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1959 British Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
Previous_round1959 French Grand Prix
Next_round1959 German Grand Prix
CountryUnited Kingdom
Grand PrixBritish
Official name12th RAC British Grand Prix
Date18 July
ImageCircuit Aintree.svg
Year1959
LocationAintree Circuit, Liverpool, England
CoursePermanent road course
Course_mi3.000
Course_km4.828
Distance_laps75
Distance_mi225.00
Distance_km362.10
WeatherDry and sunny.
Pole_DriverAUS Jack Brabham
Pole_TeamCooper-Climax
Pole_Time1:58.0
Fast_DriverStirling Moss
Fast_CountryGreat Britain
Fast_TeamBRM
Fast_Time1:57.0
Fast_Lap69
Fast_Driver2Bruce McLaren
Fast_Country2New Zealand
Fast_Team2Cooper-Climax
Fast_Lap275
First_DriverAUS Jack Brabham
First_TeamCooper-Climax
Second_DriverUK Stirling Moss
Second_TeamBRM
Third_DriverNZL Bruce McLaren
Third_TeamCooper-Climax
Lapchart

The 1959 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Aintree Circuit on 18 July 1959. It was race 5 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 4 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 14th British Grand Prix and the third to be held at the Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, a circuit mapped out in the grounds of the Aintree Racecourse horse racing venue. The race was held over 75 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 362 kilometres.

The race was won by Australian Jack Brabham taking his second Grand Prix victory in a works Cooper T51. Brabham dominated the race, leading all 75 laps to win by 22 seconds over British driver Stirling Moss driving a British Racing Partnership entered BRM P25. It was the first time a BRP entry finished in the top three. Brabham's Cooper Car Company teammate, New Zealander Bruce McLaren finished in third place, just 0.2 seconds behind Moss, having lost second place late in the race. Harry Schell finished fourth for the Owen Racing Organisation BRM team a lap behind Brabham.

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, leaving the British teams to fight over the race. Ferrari's new lead driver Tony Brooks was given a release and started the race in a Vanwall but was the first to retire with misfire after 13 laps having started in a lowly 17th after winning the French Grand Prix a few weeks earlier.

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 Grand Prix. He was a day younger aged 21 years and 321 days.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap123456789101112131415161718192021222324DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQSource:
12Australia Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax1:58.0—
2UK Roy SalvadoriAston Martin1:58.0+0.0
8United States Harry SchellBRM1:59.2+1.2
18France Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax1:59.2+1.2
14United States Masten GregoryCooper-Climax1:59.4+1.4
4United States Carroll ShelbyAston Martin1:59.6+1.6
6UK Stirling MossBRM1:59.6+1.6
16New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax1:59.6+1.6
28UK Graham HillLotus-Climax2:00.0+2.0
10Sweden Jo BonnierBRM2:00.0+2.0
42UK Ron FlockhartBRM2:00.2+2.2
30UK Alan StaceyLotus-Climax2:02.8+4.8
22UK Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati2:03.0+5.0
36UK Brian NaylorJBW-Maserati2:03.0+5.0
38UK Jack FairmanCooper-Climax2:04.2+6.2
48UK Chris BristowCooper-Borgward2:04.4+6.4
20UK Tony BrooksVanwall2:04.6+6.6
46UK Ivor BuebCooper-Borgward2:04.8+6.8
24Germany Hans HerrmannCooper-Maserati2:05.6+7.6
40Brazil Fritz d'OreyMaserati2:05.6+7.6
58UK Henry TaylorCooper-Climax2:05.6+7.6
64UK David PiperLotus-Climax2:06.0+8.0
52UK Peter AshdownCooper-Climax2:06.2+8.2
50UK Mike TaylorCooper-Climax2:07.0+9.0
56UK Bill MossCooper-Climax2:07.2+9.2
60UK Mike ParkesFry-Climax2:07.6+9.6
44UK Trevor TaylorCooper-Climax2:08.2+10.2
54UK Keith GreeneCooper-Climax2:09.8+11.6
62UK Dennis TaylorLotus-Climax
66UK Tim ParnellCooper-Climax

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
12Australia **Jack Brabham****Cooper-Climax**752:30:11.61**8**
6UK **Stirling Moss****BRM**75+ 22.27**6.5**
16New Zealand **Bruce McLaren****Cooper-Climax**75+ 22.48**4.5**
8United States **Harry Schell****BRM**74+ 1 Lap3**3**
18France **Maurice Trintignant****Cooper-Climax**74+ 1 Lap4**2**
2UK Roy SalvadoriAston Martin74+ 1 Lap2
14United States Masten GregoryCooper-Climax73+ 2 Laps5
30UK Alan StaceyLotus-Climax71+ 4 Laps12
28UK Graham HillLotus-Climax70+ 5 Laps9
48UK Chris BristowCooper-Borgward70+ 5 Laps16
58UK Henry TaylorCooper-Climax69+ 6 Laps21
52UK Peter AshdownCooper-Climax69+ 6 Laps23
46UK Ivor BuebCooper-Borgward69+ 6 Laps18
4United States Carroll ShelbyAston Martin69Ignition6
40Brazil Fritz d'OreyMaserati57Accident20
42UK Ron FlockhartBRM53Spun Off11
38UK Jack FairmanCooper-Climax39Gearbox15
10Sweden Jo BonnierBRM37Brakes10
22UK Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati31Transmission13
24Germany Hans HerrmannCooper-Maserati21Gearbox19
64UK David PiperLotus-Climax19Overheating22
36UK Brian NaylorJBW-Maserati18Transmission14
50UK Mike TaylorCooper-Climax17Transmission24
20UK Tony BrooksVanwall13Ignition17
54UK Keith GreeneCooper-Climax
56UK Bill MossCooper-Climax
60UK Mike ParkesFry-Climax
62UK Dennis TaylorLotus-Climax
44UK Trevor TaylorCooper-Climax
66UK Tim ParnellCooper-Climax

;Notes

  • – Includes 0.5 points for shared fastest lap

Notes

  • This race marked the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix pole position for Jack Brabham and for an Australian driver.
  • This was Bruce McLaren's first fastest lap and podium finish. It also marked the first Formula One World Championship fastest lap and podium finish for a New Zealand driver.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1Australia Jack Brabham27
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK Tony Brooks14
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3USA Phil Hill9
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 124UK Stirling Moss8.5
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 55New Zealand Bruce McLaren8.5

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1UK Cooper-Climax26
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2Italy Ferrari16
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK BRM14
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4UK Lotus-Climax3
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

References

  1. "Top 12: Ferrari‑free Grands Prix".
  2. "1959 British GP Qualification".
  3. "1959 British Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Britain 1959 - Championship • STATS F1".
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