German Grand Prix

Date
Sun 2nd August 1959 (UTC)
Sun 2nd August 1959 (Local)

Timestamp
1959-08-02T14:00:00

Time

14:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1959

Round
6

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Location
AVUS

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The 1959 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungs-Straße in West Berlin on 2 August 1959. It was race 6 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 5 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 21st German Grand Prix and was only the second time the race was not held at the Nürburgring. As of 2025 this is only official German Grand Prix in World Championship history not to be held at either the Nürburgring or Hockenheimring as a venue. This race would mark the only time that AVUS would host a World Championship Grand Prix since the inception in 1950 of what is today referred to as the Formula One World Championship. AVUS had previously held the original German Grand Prix in 1926 though the circuit had held the Avusrennen a few times times in the intervening years and continued to do so after this for lower category formula racing cars and sports cars until the circuit officially closed in 1998, though it would never host a World Championship Grand Prix ever again.

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Result List

Result Description
1 Tony Brooks Ferrari 2:09:31.6
2 Dan Gurney Ferrari + 2.9
3 Phil Hill Ferrari + 1:04.8
4 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax + 1 Lap
5 Jo Bonnier BRM + 2 Laps
6 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati + 4 Laps
7 Harry Schell BRM + 11 Laps

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