The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 4

French Grand Prix

1959  ·  Reims-Gueux  ·  5 July 1959  ·  50 laps

  1. 1st Tony Brooks Ferrari · 02:01:26.5
  2. 2nd Phil Hill Ferrari · +27.5
  3. 3rd Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax · +1:37.700

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Tony Brooks

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 6

Jo Bonnier

Retirement BRM  —  Engine

03 Lap 31

Jean Behra

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

04 Lap 42

Stirling Moss

Retirement BRM  —  Disqualified

05 Fastest Lap

Stirling Moss

BRM

06 On the Charge

Giorgio Scarlatti

Maserati  —  P21 → P8

07 Victory

Tony Brooks

Ferrari  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Tony Brooks Ferrari 1 50 02:01:26.5 8
2 Phil Hill Ferrari 3 50 +27.5 6
3 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2 50 +1:37.700 4
4 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 11 50 +1:47.500 3
5 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 10 50 +1:47.700 2
6 Ron Flockhart BRM 13 50 +2:05.700
7 Harry Schell BRM 9 47 +3 Laps
8 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 21 41 +9 Laps
9 Carel Godin de Beaufort Maserati 20 40 +10 Laps
10 Fritz d'Orey Maserati 18 40 +10 Laps
11 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 8 36 +14 Laps
12 Stirling Moss BRM 4 42 DisqualifiedFL 1
13 Jean Behra Ferrari 5 31 Engine
14 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati 16 20 Engine
15 Dan Gurney Ferrari 12 19 Radiator
16 Innes Ireland Team Lotus 15 14 Wheel
17 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 19 13 Engine
18 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 7 8 Physical
19 Graham Hill Team Lotus 14 7 Radiator
20 Colin Davis Cooper-Maserati 17 7 Oil leak
21 Jo Bonnier BRM 6 6 Engine
22 Azdrubal Fontes Maserati 0 Withdrew

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