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New Zealand Grand Prix – 1959

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Joakim Bonnier Italy Maserati 250F [2529] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
2 Great Britain Ron Flockhart
Owen Racing Organisation Great Britain BRM Type 25 [259] BRM P25 L4 2.5 -
3 United States Harry Schell
Temple Buell Italy Maserati 250F [2533] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
4 Australia Jack Brabham
J. A. Brabham Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-22-58] Climax FPF L4 2.2 -
5 United States Carroll Shelby
Temple Buell Italy Maserati 250F [2534] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
6 New Zealand Frank Cantwell
Cantwell Cars Ltd. Great Britain Tojeiro 3/56 [TOJ-4] Jaguar XK L6 3.4 -
7 Great Britain Stirling Moss
R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team Great Britain Cooper T51 [F2-16a-57] Climax FPF L4 2.0 -
8 Australia Arnold Glass
A. Glass Italy Ferrari 555 [FL9002] Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106 -
9 New Zealand Ken Harris
K. D. Harris Italy Ferrari 750 Monza [0514M] Ferrari 750 L4 3.0 -
10 Australia Bib Stillwell
B. S. Stillwell Italy Maserati 250F [2516] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
11 New Zealand Allan Freeman
A. T. Freeman France Talbot-Lago T26C [110011] Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 -
12 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti
Temple Buell Italy Maserati 250F Maserati V8 4.5 -
13 New Zealand Graham Pierce
G. Pierce Great Britain Austin-Healey 100S [AHS3908] Austin L4 2.7 -
14 New Zealand Syd Jensen
S. H. Jensen Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-13-58] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
15 New Zealand Tony Shelly
T. Shelly Great Britain Cooper T41 [F2-4-56] Climax FWB L4 1.5 -
16 New Zealand Pat Hoare
P. M. Hoare Italy Ferrari 625 [0712] Ferrari 625LM L4 2.8 Tipo 137 -
17 New Zealand Johnny Mansel
J. Mansel Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
18 New Zealand Ross Jensen
R. Jensen Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
19 New Zealand Ron Roycroft
A. J. Roycroft Italy Ferrari 375 [375/51-02] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 -
22 New Zealand Tom Clark
T. E. Clark Italy Ferrari 555 [FL9001] Ferrari 860 L4 3.4 Tipo 129 -
24 New Zealand Gavin Quirk
G. T. Quirk Italy Maserati 250F [2504/09] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
25 New Zealand Raymond Thackwell
R. Thackwell Great Britain Cooper T43 [F2-18-57] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
33 New Zealand Len Gilbert
G. Palmer Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
34 New Zealand Ron Duncan
R. S. Duncan Great Britain Connaught A [A5] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
35 New Zealand Reg McCutcheon
R. McCutcheon New Zealand Normac - Chevrolet 3.9 -
36 New Zealand Bob Gibbons
R. O. Watson New Zealand Lycoming Special Lycoming L4 4.7 -
37 New Zealand Merv Neil
M. Neil Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-20-58] Climax FPF L4 2.0 -
40 New Zealand Brian Tracey
B. Tracey Italy Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 [50005] Alfa Romeo L8C 2.9 -
47 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
L. McLaren Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-12-58] Climax FPF L4 2.0 -
51 New Zealand Max Richards
M. Richards Great Britain Austin-Healey 100S [AHS3601] Austin L4 2.7 -
56 New Zealand Jack Malcolm
Malcolm’s Super Service Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-10-52] Holden L6 2.3 -
Singapore Chan Lye Choon
Chan Lye Choon Great Britain Aston Martin DB3S [108] Aston Martin L6 3.0 -
New Zealand John Cullen
John Cullen New Zealand Cullen 500 Norton 1 cil 0.5 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 2 Great Britain Ron Flockhart
Great Britain BRM Type 25 [259] BRM P25 L4 2.5 - 0
2 4 Australia Jack Brabham
Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-22-58] Climax FPF L4 2.2 - 0
3 47 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-12-58] Climax FPF L4 2.0 - 0
4 1 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Italy Maserati 250F [2529] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
5 3 United States Harry Schell
Italy Maserati 250F [2533] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
6 5 United States Carroll Shelby
Italy Maserati 250F [2534] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
7 18 New Zealand Ross Jensen
Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
8 10 Australia Bib Stillwell
Italy Maserati 250F [2516] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
9 36 New Zealand Bob Gibbons
New Zealand Lycoming Special Lycoming L4 4.7 - 0
10 14 New Zealand Syd Jensen
Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-13-58] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 0
11 17 New Zealand Johnny Mansel
Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
12 22 New Zealand Tom Clark
Italy Ferrari 555 [FL9001] Ferrari 860 L4 3.4 Tipo 129 - 0
13 16 New Zealand Pat Hoare
Italy Ferrari 625 [0712] Ferrari 625LM L4 2.8 Tipo 137 - 0
14 37 New Zealand Merv Neil
Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-20-58] Climax FPF L4 2.0 - 0
15 25 New Zealand Raymond Thackwell
Great Britain Cooper T43 [F2-18-57] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 0
16 8 Australia Arnold Glass
Italy Ferrari 555 [FL9002] Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106 - 0
17 24 New Zealand Gavin Quirk
Italy Maserati 250F [2504/09] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
18 9 New Zealand Ken Harris
Italy Ferrari 750 Monza [0514M] Ferrari 750 L4 3.0 - 0
19 33 New Zealand Len Gilbert
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
20 11 New Zealand Allan Freeman
France Talbot-Lago T26C [110011] Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 - 0
21 7 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Great Britain Cooper T51 [F2-16a-57] Climax FPF L4 2.0 - 0
22 15 New Zealand Tony Shelly
Great Britain Cooper T41 [F2-4-56] Climax FWB L4 1.5 - 0

