British Grand Prix
Round 5 · 18 July 1959 ·Aintree, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Moss
BRM
2
Brabham
Cooper-Climax
1
McLaren
Cooper-Climax
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 75 | 2:30:11.6 | 8 | |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 75 | +22.2 | 6.5 | |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 75 | +22.4 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | Harry Schell | BRM | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 7 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 70 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward | 70 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 69 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 57 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 53 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 39 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 37 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 31 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | David Piper | Team Lotus | 19 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | Brian Naylor | JBW | 18 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | Mike Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 17 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 13 | Ignition | 0 | |
| F | Keith Greene | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Bill Moss | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Mike Parkes | Fry | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Dennis Taylor | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Trevor Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Tim Parnell | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify