1959 French Grand Prix

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Race details
Date5 July 1959
Official name XLV Grand Prix de l'ACF
Location Reims circuit, Reims, France
Course Temporary road course
Course length 8.348 km (5.187 miles)
Distance 50 laps, 417.383 km (259.350 miles)
Weather Hot, dry
Pole position
Driver
 Ferrari
Time 2:19.4
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss BRM
Time 2:22.8
Podium
First
 Ferrari
Second
 Ferrari
Third
 Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders
  • 1959 French Grand Prix

The 1959 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 5 July 1959. It was race 4 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 3 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 37th French Grand Prix and the twelfth to be held at the Reims highway circuit and the fourth to be held on the longer and faster 8.348 km layout. The race was held over 50 laps of the eight kilometre circuit for a race distance of 417 kilometres.

Contents

The race was won by British driver Tony Brooks driving a Ferrari 246 F1. Brooks dominated the race, leading all 50 laps and winning by 27 seconds over his American Scuderia Ferrari teammate Phil Hill. Brooks said after the race a sticking throttle in the closing laps made it more difficult than the result seemed. Australian driver Jack Brabham was over a minute behind in third position driving a Cooper T51 for the factory Cooper racing team after stopping to get new goggles as the circuit broke up.

Race day was very hot, to the point where the bitumen started to melt. Race cars were dislodging aggregate stones as the race went on causing American Masten Gregory to retire with cuts to his face, and Graham Hill to retire his Lotus 16 after his radiator was holed.

Stirling Moss was disqualified from eighth position after receiving a push-start in his British Racing Partnership entered BRM P25. Moss had pushed his car hard trying to overcome a failing gearbox, claiming a new lap record. Jean Behra too pushed hard in his Ferrari 246 F1, climbing into third racing against no less than four teammates at this race. [1] Behra's engine broke under his charge and the Frenchman had a heated discussion with team manager Romolo Tavoni which ended with Behra punching Tavoni. It would be Behra's last race for Ferrari, with the Frenchman being fired for the assault. [2]

The win was the first of the season for Scuderia Ferrari and moved Brooks into second place overall, five points behind Brabham. Hill's second position moved him into third in the championship.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
124 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brooks Ferrari 2:19.4—
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2:19.7+0.3
326 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Phil Hill Ferrari 2:19.8+0.4
42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss BRM 2:19.9+0.5
530 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Ferrari 2:20.2+0.8
64 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier BRM 2:20.6+1.2
710 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 2:20.8+1.4
814 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 2:21.3+1.9
96 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Harry Schell BRM 2:21.5+2.1
1012 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 2:21.5+2.1
1122 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 2:21.5+2.1
1228 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Dan Gurney Ferrari 2:21.9+2.5
1344 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ron Flockhart BRM 2:23.4+4.0
1432 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 2:23.7+4.3
1534 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 2:24.2+4.8
1616 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati 2:26.4+7.0
1720 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Davis Cooper-Maserati 2:32.3+12.9
1838 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Fritz d'Orey Maserati 2:34.0+14.6
1918 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 2:35.2+15.8
2042 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Maserati 2:35.4+16.0
2140 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 2:35.6+16.2
DNS36 Flag of Uruguay.svg Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo Maserati
Source: [3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
124 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brooks Ferrari 502:01:26.518
226 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Phil Hill Ferrari 50+ 27.536
38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 50+ 1:37.724
422 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 50+ 1:47.5113
512 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 50+ 1:47.7102
644 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ron Flockhart BRM 50+ 2:05.713 
76 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Harry Schell BRM 47+ 3 Laps9 
840 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 41+ 9 Laps21 
942 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Maserati 40+ 10 Laps20 
1038 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Fritz d'Orey Maserati 40+ 10 Laps18 
1114 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 36+ 14 Laps8 
DSQ2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss BRM 42Push start41 1
Ret30 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Ferrari 31Engine5 
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati 20Engine16 
Ret28 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Dan Gurney Ferrari 19Radiator12 
Ret34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 14Wheel15 
Ret18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 13Engine19 
Ret10 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 8Physical7 
Ret32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 7Radiator14 
Ret20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Davis Cooper-Maserati 7Oil Leak17 
Ret4 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier BRM 6Engine6 
DNS36 Flag of Uruguay.svg Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo Maserati     
Source: [4]
Notes

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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