81st GP – Germany 1959

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 [F2-27-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 [F2-23a-58]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
3	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 [F2-7-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
4	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0002]	Ferrari 256 V6 2.5 Tipo 155	Dunlop
5	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0003]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop
6	Dan Gurney	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0007]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop
7	Stirling Moss	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51 [F2-19-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
8	Maurice Trintignant	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51 [F2-7a-57]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
9	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM Type 25 [258]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop
10	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM Type 25 [259]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop
11	Hans Herrmann	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM Type 25 [2510]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop
12	Jean Behra	Jean Behra	Behra-Porsche RSK [550-032]	Porsche 547 F4 1.5	Dunlop
14	Wolfgang von Trips	Dr. Ing. F. Porsche KG	Porsche 718/2 [01]	Porsche 547 F4 1.5	Dunlop
15	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 16 [364]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
16	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus 16 [365]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
17	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0004]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop
18	Ian Burgess	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51 [F2-13-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	Dunlop
Jean Behra died on the eve of the race, in a sports car race at AVUS. Von Trips and Porsche voluntarily withdrew from the race in his honor. Allison and Burgess, who were reserve entries, were allowed to participate in the race.

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	4	Tony Brooks	Ferrari D246 [0002]	Ferrari 256 V6 2.5 Tipo 155	Dunlop	02:05.900	0
2	7	Stirling Moss	Cooper T51 [F2-19-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:06.800	0
3	6	Dan Gurney	Ferrari D246 [0007]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	02:07.200	0
4	1	Jack Brabham	Cooper T51 [F2-27-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:07.400	0
5	3	Masten Gregory	Cooper T51 [F2-7-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:07.500	0
6	5	Phil Hill	Ferrari D246 [0003]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	02:07.600	0
7	9	Jo Bonnier	BRM Type 25 [258]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:10.300	0
8	10	Harry Schell	BRM Type 25 [259]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:10.300	0
9	2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper T51 [F2-23a-58]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:10.400	0
10	16	Graham Hill	Lotus 16 [365]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:10.800	0
11	11	Hans Herrmann	BRM Type 25 [2510]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:11.400	0
12	8	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51 [F2-7a-57]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:12.700	0
13	15	Innes Ireland	Lotus 16 [364]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:14.600	0
14	17T	Cliff Allison	Ferrari D246 [0004]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	02:05.800	0
15	18T	Ian Burgess	Cooper T51 [F2-13-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:18.900	0
DNS	12	Jean Behra	Behra-Porsche RSK [550-032]	Porsche 547 F4 1.5	Dunlop		0
WD	14	Wolfgang von Trips	Porsche 718/2 [01]	Porsche 547 F4 1.5	Dunlop		0
Allison set the fastest time, but started from the penultimate row for being a reserve driver.

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	4	Tony Brooks	Ferrari D246 [0002]	Ferrari 256 V6 2.5 Tipo 155	Dunlop	01:03:17.600	30
2	6	Dan Gurney	Ferrari D246 [0007]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	01:03:18.900	30
3	5	Phil Hill	Ferrari D246 [0003]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	01:04:22.100	30
4	2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper T51 [F2-23a-58]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop		29
5	10	Harry Schell	BRM Type 25 [259]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop		29
6	8	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51 [F2-7a-57]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop		29
7	9	Jo Bonnier	BRM Type 25 [258]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop		29
8	11	Hans Herrmann	BRM Type 25 [2510]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop		29
9	18	Ian Burgess	Cooper T51 [F2-13-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	Dunlop		29
DNF	3	Masten Gregory	Cooper T51 [F2-7-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop		23
DNF	1	Jack Brabham	Cooper T51 [F2-27-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop		15
DNF	16	Graham Hill	Lotus 16 [365]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop		10
DNF	15	Innes Ireland	Lotus 16 [364]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop		7
DNF	17	Cliff Allison	Ferrari D246 [0004]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop		4
DNF	7	Stirling Moss	Cooper T51 [F2-19-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop		2

