1959 German Grand Prix
81st World Championship race, 8th World Championship German Grand Prix, 1st World Championship race at AVUS
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 2 August 1959 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Tony Brooks Ferrari |
| Pole position: | Tony Brooks Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: | Tony Brooks Ferrari |
| Circuit: | AVUS, 60 laps |
| Round: | 6 of 9 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 60 | 2hr 09m 31.600s | 9 FL | |
| 2 | +1 |  Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 60 | +1.900s | 6 |
| 3 | +3 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 60 | +1m 04.800s | 4 |
| 4 | +8 |  Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (P) | 59 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +2 |  Jo Bonnier | BRM | 58 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +9 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati (P) | 56 | +4 laps | |
| 7 | +1 | Harry Schell | BRM | 49 | +11 laps | |
| R |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 37 | DNF | ||
| R |  Hans Herrmann | BRM (P) | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 23 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (P) | 1 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Jean Behra | Behra-Porsche (P) | |||||
| Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche | |||||
- Jean Behra sustained a fatal injured 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
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 2:05.900 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (P) | |
| 3 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | |
| 5 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | |
| 6 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | |
| 8 | Harry Schell | BRM | |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | |
| 10 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | |
| 11 | Hans Herrmann | BRM (P) | |
| 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (P) | |
| 13 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | |
| 14 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | |
| 15 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 27 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | 23 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | 13 |
| 4 | Jo Bonnier | 10 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | 9 |
| 6 | Stirling Moss | 8.5 |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | 8.5 |
| 8 | Rodger Ward | 8 |
| 9 | Jim Rathmann | 6 |
| = | Dan Gurney | 6 |
| 11 | Johnny Thomson | 5 |
| 12 | Masten Gregory | 4 |
| 13 | Tony Bettenhausen | 3 |
| = | Innes Ireland | 3 |
| = |  Olivier Gendebien | 3 |
| = | Harry Schell | 3 |
| 17 | Paul Goldsmith | 2 |
| = | Jean Behra | 2 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 50th for Stirling Moss
- Wins
- Driver: 6th and last for Tony Brooks
- Constructor: 29th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 18th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- Driver: 8th for Tony Brooks, 4th for Phil Hill, 1st for Dan Gurney (66th different podium finisher, 28th American driver)
- Constructor: 100th, 101st & 102nd for Ferrari
- Poles
- Driver: 3rd and last for Tony Brooks
- Constructor: 31st for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 2nd for Tony Brooks
- Constructor: 27th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- Driver: 28th for Stirling Moss, 8th for Tony Brooks, 6th for Jack Brabham, 1st for Dan Gurney (48th different front row starter, 24th American driver)
- Points finishes
- Driver: 1st for Dan Gurney (102nd different point scorer, 37th American driver)
- Pole & win
- Driver: 2nd and last for Tony Brooks
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 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)
- Driver: 1st and only for Tony Brooks (7th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 3rd British driver)