Pit Lane F1
1959 Season - Round 5 - 1959-07-18
Jack Brabham won the 1959 British Grand Prix from pole position, leading Stirling Moss (BRM) and Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax) home for Cooper-Climax.
Peter Ashdown (Cooper-Climax) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1959 British Grand Prix, completing round 5 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 7 | Finished | 6.5 | |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | Finished | 4.5 |
| 4 | Harry Schell | BRM | 3 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 4 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 2 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 7 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 5 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | 12 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 9 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward | 16 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 21 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax | 23 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward | 18 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 6 | Ignition | 0 |
| 15 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 15 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 10 | Brakes | 0 |
| 19 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 13 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | David Piper | Team Lotus | 22 | Overheating | 0 |
| 22 | Brian Naylor | JBW | 14 | Transmission | 0 |
| 23 | Mike Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 24 | Transmission | 0 |
| 24 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 17 | Ignition | 0 |
