Gridpedia1959 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 18 Jul 1959
- Circuit
- Aintree, Liverpool, UK
- Round
- 5 of 9
- Winner
- Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 75 | 2:30:11.6 | 8 | |
| 2 | 6 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 7 | 75 | +22.2 | 6.5 | |
| 3 | 16 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 75 | +22.4 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | 8 | Harry Schell | BRM | 3 | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 4 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 2 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 7 | 14 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 5 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 30 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | 12 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 28 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 9 | 70 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 48 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward | 16 | 70 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 58 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 21 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 52 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax | 23 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 46 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward | 18 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 6 | 69 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 40 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 20 | 57 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 42 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 11 | 53 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 38 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 15 | 39 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 10 | 37 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 13 | 31 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 64 | David Piper | Team Lotus | 22 | 19 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Brian Naylor | JBW | 14 | 18 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 50 | Mike Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 24 | 17 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 17 | 13 | Ignition | 0 | |
| F | 54 | Keith Greene | Cooper-Climax | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 56 | Bill Moss | Cooper-Climax | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 60 | Mike Parkes | Fry | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 62 | Dennis Taylor | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 44 | Trevor Taylor | Cooper-Climax | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 66 | Tim Parnell | Cooper-Climax | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 0 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Rodger Ward | 1 | 8 | |
| 8 | Jim Rathmann | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Johnny Thomson | 0 | 5 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | BRM | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Cooper-Borgward | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Porsche | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | JBW | 0 | 0 |