The 1959 British Grand Prix started July 18th, 1959 at 01:00 on Aintree in Liverpool, UK. Jack Brabham started from pole position with Roy Salvadori next to him. Harry Schell started from third place.
After 2 hour, 30 minutes and 11 seconds Jack Brabham finished the race first. The podium was completed with Stirling Moss in second and Bruce McLaren in third place.
After the 1959 British Grand Prix, Jack Brabham is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 27 points. Brabham is 13 points ahead of Tony Brooks.
After 2 hour, 30 minutes and 11 seconds Jack Brabham finished the race first. The podium was completed with Stirling Moss in second and Bruce McLaren in third place.
After the 1959 British Grand Prix, Jack Brabham is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 27 points. Brabham is 13 points ahead of Tony Brooks.
Circuit
Location
Liverpool, UK
Date
July 18th, 1959 at 01:00
Round
5/9
Winner
Jack Brabham
Winning time
2:30:11.6
Pole position
Jack Brabham
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #12 Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2:30:11.6 | 1 | 75 | 8 |
| 2 5 | #6 Stirling Moss | BRM | +22.2 | 7 | 75 | 6.5 |
| 3 5 | #16 Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | +22.4 | 8 | 75 | 4.5 |
| 4 1 | #8 Harry Schell | BRM | +1 Lap | 3 | 74 | 3 |
| 5 1 | #18 Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 4 | 74 | 2 |
| 6 4 | #2 Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | +1 Lap | 2 | 74 | 0 |
| 7 2 | #14 Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | +2 Laps | 5 | 73 | 0 |
| 8 4 | #30 Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | +4 Laps | 12 | 71 | 0 |
| 9 | #28 Graham Hill | Team Lotus | +5 Laps | 9 | 70 | 0 |
| 10 6 | #48 Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward | +5 Laps | 16 | 70 | 0 |
| 11 10 | #58 Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | +6 Laps | 21 | 69 | 0 |
| 12 11 | #52 Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax | +6 Laps | 23 | 69 | 0 |
| 13 5 | #46 Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward | +6 Laps | 18 | 69 | 0 |
| - | #4 Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | DNF (Ignition) | 6 | 69 | 0 |
| - | #40 Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | DNF (Accident) | 20 | 57 | 0 |
| - | #42 Ron Flockhart | BRM | DNF (Spun off) | 11 | 53 | 0 |
| - | #38 Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Gearbox) | 15 | 39 | 0 |
| - | #10 Jo Bonnier | BRM | DNF (Brakes) | 10 | 37 | 0 |
| - | #22 Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | DNF (Transmission) | 13 | 31 | 0 |
| - | #24 Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati | DNF (Gearbox) | 19 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #64 David Piper | Team Lotus | DNF (Overheating) | 22 | 19 | 0 |
| - | #36 Brian Naylor | JBW | DNF (Transmission) | 14 | 18 | 0 |
| - | #50 Mike Taylor | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Transmission) | 24 | 17 | 0 |
| - | #20 Tony Brooks | Vanwall | DNF (Ignition) | 17 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #54 Keith Greene | Cooper-Climax | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #56 Bill Moss | Cooper-Climax | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #60 Mike Parkes | Fry | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #62 Dennis Taylor | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #44 Trevor Taylor | Cooper-Climax | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #66 Tim Parnell | Cooper-Climax | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 4 | 27 | |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 1 | 2 | 14 | -13 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | 9 | -18 | |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 1 | 8.5 | -18.5 | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 8.5 | -18.5 | |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1 | 1 | 8 | -19 |
| 7 | Rodger Ward | Watson | 1 | 1 | 8 | -19 |
| 8 | Jim Rathmann | Watson | 1 | 6 | -21 | |
| 9 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 6 | -21 | |
| 10 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | 1 | 5 | -22 | |
| 11 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 4 | -23 | |
| 12 | Harry Schell | BRM | 3 | -24 | ||
| 13 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 3 | -24 | ||
| 14 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 3 | -24 | ||
| 15 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 3 | -24 | ||
| 16 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 2 | -25 | ||
| 17 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | 2 | -25 | ||
| 18 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 0 | -27 | ||
| 19 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 0 | -27 | ||
| 20 | Johnny Boyd | Epperly | 0 | -27 | ||
| 21 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 0 | -27 | ||
| 22 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 23 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 0 | -27 | ||
| 24 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 25 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | 0 | -27 | ||
| 26 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Maserati | 0 | -27 | ||
| 27 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 0 | -27 | ||
| 28 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 29 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 0 | -27 | ||
| 30 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward | 0 | -27 | ||
| 31 | Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | 0 | -27 | ||
| 32 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 0 | -27 | ||
| 33 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -27 | ||
| 34 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -27 | ||
| 35 | Bob Veith | Moore | 0 | -27 | ||
| 36 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward | 0 | -27 | ||
| 37 | Al Herman | Dunn | 0 | -27 | ||
| 38 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 39 | Chuck Arnold | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 40 | Jim McWithey | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 41 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 0 | -27 | ||
| 42 | Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche | 0 | -27 | ||
| 43 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 0 | -27 | ||
| 44 | Bruce Halford | Team Lotus | 0 | -27 | ||
| 45 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -27 | ||
| 46 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -27 | ||
| 47 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 0 | -27 | ||
| 48 | Al Keller | Kuzma | 0 | -27 | ||
| 49 | Alain de Changy | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -27 | ||
| 50 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 0 | -27 | ||
| 51 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -27 | ||
| 52 | Colin Davis | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -27 | ||
| 53 | Hans Herrmann | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -27 | ||
| 54 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | 0 | -27 | ||
| 55 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kuzma | 0 | -27 | ||
| 56 | Maria de Filippis | Porsche | 0 | -27 | ||
| 57 | David Piper | Team Lotus | 0 | -27 | ||
| 58 | Azdrubal Fontes | Maserati | 0 | -27 | ||
