1959 British Saloon Car Championship

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The 1959 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship was the second season of the championship. It began at Goodwood on 30 March and finished at Brands Hatch on 29 August. Jeff Uren became the second BSCC champion, thanks to his domination of Class C in his Ford Zephyr. [1] [2]

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners of multi-class races in bold.

RoundCircuitDateClass A WinnerClass B WinnerClass C WinnerClass D Winner
1 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 30 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George 'Doc' Shepherd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Les Leston Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Uren Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ivor Bueb
2 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 18 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George 'Doc' Shepherd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Les Leston Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Uren Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ivor Bueb
3 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 2 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George 'Doc' Shepherd Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Andersson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Blond Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ivor Bueb
4A Crystal Palace, London 18 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Williamson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Les Leston Not contested.
B Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex Not contested. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Uren Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gawaine Baillie
5 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 14 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George 'Doc' Shepherd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Pilsworth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Uren Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gawaine Baillie
6A Brands Hatch, Kent 3 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff WilliamsonNot contested.
BNot contested. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Les Leston Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Uren Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gawaine Baillie
7A Brands Hatch, Kent 29 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff WilliamsonNot contested.
BNot contested. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Blydenstein Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Uren Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Sears

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.DriverCarTeamClassPoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Uren Ford Zephyr Jeff UrenC46
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Doc Shepherd Austin A40 A42
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Les Leston Riley 1.5 B38
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Len Adams Austin A35 Team SpeedwellA34
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Blydenstein Borgward Isabella B33
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Williamson Austin A40 Alexander Engineering CoA26

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References

  1. http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=2 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official BTCC 1959 standings.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)