1959 International Gold Cup

NC GBR International Gold Cup 26 September 1959 VI International Gold Cup Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire Permanent racing facility 2.76 4.44 55 151.86 244.41 Stirling Moss GBR Cooper-Climax 1:42.4 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 1:41.8 GBR Stirling Moss GBR Cooper-Climax Jack Brabham Australia Cooper-Climax Chris Bristow GBR Cooper-Climax The 6th International Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 26 September 1959 at the Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire. The race was run over 55 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Cooper T51. Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid17GBR Stirling MossRob Walker RacingCooper T51-Climax1h34m37.2, 154.97 km/h123Australia Jack BrabhamCooper Car CompanyCooper T51-Climax1h34m42.4, +5.2s232GBR Chris BristowBritish Racing PartnershipCooper T51-Climax1h36m14.8, +1m37.6s344GBR Roy SalvadoriHigh Efficiency MotorsCooper T45-Maserati53 laps651GBR Graham HillTeam LotusLotus 16-Climax52 laps4618GBR Tony MarshTony MarshCooper T45-Climax51 laps7717GBR Stan HartOliver HartCooper T43-Climax49 laps1088GBR David PiperDorchester Service StationLotus 16-Climax48 laps8916GBR Paul EmeryEmeryson CarsCooper T43-Alta46 laps13Ret19GBR Ian RabyIan Raby RacingCooper T43-Climax22 laps - mechanical11Ret6New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper Car CompanyCooper T51-Climax9 laps - gearbox5Ret11GBR Arthur OwenArthur OwenCooper T51-Climax1 lap - spin12Ret12GBR John BrownJohn BrownAFM-BMW1 lap - mechanical14DNS9GBR Bruce HalfordHorace GouldMaserati 250FMechanical9DNS14GBR Brian NaylorJB NaylorJBW-MaseratiCrash -DNS15GBR Henry TaylorUnited Racing StableCooper T51-ClimaxMechanical -DNA5GBR Brian WhitehouseBrian WhitehouseCooper T43-ClimaxCar not ready -DNA10Sweden Jo BonnierOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P25Car not ready - References https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1959-oulton-park-gold-cup 1959 International Gold Cup Results Motor Sport Magazine 2019-12-10 http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1959/1959.html#gol Non World Championship Grands Prix silhouet.com 2019-12-10 International Gold Cup 1959 1959 BRDC International Trophy 1960 International Gold Cup 1958 International Gold Cup 1959 Silver City Trophy Category:Oulton Park International Gold Cup International Gold Cup International Gold Cup