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FRA

1959 season/Round 4

French Grand Prix 1959

  • Reims-Gueux
  • Reims
  • 5 July 1959
  • 50 laps
  • 415.1 km
  • 8.302 km a lap
  1. P1Tony BrooksFerrari2:01:26.500
  2. P2Phil HillFerrari+27.500
  3. P3Jack BrabhamCooper+1:37.700

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Tony Brooks24Ferrari1502:01:26.5008
2Phil Hill26Ferrari350+27.5006
3Jack Brabham8Cooper · Climax250+1:37.7004
4Olivier Gendebien22Ferrari1150+1:47.5003
5Bruce McLaren12Cooper · Climax1050+1:47.7002
6Ron Flockhart44BRM1350+2:05.700
7Harry Schell6BRM947+3 laps
8Giorgio Scarlatti40Maserati2141+9 laps
9Carel Godin de Beaufort42Maserati2040+10 laps
10Fritz d'Orey38Maserati1840+10 laps
11Maurice Trintignant14Cooper · Climax836+14 laps
DNFJean Behra30Ferrari531Engine
DNFRoy Salvadori16Cooper · Maserati1620Engine
DNFDan Gurney28Ferrari1219Radiator
DNFInnes Ireland34Lotus · Climax1514Wheel
DNFIan Burgess18Cooper · Maserati1913Engine
DNFMasten Gregory10Cooper · Climax78Physical
DNFGraham Hill32Lotus · Climax147Radiator
DNFColin Davis20Cooper · Maserati177Oil leak
DNFJo Bonnier4BRM66Engine
DSQStirling Mossfastest lap2BRM442Push start1
DNSAsdrúbal Fontes Bayardo36Maserati–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Tony BrooksFerrari2:19.400
2Jack BrabhamCooper2:19.700+0.300
3Phil HillFerrari2:19.800+0.400
4Stirling MossBRM2:19.900+0.500
5Jean BehraFerrari2:20.200+0.800
6Jo BonnierBRM2:20.600+1.200
7Masten GregoryCooper2:20.800+1.400
8Maurice TrintignantCooper2:21.300+1.900
9Harry SchellBRM2:21.500+2.100
10Bruce McLarenCooper2:21.500+2.100
11Olivier GendebienFerrari2:21.500+2.100
12Dan GurneyFerrari2:21.900+2.500
13Ron FlockhartBRM2:23.400+4.000
14Graham HillLotus2:23.700+4.300
15Innes IrelandLotus2:24.200+4.800
16Roy SalvadoriCooper2:26.400+7.000
17Colin DavisCooper2:32.300+12.900
18Fritz d'OreyMaserati2:34.000+14.600
19Ian BurgessCooper2:35.200+15.800
20Carel Godin de BeaufortMaserati2:35.400+16.000
21Giorgio ScarlattiMaserati2:35.600+16.200

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Stirling Moss402:22.800

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 4
PosDriverPointsChange
1Jack Brabham19
2Tony Brooks14▲2
3Phil Hill9▲6
4Jo Bonnier8▼2
4Rodger Ward8▼2
6Jim Rathmann6▼2
7Johnny Thomson5▼1
8Masten Gregory4▼1
8Maurice Trintignant4▼1
10Bruce McLaren4▲2
Constructors' championship after round 4
PosTeamPointsChange
1Cooper18
2Ferrari16▲1
3BRM8▼1
4Lotus3