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British Grand Prix 1959

Round 5 of 9  · 18 July 1959  · Aintree  · 75 laps

Fastest Lap Stirling Moss 1:57.000 (lap 69)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 BRA Jack Brabham Cooper 1 2:30:11.600 8
2 MOS Stirling Moss FL BRM 7 +22.200 6.5
3 MCL Bruce McLaren FL Cooper 8 +22.400 4.5
4 SCH Harry Schell BRM 3 +1 lap 3
5 TRI Maurice Trintignant Cooper 4 +1 lap 2
6 SAL Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 2 +1 lap —
7 GRE Masten Gregory Cooper 5 +2 laps —
8 STA Alan Stacey Lotus 12 +4 laps —
9 HIL Graham Hill Lotus 9 +5 laps —
10 BRI Chris Bristow Cooper 16 +5 laps —
11 TAY Henry Taylor Cooper 21 +6 laps —
12 ASH Peter Ashdown Cooper 23 +6 laps —
13 BUE Ivor Bueb Cooper 18 +6 laps —
DNF SHE Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 6 Ignition —
DNF D'O Fritz d'Orey Maserati 20 Accident —
DNF FLO Ron Flockhart BRM 11 Spun off —
DNF FAI Jack Fairman Cooper 15 Gearbox —
DNF BON Jo Bonnier BRM 10 Brakes —
DNF BUR Ian Burgess Cooper 13 Transmission —
DNF HER Hans Herrmann Cooper 19 Gearbox —
DNF PIP David Piper Lotus 22 Overheating —
DNF NAY Brian Naylor JBW 14 Transmission —
DNF TAY Mike Taylor Cooper 24 Transmission —
DNF BRO Tony Brooks Vanwall 17 Ignition —
DNQ MOS Bill Moss Cooper — — —
DNQ PAR Mike Parkes Fry — — —
DNQ TAY Trevor Taylor Cooper — — —
DNQ GRE Keith Greene Cooper — — —
DNQ PAR Tim Parnell Cooper — — —
DNQ TAY Dennis Taylor Lotus — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 BRA Jack Brabham Cooper 1:58.000
2 SAL Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 1:58.000
3 SCH Harry Schell BRM 1:59.200
4 TRI Maurice Trintignant Cooper 1:59.200
5 GRE Masten Gregory Cooper 1:59.400
6 SHE Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 1:59.600
7 MOS Stirling Moss BRM 1:59.600
8 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 1:59.600
9 HIL Graham Hill Lotus 2:00.000
10 BON Jo Bonnier BRM 2:00.000
11 FLO Ron Flockhart BRM 2:00.200
12 STA Alan Stacey Lotus 2:02.800
13 BUR Ian Burgess Cooper 2:03.000
14 NAY Brian Naylor JBW 2:03.000
15 FAI Jack Fairman Cooper 2:04.200
16 BRI Chris Bristow Cooper 2:04.400
17 BRO Tony Brooks Vanwall 2:04.600
18 BUE Ivor Bueb Cooper 2:04.800
19 HER Hans Herrmann Cooper 2:05.600
20 D'O Fritz d'Orey Maserati 2:05.600
21 TAY Henry Taylor Cooper 2:05.600
22 PIP David Piper Lotus 2:06.000
23 ASH Peter Ashdown Cooper 2:06.200
24 TAY Mike Taylor Cooper 2:07.000
25 MOS Bill Moss Cooper 2:07.200
26 PAR Mike Parkes Fry 2:07.600
27 TAY Trevor Taylor Cooper 2:08.200
28 GRE Keith Greene Cooper 2:09.800
29 PAR Tim Parnell Cooper —
30 TAY Dennis Taylor Lotus —