Official Name6th New Zealand International Grand Prix
CircuitArdmore
DateJanuary 10
PoleRon Flockhart
Fastest LapStirling Moss 01:24.800
Podium1st Stirling Moss (73) , 2nd Jack Brabham, 3rd Bruce McLaren
Prev race Australian Grand Prix October 6
Next race Australian Grand Prix March 2

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 7 Great Britain Stirling Moss
R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team Great Britain Cooper T51 [F2-16a-57] Climax FPF L4 2.0 - 01:48:24.400 75
01:24.800
73
21
0
2 4 Australia Jack Brabham
J. A. Brabham Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-22-58] Climax FPF L4 2.2 - 01:49:53.400 75

0
2
0
3 47 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
L. McLaren Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-12-58] Climax FPF L4 2.0 - +1 lap 74

0
3
0
4 5 United States Carroll Shelby
United States Harry Schell
Temple Buell Italy Maserati 250F [2534] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - +2 laps 73
0


0
0
6

0
0
5 18 New Zealand Ross Jensen
R. Jensen Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - +3 laps 72

0
7
0
6 10 Australia Bib Stillwell
B. S. Stillwell Italy Maserati 250F [2516] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - +3 laps 72

0
8
0
7 14 New Zealand Syd Jensen
S. H. Jensen Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-13-58] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - +3 laps 72

0
10
0
8 36 New Zealand Bob Gibbons
R. O. Watson New Zealand Lycoming Special Lycoming L4 4.7 - +3 laps 72

0
9
0
9 37 New Zealand Merv Neil
M. Neil Great Britain Cooper T45 [F2-20-58] Climax FPF L4 2.0 - +4 laps 71

0
14
0
10 22 New Zealand Tom Clark
T. E. Clark Italy Ferrari 555 [FL9001] Ferrari 860 L4 3.4 Tipo 129 - +5 laps 70

0
12
0
11 16 New Zealand Pat Hoare
P. M. Hoare Italy Ferrari 625 [0712] Ferrari 625LM L4 2.8 Tipo 137 - +5 laps 70

0
13
0
12 8 Australia Arnold Glass
A. Glass Italy Ferrari 555 [FL9002] Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106 - +7 laps 68

0
16
0
13 33 New Zealand Len Gilbert
G. Palmer Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +9 laps 66

0
19
0
14 9 New Zealand Ken Harris
K. D. Harris Italy Ferrari 750 Monza [0514M] Ferrari 750 L4 3.0 - +10 laps 65

0
18
0
15 24 New Zealand Gavin Quirk
G. T. Quirk Italy Maserati 250F [2504/09] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - +12 laps 63

0
17
0
16 17 New Zealand Johnny Mansel
J. Mansel Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Engine 59

0
11
0
17 11 New Zealand Allan Freeman
A. T. Freeman France Talbot-Lago T26C [110011] Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 - +17 laps 58

0
20
0
DNF 25 New Zealand Raymond Thackwell
R. Thackwell Great Britain Cooper T43 [F2-18-57] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Engine 47

0
15
0
DNF 1 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Joakim Bonnier Italy Maserati 250F [2529] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Steering 41

0
4
0
DNF 3 United States Harry Schell
Temple Buell Italy Maserati 250F [2533] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Oil leak 24

2
5
0
DNF 2 Great Britain Ron Flockhart
Owen Racing Organisation Great Britain BRM Type 25 [259] BRM P25 L4 2.5 - Oil leak 24

0
1
0
DNF 15 New Zealand Tony Shelly
T. Shelly Great Britain Cooper T41 [F2-4-56] Climax FWB L4 1.5 - DNF 0

0
22
0
DNS 34 New Zealand Ron Duncan
R. S. Duncan Great Britain Connaught A [A5] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - DNS 0

0

0
DNQ 6 New Zealand Frank Cantwell
Cantwell Cars Ltd. Great Britain Tojeiro 3/56 [TOJ-4] Jaguar XK L6 3.4 - DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 19 New Zealand Ron Roycroft
A. J. Roycroft Italy Ferrari 375 [375/51-02] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 - DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 40 New Zealand Brian Tracey
B. Tracey Italy Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 [50005] Alfa Romeo L8C 2.9 - DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 13 New Zealand Graham Pierce
G. Pierce Great Britain Austin-Healey 100S [AHS3908] Austin L4 2.7 - DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 35 New Zealand Reg McCutcheon
R. McCutcheon New Zealand Normac - Chevrolet 3.9 - DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 51 New Zealand Max Richards
M. Richards Great Britain Austin-Healey 100S [AHS3601] Austin L4 2.7 - DNQ 0

0

0
DNA 56 New Zealand Jack Malcolm
Malcolm’s Super Service Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-10-52] Holden L6 2.3 - DNA 0

0

0
DNA 12 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti
Temple Buell Italy Maserati 250F Maserati V8 4.5 - DNA 0

0

0
DNA Singapore Chan Lye Choon
Chan Lye Choon Great Britain Aston Martin DB3S [108] Aston Martin L6 3.0 - DNA 0

0

0
DNA New Zealand John Cullen
John Cullen New Zealand Cullen 500 Norton 1 cil 0.5 - DNA 0

0

0

  • Post category:50s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1959 EC, Ardmore, Climax, Cooper, Cooper T45, Formula Libre, New Zealand Grand Prix, RRC Walker Racing Team, Stirling Moss

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