1959 RAC British Grand Prix
Aintree · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Brabham | 1 | 24 | 22.200 | 75 | 362.1 | Stirling Moss |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | Climax | 75 | Finished | 8 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 6 | Stirling Moss | BRM | BRM | 75 | ★ | +22.200s | Finished | 6.5 |
| 3 | 8 | 16 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | Climax | 75 | ★ | +22.400s | Finished | 4.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | Harry Schell | BRM | BRM | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | Climax | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | Aston Martin | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 7 | 5 | 14 | Masten Gregory | Cooper | Climax | 73 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 12 | 30 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | Climax | 71 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 9 | 28 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Climax | 70 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 16 | 48 | Chris Bristow | Cooper | Borgward | 70 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 21 | 58 | Henry Taylor | Cooper | Climax | 69 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 23 | 52 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper | Climax | 69 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 18 | 46 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper | Borgward | 69 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 6 | 4 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | Aston Martin | 69 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 20 | 40 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | Maserati | 57 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 11 | 42 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | BRM | 53 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 15 | 38 | Jack Fairman | Cooper | Climax | 39 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 10 | 10 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | BRM | 37 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 13 | 22 | Ian Burgess | Cooper | Maserati | 31 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 19 | 24 | Hans Herrmann | Cooper | Maserati | 21 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 22 | 64 | David Piper | Team Lotus | Climax | 19 | — | Overheating | ||
| — | 14 | 36 | Brian Naylor | JBW | Maserati | 18 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 24 | 50 | Mike Taylor | Cooper | Climax | 17 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 17 | 20 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | Vanwall | 13 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | — | 56 | Bill Moss | Cooper | Climax | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 60 | Mike Parkes | Fry | Climax | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 44 | Trevor Taylor | Cooper | Climax | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 54 | Keith Greene | Cooper | Climax | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 66 | Tim Parnell | Cooper | Climax | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 62 | Dennis Taylor | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Not classified |