1959 - R.A.C. British Grand Prix

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1959 - R.A.C. British Grand Prix

Race Name - R.A.C. British Grand Prix
Date - 7/18/1959
Race Track - Aintree Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 75
Pole Winner Jack Brabham
Average Race Speed - 144.663 kph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jack Brabham
Race Number - 5

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
2	7	Stirling Moss	British Racing Partnership	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
3	8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
4	3	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
5	4	Maurice Trintignant	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
6	2	Roy Salvadori	David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin DBR4/25	Aston Martin 2.5 L6
7	5	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
8	12	Alan Stacey	Team Lotus	Lotus Mk16	Climax 2.5 L4
9	9	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus Mk16	Climax 2.5 L4
10	16	Chris Bristow	British Racing Partnership	Cooper T51	Borgward
11	21	Henry Taylor	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 1.5 L4
12	23	Peter Ashdown	Alan Brown Equipe	Cooper T45	Climax 1.5 L4
13	18	Ivor Bueb	British Racing Partnership	Cooper T51	Borgward
14	6	Carroll Shelby	David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin DBR4/25	Aston Martin 2.5 L6
15	20	Fritz dOrey	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
16	11	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
17	15	Jack Fairman	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper T43	Climax 2.5 L4
18	10	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
19	13	Ian Burgess	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51	Maserati 2.5 L4
20	19	Hans Herrmann	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51	Maserati 2.5 L4
21	22	David Piper	Dorchester Service Station	Lotus Mk16	Climax 1.5 L4
22	14	Brian Naylor	JB Naylor	JBW	Maserati 2.5 L4
23	24	Mike Taylor	Alan Brown Equipe	Cooper T45	Climax 1.5 L4
24	17	Tony Brooks	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4