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1959 RAC British Grand Prix

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 18 Jul 1959

Name: 1959 RAC British Grand Prix

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION

Grand Prix context

1959 RAC British Grand Prix · Aintree Motor Racing Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1959 Formula 1 World Championship · round 5

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper	2:30:11.600 · 75 laps · climax	8
2	Stirling Moss	BRM	2:30:33.800 · 75 laps · brm	6.5
3	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	2:30:34.000 · 75 laps · climax	4.5
4	Harry Schell	BRM	Time not recorded · 74 laps · brm	3
5	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	Time not recorded · 74 laps · climax	2
6	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	Time not recorded · 74 laps · aston-martin	Unknown / not applicable
7	Masten Gregory	Cooper	Time not recorded · 73 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
8	Alan Stacey	Lotus	Time not recorded · 71 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
9	Graham Hill	Lotus	Time not recorded · 70 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
10	Chris Bristow	Cooper	Time not recorded · 70 laps · borgward	Unknown / not applicable
11	Henry Taylor	Cooper	Time not recorded · 69 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
12	Peter Ashdown	Cooper	Time not recorded · 69 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
13	Ivor Bueb	Cooper	Time not recorded · 69 laps · borgward	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	Ignition · Time not recorded · 69 laps · aston-martin	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Fritz d'Orey	Maserati	Accident · Time not recorded · 57 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ron Flockhart	BRM	Spun off · Time not recorded · 53 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jack Fairman	Cooper	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 39 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jo Bonnier	BRM	Brakes · Time not recorded · 37 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ian Burgess	Cooper	Transmission · Time not recorded · 31 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Hans Herrmann	Cooper	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 21 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	David Piper	Lotus	Overheating · Time not recorded · 19 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Brian Naylor	JBW	Transmission · Time not recorded · 18 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mike Taylor	Cooper	Transmission · Time not recorded · 17 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	Ignition · Time not recorded · 13 laps · vanwall	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Bill Moss	Cooper	Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Mike Parkes	Fry	Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Trevor Taylor	Cooper	Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Keith Greene	Cooper	Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Tim Parnell	Cooper	Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Dennis Taylor	Lotus	Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper	1:58.000 · climax
2	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	1:58.000 · aston-martin
3	Harry Schell	BRM	1:59.200 · brm
4	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	1:59.200 · climax
5	Masten Gregory	Cooper	1:59.400 · climax
6	Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	1:59.600 · aston-martin
7	Stirling Moss	BRM	1:59.600 · brm
8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:59.600 · climax
9	Graham Hill	Lotus	2:00.000 · climax
10	Jo Bonnier	BRM	2:00.000 · brm
11	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2:00.200 · brm
12	Alan Stacey	Lotus	2:02.800 · climax
13	Ian Burgess	Cooper	2:03.000 · maserati
14	Brian Naylor	JBW	2:03.000 · maserati
15	Jack Fairman	Cooper	2:04.200 · climax
16	Chris Bristow	Cooper	2:04.400 · borgward
17	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	2:04.600 · vanwall
18	Ivor Bueb	Cooper	2:04.800 · borgward
19	Hans Herrmann	Cooper	2:05.600 · maserati
20	Fritz d'Orey	Maserati	2:05.600 · maserati
21	Henry Taylor	Cooper	2:05.600 · climax
22	David Piper	Lotus	2:06.000 · climax
23	Peter Ashdown	Cooper	2:06.200 · climax
24	Mike Taylor	Cooper	2:07.000 · climax
25	Bill Moss	Cooper	2:07.200 · climax
26	Mike Parkes	Fry	2:07.600 · climax
27	Trevor Taylor	Cooper	2:08.200 · climax
28	Keith Greene	Cooper	2:09.800 · climax
29	Tim Parnell	Cooper	Time not recorded · climax
30	Dennis Taylor	Lotus	Time not recorded · climax

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper	1:58.000 · climax
2	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	1:58.000 · aston-martin
3	Harry Schell	BRM	1:59.200 · brm
4	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	1:59.200 · climax
5	Masten Gregory	Cooper	1:59.400 · climax
6	Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	1:59.600 · aston-martin
7	Stirling Moss	BRM	1:59.600 · brm
8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:59.600 · climax
9	Graham Hill	Lotus	2:00.000 · climax
10	Jo Bonnier	BRM	2:00.000 · brm
11	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2:00.200 · brm
12	Alan Stacey	Lotus	2:02.800 · climax
13	Ian Burgess	Cooper	2:03.000 · maserati
14	Brian Naylor	JBW	2:03.000 · maserati
15	Jack Fairman	Cooper	2:04.200 · climax
16	Chris Bristow	Cooper	2:04.400 · borgward
17	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	2:04.600 · vanwall
18	Ivor Bueb	Cooper	2:04.800 · borgward
19	Hans Herrmann	Cooper	2:05.600 · maserati
20	Fritz d'Orey	Maserati	2:05.600 · maserati
21	Henry Taylor	Cooper	2:05.600 · climax
22	David Piper	Lotus	2:06.000 · climax
23	Peter Ashdown	Cooper	2:06.200 · climax
24	Mike Taylor	Cooper	2:07.000 · climax

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	27
2	Tony Brooks	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
3	Phil Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
4	Stirling Moss	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8.5
5	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8.5
6	Rodger Ward	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
6	Jo Bonnier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
8	Jim Rathmann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
9	Maurice Trintignant	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
10	Johnny Thomson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
11	Masten Gregory	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
12	Tony Bettenhausen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
12	Innes Ireland	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
12	Olivier Gendebien	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
12	Harry Schell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
16	Paul Goldsmith	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
16	Jean Behra	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2

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