XXI British Empire Trophy 1959
Oulton Park, Tarporley, Cheshire, Great Britain

 

April 11, rain 40 laps x 4443 m = 177.72 km Pole Position: Roy Salvadori, 1'53.4" Fastest Lap: Jim Russell, 2'06.2"

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine Chassis Engine
Type		 Cyl.
vol.		 Grid
vol.		 Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 19 Jim Russell, GBR Jim Russell Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-8-58 L4 1475 5 1:26'08.0"  
2 2 23 Tony Marsh, GBR Tony Marsh Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-3-58 L4 1475 4 1:26'36.8"  
3 3 7 Ivor Bueb, GBR British Racing Partnership Cooper T51 - Borgward 30 F2-1-59 L4 1498 - 1:27'25.7"  
4 4 5 Bruce McLaren, NZL Alan Brown Equipe Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-17-58 L4 1475 6 39  
5 5 18 Brian Naylor, GBR Brian Naylor Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-14-58 L4 1475 - 39  
6 6 9 Roy Salvadori, GBR High Efficiency Motors Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-26-57 L4 1475 1 39  
7 7 4 Jack Brabham, AUS Cooper Car Co Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-22-58 L4 1475 2 39  
8 8 17 Brian Whitehouse, GBR George Henrotte Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-14-57 L4 1475 - 39  
9 9 16 Chris Summers, GBR Nixon's Garage Ltd Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-13-57 L4 1475 - 39  
10 10 28 Keith Greene, GBR Gilby Engineering Co Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475 - 39  
11 11 22 Trevor Taylor, GBR Ace Garage Rotherham Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-5-59 L4 1475 7 39  
12 12 12 Henry Taylor, GBR R R H Parnell Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-3-59 L4 1475 - 38  
13 13 30 Jimmy Stuart, GBR Jimmy Stuart Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-11-58 L4 1475 - 38  
14 14 24 Jack Lewis, GBR H & L Motors Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-23A-58 L4 1475 - 37  
15 15 8 George Wicken, GBR British Racing Partnership Cooper T51 - Borgward 30 F2-2-59 L4 1498 - 37  
16 16 21 Bob Hicks, GBR Richard Utley Lotus 12 - Coventry Climax FPF 357 L4 1475 - 37  
17 17 25 Dennis Taylor, GBR Dennis Taylor Lotus 12 - Coventry Climax FPF 355 L4 1475 - 37  
18 18 20 Anthony Brooke, GBR Anthony Brooke Lotus 12 - Coventry Climax FPF 354 L4 1475 - 37  
                       
19 DNF 15 Bill Moss, GBR United Racing Stable Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-8-59 L4 1475 - 34 Accident
20 DNF 34 Chris Bristow, GBR E.B. Payne Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475 - 34 Accident
21 DNF 14 Tim Parnell, GBR R H H Parnell Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-7-58 L4 1475 - 30 Shock absorber
22 DNF 11 Bruce Halford, GBR John Fisher Equipe Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF 362/2 L4 1475 3 21 Gearbox
23 DNF 1 Graham Hill, GBR Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF 368 L4 1475 - 16 Engine vibrations
24 DNF 27 John Campbell-Jones, GBR John Campbell-Jones Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-23-57 L4 1475 - 15 Carburettor
25 DNF 33 Kenneth Jack, GBR Kenneth Jack Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-31-57 L4 1475 -    
26 DNF 32 Richard 'Dickie' Stoop, GBR Richard Stoop Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FWA F2-19-57 L4 1098?
1460?		 -    
27 DNF 6 Mike Taylor, GBR Alan Brown Equipe Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF F2-2-58 L4 1475 - 0 Accident
                       
28 DNA 2 Innes Ireland, GBR Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475      
29 DNA 3 Alan Stacey, GBR Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475      
30 DNA 10 Jack Fairman, GBR High Efficiency Motors Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475      
31 DNA 26 John Lewis, GBR John Lewis Lotus 12 - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475      
32 DNA 29 Mike Parkes, GBR Mike Parkes Fry - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475      
33 DNA 31 Bill Jones, GBR Bill Jones Lister - Coventry Climax FPF - L4 1475      

 

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