British Grand Prix
1959 · Round 5 · Liverpool, United Kingdom · Jul 18, 1959Race summary
Victory went to Brabham (from 1st on the grid), with a 22.2s margin. Ashdown made the biggest gain, from 23rd on the grid to 12th (up 11 places). Salvadori had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 6th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 75 | 2:30:11.600 | 8 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 7 | 75 | +22.200 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 75 | +22.400 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Harry Schell | BRM | 3 | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 4 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 2 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 7 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 5 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | 12 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 9 | 70 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward | 16 | 70 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 21 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax | 23 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward | 18 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| – | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 6 | 69 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 20 | 57 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 11 | 53 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 15 | 39 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 10 | 37 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 13 | 31 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | David Piper | Team Lotus | 22 | 19 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Brian Naylor | JBW | 14 | 18 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Mike Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 24 | 17 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 17 | 13 | Ignition | 0 |