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GER

1959 season/Round 6

German Grand Prix 1959

  • AVUS
  • Berlin
  • 2 August 1959
  • 60 laps
  • 498 km
  • 8.300 km a lap
  1. P1Tony BrooksFerrari2:09:31.600
  2. P2Dan GurneyFerrari+1.900
  3. P3Phil HillFerrari+1:04.800

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Tony Brooksfastest lap4Ferrari1602:09:31.6009
2Dan Gurney6Ferrari360+1.9006
3Phil Hill5Ferrari660+1:04.8004
4Maurice Trintignant8Cooper · Climax1259+1 lap3
5Jo Bonnier9BRM758+2 laps2
6Ian Burgess18Cooper · Maserati1556+4 laps
7Harry Schell10BRM849+11 laps
DNFBruce McLaren2Cooper · Climax937Transmission
DNFHans Herrmann11BRM1135Accident
DNFMasten Gregory3Cooper · Climax523Engine
DNFJack Brabham1Cooper · Climax415Transmission
DNFGraham Hill16Lotus · Climax1010Gearbox
DNFInnes Ireland15Lotus · Climax137Differential
DNFCliff Allison17Ferrari142Clutch
DNFStirling Moss7Cooper · Climax21Transmission
DNSJean Behra12Behra-Porsche · Porsche–Fatal accident in support race
DNSWolfgang von Trips14Porsche–Withdrew

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
1Cliff AllisonFerrari2:05.800
2Tony BrooksFerrari2:05.900+0.100
3Stirling MossCooper2:06.800+1.000
4Dan GurneyFerrari2:07.200+1.400
5Jack BrabhamCooper2:07.400+1.600
6Masten GregoryCooper2:07.500+1.700
7Phil HillFerrari2:07.600+1.800
8Jo BonnierBRM2:10.300+4.500
9Harry SchellBRM2:10.300+4.500
10Bruce McLarenCooper2:10.400+4.600
11Graham HillLotus2:10.800+5.000
12Hans HerrmannBRM2:11.400+5.600
13Maurice TrintignantCooper2:12.700+6.900
14Innes IrelandLotus2:14.600+8.800
15Ian BurgessCooper2:18.900+13.100

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Tony Brooks182:04.500

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 6. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 6
PosDriverPointsChange
1Jack Brabham27
2Tony Brooks23
3Phil Hill13
4Jo Bonnier10▲2
5Maurice Trintignant9▲4
6Stirling Moss8.5▼2
7Bruce McLaren8.5▼2
8Rodger Ward8▼2
9Dan Gurney6
9Jim Rathmann6▼1
Constructors' championship after round 6
PosTeamPointsChange
1Cooper29
2Ferrari24
3BRM16
4Lotus3