XLV Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
5 July 1959 - Reims: 415.10 km (8.302 km x 50 laps)
1 24 Tony Brooks Ferrari Dino 246 '0002' 2:01:26.5, 205.079 kph
2 26 Phil Hill Ferrari Dino 246 '0003' 2:01:54.0
3 8 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T51 'F2-4-59' 2:03:04.2
4 22 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari Dino 246 '0004' 2:03:14.0
5 12 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T45 'F2-23-58' 2:03:14.2
6 44 Ron Flockhart BRM 25 '2511' 2:03:32.2
7 6 Harry Schell BRM 25 '257' 47 laps
DSQ 2 Stirling Moss BRM 42 laps/Push start from spin
NC 40 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F '2529' 41 laps
NC 42 Carel Godin de Beaufort Maserati 250F '2523' 40 laps
NC 38 Fritz d'Orey Maserati 250F '2522' 40 laps
NC 14 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax T51 'F2-16a-57' 36 laps
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, BRM, 2:22.8, 209.294 kph
Did Not Finish
30 Jean Behra Ferrari Dino 156 '0011' 32 laps/Piston
16 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati T45 'F2-15-58' 21 laps/Piston
28 Dan Gurney Ferrari Dino 246 '0007' 20 laps/Stone in Radiator
34 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 16 '365' 14 laps/Wheel bearing
18 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati T51 'F2-13-59' 14 laps/Engine
10 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax T51 'F2-7-59' 9 laps/Heat Exhaustion
32 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 16 '364' 8 laps/Stone in Radiator
20 Colin Davis Cooper-Maserati T51 'F2-12-59' 8 laps/Oil Pipe
4 Jo Bonnier BRM 25 '258' 7 laps/Head gasket
Did Not Qualify
36 Astrubel Bayardo Maserati 250F '2511' no time
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Starting Grid
Phil Hill Jack Brabham Tony Brooks
Ferrari Dino 246 Cooper T51-Climax Ferrari Dino 246
2:19.8 2:19.7 2:19.4
Jean Behra Stirling Moss
Ferrari Dino 246 B.R.M. P25
2:20.2 2:19.9
Maurice Trintignant Master Gregory Jo Bonnier
Cooper T51-Climax Cooper T51-Climax B.R.M. P25
2:21.3 2:20.8 2:20.6
Bruce McLaren Harry Schell
Cooper T45-Climax B.R.M. P25
2:21.5 2:21.5
Ron Flockhart Dan Gurney Olivier Gendebien
B.R.M. P25 Ferrari Dino 246 Ferrari Dino 246
2:23.4 2:21.9 2:21.5
Inner Ireland Graham Hill
Lotus 16-Climax Lotus 16-Climax
2:24.2 2:23.7
Fritz d'Orey Colin Davis Roy Salvadori
Maserati 250F Cooper T51-Maserati Cooper T45-Maserati
2:34.0 2:32.3 2:26.4
Carel Godin de Beaufort Ian Burgess
Maserati 250F Cooper T51-Maserati
2:35.4 2:35.2
Giorgio Scarlatti
Maserati 250F
2:35.6