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

R

18/07/1959 00:00 · Europe/London · 75 laps

Position Driver Team Grid Race positions Laps Time Points Status Fastest lap rank Details
1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1 = 75 2:30:11.600 8 Finished —
2 Stirling Moss BRM 7 +5 75 2:30:33.800 6.5 Finished 1
3 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 8 +5 75 2:30:34.000 4.5 Finished 1
4 Harry Schell BRM 3 -1 74 — 3 +1 Lap —
5 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 4 -1 74 — 2 +1 Lap —
6 Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 2 -4 74 — 0 +1 Lap —
7 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 5 -2 73 — 0 +2 Laps —
8 Alan Stacey Team Lotus 12 +4 71 — 0 +4 Laps —
9 Graham Hill Team Lotus 9 = 70 — 0 +5 Laps —
10 Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward 16 +6 70 — 0 +5 Laps —
11 Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 21 +10 69 — 0 +6 Laps —
12 Peter Ashdown Cooper-Climax 23 +11 69 — 0 +6 Laps —
13 Ivor Bueb Cooper-Borgward 18 +5 69 — 0 +6 Laps —
14 Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 6 -8 69 — 0 Ignition —
15 Fritz d'Orey Maserati 20 +5 57 — 0 Accident —
16 Ron Flockhart BRM 11 -5 53 — 0 Spun off —
17 Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax 15 -2 39 — 0 Gearbox —
18 Jo Bonnier BRM 10 -8 37 — 0 Brakes —
19 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 13 -6 31 — 0 Transmission —
20 Hans Herrmann Cooper-Maserati 19 -1 21 — 0 Gearbox —
21 David Piper Team Lotus 22 +1 19 — 0 Overheating —
22 Brian Naylor JBW 14 -8 18 — 0 Transmission —
23 Mike Taylor Cooper-Climax 24 +1 17 — 0 Transmission —
24 Tony Brooks Vanwall 17 -7 13 — 0 Ignition —