1959 British Grand Prix Results

Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1959 British Grand Prix.

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1	0	75	2:30:11.600Finished	8	—
2	Stirling Moss	BRM	7	+5	75	+22.200Finished	6.5	—
3	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	8	+5	75	+22.400Finished	4.5	—
4	Harry Schell	BRM	3	-1	74	+1 Lap	3	—
5	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	4	-1	74	+1 Lap	2	—
6	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	2	-4	74	+1 Lap	0	—
7	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	5	-2	73	+2 Laps	0	—
8	Alan Stacey	Team Lotus	12	+4	71	+4 Laps	0	—
9	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	9	0	70	+5 Laps	0	—
10	Chris Bristow	Cooper-Borgward	16	+6	70	+5 Laps	0	—
11	Henry Taylor	Cooper-Climax	21	+10	69	+6 Laps	0	—
12	Peter Ashdown	Cooper-Climax	23	+11	69	+6 Laps	0	—
13	Ivor Bueb	Cooper-Borgward	18	+5	69	+6 Laps	0	—
R	Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	6	-8	69	Ignition	0	—
R	Fritz d'Orey	Maserati	20	+5	57	Accident	0	—
R	Ron Flockhart	BRM	11	-5	53	Spun off	0	—
R	Jack Fairman	Cooper-Climax	15	-2	39	Gearbox	0	—
R	Jo Bonnier	BRM	10	-8	37	Brakes	0	—
R	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	13	-6	31	Transmission	0	—
R	Hans Herrmann	Cooper-Maserati	19	-1	21	Gearbox	0	—
R	David Piper	Team Lotus	22	+1	19	Overheating	0	—
R	Brian Naylor	JBW	14	-8	18	Transmission	0	—
R	Mike Taylor	Cooper-Climax	24	+1	17	Transmission	0	—
R	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	17	-7	13	Ignition	0	—

Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.

British Grand Prix