Round 5 of 9 · Liverpool · 18 July 1959, Saturday
British Grand Prix
Key highlights
Brabham
pole position
75
laps
13
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2:30:11.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | BRM | +22.2 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | +22.4 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Harry Schell | BRM | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | +1 Lap | |
| 7 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | +4 Laps | |
| 9 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | +5 Laps | |
| 10 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward | +5 Laps | |
| 11 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | +6 Laps | |
| 12 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax | +6 Laps | |
| 13 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward | +6 Laps | |
| DNF | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | Ignition | |
| DNF | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | Accident | |
| DNF | Ron Flockhart | BRM | Spun off | |
| DNF | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | BRM | Brakes | |
| DNF | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | Transmission | |
| DNF | Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati | Gearbox | |
| DNF | David Piper | Team Lotus | Overheating | |
| DNF | Brian Naylor | JBW | Transmission | |
| DNF | Mike Taylor | Cooper-Climax | Transmission | |
| DNF | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | Ignition | |
| DNQ | Keith Greene | Cooper-Climax | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Bill Moss | Cooper-Climax | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Mike Parkes | Fry | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Dennis Taylor | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Trevor Taylor | Cooper-Climax | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Tim Parnell | Cooper-Climax | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify