1959 British Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report 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,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.

The BRP-entered BRM P25 which Stirling Moss drove to second place in the 1959 British Grand Prix, BRP's first podium finish.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	12	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:58.0	—
2	2	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	1:58.0	+0.0
3	8	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	BRM	1:59.2	+1.2
4	18	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	1:59.2	+1.2
5	14	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	1:59.4	+1.4
6	4	Template:Flagicon Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	1:59.6	+1.6
7	6	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	BRM	1:59.6	+1.6
8	16	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:59.6	+1.6
9	28	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	2:00.0	+2.0
10	10	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	2:00.0	+2.0
11	42	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	BRM	2:00.2	+2.2
12	30	Template:Flagicon Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	2:02.8	+4.8
13	22	Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	2:03.0	+5.0
14	36	Template:Flagicon Brian Naylor	JBW-Maserati	2:03.0	+5.0
15	38	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	Cooper-Climax	2:04.2	+6.2
16	48	Template:Flagicon Chris Bristow	Cooper-Borgward	2:04.4	+6.4
17	20	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	Vanwall	2:04.6	+6.6
18	46	Template:Flagicon Ivor Bueb	Cooper-Borgward	2:04.8	+6.8
19	24	Template:Flagicon Hans Herrmann	Cooper-Maserati	2:05.6	+7.6
20	40	Template:Flagicon Fritz d'Orey	Maserati	2:05.6	+7.6
21	58	Template:Flagicon Henry Taylor	Cooper-Climax	2:05.6	+7.6
22	64	Template:Flagicon David Piper	Lotus-Climax	2:06.0	+8.0
23	52	Template:Flagicon Peter Ashdown	Cooper-Climax	2:06.2	+8.2
24	50	Template:Flagicon Mike Taylor	Cooper-Climax	2:07.0	+9.0
DNQ	56	Template:Flagicon Bill Moss	Cooper-Climax	2:07.2	+9.2
DNQ	60	Template:Flagicon Mike Parkes	Fry-Climax	2:07.6	+9.6
DNQ	44	Template:Flagicon Trevor Taylor	Cooper-Climax	2:08.2	+10.2
DNQ	54	Template:Flagicon Keith Greene	Cooper-Climax	2:09.8	+11.6
DNQ	62	Template:Flagicon Dennis Taylor	Lotus-Climax
DNQ	66	Template:Flagicon Tim Parnell	Cooper-Climax
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	75	2:30:11.6	1	8
2	6	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	BRM	75	+ 22.2	7	6.5Template:Ref
3	16	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	75	+ 22.4	8	4.5Template:Ref
4	8	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	BRM	74	+ 1 Lap	3	3
5	18	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	74	+ 1 Lap	4	2
6	2	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	74	+ 1 Lap	2
7	14	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	73	+ 2 Laps	5
8	30	Template:Flagicon Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	71	+ 4 Laps	12
9	28	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	70	+ 5 Laps	9
10	48	Template:Flagicon Chris Bristow	Cooper-Borgward	70	+ 5 Laps	16
11	58	Template:Flagicon Henry Taylor	Cooper-Climax	69	+ 6 Laps	21
12	52	Template:Flagicon Peter Ashdown	Cooper-Climax	69	+ 6 Laps	23
13	46	Template:Flagicon Ivor Bueb	Cooper-Borgward	69	+ 6 Laps	18
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	69	Ignition	6
Ret	40	Template:Flagicon Fritz d'Orey	Maserati	57	Accident	20
Ret	42	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	BRM	53	Spun Off	11
Ret	38	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	Cooper-Climax	39	Gearbox	15
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	37	Brakes	10
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	31	Transmission	13
Ret	24	Template:Flagicon Hans Herrmann	Cooper-Maserati	21	Gearbox	19
Ret	64	Template:Flagicon David Piper	Lotus-Climax	19	Overheating	22
Ret	36	Template:Flagicon Brian Naylor	JBW-Maserati	18	Transmission	14
Ret	50	Template:Flagicon Mike Taylor	Cooper-Climax	17	Transmission	24
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	Vanwall	13	Ignition	17
DNQ	54	Template:Flagicon Keith Greene	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	56	Template:Flagicon Bill Moss	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	60	Template:Flagicon Mike Parkes	Fry-Climax
DNQ	62	Template:Flagicon Dennis Taylor	Lotus-Climax
DNQ	44	Template:Flagicon Trevor Taylor	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	66	Template:Flagicon Tim Parnell	Cooper-Climax
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Notes

• Template:Note – 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

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	27
	2	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	14
	3	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	9
12	4	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	8.5
5	5	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	8.5
Source: <ref name="champ">Template:Cite web</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	26
	2	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	16
	3	Template:Flagicon BRM	14
	4	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	3
Source: <ref name="champ"/>

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

• Template:Cite web
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• Template:Cite web (Race results and statistics.)

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