XIV RAC British Grand Prix
18 July 1959 - Aintree: 362.10 km (4.828 km x 75 laps)
1 12 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T51 'F2-27-59' 2:30:11.6, 144.65 kph
2 6 Stirling Moss BRM 25 '2510' 2:30:33.8
3 16 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T45 'F2-23-58' 2:30:34.0
4 8 Harry Schell BRM 25 '257' 2:30:18.4, 74 laps
5 18 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax T51 'F2-7a-57' 2:30:56.6, 74 laps
6 2 Roy Salvadori Aston-Martin DBR4/250 '01' 2:31:14.0, 74 laps
7 14 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax T51 'F2-7-59' 2:31:11.4, 73 laps
8 30 Alan Stacey Lotus-Climax 16 '364' 2:30:53.8, 71 laps
9 28 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 16 '365' 2:31:14.2, 70 laps
10 48 Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward T51 'F2-2-59' (F2) 70 laps
11 4 Carroll Shelby Aston-Martin DBR4/250 '02' 69 laps/Magneto
12 58 Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax T51 (F2) 69 laps
13 52 Peter Ashdown Cooper-Climax T45 'F2-17-58' (F2) 69 laps
14 46 Ivor Bueb Cooper-Borgward T51 'F2-1-59' (F2) 69 laps
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, BRM, 1:57.0, 148.56 km/h on lap 69
Bruce McLaren, Cooper-Climax, 1:57.0, 148.56 km/h on lap 75
Did Not Finish
40 Fritz d'Orey Maserati 250F '2515' 57 laps/Accident
42 Ron Flockhart BRM 25 '2511' 53 laps/Spun/Stalled
38 Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax T43 'F2-26-57' 39 laps/Gearbox
10 Jo Bonnier BRM 25 '258' 37 laps/Throttle Linkage
22 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati T51 'F2-13-59' 31 laps/Gearbox
24 Hans Herrmann Cooper-Maserati T51 'F2-12-59' 21 laps/Gearbox
64 David Piper Lotus-Climax 16 '363' (F2) 19 laps/Head gasket
36 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 18 laps/Transmission
50 Mike Taylor Cooper-Climax T45 'F2-2-58' (F2) 15 laps/Transmission
20 Tony Brooks Vanwall 'VW5' 13 laps/Misfire
Did Not Qualify
44 Trevor Taylor Cooper-Climax T51 'F2-5-59' (F2)
54 Keith Greene Cooper-Climax T43 (F2)
56 Bill Moss Cooper-Climax T51 'F2-8-59' (F2)
60 Michael Parkes Fry-Climax (F2)
62 David Piper Lotus-Climax 16 '363' (F2)
66 Tim Parnell Cooper-Climax T45 'F2-7-58' (F2)
Did Not Appear
26 Jack Fairman Cooper-Maserati T45 engine
32 Alan Stacey Lotus-Climax 16 Drove #30
34 Bruce Halford Connaught B-Type Car not ready
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Starting Grid
Jack Brabham Roy Salvadori Harry Schell
Cooper T51-Climax Aston Martin DBR4/250 B.R.M. P25
1:58.0 1:58.0 1:59.2
Maurice Trintignant Master Gregory
Cooper T51-Climax Cooper T51-Climax
1:59:2 1:59.4
Carroll Shelby Stirling Moss Bruce McLaren
Aston Martin DBR4/250 B.R.M. P25 Cooper T45-Climax
1:59.6 1:59.6 1:59.6
Graham Hill Jo Bonnier
Lotus 16-Climax B.R.M. P25
2:00:0 2:00.0
Ron Flockhart Alan Stacey* Ian Burgess
B.R.M. P25 Lotus 16-Climax Cooper T51-Maserati
2:00.2 2:02.8 2:03.0
Brian Naylor Jack Fairman
J.B.W.-Maserati Cooper T43-Climax
2:03:0 2:04.2
Chris Bristow Tony Brooks Ivor Bueb
Cooper T51-Borgward Vanwall VW5 Cooper T51-Borgward
2:04.4 2:04.6 2:04.8
Hans Herrmann Fritz d'Orey
Cooper T51-Maserati Maserati 250F
2:05:6 2:05.6
Henry Taylor David Piper Peter Ashdown
Cooper T51-Climax Lotus 16-Climax Cooper T45-Climax
2:05.6 2:06.0 2:06.2
Mike Tayor
Cooper T45-Climax
2:07.0
Did Not Qualify:
Bill Moss
Cooper T51-Climas
Mike Parkes
Fry-Climax
Trevor Taylor
Cooper T51-Climax
Keith Greene
Cooper T43-Climax
Tim Parnell
Cooper T45-Climax
* Time set by Innes Ireland