British Grand Prix 1959

Aintree
18 July 1959
75 laps
362.1 km
4.828 km a lap

P1Jack Brabham Cooper2:30:11.600
P2Stirling Moss BRM+22.200
P3Bruce McLaren Cooper+22.400

Pole positionJack BrabhamCooper · 1:58.000
Fastest lapStirling Moss1:57.000 · lap 69
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jack Brabham	12	Cooper · Climax	1	75	2:30:11.600	8
2	Stirling Mossfastest lap	6	BRM	7	75	+22.200	6.5
3	Bruce McLarenfastest lap	16	Cooper · Climax	8	75	+22.400	4.5
4	Harry Schell	8	BRM	3	74	+1 lap	3
5	Maurice Trintignant	18	Cooper · Climax	4	74	+1 lap	2
6	Roy Salvadori	2	Aston Martin	2	74	+1 lap
7	Masten Gregory	14	Cooper · Climax	5	73	+2 laps
8	Alan Stacey	30	Lotus · Climax	12	71	+4 laps
9	Graham Hill	28	Lotus · Climax	9	70	+5 laps
10	Chris Bristow	48	Cooper · Borgward	16	70	+5 laps
11	Henry Taylor	58	Cooper · Climax	21	69	+6 laps
12	Peter Ashdown	52	Cooper · Climax	23	69	+6 laps
13	Ivor Bueb	46	Cooper · Borgward	18	69	+6 laps
DNF	Carroll Shelby	4	Aston Martin	6	69	Ignition
DNF	Fritz d'Orey	40	Maserati	20	57	Accident
DNF	Ron Flockhart	42	BRM	11	53	Spun off
DNF	Jack Fairman	38	Cooper · Climax	15	39	Gearbox
DNF	Jo Bonnier	10	BRM	10	37	Brakes
DNF	Ian Burgess	22	Cooper · Maserati	13	31	Transmission
DNF	Hans Herrmann	24	Cooper · Maserati	19	21	Gearbox
DNF	David Piper	64	Lotus · Climax	22	19	Overheating
DNF	Brian Naylor	36	JBW · Maserati	14	18	Transmission
DNF	Mike Taylor	50	Cooper · Climax	24	17	Transmission
DNF	Tony Brooks	20	Vanwall	17	13	Ignition
DNQ	Bill Moss	56	Cooper · Climax	–
DNQ	Mike Parkes	60	Fry · Climax	–
DNQ	Trevor Taylor	44	Cooper · Climax	–
DNQ	Keith Greene	54	Cooper · Climax	–
DNQ	Tim Parnell	66	Cooper · Climax	–
DNQ	Dennis Taylor	62	Lotus · Climax	–

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

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper	1:58.000
2	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	1:58.000
3	Harry Schell	BRM	1:59.200	+1.200
4	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	1:59.200	+1.200
5	Masten Gregory	Cooper	1:59.400	+1.400
6	Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	1:59.600	+1.600
7	Stirling Moss	BRM	1:59.600	+1.600
8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:59.600	+1.600
9	Graham Hill	Lotus	2:00.000	+2.000
10	Jo Bonnier	BRM	2:00.000	+2.000
11	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2:00.200	+2.200
12	Alan Stacey	Lotus	2:02.800	+4.800
13	Ian Burgess	Cooper	2:03.000	+5.000
14	Brian Naylor	JBW	2:03.000	+5.000
15	Jack Fairman	Cooper	2:04.200	+6.200
16	Chris Bristow	Cooper	2:04.400	+6.400
17	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	2:04.600	+6.600
18	Ivor Bueb	Cooper	2:04.800	+6.800
19	Hans Herrmann	Cooper	2:05.600	+7.600
20	Fritz d'Orey	Maserati	2:05.600	+7.600
21	Henry Taylor	Cooper	2:05.600	+7.600
22	David Piper	Lotus	2:06.000	+8.000
23	Peter Ashdown	Cooper	2:06.200	+8.200
24	Mike Taylor	Cooper	2:07.000	+9.000
25	Bill Moss	Cooper	2:07.200	+9.200
26	Mike Parkes	Fry	2:07.600	+9.600
27	Trevor Taylor	Cooper	2:08.200	+10.200
28	Keith Greene	Cooper	2:09.800	+11.800
29	Tim Parnell	Cooper
30	Dennis Taylor	Lotus

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Stirling Moss	69	1:57.000
1	Bruce McLaren	75	1:57.000

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 5. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 5
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Jack Brabham	27
2	Tony Brooks	14
3	Phil Hill	9
4	Stirling Moss	8.5	▲12
5	Bruce McLaren	8.5	▲5
6	Jo Bonnier	8	▼2
6	Rodger Ward	8	▼2
8	Jim Rathmann	6	▼2
9	Maurice Trintignant	6	▼1
10	Johnny Thomson	5	▼3

Constructors' championship after round 5
Pos	Team	Points
1	Cooper	26
2	Ferrari	16
3	BRM	14
4	Lotus	3