Season
1959
Race
5. British Grand Prix

1959 · Race 5 of 9

1959 British Grand Prix

Aintree · Liverpool, UK · 18/07/1959

Coordinates
53.4769, -2.94056
Altitude
20 m
Race number
80
Aintree circuit layout

Race winner

Winning driver

8.0 pts
Race
8.0 pts

Top team

Leader Team

Cooper-Climax 14.5 pts
Race
14.5 pts

Drivers

Driver standings before the race

Position Driver Team Points Wins
1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 19 1
2 Tony Brooks Vanwall 14 1
3 Phil Hill — 9 0
4 Jo Bonnier BRM 8 1
5 Rodger Ward — 8 1
6 Jim Rathmann — 6 0
7 Johnny Thomson — 5 0
8 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 4 0
9 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 4 0
10 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 4 0
11 Innes Ireland — 3 0
12 Tony Bettenhausen — 3 0
13 Olivier Gendebien — 3 0
14 Jean Behra — 2 0
15 Paul Goldsmith — 2 0
16 Stirling Moss BRM 2 0
— Ron Flockhart BRM 0 0
— Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 0 0
— Johnny Boyd — 0 0
— Harry Schell BRM 0 0
— Graham Hill Team Lotus 0 0
— Duane Carter — 0 0
— Eddie Johnson — 0 0
— Giorgio Scarlatti — 0 0
— Carel Godin de Beaufort — 0 0
— Cliff Allison — 0 0
— Paul Russo — 0 0
— Anthony Foyt — 0 0
— Fritz d'Orey Maserati 0 0
— Gene Hartley — 0 0
— Bob Veith — 0 0
— Al Herman — 0 0
— Jimmy Daywalt — 0 0
— Chuck Arnold — 0 0
— Jim McWithey — 0 0
— Wolfgang von Trips — 0 0
— Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 0 0
— Dan Gurney — 0 0
— Bruce Halford — 0 0
— Eddie Sachs — 0 0
— Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 0 0
— Al Keller — 0 0
— Pat Flaherty — 0 0
— Dick Rathmann — 0 0
— Colin Davis — 0 0
— Bill Cheesbourg — 0 0
— Don Freeland — 0 0
— Azdrubal Fontes — 0 0
— Ray Crawford — 0 0
— Don Branson — 0 0
— Bob Christie — 0 0
— Bobby Grim — 0 0
— Jack Turner — 0 0
— Chuck Weyant — 0 0
— Jud Larson — 0 0
— Mike Magill — 0 0
— Red Amick — 0 0
— Len Sutton — 0 0
— Jimmy Bryan — 0 0

Constructor standings before the race

Position Team Points Wins
1 Cooper-Climax 18 1
2 Ferrari 16 1
3 BRM 8 1
4 Team Lotus 3 0
— Cooper-Maserati 0 0
— Maserati 0 0
— Porsche 0 0
— Aston Martin 0 0