IV Silver City Trophy 1959
Snetterton Circuit, Thetford, Norfolk, Great Britain

In conjunction with Formula 1

October 10 25 laps x 4361 m = 109.025 km Pole Position: F1: Ron Flockhart, 1'34.8"
F2: Chris Bristow, 1'40.6"		 Fastest Lap: F1: Ron Flockhart, 1'33.6"
F2: Chris Bristow, 1'41.6"

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Class Entrant Car - Engine Eng.
Type		 Cyl.
vol.		 Chassis Qual.
Time		 Grid
pos		 Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 2 Ron Flockhart, GBR F1 Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 - BRM P259 L4 2491 2511 1'34.8" 1 39'58.0"  
2 2 1 Jack Brabham, AUS F1 Cooper Car Co Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 2207 F2-4-59 1'36.8" 6 25  
3 3 7 Bruce Halford, GBR F1 Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 - BRM P259 L4 2491 259 1'36.4" 4 25  
4 4 6 David Piper, GBR F1 Dorchester Service Station Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 2467 363 - 7 24  
5 5 12 Chris Bristow, GBR F2 British Racing Partnership Cooper T51 - Borgward 30 L4 1493 F2-2-59 1'40.6" 8 24  
6 6 24 Mike McKee, GBR F2 Jim Russell Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 F2-8-58 - 10 24  
7 7 8 Ian Raby, GBR F1 Ian Raby Racing Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 2467? - - 9 23  
8 8 26 John Campbell-Jones, GBR F2 John Campbell-Jones Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 F2-14-58 - 12 23  
9 9 18 Trevor Taylor, GBR F2 Ace Garage Rotherham Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 F2-5-59 - 15 23  
10 10 9 Chris Summers, GBR F2 Equipe Arden Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 - - 16 22  
11 11 22 André Pilette, BEL F2 Equipe Nationale Belge Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 F2-10-59 - 17 22  
12 12 25 Mike Parkes, GBR F2 David Fry Developments Fry - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 - - 18 22  
13 13 21 Tim Parnell, GBR F2 Reg Parnell Racing Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 F2-7-58 - 20 22  
14 14 19 Dick Gibson, GBR F2 Dick Gibson Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 F2-29-57 - 21 22  
15 15 14 Ron Carter, GBR F2 Trentside Motor Co Cooper T45 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 F2-4-58 - 22 20  
16 16 15 Klaas 'Jimmy' Twisk, NED F2 The Tulip Stable Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 F2-11-59 - 23 20  
                           
17 DNF 27 Stan Hart, GBR F2 Oliver Hart Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 F2-23-57 - 11 18 Mechanical
18 DNF 4 Innes Ireland, GBR F1 Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 2467 364 1'36.6" 5 15 Anti-roll bar
19 DNF 10 Roy Salvadori, GBR F1 High Efficiency Motors Cooper T45 - Maserati 250S L4 2490 - 1'35.0" 2 11 Mechanical
20 DNF 5 Graham Hill, GBR F1 Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 2467 363 1'35.2" 3 9 Drive shaft / Steering
21 DNF 20 Keith Greene, GBR F2 Gilby Engineering Co Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 - - 13 2 Ignition
22 DNF 16 Brian Whitehouse, GBR F2 Westmount Garage - Wales Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 F2-14-57 - 14 2 Suspension
                           
23 DNS 23 Lucien Bianchi, ITA/BEL F2 Equipe Nationale Belge Cooper T51 - Coventry Climax FPF L4 1475 F2-9-59 - 19 -  
                           
24 DNA 7 Bruce Halford, GBR F1 Horace Gould Garage Maserati 250F - Maserati 250/F1 L6            
25 DNA 11 Dennis Taylor, GBR F2 Dennis Taylor Lotus 12 - Coventry Climax FPF L4            
26 DNA 17 George Wicken, GBR F2 Wincheap Racing Association Cooper T43 - Coventry Climax FPF L4            

 

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