Round 5 · 18 July 1959
1959 British Grand Prix: results
Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax) won the 1959 British Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 18 July 1959 at Aintree (UK), starting from position 1. Stirling Moss (BRM) and Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 2:30:11.600 | 8 | Finished |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 7 | +22.200 s | 6.5 | Finished |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | +22.400 s | 4.5 | Finished |
| 4 | Harry Schell | BRM | 3 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 4 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 2 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 5 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | 12 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 9 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 9 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 10 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward | 16 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 11 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 21 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 12 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax | 23 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 13 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward | 18 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 14 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 6 | — | — | Ignition |
| 15 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 20 | — | — | Accident |
| 16 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 11 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 15 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 10 | — | — | Brakes |
| 19 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 13 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | David Piper | Team Lotus | 22 | — | — | Overheating |
| 22 | Brian Naylor | JBW | 14 | — | — | Transmission |
| 23 | Mike Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 24 | — | — | Transmission |
| 24 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 17 | — | — | Ignition |