1959 German Grand Prix
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Circuit | AVUS, 60 laps |
Round | 6 of 9 |
Race numbers | The 1959 German Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 60 | 2hr 09m 31.600s | 9 FL | |
2 | +1 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 60 | +1.900s | 6 |
3 | +3 | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari | 60 | +1m 04.800s | 4 |
4 | +8 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 59 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +2 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | BRM | 58 | +2 laps | 2 |
6 | +9 | (GBR) Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 56 | +4 laps | |
7 | +1 | (USA) Harry Schell | BRM | 49 | +11 laps | |
R | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 37 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Hans Herrmann | BRM (privateer) | 35 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 23 | DNF | ||
R | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 15 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 10 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 7 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 2 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 1 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(FRA) Jean Behra | Behra-Porsche (privateer) | |||||
(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche |
Notes
- Jean Behra sustained a fatal injury during a crash in a support race.
- Wolfgang von Trips withdrew from the Grand Prix as a result of Jean Behra‘s accident.
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:05.900
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | Ferrari |
2 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
3 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Ferrari |
4 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
5 | (USA) Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax |
6 | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari |
7 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | BRM |
8 | (USA) Harry Schell | BRM |
9 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
10 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax |
11 | (DEU) Hans Herrmann | BRM (privateer) |
12 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
13 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax |
14 | (GBR) Cliff Allison | Ferrari |
15 | (GBR) Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 27 |
2 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | 23 |
3 | (USA) Phil Hill | 13 |
4 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | 10 |
5 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 9 |
6 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 8.5 |
7 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 8.5 |
8 | (USA) Rodger Ward | 8 |
9 | (USA) Jim Rathmann | 6 |
= | (USA) Dan Gurney | 6 |
11 | (USA) Johnny Thompson | 5 |
12 | (USA) Masten Gregory | 4 |
13 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen | 3 |
= | (GBR) Innes Ireland | 3 |
= | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien | 3 |
= | (USA) Harry Schell | 3 |
17 | (USA) Paul Goldsmith | 2 |
= | (FRA) Jean Behra | 2 |
Stats & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Stirling Moss (5th driver to start 50 races, 1st British driver)
- Wins
- 6th and last for Tony Brooks
- 29th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 18th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 8th for Tony Brooks
- 4th for Phil Hill
- 1st for Dan Gurney (66th different podium finisher, 28th American driver)
- 100th, 101st & 102nd for Ferrari (1st constructor to score 100 podiums)
- Poles
- 3rd and last for Tony Brooks
- 31st for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Tony Brooks (first since 1957 and last until 1961; only fastest lap for Ferrari)
- 27th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 28th for Stirling Moss
- 8th for Tony Brooks
- 6th for Jack Brabham
- 1st for Dan Gurney (48th different front row starter, 24th American driver; only front row start for Ferrari)
- Points finishes
- 1st for Dan Gurney (102nd different point scorer, 37th American driver)
- Pole & win
- 2nd and last for Tony Brooks
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st and only for Tony Brooks (12th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 3rd British driver)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 1st and only for Tony Brooks (7th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 3rd British driver)