05 Jul 1959 French Grand Prix

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The 1959 French Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 1959 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Reims-Gueux, France on Sunday, 5 July 1959. Tony Brooks started on pole position for Ferrari and was the race winner.

During an interview with Beyond The Grid – The F1® Podcast released on 28 August 2019, Tony Brooks reminisced about this victory, his first for Scuderia Ferrari.

1959 French Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredTimeGapIntervalBest LapLapPoints
124Tony BrooksGreat BritainFerrariDunlop502:01:26.5002:01:26.500--8
226Phil HillUnited StatesFerrariDunlop50+27.5002:01:54.000+27.500+27.5006
38Jack BrabhamAustraliaCooper ClimaxDunlop50+97.7002:03:04.200+1:37.700+1:10.2004
422Olivier GendebienBelgiumFerrariDunlop50+107.5002:03:14.000+1:47.500+9.8003
512Bruce McLarenNew ZealandCooper ClimaxDunlop50+107.7002:03:14.200+1:47.700+0.2002
644Ron FlockhartGreat BritainBRMDunlop50+125.7002:03:32.200+2:05.700+18.000
76Harry SchellUnited StatesBRMDunlop47+3 laps3 laps3 laps
840Giorgio ScarlattiItalyMaserati41DSQ9 laps6 laps
942Carel Godin de BeaufortNetherlandsMaserati40+9 laps10 laps1 lap
1038Fritz d'OreyBrazilMaseratiPirelli40+10 laps10 laps
1114Maurice TrintignantFranceCooper ClimaxDunlop36+10 laps14 laps4 laps
DSQ2Stirling MossGreat BritainBRMDunlop42+14 laps2:22.800401
DNF30Jean BehraFranceFerrariDunlop31DNF
DNF16Roy SalvadoriGreat BritainCooper Maserati20DNF
DNF28Dan GurneyUnited StatesFerrariDunlop19DNF
DNF34Innes IrelandGreat BritainLotus Climax14DNF
DNF18Ian BurgessGreat BritainCooper Maserati13DNF
DNF10Masten GregoryUnited StatesCooper ClimaxDunlop8DNF
DNF32Graham HillGreat BritainLotus Climax7DNF
DNF20Colin DavisGreat BritainCooper Maserati7DNF
DNF4Jo BonnierSwedenBRMDunlop6DNF
DNA36Azdrubal FontesUruguayMaserati
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