1959 British Grand Prix
| Date | Saturday, 18 July 1959 |
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| Circuit | Aintree, 75 laps |
| Round | 5 of 9 |
| Race numbers | The 1959 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 75 | 2hr 30m 11.600s | 8 | |
| 2 | +5 |  Stirling Moss | BRM (privateer) | 75 | +22.200s | 6.5 FL |
| 3 | +5 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 75 | +22.400s | 4.5 FL |
| 4 | -1 |  Harry Schell | BRM | 74 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | -1 |  Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 74 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | -4 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 74 | +1 lap | |
| 7 | -2 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +4 | Alan Stacey | Lotus-Climax | 71 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 70 | +5 laps | ||
| 10 | +6 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward (privateer) | 70 | +5 laps | |
| NC | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 69 | DNF | ||
| 11 | +10 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 69 | +6 laps | |
| 12 | +11 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 69 | +6 laps | |
| 13 | +5 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward (privateer) | 69 | +6 laps | |
| R |  Fritz d’Orey | Maserati (privateer) | 57 | DNF | ||
| R | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 53 | DNF | ||
| R | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 39 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | BRM | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 31 | DNF | ||
| R |  Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | David Piper | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | Brian Naylor | JBW-Maserati | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Taylor | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 13 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:58.000
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 2 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin |
| 3 | Harry Schell | BRM |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 5 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax |
| 6 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin |
| 7 | Stirling Moss | BRM (privateer) |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 9 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier | BRM |
| 11 | Ron Flockhart | BRM |
| 12 | Alan Stacey | Lotus-Climax |
| 13 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 14 | Brian Naylor | JBW-Maserati |
| 15 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 16 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward (privateer) |
| 17 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall |
| 18 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward (privateer) |
| 19 | Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 20 | Fritz d’Orey | Maserati (privateer) |
| 21 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 22 | David Piper | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 23 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 24 | Mike Taylor | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Bill Moss | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| Mike Parkes | Fry-Climax |
| Trevor Taylor | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| Keith Greene | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| Tim Parnell | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| Dennis Taylor | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jack Brabham | 27 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | 14 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | 9 |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | 8.5 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 8.5 |
| 6 | Rodger Ward | 8 |
| = | Jo Bonnier | 8 |
| 8 | Jim Rathmann | 6 |
| 9 | Maurice Trintignant | 6 |
| 10 | Johnny Thompson | 5 |
| 11 | Masten Gregory | 4 |
| 12 | Tony Bettenhausen | 3 |
| = | Innes Ireland | 3 |
| = |  Olivier Gendebien | 3 |
| = | Harry Schell | 3 |
| 16 | Paul Goldsmith | 2 |
| = | Jean Behra | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Peter Ashdown (only start)
- Chris Bristow
- Brian Naylor
- David Piper
- Henry Taylor
- Mike Taylor (only start)
- JBW
- Last start
- Ivor Bueb
- Wins
- 2nd for Jack Brabham
- 4th for Cooper
- Podiums
- 17th for Stirling Moss (only podium for BRM)
- 4th for Jack Brabham
- 1st for Bruce McLaren (65th different podium finisher, 1st New Zealander driver)
- 12th & 13th for Cooper
- 4th for BRM
- Poles
- 1st for Jack Brabham (21st different polesitter, 1st Australian driver)
- 2nd for Cooper
- Fastest laps
- 15th for Stirling Moss (last for BRM)
- 1st for Bruce McLaren (26th different fastest lap setter, 1st New Zealander driver)
- 3rd for Cooper
- 2nd for BRM
- Front row starts
- 5th for Jack Brabham
- 4th for Harry Schell (last for BRM)
- 2nd and last for Roy Salvadori (only front row start for Aston Martin)
- Pole & win
- 1st for Jack Brabham (11th different driver to win from pole, 1st Australian driver)