XIV R.A.C. British Grand Prix 1959
World Championship for Drivers, Round 4
Aintree, Liverpool, Great Britain

Formula 1 and Formula 2 - Formula 2 entries in bold

July 18 75 laps x 4828 m = 362.1 km Pole Position: F1: Jack Brabham, 1'58.0"
Pole Position; F2: Chris Bristow, 2'04.4"
Fastest Lap: F1: S. Moss & B. McLaren, 1'57.0"
Fastest Lap; F2: Chris Bristow, 2'05.8"

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine Chassis Engine
Type
Cyl.
vol.
Tyre Grid
pos.
Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 12 Jack Brabham, AUS Cooper Car Co Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-27-59 L4 2467 Dunlop 1 2:30'11.6"  
2 2 6 Stirling Moss, GBR British Racing Partnership BRM P25 - BRM P258 2510 L4 2490 Dunlop 7 2:30'33.8"  
3 3 16 Bruce McLaren, NZL Cooper Car Co Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-23-58 L4 2467 Dunlop 8 2:30'34.0"  
4 4 8 Harry Schell, FRA/USA Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 - BRM P259 257 L4 2491 Dunlop 3 74  
5 5 18 Maurice Trintignant, FRA R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-7A-57 L4 2467 Dunlop 4 74  
6 6 2 Roy Salvadori, GBR David Brown Corporation Aston Martin DBR4/250 - Aston Martin DB4 01 L6 2493 Avon 2 74  
7 7 14 Masten Gregory, USA Cooper Car Co Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-7-59 L4 2467 Dunlop 5 73  
8 8 30 Alan Stacey, GBR Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF 364 L4 2467 Dunlop 12 71  
9 9 28 Graham Hill, GBR Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF 365 L4 2467 Dunlop 9 70  
10 10 48 Chris Bristow, GBR British Racing Partnership Cooper T51 - Borgward 30 F2-2-59 L4 1493 Dunlop 16 70  
11 11 4 Carroll Shelby, USA David Brown Corporation Aston Martin DBR4/250 - Aston Martin DB4 02 L6 2493 Avon 6 69 Magneto
12 12 58 Henry Taylor, GBR R.R.H. Parnell Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475 Dunlop 21 69  
13 13 52 Peter Ashdown, GBR Alan Brown Equipe Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-17-58 L4 1475 Dunlop 23 69  
14 14 46 Ivor Bueb, GBR British Racing Partnership Cooper T51 - Borgward 30 F2-1-59 L4 1493 Dunlop 18 69  
                         
15 DNF 40 Fritz d'Orey, BRA Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F - Maserati 250/F1 2501/2511 L6 2490 Dunlop 20 57 Accident
16 DNF 42 Ron Flockhart, GBR Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 - BRM P259 2511 L4 2491 Dunlop 11 53 Spun
17 DNF 38 Jack Fairman, GBR High Efficiency Motors Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF (Maserati?) F2-26-57 L4 2467 Dunlop 15 39 Gearbox
18 DNF 10 Jo Bonnier, SWE Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 - BRM P259 258 L4 2491 Dunlop 10 37 Throttle linkage
19 DNF 22 Ian Burgess, GBR Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 - Maserati 250S F2-13-59 L4 2490 Dunlop 13 31 Gearbox
20 DNF 24 Hans Herrmann, BRD Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 - Maserati 250S F2-12-59 L4 2490 Dunlop 19 21 Gearbox
21 DNF 64 David Piper, GBR Dorchester Service Station Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF 363 L4 1475 Dunlop 22 19 Head gasket
22 DNF 36 Brian Naylor, GBR JBW Car Co JBW - Maserati 250S - L4 2490 Dunlop 14 18 Transmission
23 DNF 50 Mike Taylor, GBR Alan Brown Equipe Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-2-58 L4 1475 Dunlop 24 15 Transmission
24 DNF 20 Tony Brooks, GBR Vandervell Products Ltd Vanwall VW5 - Vanwall VW5 L4 2489 Dunlop 17 13 Misfiring
                         
25 DNQ 44 Trevor Taylor, GBR Ace Garage Rotherham Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-5-59 L4 1475 Dunlop -    
26 DNQ 54 Keith Greene, GBR Gilby Engineering Co Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475 Dnnlop -    
27 DNQ 56 Bill Moss, GBR United Racing Stable Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-8-59 L4 1475 Dunlop -    
28 DNQ 60 Mike Parkes, GBR D Fry Developments Fry - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475 Dunlop -    
29 DNQ 62 Dennis Taylor, GBR Dennis Taylor Lotus 12 - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475 Dunlop -    
30 DNQ 66 Tim Parnell, GBR R.R.H. Parnell Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-7-58 L4 1475 Dunlop -    
                         
31 DNA 32 Alan Stacey, GBR Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475 Dunlop      
32 DNA 34 Bruce Halford, GBR John Fisher Equipe Connaught B - GP Alta - L4 2472 Dunlop      
33 DNA 24 Wolfgang von Trips, BRD Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 - Maserati 250S - L4 2490 Dunlop      
34 DNA 30 Innes Ireland, GBR Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 - Dunlop      
35 DNA 40 Astrubel Bayardo, BRA Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F - Maserati 250/F1 - L6 2490 Dunlop      

 

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