1959 BARC Aintree 200

NC GBR BARC "200" 18 April 1959 Circuit Aintree.svg XIV BARC "200" Aintree Circuit, Merseyside Permanent racing facility 3.00 4.83 67 201.00 323.61 Masten Gregory USA 1912 Cooper-Climax 1:59.6 Stirling Moss Cooper-BRM 1:58.8 GBR Jean Behra France Ferrari Tony Brooks GBR Ferrari Bruce McLaren New Zealand Cooper-Climax The 14th BARC "200" was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 18 April 1959 at the Aintree Circuit, England. The race was run over 67 laps of the circuit, and was won by French driver Jean Behra in a Ferrari Dino 246. The field also included many Formula Two cars, highest finisher being Mike Taylor who took fifth place in a Cooper T45. Results Note: a blue background indicates a car running under Formula 2 regulations. Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid12France Jean BehraScuderia FerrariFerrari Dino 2462h15m52.0s, 142.86 km/h221GBR Tony BrooksScuderia FerrariFerrari Dino 2462h16m2.4s, +10.4s8312New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper Car CompanyCooper T45-Climax2h17m45.8s, +1m53.8s1145Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva RamosScuderia Centro SudMaserati 250F63 laps15524GBR Mike TaylorEquipe Alan BrownCooper T45-Climax63 laps12628GBR Keith GreeneGilby EngineeringCooper T43-Climax63 laps13730GBR Jackie LewisH&L MotorsCooper T45-Climax63 laps20822GBR George WickenBritish Racing PartnershipCooper T51-Borgward63 laps25931GBR Brian NaylorJB NaylorCooper T45-Climax62 laps261035GBR Henry TaylorTim ParnellCooper T45-Climax62 laps141116GBR Graham HillTeam LotusLotus 16-Climax61 laps281233GBR Dennis TaylorDennis TaylorLotus 12-Climax60 laps181332GBR Trevor TaylorAce Garage RotherhamCooper T51-Climax59 laps221427GBR Tony MarshTony MarshCooper T45-Climax57 laps17154USA 1912 Dale DuncanScuderia Centro SudMaserati 250F57 laps271634GBR John Campbell-JonesCornwall GarageCooper T43-Climax23Ret23GBR Ivor BuebBritish Racing PartnershipCooper T51-Climax50 laps - gearbox10Ret29GBR Jack FairmanHigh Efficiency MotorsCooper T43-Climax42 laps - gearbox19Ret25GBR Peter AshdownEquipe Alan BrownCooper T45-Climax38 laps - gearbox16Ret21GBR Bruce HalfordJohn FisherLotus 16-Climax36 laps - 29Ret8France Maurice TrintignantRob Walker RacingCooper T51-Borgward34 laps – fuel pump21Ret7GBR Stirling MossRob Walker RacingCooper T45-BRM30 laps - gearbox6Ret20GBR David PiperDorchester Service StationLotus 16-Climax29 laps - gearbox24Ret14USA 1912 Harry SchellOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P2528 laps - engine3Ret11USA 1912 Masten GregoryCooper Car CompanyCooper T51-Climax19 laps - clutch1Ret10Australia Jack BrabhamCooper Car CompanyCooper T51-Climax18 laps – gasket5Ret26GBR Jim RussellJim RussellCooper T45-Climax12 laps - clutch9Ret9GBR Roy Salvadori High Efficiency MotorsCooper T45-Maserati10 laps - gearbox7Ret15Sweden Jo BonnierOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P252 laps – con-rod4DNA3Italy Giorgio ScarlattiScuderia UgoliniMaserati 250Fentry withdrawn -DNA6Australia Ken KavanaghKen KavanaghMaserati 250Fentry withdrawn -DNA17USA 1912 Pete LovelyTeam LotusLotus 16-Climaxcar not ready -DNA18GBR Alan StaceyTeam LotusLotus 16-Climaxno car available -DNA19GBR Innes IrelandTeam LotusLotus 16-Climaxno car available - References https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1959-aintree-f1 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816013148/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1959-aintree-f1 dead August 16, 2017 1959 BARC "200" Results Motor Sport Magazine 2019-12-10 http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1959/1959.html#int Non World Championship Grands Prix silhouet.com 2019-12-10 http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F159_4.htm XIV BARC "200" 1959 the-fastlane.co.uk 2019-12-10 BARC 200 1959 1959 Glover Trophy 1961 BARC "200" 1958 BARC Aintree 200 1959 BRDC International Trophy BARC Aintree 200 BARC Aintree 200 BARC Aintree 200