| 59 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 60 | Pete Lovely | Team Lotus | 0 | -27 | ||
| 61 | Brian Naylor | JBW | 0 | -27 | ||
| 62 | Ray Crawford | Elder | 0 | -27 | ||
| 63 | Jean Lucienbonnet | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -27 | ||
| 64 | Mike Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -27 | ||
| 65 | Don Branson | Phillips | 0 | -27 | ||
| 66 | André Testut | Maserati | 0 | -27 | ||
| 67 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 68 | Keith Greene | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -27 | ||
| 69 | Bobby Grim | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 70 | Bill Moss | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -27 | ||
| 71 | Mike Parkes | Fry | 0 | -27 | ||
| 72 | Jack Turner | Christensen | 0 | -27 | ||
| 73 | Dennis Taylor | Team Lotus | 0 | -27 | ||
| 74 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 75 | Jud Larson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 76 | Trevor Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -27 | ||
| 77 | Mike Magill | Sutton | 0 | -27 | ||
| 78 | Tim Parnell | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -27 | ||
| 79 | Red Amick | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -27 | ||
| 80 | Len Sutton | Lesovsky | 0 | -27 | ||
| 81 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 0 | -27 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 7 | 26 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 3 | 16 | -10 |
| 3 | BRM | 1 | 2 | 14 | -12 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 3 | -23 | ||
| 5 | Aston Martin | 0 | -26 | ||
| 6 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -26 | ||
| 7 | Maserati | 0 | -26 | ||
| 8 | Cooper-Borgward | 0 | -26 | ||
| 9 | Porsche | 0 | -26 | ||
| 10 | JBW | 0 | -26 | ||
| 11 | Vanwall | 0 | -26 | ||
| 12 | Fry | 0 | -26 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.275 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Sergio Pérez | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.510 - Lewis Hamilton | Carlos Sainz |
| 2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas | 1:28.617 - Sergio Pérez | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | 1:27.097 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:27.369 - Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:30.696 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:30.621 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Nico Rosberg | 1:35.548 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:37.093 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:37.176 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #9 Nico Rosberg | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.401 - Mark Webber | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2012 | #2 Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:34.661 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2011 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | 1:34.908 - Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber |
| 2010 | #6 Mark Webber | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | 1:30.874 - Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Rubens Barrichello | 1:20.735 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Nick Heidfeld | Rubens Barrichello | 1:32.150 - Kimi Räikkönen | Heikki Kovalainen |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:20.638 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:21.599 - Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso |
| 2005 | #10 Juan Pablo Montoya | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:20.502 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:18.739 - Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2001 | #3 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 1999 | #2 David Coulthard | Eddie Irvine | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Alexander Wurz | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #6 Jacques Villeneuve | Gerhard Berger | Mika Häkkinen | Damon Hill | |
| 1995 | #2 Johnny Herbert | Jean Alesi | David Coulthard | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Mika Häkkinen | Damon Hill | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Michael Schumacher | Riccardo Patrese | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Alessandro Nannini | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Alessandro Nannini | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Jacques Laffite | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Derek Warwick | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay | René Arnoux | |
| 1982 | #8 Niki Lauda | Didier Pironi | Patrick Tambay | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1981 | #7 John Watson | Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Nelson Piquet | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | |
| 1979 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Alan Jones | |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda | John Watson | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Niki Lauda | Gunnar Nilsson | James Hunt | |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | John Watson | Niki Lauda | |
| 1975 | #1 Emerson Fittipaldi | Carlos Pace | Jody Scheckter | Tom Pryce | |
| 1974 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jacky Ickx | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #8 Peter Revson | Ronnie Peterson | Denny Hulme | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1972 | #8 Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1971 | #12 Jackie Stewart | Ronnie Peterson | Emerson Fittipaldi | Clay Regazzoni | |
| 1970 | #5 Jochen Rindt | Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1969 | #3 Jackie Stewart | Jacky Ickx | Bruce McLaren | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1968 | #22 Jo Siffert | Chris Amon | Jacky Ickx | Graham Hill | |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Denny Hulme | Chris Amon | Jim Clark | |
| 1966 | #5 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Graham Hill | Jack Brabham | |
| 1965 | #5 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #1 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #4 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #20 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Bruce McLaren | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #4 Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Richie Ginther | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #1 Jack Brabham | John Surtees | Innes Ireland | Jack Brabham | |
| 1958 | #1 Peter Collins | Mike Hawthorn | Roy Salvadori | Stirling Moss | |
| 1957 | #20 Tony Brooks | Luigi Musso | Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss | |
| 1956 | #1 Juan Fangio | Alfonso de Portago | Jean Behra | Stirling Moss | |
| 1955 | #12 Stirling Moss | Juan Fangio | Karl Kling | Stirling Moss | |
| 1954 | #9 José Froilán González | Mike Hawthorn | Onofre Marimón | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #5 Alberto Ascari | Juan Fangio | Nino Farina | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #15 Alberto Ascari | Piero Taruffi | Mike Hawthorn | Nino Farina | |
| 1951 | #12 José Froilán González | Juan Fangio | Luigi Villoresi | José Froilán González | |
| 1950 | #2 Nino Farina | Luigi Fagioli | Reg Parnell | Nino Farina |