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1959 British Grand Prix

Sat, July 18th, 1959Round 5


Aintree Racecourse
Track:Aintree Racecourse
Official race name:XII RAC British Grand Prix
Round:5 (of 9)
Race number:80
Date:Sat, July 18th, 1959
Time:12.00
Track length:4.828 km
Laps:75
Race distance:362.100 km
Weather:Sunny, mild and dry

For more detailed results, visit the Results pageResults in Brief

RaceGridQualifying

Standings

PDriverPts
1Jack Brabham27No change
2Tony Brooks14No change13
3Phil Hill9No change18
4Stirling Moss8.5Up 1219
5Bruce McLaren8.5Up 519
6Rodger Ward8Down 219
7Jo Bonnier8Down 219
8Jim Rathmann6Down 221
9Maurice Trintignant6Down 121
10Johnny Thomson5Down 322
11Masten Gregory4Down 223
12Harry Schell3Up 1024
13Tony Bettenhausen3Down 224
14Innes Ireland3Down 224
15Olivier Gendebien3Down 224
16Paul Goldsmith2Down 225
17Jean Behra2Down 225
18Roy Salvadori0Down 127
19Johnny Boyd0Down 127
20Ron Flockhart0Down 127
21Graham Hill0No change27
22Duane Carter0Down 227
23Eddie Johnson0No change27
24Giorgio Scarlatti0No change27
25Alan Stacey0New entry27
26Carel Godin de Beaufort0Down 127
27Paul Russo0Down 127
28Cliff Allison0Down 127
29A.J. Foyt0Down 127
30Fritz d'Orey0Down 127
31Chris Bristow0New entry27
32Gene Hartley0Down 227
33Henry Taylor0New entry27
34Bob Veith0Down 327
35Peter Ashdown0New entry27
36Al Herman0Down 427
37Ivor Bueb0New entry27
38Jimmy Daywalt0Down 527
39Chuck Arnold0Down 527
40Jim McWithey0Down 527
PConstructorPts
1Cooper-Climax26No change
2Ferrari16No change10
3BRM14No change12
4Lotus-Climax3No change23
5Cooper-Maserati0No change26
6Maserati0No change26
7Cooper-Borgward0New entry26
8Porsche0Down 126