Round 5 · 1959
British Grand Prix
WinnerBRBCooper · from P1
PoleBRB
Fastest lap1:57.000Moss · L69
Biggest gain+11Ashdown P23→P12
Retirements11of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham BRB | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 75 | 2:30:11.600 | — | 8 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss MSS | BRM | 7 | +5 | 75 | +22.200 FL | — | 6.5 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren MCL | Cooper | 8 | +5 | 75 | +22.400 FL | — | 4.5 |
| 4 | Harry Schell SCY | BRM | 3 | -1 | 74 | +1 lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Cooper | 4 | -1 | 74 | +1 lap | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori SAV | Aston Martin (1959–60) | 2 | -4 | 74 | +1 lap | — | |
| 7 | Masten Gregory GRG | Cooper | 5 | -2 | 73 | +2 laps | — | |
| 8 | Alan Stacey STA | Team Lotus | 12 | +4 | 71 | +4 laps | — | |
| 9 | Graham Hill HIG | Team Lotus | 9 | 0 | 70 | +5 laps | — | |
| 10 | Chris Bristow BRT | Cooper | 16 | +6 | 70 | +5 laps | — | |
| 11 | Henry Taylor TAO | Cooper | 21 | +10 | 69 | +6 laps | — | |
| 12 | Peter Ashdown ASD | Cooper | 23 | +11 | 69 | +6 laps | — | |
| 13 | Ivor Bueb LEJ | Cooper | 18 | +5 | 69 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Brian Naylor NAY | JBW | 14 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | ||
| — | Jack Fairman FAI | Cooper | 15 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | ||
| — | Hans Herrmann HEM | Cooper | 19 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Ron Flockhart FLO | BRM | 11 | 53 | DNF · L53 | — | ||
| — | Tony Brooks BRK | Vanwall | 17 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Jo Bonnier BON | BRM | 10 | 37 | DNF · L37 | — | ||
| — | Ian Burgess BUR | Cooper | 13 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | Carroll Shelby SHL | Aston Martin (1959–60) | 6 | 69 | DNF · L69 | — | ||
| — | Mike Taylor TAY | Cooper | 24 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Fritz d'Orey JOC | Maserati | 20 | 57 | DNF · L57 | — | ||
| — | David Piper PIP | Team Lotus | 22 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | ||
| — | Keith Greene GRN | Cooper | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Bill Moss MOS | Cooper | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Trevor Taylor TAT | Cooper | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Mike Parkes PAR | Fry | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Dennis Taylor TAD | Team Lotus | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Tim Parnell PAH | Cooper | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Aintree Motor Racing Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | British Grand Prix | Tony Brooks BRK | Vanwall | 3 |
| 1955 | British Grand Prix | Stirling Moss MSS | Mercedes (1954–55) | 1 |