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	4	Tony Brooks	Ferrari D246 [0002]	Ferrari 256 V6 2.5 Tipo 155	Dunlop	01:06:14.000	30
2	5	Phil Hill	Ferrari D246 [0003]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	01:06:14.300	30
3	6	Dan Gurney	Ferrari D246 [0007]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	01:06:14.600	30
4	8	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51 [F2-7a-57]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	01:06:32.400	30
5	9	Jo Bonnier	BRM Type 25 [258]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop		29
6	18	Ian Burgess	Cooper T51 [F2-13-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	Dunlop		28
7	10	Harry Schell	BRM Type 25 [259]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop		20
DNF	2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper T51 [F2-23a-58]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop		8
DNF	11	Hans Herrmann	BRM Type 25 [2510]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop		7

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Official Name	Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1959
Circuit	AVUS
Date	August 2
Pole	Tony Brooks 02:05.900
Fastest Lap	Tony Brooks 02:04.500
Podium	1st Tony Brooks (42) , 2nd Dan Gurney (8) , 3rd Phil Hill (7)
GP Number	81
Round	6
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	British Grand Prix July 18
Next race	Grande Prémio de Portugal August 23

Aggregate

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	4	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0002]	Ferrari 256 V6 2.5 Tipo 155	Dunlop	02:09:31.600	60	02:04.500	42	1	9
2	6	Dan Gurney	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0007]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	02:09:34.500	60	02:04.800	8	3	6
3	5	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0003]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	02:10:36.400	60	02:05.300	7	6	4
4	8	Maurice Trintignant	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51 [F2-7a-57]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	+1 lap	59	02:05.900	0	12	3
5	9	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM Type 25 [258]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop	+2 laps	58	02:07.700	0	7	2
6	18	Ian Burgess	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51 [F2-13-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	Dunlop	+4 laps	56	02:13.400	0	15	0
7	10	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM Type 25 [259]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop	+11 laps	49	02:07.100	0	8	0
DNF	2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 [F2-23a-58]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Transmission	36	02:05.800	0	9	0
DNF	11	Hans Herrmann	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM Type 25 [2510]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop	Accident	36	02:09.900	0	11	0
DNF	3	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 [F2-7-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Engine	23	02:04.600	3	5	0
DNF	1	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 [F2-27-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Transmission	15	02:06.800	0	4	0
DNF	16	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus 16 [365]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Gearbox	10	02:10.400	0	10	0
DNF	15	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 16 [364]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Differential	7	02:42.600	0	13	0
DNF	17	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0004]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	Clutch	2	02:12.000	0	14	0
DNF	7	Stirling Moss	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51 [F2-19-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Transmission	1	02:19.000	0	2	0
DNS	12	Jean Behra	Jean Behra	Behra-Porsche RSK [550-032]	Porsche 547 F4 1.5	Dunlop	Dead	0		0		0
WD	14	Wolfgang von Trips	Dr. Ing. F. Porsche KG	Porsche 718/2 [01]	Porsche 547 F4 1.5	Dunlop	Withdrawn	0		0		0
T	T	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM Type 25 [2511]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop	Practice	0		0		0
T	17T	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0004]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	Practice	0		0		0
T	18T	Ian Burgess	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51 [F2-13-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	Dunlop	Practice	0		0		0
Due to tyre problems, the race was run over two 30-lap heats, with times added to determine the final result.

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Formula 1 1959 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper	27
2	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	23
2	Tony Brooks	Ferrari	23
3	Phil Hill	Ferrari	13
4	Jo Bonnier	BRM	10
5	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	9
6	Stirling Moss	Cooper	8.5
6	Stirling Moss	BRM	8.5
7	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	8.5
8	Rodger Ward	Watson	8
9	Jim Rathmann	Watson	6
10	Dan Gurney	Ferrari	6
11	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky	5
12	Masten Gregory	Cooper	4
13	Tony Bettenhausen	Epperly	3
14	Innes Ireland	Lotus	3
15	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	3
16	Harry Schell	BRM	3
17	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly	2
18	Jean Behra	Ferrari	2

Formula 1 1959 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Cooper Climax	29
2	Ferrari	24
3	BRM	16
4	Lotus Climax	3