1959 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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7th New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 10 January 1959 | ||
Location | Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.2 km (2.0 miles) | ||
Distance | 75 laps, 240 km (150 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | BRM P25 | ||
Time | Determined by heats | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Stirling Moss | Cooper T45 | |
Time | 1:24.8 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Cooper T45 | ||
Second | Cooper T45 | ||
Third | Cooper T45 |
The 1959 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 10 January 1959. The race was held over 75 laps of the 3.2 kilometre circuit for a race distance of 240 kilometres. It was the seventh iteration of the event and was won by Stirling Moss.
Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
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1 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Cooper T45 / Climax 2015cc 4cyl | 75 | 1hr 48min 24.4sec | 21 |
2 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T45 / Climax 2202cc 4cyl | 75 | + 1:29.0 s | 2 | |
3 | 47 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | 74 | + 1 Lap | 3 |
4 | Carroll Shelby Harry Schell | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl | 73 | + 2 Laps | 6 | |
5 | Ross Jensen | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl | 72 | + 3 Laps | 7 | |
6 | Bib Stillwell | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 72 | + 3 Laps | 8 | |
7 | Syd Jensen | Cooper T45 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 72 | + 3 Laps | 10 | |
8 | Bob Gibbons | Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl | 72 | + 3 Laps | 9 | |
9 | Merv Neil | Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl | 71 | + 4 Laps | 14 | |
10 | Tom Clark | Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | 70 | + 5 Laps | 12 | |
11 | Pat Hoare | Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl | 70 | + 5 Laps | 13 | |
12 | Arnold Glass | Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 2497cc 4cyl | 68 | + 7 Laps | 16 | |
13 | Len Gilbert | Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 66 | + 9 Laps | 19 | |
14 | Ken Harris | Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl | 65 | + 10 Laps | 18 | |
15 | Gavin Quirk | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 63 | + 12 Laps | 17 | |
Ret | Johnny Mansel | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 59 | Engine | 11 | |
16 | Allan Freeman | Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl | 58 | + 17 Laps | 20 | |
Ret | Ray Thackwell | Cooper T43 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 47 | Engine | 15 | |
Ret | 1 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl | 41 | Steering | 4 |
Ret | 3 | Harry Schell | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 24 | Oil Leak | 5 |
Ret | Ron Flockhart | BRM P25 / BRM 2497cc 4cyl | 24 | Oil Leak | 1 | |
Ret | Tony Shelly | Cooper T41 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl | 0 | Retired | 22 | |
DNS | Ron Duncan | Connaught A / Lea-Francis 1964cc 4cyl s/c | Did Not Start | |||
DNQ | Frank Cantwell | Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | Did Not Qualify | |||
DNQ | Ron Roycroft | Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12 | Did Not Qualify | |||
DNQ | Brian Tracey | Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | Did Not Qualify | |||
DNQ | Graham Pierce | Austin Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 8cyl s/c | Did Not Qualify | |||
DNQ | Reg McCutcheon | Normac Special III / Chevrolet 3930cc 6cyl | Did Not Qualify | |||
DNQ | Max Richards | Austin Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | Did Not Qualify | |||
DNA | Jack Malcolm | Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Holden 2258cc 6cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
DNA | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati 250F / Maserati 4477cc V8 | Did Not Attend | |||
DNA | Chan Lye Choon | Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
DNA | John Cullen | Cullen 500 / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
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