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1959 season
·
Round 4
·
5 Jul 1959
French Grand Prix
Reims-Gueux
·
France
French Grand Prix
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Tyres:
Dunlop
Grand Prix de France 1959
Netherlands
Great Britain
Rewrite this race
Winner
Tony Brooks
Tony Brooks
Fastest lap
Stirling Moss
2:22.800
Laps
50
Distance
415.1 km
Race
Quali
Qualifying
Pos
No
Driver
Constructor
Laps
Time / Retired
Grid
Pts / time
Pts
1
24
Tony Brooks
Ferrari
Ferrari
50
2:01:26.500
1
8
2:01:26.500
2
26
Phil Hill
Ferrari
Ferrari
50
+27.500
3
6
+27.500
3
8
Jack Brabham
Cooper
· Climax
Cooper
Climax
50
+1:37.700
2
4
+1:37.700
4
22
Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari
Ferrari
50
+1:47.500
11
3
+1:47.500
5
12
Bruce McLaren
Cooper
· Climax
Cooper
Climax
50
+1:47.700
10
2
+1:47.700
6
44
Ron Flockhart
BRM
BRM
50
+2:05.700
13
+2:05.700
7
6
Harry Schell
BRM
BRM
47
+3 laps
9
+3 laps
8
40
Giorgio Scarlatti
Maserati
Maserati
41
+9 laps
21
+9 laps
9
42
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Maserati
Maserati
40
+10 laps
20
+10 laps
10
38
Fritz d'Orey
Maserati
Maserati
40
+10 laps
18
+10 laps
11
14
Maurice Trintignant
Cooper
· Climax
Cooper
Climax
36
+14 laps
8
+14 laps
DSQ
2
Stirling Moss
BRM
BRM
42
Push start
4
1
Push start
DNF
30
Jean Behra
Ferrari
Ferrari
31
Engine
5
Engine
DNF
16
Roy Salvadori
Cooper
· Maserati
Cooper
Maserati
20
Engine
16
Engine
DNF
28
Dan Gurney
Ferrari
Ferrari
19
Radiator
12
Radiator
DNF
34
Innes Ireland
Lotus
· Climax
Lotus
Climax
14
Wheel
15
Wheel
DNF
18
Ian Burgess
Cooper
· Maserati
Cooper
Maserati
13
Engine
19
Engine
DNF
10
Masten Gregory
Cooper
· Climax
Cooper
Climax
8
Physical
7
Physical
DNF
32
Graham Hill
Lotus
· Climax
Lotus
Climax
7
Radiator
14
Radiator
DNF
20
Colin Davis
Cooper
· Maserati
Cooper
Maserati
7
Oil leak
17
Oil leak
DNF
4
Jo Bonnier
BRM
BRM
6
Engine
6
Engine
DNS
36
Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo
Maserati
Maserati
–
Drivers after this round
1
Jack Brabham
19
2
Tony Brooks
14
3
Phil Hill
9
4
Jo Bonnier
8
5
Rodger Ward
8
6
Jim Rathmann
6
7
Johnny Thomson
5
8
Maurice Trintignant
4
9
Masten Gregory
4
10
Bruce McLaren
4
Constructors after this round
1
Cooper
18
2
Ferrari
16
3
BRM
8
4
Lotus
3
5
Cooper
0
6
Maserati
0
7
Porsche
0
8
Behra-Porsche
0
9
Aston Martin
0