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1959 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitAVUS, 60 laps
Round6 of 9
Race numbers

The 1959 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 81st World Championship race
  • 8th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 1st and only World Championship race at AVUS
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Tony BrooksFerrari602hr 09m 31.600s9 FL
2+1(USA) Dan GurneyFerrari60+1.900s6
3+3(USA) Phil HillFerrari60+1m 04.800s4
4+8(FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax (privateer)59+1 lap3
5+2(SWE) Jo BonnierBRM58+2 laps2
6+9(GBR) Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati (privateer)56+4 laps 
7+1(USA) Harry SchellBRM49+11 laps 
R (NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax37DNF 
R (DEU) Hans HerrmannBRM (privateer)35DNF 
R (USA) Masten GregoryCooper-Climax23DNF 
R (AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax15DNF 
R (GBR) Graham HillLotus-Climax10DNF 
R (GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax7DNF 
R (GBR) Cliff AllisonFerrari2DNF 
R (GBR) Stirling MossCooper-Climax (privateer)1DNF 
Did not start
  (FRA) Jean BehraBehra-Porsche (privateer)   
  (DEU) Wolfgang von TripsPorsche   

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

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Tony BrooksFerrari
2(GBR) Stirling MossCooper-Climax (privateer)
3(USA) Dan GurneyFerrari
4(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
5(USA) Masten GregoryCooper-Climax
6(USA) Phil HillFerrari
7(SWE) Jo BonnierBRM
8(USA) Harry SchellBRM
9(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
10(GBR) Graham HillLotus-Climax
11(DEU) Hans HerrmannBRM (privateer)
12(FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax (privateer)
13(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax
14(GBR) Cliff AllisonFerrari
15(GBR) Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUS) Jack Brabham27
2(GBR) Tony Brooks23
3(USA) Phil Hill13
4(SWE) Jo Bonnier10
5(FRA) Maurice Trintignant9
6(GBR) Stirling Moss8.5
7(NZL) Bruce McLaren8.5
8(USA) Rodger Ward8
9(USA) Jim Rathmann6
=(USA) Dan Gurney6
11(USA) Johnny Thompson5
12(USA) Masten Gregory4
13(USA) Tony Bettenhausen3
=(GBR) Innes Ireland3
=(BEL) Olivier Gendebien3
=(USA) Harry Schell3
17(USA) Paul Goldsmith2
=(FRA) Jean Behra2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Cooper-Climax29
2Ferrari24
3BRM16
4Lotus-Climax3

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)