1959 Silver City Trophy

NC GBR Silver City Trophy 10 October 1959 IV Silver City Trophy Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk Snetterton 1963 annotated.svg Permanent racing facility 2.71 4.36 25 67.75 109.03 Ron Flockhart GBR BRM 1:34.8 Ron Flockhart BRM 1:33.6 GBR Ron Flockhart GBR BRM Jack Brabham Australia Cooper-Climax Bruce Halford GBR BRM The 4th Silver City Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 10 October 1959 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 25 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Ron Flockhart in a BRM P25. Flockhart also took pole and fastest lap. There were also several Formula Two entries in the field. Chris Bristow was highest-placed in that category, driving a Cooper T51, and fifth overall. Results Note: a blue background indicates a car running under Formula 2 regulations. Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid12GBR Ron FlockhartOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P2539m 49.2s121Australia Jack BrabhamCooper Car CompanyCooper T51-Climax25 laps633GBR Bruce HalfordOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P2525 laps446GBR David PiperDorchester Service StationLotus 16-Climax24 laps7512GBR Chris BristowBritish Racing PartnershipCooper T51-Borgward24 laps8624GBR Mike McKeeJim RussellCooper T45-Climax24 laps1078GBR Ian RabyIan Raby RacingHume Cooper-Climax23 laps9826GBR John Campbell-JonesJohn Campbell-JonesCooper T45-Climax23 laps12918GBR Trevor TaylorAce Garage RotherhamCooper T51-Climax23 laps15109GBR Chris SummersEquipe ArdenCooper T51-Climax22 laps161122Belgium Andre PiletteEcurie Nationale BelgeCooper T51-Climax22 laps171225GBR Mike ParkesDavid FryFry-Climax22 laps181321GBR Tim ParnellReg Parnell RacingCooper T45-Climax22 laps201419GBR Dick GibsonDick GibsonCooper T43-Climax22 laps211514GBR Ron CarterTrentside Motor CoCooper T45-Climax20 laps221615Netherlands Klaas TwiskTulip StableCooper T51-Climax20 laps23Ret27GBR Stan HartOliver HartCooper T43-Climax18 laps - mechanical11Ret4GBR Innes IrelandTeam LotusLotus 16-Climax15 laps - anti-roll bar5Ret10GBR Roy SalvadoriHigh Efficiency MotorsCooper T45-Maserati11 laps - mechanical2Ret5GBR Graham HillTeam LotusLotus 16-Climax9 laps - drive shaft/steering3Ret16GBR Brian WhitehouseWestmount GarageCooper T43-Climax2 laps - ignition13Ret20GBR Keith GreeneGilby EngineeringCooper T43-Climax2 laps - suspension14DNS23Belgium Lucien BianchiEcurie Nationale BelgeCooper T51-ClimaxMechanical19DNA7GBR Bruce HalfordHorace GouldMaserati 250FDrove entry #3 -DNA11GBR Dennis TaylorDennis TaylorLotus 12-Climax -DNA17GBR George WickenWincheap Racing AssociationCooper T43-Climax - References https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1959-snetterton-f1 1959 Silver City Trophy Results Motor Sport Magazine 2019-12-10 http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1959/1959.html#sil Non World Championship Grands Prix silhouet.com 2019-12-10 Silver City Trophy 1959 1959 International Gold Cup 1960 Silver City Trophy 1958 Silver City Trophy 1960 Glover Trophy Category:Silver City Trophy Silver City Trophy Silver City Trophy