shared fastest lap
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ Hope-Frost, Henry. "Top 12: Ferrari‑free Grands Prix". www.goodwood.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "1959 British GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "1959 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Britain 1959 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
External links
- "Brabham presses home his claim on the title". Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- "GRAND PRIX RESULTS: BRITISH GP, 1959". GrandPrix.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- "1959 British GP". ChicaneF1.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007. (Race results and statistics.)