British Grand Prix

Date
Sat 18th July 1959 (UTC)
Sat 18th July 1959 (Local)

Timestamp
1959-07-18T14:00:00

Time

14:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1959

Round
5

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Location
Aintree Motor Racing Circuit

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The 1959 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Aintree Circuit on 18 July 1959. It was race 5 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 4 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 14th British Grand Prix and the third to be held at the Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, a circuit mapped out in the grounds of the Aintree Racecourse horse racing venue. The race was held over 75 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 362 kilometres.
The race was won by Australian Jack Brabham taking his second Grand Prix victory in a works Cooper T51. Brabham dominated the race, leading all 75 laps to win by 22 seconds over British driver Stirling Moss driving a British Racing Partnership entered BRM P25. It was the first time a BRP entry finished in the top three.

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Result Description

1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2:30:11.6
2 Stirling Moss BRM + 22.2
3 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax + 22.4
4 Harry Schell BRM + 1 Lap
5 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax + 1 Lap
6 Roy Salvadori Aston Martin + 1 Lap
7 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax + 2 Laps
8 Alan Stacey Lotus-Climax + 4 Laps
9 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax + 5 Laps
10 Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward + 5 Laps

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