The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 6

German Grand Prix

1959  ·  AVUS  ·  2 August 1959  ·  60 laps

  1. 1st Tony Brooks Ferrari · 02:09:31.6
  2. 2nd Dan Gurney Ferrari · +2.9
  3. 3rd Phil Hill Ferrari · +1:04.800

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Tony Brooks

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 1

Stirling Moss

Retirement Cooper-Climax  —  Transmission

03 Lap 15

Jack Brabham

Retirement Cooper-Climax  —  Transmission

04 Lap 23

Masten Gregory

Retirement Cooper-Climax  —  Engine

05 Fastest Lap

Tony Brooks

Ferrari

06 On the Charge

Ian Burgess

Cooper-Maserati  —  P15 → P6

07 Victory

Tony Brooks

Ferrari  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Tony Brooks Ferrari 1 60 02:09:31.6FL 9
2 Dan Gurney Ferrari 3 60 +2.9 6
3 Phil Hill Ferrari 6 60 +1:04.800 4
4 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 12 59 +1 Lap 3
5 Jo Bonnier BRM 7 58 +2 Laps 2
6 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 15 56 +4 Laps
7 Harry Schell BRM 8 49 +11 Laps
8 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 9 36 Transmission
9 Hans Herrmann BRM 11 36 Accident
10 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 5 23 Engine
11 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 4 15 Transmission
12 Graham Hill Team Lotus 10 10 Gearbox
13 Innes Ireland Team Lotus 13 7 Differential
14 Cliff Allison Ferrari 14 2 Clutch
15 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 2 1 Transmission

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