1959 Pau Grand Prix

France Pau 18 May 1959 Carte circuit de Pau.png XIX Pau Grand Prix Pau, France Temporary Street Circuit 1.720 2.760 80 85.749 112.691 Maurice Trintignant FRA Cooper T51 1:35.6 Jean Behra Behra-Porsche 1:36.8 FRA Maurice Trintignant FRA Cooper T51 Bruce McLaren NZL Cooper T45 Lucien Bianchi BEL Cooper T51 The 1959 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 18 May 1959 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Maurice Trintignant for the second year in a row, driving the Cooper T51. Bruce McLaren finished second and Lucien Bianchi third. Classification Race Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 FRA Maurice Trintignant Cooper T43 80 2hr 23min 34.5sec 1 2 8 NZL Bruce McLaren Cooper T45 80 + 1:14.8 s 3 3 18 BEL Lucien Bianchi Cooper T51 80 + 1:31.6 s 8 4 26 GBR Tony Marsh Cooper T45 79 + 1 lap 9 5 28 FRA Jean Behra Behra-Porsche 79 + 1 lap 2 6 24 GBR Henry Taylor Cooper T51 79 + 1 lap 9 7 22 GBR Jackie Lewis Cooper T45 78 + 2 laps 4 8 10 USA 1912 Harry Schell Porsche RSK 78 + 2 laps 11 9 40 GBR Keith Greene Cooper T43 78 + 2 laps 12 10 34 GBR John Campbell-Jones Cooper T43 77 + 3 laps 17 11 20 BEL Alain de Changy Cooper T51 76 + 4 laps 10 12 32 GBR Bob Hicks Lotus 12 73 + 7 laps 18 Ret 38 GBR Norman Barclay Cooper T45 39 Accident 16 Ret 16 ITA Giulio Cabianca O.S.C.A. F2 27 Retired 14 Ret 6 USA 1912 Masten Gregory Cooper T45 25 Crown wheel + pinion 6 Ret 36 BEL Christian Goethals Porsche RSK 21 Retired 13 Ret 4 AUS Jack Brabham Cooper T45 14 Magneto 5 Ret 14 ITA Gino Munaron O.S.C.A. F2 9 Retired 20 Ret 30 NED Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche RSK 3 Retired 15 Ret 12 DEU Wolfgang Seidel Porsche RSK 0 Retired 19 Sources: http://www.formula2.net/F259_9.htm F2 Register - Index Pau Grand Prix 1958 Pau Grand Prix 1959 1960 Pau Grand Prix References Category:Pau Grand Prix Category:1959 in French motorsport